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Perceptions of psychiatric ward safety vary across Europe

01 September 2009

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The researchers evaluated how ward safety is perceived by ward managers in Britain, Germany and Switzerland. A Swiss questionnaire study was replicated in Germany...

Clinical decision making for ‘as needed’ medications

01 June 2009

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Antipsychotic medications and cardiometabolic risk

01 April 2009

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There is increasing concern about how diabetes and other cardiometabolic disorders among people with severe mental illness can affect their health, quality of life...

Gauging service users’ expectations of inpatient care

01 March 2010

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Inpatient care is a necessary part of the care continuum for some mental health service users and attempts to measure satisfaction with inpatient services are aimed...

Communication in community mental health teams

01 November 2009

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Community mental health teams (CMHTs) are major providers of mental health care. However, some studies identify barriers that affect teams’ ability to provide...

The efficacy of computer-aided cognitive behaviour therapy

01 November 2009

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Mental capacity, psychiatric inpatients and the law

01 October 2009

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In England and Wales, mental health services need to take account of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and Mental Health Act 1983, and the more recent Mental Health Act...

Befriending schemes may benefit people with depressive symptoms

01 April 2010

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There are reportedly high rates of emotional distress and depressive symptoms in the community. It has been suggested that in a significant proportion of people this...

Survival and cessation in injecting drug users

01 September 2010

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Injection drug use is a public health problem with a prevalence of about 1-2 per cent among young adults in the UK.

Childhood adversities as risk factors for suicidal behaviour

01 September 2010

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Suicide is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, but the aetiology or cause is not well understood. Mental disorders are important risk factors for suicidal...

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