The purpose of this paper is to raise awareness of the potential of a parent-centric approach to parenting in occupational therapy and to identify key challenges and opportunities for the profession when working with parents. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
This study explores existing literature on individual peer-to-peer support (iP2PS) interventions for parents caring for children with BBDD with a view to (1) explore the impact of iP2PS interventions on parents and (2) identify challenges and facilitators of iP2PS. Open access article - no login required.
A scoping review of current organisational guidance for the professional practice of positive risk-taking within Adult Social Care services for people with a physical disability. Open access article - no login required.
The aim of this study is to analyze the influence of post-stroke depression on participation in ADLs and on occupational therapy (OT) intervention in adults. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
This review explores the possible role of psychedelics in the management of chronic pain and opioid use disorder. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
This study aimed to determine the level of electronic health literacy (eHL) of mothers of young children and investigate the relationship between mothers' eHL and early childhood development and early parenting practices. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
Based on 2021 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data, more than 30% of US adolescents experienced poor mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. ... Moreover, as we emerge from the social and physical distancing required during the COVID-19 pandemic, we also emerge into an era when the social isolation experienced by adolescents during the pandemic is compounded by growing fears and anxieties.
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The aim of this study was to compare patients' importance ratings for fixed and generated activities. It also examined relationships among patients' ratings of activity importance, pain and physical function. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
We aimed to conduct a systematic literature review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) examining the impact of digital health–based exposure therapies in treating patients with PTSD. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
Using ICD-11 criteria, this study aimed to determine the prevalence of PTSD and DSO symptoms, diagnostic rates of PTSD and CPTSD, and childhood trauma exposure in eating disorder treatment-seekers. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
We assessed posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), postdeployment experiences, social functioning, and psychological strengths at baseline, midpoint, and 12-week discharge using the PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5), Deployment Risk and Resilience Inventory–2, Social Adaptation Self-evaluation Scale, and Values in Action Survey. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
We discuss the efficacy of PE on associated psychopathology and in the presence of the most commonly comorbid conditions, either alone or integrated with other treatments. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
...the objective of the current study was to examine the acceptability, feasibility, and preliminary effectiveness of massed WET among veterans with a trauma- and stressor-related disorder receiving care on an acute inpatient mental health unit. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
Our goal was to leverage mental health and functional measures to identify clinically meaningful and functionally impairing moral injury using the Moral Injury and Distress Scale (MIDS). To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
In this controlled pilot, we examined the safety (i.e., side-effect profile) of lithium in a sample of young people identified at ultra-high risk (UHR) for psychosis. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
The present study was aimed at investigating the interplay between ASEs and specific psychopathology in FED. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
We examined whether biometric data provided by smartwatches could help to predict relapse and inform treatment decisions. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
To evaluate the implementation of a mixed virtual and in-person brief intervention for young people, aged 12–25 years, presenting to a large urban mental health service in crisis with suicidal ideation and/or self-harm. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
Poor sleep is highly prevalent in young people and increases risk of mental health difficulties, yet access to sleep interventions remains limited. This paper evaluates the use of a sleep intervention delivered by non-expert practitioners in a secondary care youth mental health service. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
To determine the treatment effect of resistance training in reducing symptoms of anxiety and depression in young people. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
This narrative review discusses the intricate relationship between AUD and chronic pain. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
The authors sought to examine the comparative effectiveness of topiramate and naltrexone in improving outcomes in AUD and to examine the role of the rs2832407 and rs1799971 polymorphisms, respectively, on response to these medications. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
Stress and alcohol cue reactivity are associated with poor treatment outcomes in alcohol use disorder (AUD), but sex-specific neural correlates of stress and alcohol cue–induced craving compared with neutral cue–induced craving and of heavy drinking outcomes in AUD have not been examined. Thus, this study prospectively examined these associations... To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
This preliminary study aims to examine the use of a co-designed immersive virtual reality intervention programme in improving access to health care for people with intellectual disability. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
The purpose of this study is to examine the continuing adherence to the stopping over-medication of people with intellectual disability and/or autism guidelines for a cohort of outpatients seen in the outpatients’ clinics in the two teams who participated in this study to review the trend of psychotropic prescribing with a prescription indication along with the utilisation of non-pharmacological interventions. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
