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Shuichi Suetani blogs a new study published today in The Lancet Psychiatry, which suggests that those patients who might benefit most from evidence-based guidance are the least represented in clinical trials about ADHD medication.
Crisis cafés: so much more than a cuppa - National Elf Service
23 hours ago · Conclusions. The study identified a core set of aims for crisis cafés from the perspectives of café managers in England. Factors influencing the effectiveness of crisis cafés had similarities to other types of crisis care and included accessibility, ability to deliver person centred care, staffing and connectedness with other crisis services.
Critical lack of evidence about social media use and youth mental ...
Jan 15, 2025 · Conclusions. This systematic review and meta-analysis found that greater social media use was modestly associated with higher scores on measures of internalising symptoms among adolescents. Studies examining clinical samples represented a relatively small proportion of the examined literature, and the high degree of variability was not explained by sample type, measures used or demographic ...
Nicola Clibbens - National Elf Service
23 hours ago · Nicola is an associate professor of mental health nursing in a joint role between Northumbria University and Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne & Wear NHS Foundation Trust. In her role, she supports the development of research capacity and capability for nursing in the NHS, teaches research methods to ...
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Lived experience involvement in co-developing outcome measures.
5 hours ago · Methods. The authors (including three of whom who identify as having lived experience of mental ill health), conducted a systematic review of papers describing the development of new Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) using quantitative, qualitative or mixed methods. Searches were conducted across MEDLINE, Web of Science, Scopus, PsycINFO and Embase as well as a grey literature search.
The Mental Elf - National Elf Service
Jessica Griffiths and Una Foye explore a recent qualitative review of adverse mental health inpatient experiences, which proposes a strategic approach to improving service design and delivery, advocating for environments that prioritise patient safety, dignity and respect.