Research

What peer research brings to mental health science

Author: Editorial 29th May 2020 0 Comments

This article on the website of theGIST (the Glasgow Insight into Science & Technology) has been written by Stephanie Allen. It begins: “It is (probably) widely agreed that not all scientists wear white coats and work in labs. But, as highlighted…
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collaborative practice

clinical trials, Glasgow Insight into Science & Technology, peer research, peer review, Research, Stephanie Allen, Suzy Syrett, theGIST

Reducing seclusion and restraint in a child and adolescent inpatient area: implementation of a collaborative problem-solving approach

Author: Editorial 27th May 2020 0 Comments

This research study from New Zealand concerns the use of collaborative problem-solving in relation to child and adolescent psychiatric inpatient units . Collaborative problem-solving is championed by Think:Kids (based at Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Psychiatry) who say: “As applied to challenging kids,…
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adolescent inpatient, Australasian Psychiatry, children and adolescents, collaborative problem-solving, Research, restraint, Sage Journals, seclusion, Think:Kids

The Handbook of Solitude: Psychological Perspectives on Social Isolation, Social Withdrawal, and Being Alone

Author: Editorial 11th May 2020 0 Comments

This book seems appropriate in our current time of ‘social distancing’ and ‘lock-down’ – especially for those who live alone. It has been edited by Robert Coplan and Julie Bowker. The publishers say: “This reference work offers a comprehensive compilation of…
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a wellbeing society

aloneness, books, COVID-19, developmental psychology, Julie Bowker, loneliness, neuropsychology, Research, Robert Coplan, social isolation, solitude

New Study Links Certain Words with Depression in Teens

Author: Editorial 27th April 2020 0 Comments

“Being able to express oneself is the key to mental healthiness” From an article by Diana Bruk in BestLife: “They say communication is the key to any healthy relationship, whether it’s a romantic, familial, or platonic one. And historically, no one…
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emotion-focused care

articulation of emotions, BestLife, depression, Diana Bruk, Emotion, language, negative emotion differentiation, Research, teenagers

A walk on the wild side: How interactions with non-companion animals might help reduce human stress

Author: Editorial 9th April 2020 0 Comments

This research article, by Rachel Sumner and Anne Goodenough, has been published in People and Nature . The abstract says: “1. The literature addressing the potential for nature and natural environments to reduce stress and improve health outcomes has a relative paucity of…
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a wellbeing society

Animal assisted therapy, Anne Goodenough, biophilia, cortisol, nature, non-companion animals, People and Nature, Rachel Sumner, Research, stress

Why hasn’t neuroscience delivered for psychiatry?

Author: Editorial 13th March 2020 0 Comments

“… it is still not possible to cite a single neuroscience or genetic finding that has been of use to the practicing psychiatrist … despite attempts to suggest the contrary.” This article in the BJPsych Bulletin (published on behalf of the Royal…
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BJPsych Bulletin, David Kingdon, Genetics, neuroscience, psychiatry, psychosocial factors, Research

Emotional breakthrough and psychedelics: Validation of the Emotional Breakthrough Inventory

Author: Editorial 2nd March 2020 0 Comments

“Emotional breakthrough is an important and distinct component of the acute psychedelic experience that appears to be a key mediator of subsequent longer-term psychological changes.” Researchers at Imperial College London have carried out research showing that emotional breakthroughs – as measured…
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emotion-focused care

catharsis, Eline Haijen, Emotional Breakthrough Inventory, emotions, Kelvin Idialu-Ikato, Leor Roseman, Mendel Kaelen, psychedelic drugs, Research, Rosalind Watts R

Bad things happen and can drive you crazy

Author: Editorial 6th February 2020 0 Comments

“Of 701 people who had taken antipsychotics, far more (76%) believed their difficulties were the result of life events and circumstances than subscribed to a ‘medical model’ perspective (17%).” As published in the journal Psychiatry Research, the full title of…
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collaborative practice

Antipsychotic drugs, antipsychotics, John Read, medical model, psychiatry, Psychiatry Research, psycho-social model, psychosis, Research, schizophrenia

How does temperature affect mental health?

Author: Editorial 6th January 2020 0 Comments

This article in Medical News Today begins: “According to a recent study, there is an association between hotter temperatures and an increase both in the number of hospital visits for mental health reasons and in suicide rates. Suicide is one of the leading…
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a wellbeing society

insomnia, Journal of Health Economics, Medical News Today, Research, sleep, sleep disruption, temperature

How And Why Are Some Therapists Better Than Others?

Author: Editorial 11th November 2019 0 Comments

This book is subtitled “Understanding Therapist Effects”. The publishers say: “Some therapists are more effective than others, that much is clear; why they are more effective is less clear. Editors Louis Castonguay and Clara Hill have gathered a panel of expert…
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anxiety, books, Clara Hill, counseling, counselling, depression, Louis Castonguay, psychotherapy, Research, therapist effects, therapists, therapy, training

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