This paper aims to detail the process of developing a risk stratification tool to identify those individuals who are higher risk of premature mortality. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
This paper presents two real-life examples of attempted coproduction with a group of men with learning disabilities in England. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
The purpose of this paper is to examine the current state of the literature on the variables associated with self-harm and aggression... To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the associations of OS parameters with psychopathological symptoms in male chronically medicated schizophrenia (CMS) and treatment-resistant schizophrenia (TRS) patients. Open access article - no login required
This study aimed to investigate the relationship between cytokines levels, clinical symptoms and cognitive impairments in CR-TRS patients, both with and without MetS. Open access article - no login required
This study asks how autistic people experience menopause and how they can better access services, support and information; autistic Community Research Associates played an important role in each stage of the research. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
The objective of this study was to explore the role that Autistic identity, sensory processing and camouflaging behaviours have on eating disorder symptomology in Autistic adults. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
The current study tests the hypotheses that patients who are high in interpersonal sensitivity benefit less from CBT for symptoms of depression and anxiety, show a slower rate of change in those symptoms, and are more likely to drop out of treatment. Open access article - no login required
...the present study: (1) examined whether self-report scales assessing intrapersonal motives (i.e., relieving negative emotions, enhancing positive emotions, punishing oneself) and interpersonal motives (i.e., bonding with others, conforming with others, communicating distress, communicating strength, reducing demands) have invariant factor structures across SDBs; and (2) compared the salience of these motives across SDBs. Open access article - no login required
We investigated the extent to which trials of drugs and biologics represented transgender people across therapeutic areas on ClinicalTrials... Open access article - no login required
This study aims to examine the associations between social capital derived from online versus in-person networks and mental health indicators among gamers. Open access article - no login required
...the paper seeks to clarify distinctions between: (i) threat detection and response, (ii) safety and safety seeking, (iii) safeness and (iv) their social and non-social functions and forms. Open access article - no login required
This meta-analysis estimates the effects of patient preference on clinical outcome, satisfaction and adherence regarding treatment of depression and anxiety. Open access article - no login required.
This review synthesized existing studies of group psychological therapy to reduce distress symptoms in healthcare workers. Open access article - no login required.
This study found higher ethnic density related to lower risk of FEP within the Pakistani population in East Lancashire, highlighting the impact of local social context on psychosis incidence. Open access article - no login required.
This trial found greater intensity of psychotherapy leads to better outcomes of both depression and personality status in people with comorbid depression and personality disorder. Open access article - no login required.
This item evaluates the impact of a four-step biofilm-based wound care strategy, Wound Hygiene Protocol (WHP: cleanse, debride, refashion, and dress), on hard-to-heal wounds. Open access article - no login required.
This study explores stakeholder perspectives on how the COVID-19 pandemic has increased ethnic inequalities in mental healthcare in England. Open access article - no login required.
This study uses habit formation models to investigate the dynamic interplay between psychosis, clozapine dose and obsessive–compulsive symptoms (OCS). Open access article - no login required.
This editorial presents ten principles for the design and development of effective psychological treatments for psychosis. Open access article - no login required.
The purpose of this paper is to provide a literature review on what is known about unpaid family carers who are at risk of or have experienced abuse from the people they provide care for and relevant policy/legal and practice responses for affected family carers. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
The paper draws on evidence from reports and research about the experiences of these cohorts of survivors to explain how the Shared Lives approach could increase support options for specific categories of survivors. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
This study examines alterations in number processing networks and whether changes in functional connectivity mediate the adverse effects of prenatal alcohol exposure on arithmetic performance. Open access article - no login required.
This critical review introduces methodological advances capable of enhancing causal inference from observational research, and presents and evaluates recent research applying these methods. Open access article - no login required.
This narrative review explores the effects of simultaneous alcohol and cannabis (SAM) use on subjective drug effects. Open access article - no login required.
This study uses UK Biobank data to reveal a positive correlation between accelerated biological aging, as measured by biological age accelerations, and the susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
This study investigates the clinical features of patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and the relationship between RMDs relapse and SARS-CoV-2 infection. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
This study aimed to utilize Mendelian randomization (MR) methods to investigate the potential causal relationship between autoimmune liver disease and Sjogren's syndrome. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
Community pharmacists’ knowledge deficits about frailty must be addressed and their communication skills enhanced so they may confidently initiate conversations about frailty and medicines use with older adults.
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Physical activity (PA) has multiple benefits for older adults (≥70 years old). Despite this many older adults do not undertake the World Health Organisation guideline recommended amount of PA. This systematic review examines barriers and motivators to PA in adults aged ≥70 years.
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Hospital patients with behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) are vulnerable to a range of adverse outcomes. Hospital-based Special Care Units (SCUs) are secure dementia-enabling environments providing specialised gerontological care. Due to a scarcity of research, their value remains unconfirmed.
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Clinical practice with young children benefits from knowledge about the prevalence of depressive disorders in childhood and that the well-established sex differences seen for depression in adulthood may not appear until adolescence.
Further research is needed to address possible changes in the prevalence of childhood depressive disorders around the world and following the COVID-19 pandemic, and whether these changes are differentially distributed across individuals and communities.
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Implications for practice and research:
Interprofessional education (IPE) can enhance interprofessional attitudes, skills and knowledge, behaviours, organisational and, patient outcomes, as defined by Kirkpatrick’s model of educational outcomes.
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Implications for practice and research:
Providers should encourage antidepressant use with statins for depression that is comorbid with physical conditions.
Research can clarify which population subgroups taking both medications demonstrate improved outcomes.
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Trauma-informed care (TIC) in acute mental healthcare settings is inhibited by mental health nurses’ experiences of being unsafe, their lack of emotion management skills and their involvement in coercive practices.
Further research is needed to better understand the relationship between mental health nurses’ emotional intelligence and their ability to implement TIC.
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Implementing waiting-list interventions, offering regular updates on queue position and estimated wait times, and providing information about support services can alleviate the uncertainty of prolonged waits and mitigate dropouts among individuals with learning disabilities and comorbid mental conditions.
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Online symptom checkers are a way to address patient concerns and potentially offload a burdened healthcare system. However, safety outcomes of self-triage are unknown, so we reviewed triage recommendations and outcomes of our institution's depression symptom checker.
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Using a case study approach, the authors describe the support available, spanning health and social care and third sector organisations. They discuss how this support can enable people with dementia and their carers to maintain wellbeing and cope with the impact of dementia.
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Remote monitoring technologies show potential to help health professionals deliver preventative interventions which can avoid hospital admissions and allow patients to remain in a home setting.
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This study looked at admissions over 5 years to explore whether there is a correlation between MEED medical compromise parameters and three outcomes: length of stay, detainment under the Mental Health Act 1983, and discharge destination.
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Commentary on: Improving mental healthcare access and experience for people from minority ethnic groups: An England-wide multisite experience-based codesign (EBCD) study. BMJ Mental Health, 2023
Commentary on Exploring Black and South Asian women’s experiences of help-seeking and engagement in perinatal mental health services in the UK. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2023
Commentary on Barriers to healthcare and a ‘triple empathy problem’ may lead to adverse outcomes for autistic adults: A qualitative study. Autism, 2023.
Commentary on Expert international trauma clinicians’ views on the definition, composition and delivery of reintegration interventions for complex PTSD. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 2023
Change of threat expectancy as mechanism of exposure-based psychotherapy for anxiety disorders: Evidence from 8,484 exposure exercises of 605 patients. Clinical Psychological Science, 2023
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To help address the well-being of the campus and contribute to empathy building amongst students pursuing careers as healthcare providers, an academic health sciences library built a graphic novel collection focused on comics that discuss medical conditions and health-related topics. The collection contains the experiences of patients, providers, and caregivers. The reader-friendly format of graphic novels provides an easy entry point for discussing empathy with health professions faculty and students. The collection has been used in the classroom during library instruction sessions, with the idea of integrating it within the curriculum.
This article describes how the library evidence team became part of a wider board project to develop a governance system for Apps. It also describes how the skills of librarians can be developed to work in this area and raise the profile of the team within the board.
Health sciences library public services underwent profound changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Circulation, reference services, instruction, interlibrary loan, and programming were all significantly affected. Libraries adapted by moving to virtual services, featuring online workshops, video consultations, and digital information sharing. Reference services moved to virtual consultations for a streamlined experience, and instruction transitioned to interactive video tutorials. Interlibrary loan services saw a decrease in print material lending but an increase in electronic subscriptions. Library programming shifted from in-person to virtual, focusing on wellness activities. This post-pandemic transformation underscores the importance of ongoing adaptation to meet changing user needs.
This study tested whether individuals who are most likely to need enhanced care later in the disease course can be identified at the point of diagnosis. Open access article - no login required.
This investigation represents the first systematic review and meta-analysis of alcohol's effects on affiliative language. The authors test the hypothesis that alcohol increases affiliative verbal approach behaviors and discuss future research directions. Open access article - no login required.
