The Journal of Mental Health Training, Education and Practice: Volume 18 Issue 2

Examining clinical skills and abilities in psychology – implementation and evaluation of an objective structured clinical examination in psychology

Anna E. Sundström, Camilla Hakelind

Assessment of complex clinical skills and abilities is a challenge in mental health education. In the present study, an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) was…

Health-care undergraduate student’s attitudes towards mental illness following anti-stigma education: a critical review of the literature

Lucy Pursehouse

There has been growing awareness underpinned with legislative recognition of the need to reduce the stigma attached to mental health. Education is seen as an integral factor for…

Reflective monitoring as an iterative process in clinical teaching: lessons from online undergraduate psychiatry teaching during COVID-19

Irene Mateos Rodriguez, Saba Syed, Paul Wilkinson, Charlotte Tulinius

During the COVID-19 outbreak, clinical schools across the UK were forced to switch their learning from face-to-face to online platforms. This paper aims to describe the…

Links between reading acquisition level, emotional difficulties and academic performance in school-aged children

Said Ihbour, Oumaima Essaidi, Meriem Laaroussi, Mohamed Najimi, Fatiha Chigr

This study aims to examine the associations between reading difficulties, anxiety and depressive symptoms, self-esteem status and academic achievement among children of school age…

Risk factors affecting the mental health of first-year university students on a health sciences campus and related factors

Saime Erol, Kamer Gur, Semra Karaca, K. Burcu Çalık, Arzu Uzuner, Çiğdem Apaydın Kaya

The purpose of this study is to determine the mental health status and risk factors for the mental health of first-year university students on a health sciences campus.

The effectiveness of happiness training on quality of life in women with premenstrual syndrome: a randomized, controlled, clinical trial

Azize Tanhayi, Mojgan Mirghafourvand, Jafar Kondori, Naiemeh Moheb, Jamileh Malakutie, Khadije Hajizadeh

Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) can disrupt women’s work process, social activities and interpersonal communication and lead to a lower quality of life (QOL). This study aims to…

Mental health, stigma and psychologists’ lived experience of caring

Angela Burrows, Claire Warner, Jennifer Heath, Saskia Keville

Mental health (MH) and caring can be demanding for those directly and indirectly impacted. An under-researched area is that of professionals’ personal experiences of caring for a…