Review
Nursing
Qin Soo Ong, Hui Zhu Yang, Jonathan Han Loong Kuek, Yong Shian Goh
Summary: This review provides an overview of peer-support services for mental health consumers in Asia and emphasizes the importance and value of these services for individuals in their journey towards recovery. The paper also highlights the need for clarity in the roles of peer-support workers and systematized training to improve their skills in providing peer support. The insights from this review are useful for organizations and policy administrators when formulating such services. Future research should focus on evaluating the effectiveness of these services in Asia and comparing their outcomes with other regions.
JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRIC AND MENTAL HEALTH NURSING
(2023)
Review
Psychology, Developmental
C. R. M. de Beer, L. A. Nooteboom, L. van Domburgh, M. de Vreugd, J. W. Schoones, R. R. J. M. Vermeiren
Summary: Youth peer support workers (YPSWs) are young adults with lived experience of mental illness during childhood or adolescence who support young people receiving treatment in mental health services. This systematic review examines the roles, barriers, and facilitators of YPSWs in practice and highlights their importance in improving care for young people. The review identifies six YPSW roles and five themes related to barriers and facilitators. Implementing YPSWs requires careful planning and consideration of power dynamics and available resources.
EUROPEAN CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Review
Psychiatry
Magenta B. Simmons, Sharla Cartner, Roxxanne MacDonald, Sarah Whitson, Alan Bailey, Ellie Brown
Summary: This systematic review aimed to understand the effectiveness of peer support for youth depression and anxiety. Nine randomized controlled trials with 2,003 participants were included in the study. Results showed that peer support had some effect on negative affect, but its impact on depression and anxiety was unclear. Further high-quality trials are needed to explore the mechanisms of peer support.
Review
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Rigmor C. Berg, Samantha Page, Anita Ogard-Repal
Summary: A systematic review found that peer-support for people living with HIV is superior to routine medical care in improving outcomes such as retention in care, ART adherence, and viral suppression. However, the evidence for most other main outcomes is currently too uncertain for firm conclusions.
Review
Psychiatry
Emer Galvin, Shane Desselle, Blanaid Gavin, Etain Quigley, Mark Flear, Ken Kilbride, Fiona McNicholas, Shane Cullinan, John Hayden
Summary: Remote consultations have become a necessary and acceptable form of mental healthcare provision, although concerns about care quality and the therapeutic relationship persist. Increased accessibility and convenience are key facilitators, while lack of infrastructure and patient comfort and competence pose significant barriers. This study emphasizes the importance of patient preferences and provider buy-in for the future of remote consultations.
JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH
(2022)
Review
Psychiatry
Natasha Lyons, Chris Cooper, Brynmor Lloyd-Evans
Summary: The study showed that group peer support may have small improvements on overall recovery, but has limited impact on hope, empowerment, or clinical symptoms individually. Meta-analyses were only possible for peer support groups and five outcomes, with mixed evidence for outcomes that could not be analyzed.
Review
Psychology, Clinical
Dorien Smit, Clara Miguel, Janna N. Vrijsen, Bart Groeneweg, Jan Spijker, Pim Cuijpers
Summary: This systematic review and meta-analysis assessed the effectiveness of peer support interventions (PSIs) for individuals with mental illness. The findings showed that PSIs were associated with small but significant positive effects on clinical and personal recovery, but not functional recovery. However, caution should be exercised due to the modest quality of the included studies.
PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Review
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Jenny McLeish, Susan Ayers, Christine McCourt
Summary: This realist review synthesized evidence from 29 empirical studies to understand the complexity of peer support for mothers with perinatal mental health difficulties. The study identified 13 configurations of contexts, mechanisms, and outcomes that explained why mothers engage with peer support, 13 configurations that explained the positive impact of peer support, and 8 configurations that explained the negative impact. The findings highlight the importance of considering individual and social contexts when providing and evaluating peer support programs.
