Mental Health and Social Inclusion: Volume 24 Issue 4

Editorial

Julie Repper, Rachel Perkins

Research watch: tackling everyday exclusion

Sue Holttum

This paper aims to examine three recent papers on discrimination and exclusion that happen on a day-to-day basis in social interactions, known as micro-aggressions.

Remarkable lives: Charlotte Wall in conversation with Jerome Carson

Charlotte Louise Wall, Jerome Carson

The purpose of this paper is to provide a profile of Charlotte Wall.

Our lives in three parts: an autoethnographic account of two undergraduates and their respective psychiatric careers

Andrew Voyce, Jerome Carson

The purpose of this paper is to provide an autoethnographic account of the stories of a mental health professional and a mental health survivor.

Using cognitive behavioral intervention to prevent substance use among university students: comparative study

Ayman Hamdan Mansour, Jumana H. Shehadeh, Laith A. Hamdan Mansour

This paper aims to evaluate effectiveness of cognitive behavioral intervention (CBI) to prevent substance use among first-year university students at high risk of substance use.

Compassion in mental health: a literature review

Joy M. Rooney

This paper aims to systematically review the current literature on compassion in mental health from a historical, service user and carer (SUAC)/academic researcher perspective…

Self-cartography within migrants and refugees: a tool for resilience?

Adèle Davanture, Daniel Derivois

Meta-analyses indicate that migrants and refugees develop more mental health problems than the general population as a result of their exposure to armed conflict, violence and…

Creative practice as a mutual route to well-being

Elaine Argyle

Drawing on the evaluation of a series of workshops in painting and drawing, this paper will assess the impact of attendance on the well-being of participants who had been…

The lonely legacy: loss and testimonial injustice in the narratives of people diagnosed with personality disorder

Olivia Sagan

This study aims to explore the lived experience of loneliness among a group of people diagnosed with the contested diagnosis of borderline personality disorder (BPD). In so doing…

Chronicles of one woman’s journey towards well-being: recovery

Jo Mullen

The purpose of this paper is to share the experiences and reflections of one woman’s journey towards well-being.