IRISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE最新文献

{"title":"Open Dialogue: a rights-based approach to treatment in mental health care.","authors":"Emer Rutledge","doi":"10.1017/ipm.2021.69","DOIUrl":"10.1017/ipm.2021.69","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46220,"journal":{"name":"IRISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE","volume":" ","pages":"150-151"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39710713","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Involuntary status and mental capacity for treatment decisions under Sections 4, 3, and 57 of Ireland's Mental Health Act, 2001: analysis and recommendations for reform.","authors":"Katherine Reidy, Brendan D Kelly","doi":"10.1017/ipm.2020.136","DOIUrl":"10.1017/ipm.2020.136","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Although significant progress has been made in Irish mental health law in recent decades, the Mental Health Act, 2001 still falls short of properly protecting human rights. A consideration of human rights developments, both domestically and internationally, highlights the urgent need for reform. In this paper we consider Sections 4 ('Best interests'), 3 ('Mental disorder') and 57 ('Treatment not requiring consent') of the 2001 Act and related recommendations in the 2015 Report of the Expert Group on the Review of the Mental Health Act, 2001, and suggest specific areas for reform. Just as medicine evolves over time, so too does our understanding of human rights and law. While embracing a human rights-based approach to the extent suggested here might be seen as aspirational, it is important to balance achievable goals with higher ideals if progress is to be made and rights are to be respected.</p>","PeriodicalId":46220,"journal":{"name":"IRISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE","volume":" ","pages":"119-124"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25499490","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The use of psychedelics in psychiatric treatment - evolutionary perspectives.","authors":"Gurjot Brar, Henry O'Connell","doi":"10.1017/ipm.2023.10","DOIUrl":"10.1017/ipm.2023.10","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46220,"journal":{"name":"IRISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE","volume":" ","pages":"148-149"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10716830","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Systematic review of effectiveness and satisfaction evaluation in child and adolescent mental health services in Ireland.","authors":"D Leahy, F McNicholas","doi":"10.1017/ipm.2021.9","DOIUrl":"10.1017/ipm.2021.9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Increasing numbers of youth experience mental illness, and also require and benefit from specialist child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS). Worldwide, such services are underfunded and under-resourced, and services in Ireland are no different. It is vital that existing services are regularly reviewed for both efficacy and acceptability. Our objective was to review published studies evaluating service user satisfaction with CAMHS in Ireland and CAMHS therapeutic efficacy.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>MEDLINE, PsycINFO and CINAHL databases were systematically searched. Studies were included if they reported on service user satisfaction or an evaluation of CAMHS in Ireland.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>From an initial 125 articles identified, 15 studies meet the inclusion criteria: four reporting on overall CAMHS satisfaction, three on satisfaction where a specific diagnosis was present, while eight evaluated various interventions offered. Whilst most service users perceived services to be satisfactory, important issues relating to accessibility were present. Evidence of efficacy was present for a small number of interventions, but studies were limited by methodological issues.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>There is a dearth of studies evaluating CAMHS in Ireland. The extant literature suggests a positive experience once accessed, but long waiting times and poor collaboration are seen to limit services users' experience. More robust methodologically sound studies are urgently required. Given the expected increased demand linked to the current COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with the resultant compromised financial position, it is essential that scant resources are appropriately directed.</p>","PeriodicalId":46220,"journal":{"name":"IRISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE","volume":" ","pages":"107-118"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25522341","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"COVID-19-induced neuropsychiatric symptoms can persist long after acute infection: a 2-year prospective study of biobehavioral risk factors and psychometric outcomes.","authors":"Marco Colizzi, Carla Comacchio, Maria De Martino, Maddalena Peghin, Giulia Bontempo, Stefania Chiappinotto, Federico Fonda, Miriam Isola, Carlo Tascini, Matteo Balestrieri, Alvisa Palese","doi":"10.1017/ipm.2023.53","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/ipm.2023.53","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To assess the prevalence of neuropsychiatric symptoms 2 years after the COVID-19 acute phase and to identify biobehavioral risk factors.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This 2-year prospective study assessed adult individuals with COVID-19 via face-to-face interview and laboratory testing at onset, and via telephone interview at 2-year follow-up. Data collected included COVID-19 severity and management at onset, as well as depression, anxiety, insomnia, cognitive failure, and fatigue at follow-up using standardized assessment tools.