Mental Health and Social Inclusion: Volume 26 Issue 3

Editorial – Remarkable Lives: the next steps

Jerome Carson, Robert Hurst

Online counselling and therapy

Julie Prescott

In this edition of digital innovations I will briefly discuss online therapy/counselling.

Remarkable lives: Paul Makin in conversation with Jerome Carson

Paul Makin, Jerome Carson

The purpose of this paper is to provide a profile of Paul Makin.

A systematic scoping review of interventions delivered by peers tosupport the resettlement of refugees and asylum seekers

Daryl Mahon

The purpose of this study is to conduct a systematic search of the literature as it pertains to interventions delivered by peers to refugees and asylum seekers during the…

Working with the chaos in an adult inpatient mental health setting: the role of an integrated therapies team

Pádraig Cotter, Eirini Papasileka, Mario Eugster, Varsha Chauhan, Eshia Garcha, Marie Kunkler, Michelle Brooks, Iulia Otvos, Abberaame Srithar, Irene Pujol, Christina Sarafi, Tom Hughes

The purpose of this study is to outline a process-oriented psychology informed view of the impact of ever-increasing acuity within an adult inpatient system and conceptualise how…

Applying the national mental health policy in conflict-affected regions: towards better social inclusion (Ukrainian case)

Eleanor Quirke, Vitalii Klymchuk, Nataliia Gusak, Viktoriia Gorbunova, Oleksii Sukhovii

The ongoing armed conflict in Ukraine has had wide-ranging health, social and economic consequences for the civilian population. It has emphasised the need for comprehensive and…

A sociological study of patterns and determinants of farmer suicide in India

Sumant Kumar, Barsa Priyadarsinee Sahoo, Avanish Bhai Patel

Farmer suicide as a social issue has existed in India since past three decades. Though many studies have been conducted from different perspectives to understand the causes and…

Impact evaluation of the “ABCs of Mental Health” in Denmark and the role of mental health-promoting beliefs and actions

Ziggi Ivan Santini, Malene Kubstrup Nelausen, Amalie Oxholm Kusier, Carsten Hinrichsen, Frederik Schou-Juul, Katrine Rich Madsen, Charlotte Meilstrup, Robert J. Donovan, Vibeke Koushede, Line Nielsen

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the overall campaign reach and impact of the ABCs of Mental Health in Denmark; a secondary objective is to investigate how mental…

Mental health, art and creativity: re-discover the child within

Mats Niklasson

The purpose of this paper was to investigate, using a “dipole model” of the brain as the foundation, if there could be a common denominator between the different concepts of…

Social barriers affecting participation in chosen instrumental activities of daily living among community-dwelling persons with schizophrenia in Rwanda

Pierre Damien Turikumana, Lizahn G. Cloete, Jerome Peter Fredericks

The purpose of this study is to explore social barriers affecting participation in chosen instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) among community-dwelling persons with…