The Journal of Mental Health Training, Education and Practice: Volume 19 Issue 2

The efficacy of psychoeducation to improve personal skills and well-being among health-care professionals returning to clinical practice: a pilot pre-post study

Raul Szekely, Syrgena Mazreku, Anita Bignell, Camilla Fadel, Hannah Iannelli, Marta Ortega Vega, Owen P. O'Sullivan, Claire Tiley, Chris Attoe

Many health-care professionals leave clinical practice temporarily or permanently. Interventions designed to facilitate the return of health-care professionals fail to consider…

Are smartphone use and nature contact predictive of depression in a UK university population?

Ethan Dewar, Jonathan Catling

The number of university students exhibiting mental health concerns have surged considerably in the past decade. Amongst a number of potential contributing factors, this study…

The use of telepsychiatry during COVID-19 in Aotearoa New Zealand: experiences, learnings and cultural safety

Lauren Barnett, Alisha Vara, Mark Lawrence, Etuini Ma'u, Rodrigo Ramalho, Yan Chen, Grant Christie, Gary Cheung

Many psychiatrists and trainees in Aotearoa New Zealand used telepsychiatry during COVID-19 lockdowns, despite minimal experience and training in the area. Research on a…

Service user perspectives on recovery: the construction of unfulfilled promises in mental health service delivery in Ireland

Calvin Swords, Stan Houston

The concept of personal recovery is now a key pillar of service delivery. It aims to support individuals to flourish and establish a new identity following an acute episode or…

Challenges and sustainability of Indian mental health: evaluating volunteer-based community mental health clinics with a complex adaptive system framework

Manoj Kumar, Rekha Bos, Emma Emily de Wit, J.G.F. Bunders-Aelen

This study aims to evaluate how a community psychiatry model, referred to as the Mental Health Action Trust (MHAT) in India, provides decentralized care and comprehensive services…