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Out of 1,067 screened COVID-19 patients, 230 completed the 2-year follow-up (female, 53.5%; aged>40, 80.9%; native Italian, 94.9%; medical comorbidity, 53.5%; chronic medication, 46.3%; moderate to severe COVID-19, 24.9%; hospital admission, 28.7%; ICU, 5.2%). At follow-up, 9.1% had anxiety, 11.3% depression, 9.1% insomnia, 18.3% cognitive failure, and 39.1% fatigue, of clinical relevance. Headache (OR = 2.49, 95% CI = 1.01-6.16, <i>p</i> = 0.048), dyspnea (OR = 2.55, 95% CI = 1.03-6.31, <i>p</i> = 0.043), and number of symptoms (OR = 1.23, 95% CI = 1.01-1.51, <i>p</i> = 0.047) at onset were associated with anxiety at follow-up; dyspnea at onset was associated with depression at follow-up (OR = 2.80, 95% CI = 1.22-6.41, <i>p</i> = 0.015); number of comorbidities at onset was associated with insomnia at follow-up (OR = 1.48, 95% CI = 1.06-2.08, <i>p</i> = 0.022); female gender (OR = 2.39, 95% CI = 1.14-5.00, <i>p</i> = 0.020) and number of symptoms (OR = 1.20, 95% CI = 1.02-1.42, <i>p</i> = 0.026) at onset was associated with cognitive failure at follow-up; number of comorbidities (OR = 1.33, 95% CI = 1.03-1.73, <i>p</i> = 0.029) and symptoms (OR = 1.19, 95% CI = 1.04-1.37, <i>p</i> = 0.013) and raised interleukin 6 levels <i>(</i>OR = 4.02, 95% CI = 1.42-11.36, <i>p</i> = 0.009) at onset was associated with fatigue at follow-up.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>COVID-19 survivors, especially if female, with preexisting health problems, and with a more severe acute phase, may present with long-lasting neuropsychiatric sequalae, urging interventions to sustain recovery particularly in these higher risk individuals.</p>","PeriodicalId":46220,"journal":{"name":"IRISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE","volume":" ","pages":"1-8"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2024-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139730717","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The impact of badmouthing of medical specialties to medical students.","authors":"Dylan Viani Walsh, Niamh Murphy, Shane Evans, Kieran C Murphy, Allys Guerandel, Anne M Doherty, Brian Hallahan, John Lally","doi":"10.1017/ipm.2023.52","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/ipm.2023.52","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This study aimed to evaluate the proportion of Irish medical students exposed to 'badmouthing' of different specialities and to ascertain: the degree of criticism of specialities based on the seniority of clinical or academic members of staff; if 'badmouthing' influenced student career choice in psychiatry; and attitudes of medical students towards psychiatry as a speciality and career choice.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Medical students in three Irish universities were invited to complete an online survey to determine the frequency and effect of non-constructive criticism on choice of medical specialty. The online questionnaire was distributed to Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), University of Galway (UoG) and University College Dublin (UCD) in the academic year 2020-2021.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>General practice (69%), surgery (65%) and psychiatry (50%) were the most criticised specialties. Criticism was most likely to be heard from medical students. 46% of students reported reconsidering a career in psychiatry due to criticism from junior doctors. There was a positive perception of psychiatry with 27% of respondents considering psychiatry as a first-choice specialty.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Criticism of psychiatry by doctors, academics and student peers negatively influences students' career choice, which could be contributing to recruitment difficulties in psychiatry.</p>","PeriodicalId":46220,"journal":{"name":"IRISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE","volume":" ","pages":"1-8"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2024-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139730719","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"HHC-induced psychosis: a case series of psychotic illness triggered by a widely available semisynthetic cannabinoid.","authors":"Brian O'Mahony, Andrew O'Malley, Olan Kerrigan, Colm McDonald","doi":"10.1017/ipm.2024.3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/ipm.2024.3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Use of both cannabis and synthetic cannabinoids has been regularly linked to the development of psychotic illness. Thus, semisynthetic cannabinoids such as hexahydrocannabinol (HHC), which have a similar neurobiological profile to delta-9-THC, may also be expected to lead to psychotic illness. However, no such relationship has yet been reported in scientific literature. HHC is readily available online and in many vape shops in Ireland. Here, we present two cases of psychotic illness which appear to have been precipitated by use of legally purchased HHC and discuss its psychotogenic role and factors linked to its current widespread availability.</p>","PeriodicalId":46220,"journal":{"name":"IRISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE","volume":" ","pages":"1-4"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2024-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139730718","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Service evaluation of an embedded Early Intervention in Psychosis programme.","authors":"Paula Connolly, Cornelia Carey, John Staunton, Bridget Harney, Liah Chambers, Ana-Maria Clarke, Patrick McLaughlin, