This study examined trends and influences of variables in the 100 most recent applications of Section 5(2) of the Mental Health Act 1983 in a major teaching hospital in England. Case notes, section-forms, log-books and computerised records were scrutinised. Sixty-four per cent of the cases ...
The pattern of use of Section 5(2) of the Mental Health Act 1983 was examined over a 12-year period at one psychiatric hospital. Although there was a national trend for Section 5(2) to be used more frequently, the local pattern was of a fluctuating number of patients being placed on ...
There have been well-documented misunderstandings about the use and powers of section 5(2) of the Mental Health Act (MHA) 1983, however there are no published studies looking at how education of the clinicians involved affects any outcome measures. The aim of this study was to examine the im...
The implementation of Section 5(4) of the Mental Health Act 1983. The application of Section 5(4) is likely to: lead to further detention under the Act; have implications for the practice of nurses; and affect the care received by patients in the aftermath of its use. However, the liter...
Humans spend on average 6.5 hours a day online. A large portion of that time is dedicated to information-seeking. How does this activity impact mental health? We assess this over four studies (n = 1,145). We reveal that the valence of informatio
Interview—Short Form (CIDI-SF), Section A (Kessler et al., 1998) was administered to adolescents' mothers at the year-15 survey, allowing us to assess the influence of grandparental death on maternal depressive disorder, and whether it is a key pathway to adolescents’ worse mental health....
In June 2017, news of footballer Aaron Lennon being “detained under the Mental Health Act for suffering a stress-related illness” provided mentions (2.1k). Authors shared feelings of support for the athlete, with some feeling displeased about how the news positioned his mental health, calling ...
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www.neuropsychopharmacologyreviews.org 113 Adult Neurogenesis and Mental Illness Timothy J Schoenfeld1 and Heather A Cameron*,1 1Section on Neuroplasticity, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA Several lines of evidence suggest that adult neurogenesis, ...
Nevertheless, even after controlling for socio-eco nomic and health-related factors, vision loss has been identified as a significant predictor of depression in aging adults, both cross-sectionally and longitudinally.34,39,43 In AMD, the prevalence of depression may be even hi...