BMC PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Mary Ramesh, Ashleigh Charles, Alina Grayzman, Ramona Hiltensperger, Jasmine Kalha, Arti Kulkarni, Candelaria Mahlke, Galia S. Moran, Richard Mpango, Annabel S. Mueller-Stierlin, Rebecca Nixdorf, Grace Kathryn Ryan, Donat Shamba, Mike Slade
Summary: This study examines the influences of societal and organizational factors on the implementation of peer support work in low-income and high-income settings. Through focus groups and interviews conducted in five different sites, the study identifies community and staff attitudes, resource availability, organizational culture, role definition, training and support, and peer support network as key influences on implementation. The findings highlight the importance of addressing societal attitudes and developing a recovery-oriented mental health system for effective peer support implementation.
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Vicki C. Dallinger, Govind Krishnamoorthy, Lorelle J. Burton, Carol du Plessis, Arun Pillai-Sasidharan, Alice Ayres
Summary: Personal recovery is crucial in mental health interventions, especially for youth. Internet-based interventions can be effective in promoting personal recovery among young people.
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Rebecca Appleton, Julie Williams, Norha Vera San Juan, Justin J. Needle, Merle Schlief, Harriet Jordan, Luke Sheridan Rains, Lucy Goulding, Monika Badhan, Emily Roxburgh, Phoebe Barnett, Spyros Spyridonidis, Magdalena Tomaskova, Jiping Mo, Jasmine Harju-Seppanen, Zoe Haime, Cecilia Casetta, Alexandra Papamichail, Brynmor Lloyd-Evans, Alan Simpson, Nick Sevdalis, Fiona Gaughran, Sonia Johnson
Summary: The study investigated the adoption and impacts of telemental health approaches during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as facilitators and barriers to optimal implementation. Most studies showed that during the pandemic, the majority of contacts could be transferred to a remote form, with good acceptability to service users and clinicians reported when the alternative was interrupting care.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2021)
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Althea Z. Valentine, Sophie S. Hall, Emma Young, Beverley J. Brown, Madeleine J. Groom, Chris Hollis, Charlotte L. Hall
Summary: This systematic review revealed that telehealth technologies have been widely used in clinical samples in the neurodevelopmental field prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, showing certain clinical effectiveness and potential. However, the quality of studies needs improvement, and further comprehensive and effective research is needed to evaluate their cost-effectiveness and efficiency.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2021)
Review
Clinical Neurology
Alice Tunks, Clio Berry, Clara Strauss, Patrick Nyikavaranda, Elizabeth Ford
Summary: This review explores the barriers and facilitators that adults experiencing common mental disorders (CMDs) perceive when accessing evidence-based psychological treatment in England. Stigma, patients' perceptions and understandings of CMDs, and the lack of prioritization of mental health in primary care were identified as barriers to help-seeking and engagement with services. The interaction between healthcare professionals and patients was considered crucial for accessing support.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2023)
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Rebecca Appleton, Phoebe Barnett, Norha Vera San Juan, Elizabeth Tuudah, Natasha Lyons, Jennie Parker, Emily Roxburgh, Spyros Spyridonidis, Millie Tamworth, Minnie Worden, Melisa Yilmaz, Nick Sevdalis, Brynmor Lloyd-Evans, Justin J. J. Needle, Sonia Johnson
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has led to the rapid adoption of telemental health care, but there are significant variations and barriers in its implementation. This review aimed to identify strategies for effective implementation and evaluate their impact.
BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Benjamin M. Rosenberg, Tamar Kodish, Zachary Cohen, Elizabeth Gong-Guy, Michelle G. Craske
Summary: The paper highlights the tension between scalability and fidelity in mental health services. It presents a peer-to-peer coach training program for a digital mental health intervention aimed at undergraduate students. The paper also discusses potential future applications and adaptability of this model.
JMIR MENTAL HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Nursing
Nashwa Ibrahim, Eman Ghallab, Fiona Ng, Rasha Eweida, Mike Slade
Summary: This study highlights the cultural and contextual uniqueness of Egypt as a Middle Eastern, low-middle-income country. It also emphasizes the differences in definitions of family and service user engagement between Egypt and high-income countries. Seeking faith healers as a barrier to mental health recovery is identified as a culturally unique aspect.
JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRIC AND MENTAL HEALTH NURSING
(2022)
Review
Food Science & Technology
Scott B. Teasdale, Annabel S. Mueller-Stierlin, Anu Ruusunen, Melissa Eaton, Wolfgang Marx, Joseph Firth
Summary: This systematic review and meta-analysis examines the prevalence and correlates of food insecurity in individuals with severe mental illness (SMI). The study finds that SMI individuals have a higher prevalence of food insecurity compared to those without psychiatric disorders. Furthermore, SMI individuals in high-income and high-middle income countries are more likely to experience food insecurity.
CRITICAL REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Richard Stephen Mpango, Wilber Ssembajjwe, Godfrey Zari Rukundo, Carol Birungi, Allan Kalungi, Kenneth D. Gadow, Vikram Patel, Moffat Nyirenda, Eugene Kinyanda
Summary: This study established the prevalence and associated factors of psychiatric and physical comorbidities among out-patients with severe mental illness in Uganda. The results showed that bipolar affective disorder was the most prevalent psychiatric diagnosis, while hypertension was the most prevalent physical comorbidity. Factors such as alcohol and mood stabilisers were associated with comorbidities. Only psychiatric comorbidity was positively associated with negative outcomes such as suicidality and risky sexual behavior.
EUROPEAN ARCHIVES OF PSYCHIATRY AND CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Annabel S. Mueller-Stierlin, Anna Peisser, Sebastian Cornet, Selina Jaeckle, Jutta Lehle, Sabrina Moerkl, Scott B. Teasdale
Summary: Disordered eating behaviors in people with serious mental illnesses (SMI) were explored through qualitative analysis. The study identified three main themes of determinants: impacts to daily functioning, disrupted physical hunger cues, and emotional hunger. Interventions targeting daily functioning, physical hunger cues, and emotional eating should be implemented to reduce disordered eating in people with SMI.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Yasuhiro Kotera, Stefan Rennick-Egglestone, Fiona Ng, Joy Llewellyn-Beardsley, Yasmin Ali, Chris Newby, Caroline Fox, Emily Slade, Simon Bradstreet, Julian Harrison, Donna Franklin, Olamide Todowede, Mike Slade
Summary: Demand for digital health interventions is increasing globally. The use of recorded mental health recovery narratives is becoming more common in digital health interventions. These narratives provide a first-person account of recovery from mental health problems and can have helpful impacts such as validation of experiences. However, there is a need to ensure diversity and inclusivity in narrative collections to maximize benefits and minimize harm to service users.
JMIR MENTAL HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Stine Bjerrum Moeller, Matthias Gondan, Stephen. F. F. Austin, Mike Slade, Sebastian Simonsen
Summary: Normative data provides a reference for interpreting mental health status. This study reports Danish general population norms for four mental health indicators, assessing social functioning, personal recovery, symptom burden, and subjective well-being.
NORDIC JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Soumitra Pathare, Kaustubh Joag, Jasmine Kalha, Deepa Pandit, Sadhvi Krishnamoorthy, Ajay Chauhan, Laura Shields-Zeeman
Summary: The volunteer community-led intervention, Atmiyata, has shown significant impact in reducing symptoms of depression and anxiety, improving functioning, and enhancing social participation among rural population in Gujarat, India.
Article
Psychiatry
Daniel Hayes, Elizabeth M. Camacho, Amy Ronaldson, Katy Stepanian, Merly McPhilbin, Rachel A. Elliott, Julie Repper, Simon Bishop, Vicky Stergiopoulos, Lisa Brophy, Kirsty Giles, Sarah Trickett, Stella Lawrence, Gary Winship, Sara Meddings, Ioannis Bakolis, Claire Henderson, Mike Slade
Summary: This study describes the organizational and student characteristics, fidelity, and annual spending of Recovery Colleges (RCs) across England. A typology of RCs is generated based on these characteristics, and the relationship between characteristics and fidelity is explored.
SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHIATRIC EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Alexander J. Eckert, Andreas Fritsche, Andrea Icks, Erhard Siegel, Annabel S. Mueller-Stierlin, Wolfram Karges, Joachim Rosenbauer, Marie Auzanneau, Reinhard W. Holl
Summary: The objective of this study was to evaluate common surgical procedures and admission causes in inpatient cases with diabetes in Germany between 2015 and 2019 and compare them to inpatient cases without diabetes. Regression models stratified by age groups and gender were used to analyze the data from the German diagnosis-related groups (G-DRG) statistics. The results showed that inpatient cases with diabetes had higher proportions of complications and longer hospital stays.
WIENER KLINISCHE WOCHENSCHRIFT
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Fiona Lobban, Paul Marshall, John Barbrook, Grace Collins, Sheena Foster, Zoe Glossop, Clare Inkster, Paul Jebb, Rose Johnston, Hameed Khan, Christopher Lodge, Karen Machin, Erin Michalak, Sarah Powell, Jo Rycroft-Malone, Mike Slade, Lesley Whittaker, Steven H. Jones
Summary: Living libraries provide a platform for individuals with lived expertise in mental health challenges to share their experiences and advice with others. This study aims to develop a program theory on how living libraries can improve mental health outcomes and create an implementation guide through a combination of realist synthesis and experience-based codesign.
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Marie Auzanneau, Alexander J. Eckert, Andreas Fritsche, Martin Heni, Andrea Icks, Annabel S. Mueller-Stierlin, Ana Dugic, Alexander Risse, Stefanie Lanzinger, Reinhard W. Holl
Summary: The study analyzed the proportion of diabetes among hospitalized cases in Germany from 2015 to 2020. Using nationwide statistics, they identified diabetes cases based on ICD-10 codes and also included COVID-19 diagnoses for 2020. The results showed that the proportion of diabetes cases increased from 18.3% in 2015 to 18.5% in 2019, and further increased to 18.8% in 2020. The study highlights the higher prevalence of diabetes in hospital settings and its association with COVID-19. Rating: 8 out of 10.
ENDOCRINE CONNECTIONS
(2023)
Review
Psychiatry
Aislinn D. Gomez Bergin, Althea Z. Valentine, Stefan Rennick-Egglestone, Mike Slade, Chris Hollis, Charlotte L. Hall
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the reporting of adverse events (AEs) in randomized controlled trials of digital mental health interventions. The study found significant variation in the reporting of AEs in these trials, highlighting the need for specific guidelines to improve future reporting.
JMIR MENTAL HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Rita Kabra, Beena Joshi, Ester Elisaria, Tanimola Makanjuola Akande, Komal Preet Allagh, Adesola Olumide, Deepti Tandon, Ranjan Kumar Prusty, Mary Ramesh, Donat Shamba, James Kiarie
Summary: This study aims to assess the availability and use of family planning and contraceptive services in primary health facilities during and after the COVID-19 pandemic; assess the risk perceptions of COVID-19 stigma, barriers to access, and quality of services from clients' and providers' perspectives in the COVID-19-affected areas; and assess the postpandemic recovery of the facilities in the provision of family planning and contraceptive services.
JMIR RESEARCH PROTOCOLS
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Bryher Bowness, Daniel Hayes, Katy Stepanian, Alessia Anfossi, Anna Taylor, Adam Crowther, Sara Meddings, Yasma Osman, Jason Grant, Julie Repper, A. Ronaldson, Claire Henderson, Mike Slade
Summary: This study found significant differences in gender, age, and diagnosis between students at Recovery Colleges and mental health service users, with some colleges having more students with recent inpatient admissions or involuntary detentions. The results suggest that service user students largely represent mental health service users, but some groups are underrepresented.
PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Management
Heba E. El-Gazar, Shymaa Abdelhafez, Nashwa Ibrahim, Mona Shawer, Mohamed A. Zoromba
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of a job crafting intervention program for nurses on their job crafting behaviors, harmonious work passion, and career commitment. The intervention group experienced a higher level of job crafting behaviors and reported a greater improvement in harmonious work passion compared to the control group, but there was no difference in career commitment.
JOURNAL OF NURSING MANAGEMENT
(2023)