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Recovery versus risk? From managing risk to the co-production of safety and opportunity
(2016)Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose a recovery-focused approach to risk and safety and what this might look like in practice. Design/methodology/approach – Review of recovery approaches and the ways in which ... -
The recovery-orientation of three mental health units
(2014)Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to measure service user and staff views of the recovery orientation of three mental health rehabilitation units; two "open" and one "locked". It identified elements of recovery that ... -
Recruitment to personality disorder treatment trials
(2012)Purpose: Randomised controlled trial (RCT) methodology is viewed as the gold standard in evaluating the impact of interventions. Recruitment problems present one threat to the validity of RCTs, yet the barriers to recruitment ... -
Recurrent hyponatremia associated with sertraline and lofepramine
(1997)Reports a case of recurrent hyponatremia in a 78-yr-old woman with depression. One week after the start of sertraline (50 mg/day) therapy, S was admitted to hospital for complaints of feeling depressed, weak, and lethargic. ... -
Redefining the targets for mental illness
(1995)This article reviews the initiatives which have been developed in mental health services in an attempt to meet the targets set out in the government's Health of the Nation White Paper (1). The author argues that the targets ... -
Reducing dropout in acceptance and commitment therapy, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, and problem-solving therapy for chronic pain and cancer patients using motivational interviewing
(2020)OBJECTIVEAcceptance and commitment therapy, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, and problem-solving therapy are types of cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) group that improve physical and mental health in chronic pain ... -
Reducing relapse and suicide in bipolar disorder: practical clinical approaches to identifying risk, reducing harm and engaging service users in planning and delivery of care - the PARADES (Psychoeducation, Anxiety, Relapse, Advance Directive Evaluation and Suicidality) programme
(2018)BACKGROUND: Bipolar disorder (BD) costs pound5.2B annually, largely as a result of incomplete recovery after inadequate treatment. OBJECTIVES: A programme of linked studies to reduce relapse and suicide in BD. DESIGN: There ... -
Reducing the number of people with dementia through primary prevention in Mozambique, Brazil, and Portugal: An analysis of population-based data
(2019)BACKGROUND: Most people with dementia live in low- and middle-income countries and little is known about the potential for reducing these numbers by reducing key risk factors. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the potential for ... -
Reducing the use of seclusion in a forensic psychiatric hospital: Assessing the impact on aggression, therapeutic climate and staff confidence
(2010)Against the background of an emerging international demand, this study examined the impact of a suite of interventions designed to reduce the use of seclusion in a forensic psychiatric hospital. These interventions included ... -
Referrals for anger and aggression in forensic psychology outpatient services
(2000)The purpose of this study was to investigate a clinical observation in referrals to a forensic clinical psychology outpatient service: that anger was related to obsessional-compulsive behaviours, possibly as a substitute ... -
Referrals for expert psychiatric opinion on dangerous offenders: A survey of instructions regarding defendants liable on conviction to a statutory assessment of dangerousness
(2008)The Criminal Justice Act 2003 ('the Act') introduced significant changes to the sentencing of violent and sexual offenders. The Act brought in a statutory assessment of dangerousness which includes a statutory assumption ... -
Referrals into services for offenders with intellectual disabilities: Variables predicting community or secure provision
(2010)Background: There is a need for research to promote an understanding among service developers on why people with intellectual disabilities (ID) are referred to offender services in order for them to receive appropriate ... -
Referred to high secure care: Determinants of a bed offer/admission and placement after one year
(2003)Background: The admission process to high secure care ought to ensure that those admitted (a) receive mental health care that meets their needs and (b) that this is provided at an appropriate level of security. Aims: A ... -
Refining the construct of 'anger' in relation to personality disorders
(2017)This paper highlights the importance of anger problems in psychopathology generally, and in personality disorders in particular. It argues, firstly, that problematic anger transcends traditional diagnostic boundaries and ... -
Reflect for success: Use of mentor recommendations to help failing students
(2013)Mentoring student nurses (STN) who fail to achieve can be distressing for all those involved in the process. A group of community nurse mentors (CNMs) and practice learning team teachers (PLTs) made recommendations to ... -
Reflections on the practice of clinical psychology
(2006)Clinical and counselling psychology have many valuable things to say about distress that are being overlooked due to the present preoccupation with individual therapy. © The British Psychological Society 2006. -
REFOCUS-PULSAR recovery-oriented practice training in specialist mental health care: a stepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trial
(2019)Summary Background Recovery-oriented practice promotes the strengths and recovery potential of individuals. We aimed to establish whether individuals who access mental health services where staff have received the ...