As the authors of this paper state,
offering timely access to evidence-based practices is crucial to address the research-practice gap and provide evidence-based care to children and young people.
This review summarises the key barriers and facilitators to help achieve this. It also highlights some of the conflicting priorities that CYP mental health services currently face between these identified facilitators and barriers (e.g., high service demands and prioritising innovation).
Additionally, this review emphasises the need to learn and use implementation strategies within CYP mental health settings in order to test and trial these methods and understand the effects within local and individual contexts.
This study adds epidemiological weight to the implementation of health maintenance strategies and risk management procedures to reduce the risk of violent outcomes in individuals with mental health disorders (specifically, substance use disorder, psychosis, and ‘personality disorders’). The findings highlight how experiences of victimisation and perpetration are more often comorbid, with experiences of both victimisation and perpetration more common than an experience of only one of the outcomes.
New survey by the American Library Association. Despite their online presence, 98% of Purdue undergraduates use libraries for study, socializing, and resources like Wi-Fi. The survey highlights a shift in library design, emphasizing flexible, multi-purpose areas over traditional print collections. Modern libraries now offer amenities like natural light, diverse study environments, and tech-equipped spaces to meet student needs. The study underscores the importance of adapting library spaces to support both academic and social functions, ensuring they remain vital hubs for the next generation of students
This study aimed to explore Black psychologists' experiences of microaggressions in supervision with a White supervisor and their impact. Open access article - no login required.
This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluates the possibilities and effects of imagery-based interventions that explicitly target negative images in (sub)clinical social anxiety. Open access article - no login required.
The present systematic review aimed to evaluate support for the unique and complementary roles of self-compassion and self-forgiveness in alcohol outcomes. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
This meta-analysis evaluates the efficacy of guided self-help ICBT (GSH ICBT) and unguided self-help ICBT (SH ICBT) against active and passive control conditions in adults with OCD. Open access article - no login required.
This study aimed to identify the qualitative outcomes of a robot-mediated social skills training programme for children with autism spectrum disorder, examine the impact of such programmes on children’s social participation and identify the essential elements of robotic interventions that are conducive to children’s social development. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
This meta-ethnographic review explains how people with early-onset dementia form their sense of identity. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
This article aims to examine safeguarding practices and ascertain how power, racism and gender oppression are understood and experienced by mothers of ethnic minorities in social work. Open access article - no login required.
This study aims to fill the gap in elder mistreatment literature for the Pakistani community, offering unique perspectives to inform culturally sensitive policy recommendations. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
This study concludes that psychoeducation can increase patients' knowledge about sAUD, but it does not increase the likelihood of abstinence or controlled low consumption after discharge. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
This item concludes that a higher exposure to glucocorticoids during the initial therapy of lupus nephritis was associated with better renal outcomes, at the cost of increased infections and mortality. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
This study aims to investigate the effects of neurocognitive training (NT), a personalized and specialized exercise programme on symptoms, attention and dynamic balance in treatment-naïve children diagnosed with ADHD. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
This study concludes that febuxostat combined with a low-purine diet can reduce inflammatory factors and alleviate the degree of pain in gout patients, significantly improving their clinical symptoms. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
This study reports a low occurrence of new-onset SAIDs following COVID-19 vaccination, primarily IIMs, PMR, and inflammatory arthritis. Identified risk factors included pre-existing AID multimorbidity, mental health diseases, and mixed race. Open access article - no login required.
The aim of this narrative review was to identify and describe human rights-based approaches in homecare, in order to promote awareness and understanding of a human rights-based approach. Open access article - no login required.
Findings from this study support the importance and value of engaging with older people to assist with the development of community-based programs that are authentically designed to align with the expectations of older people, through a process of quality improvement. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
This rapid review synthesizes evidence about the experiences of users and providers of community-based accommodation services for people living with serious mental illness internationally to understand priorities for policy and practice. Open access article - no login required.
The purpose of this review was to identify barriers to exercise prescription in the treatment of people diagnosed with mental illness as perceived by HCPs. Open access article - no login required.
This scoping review aims to compile, analyse, and identify gaps in the existing research concerning the attitudes of residents and staff towards sexuality within the context of residential aged care. Open access article - no login required.
The aim of this study, which was nested in a larger evaluation project, was to explore the experiences and perspectives of healthcare professionals to understand the implementation of a step-down IC service in Buckinghamshire, UK. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.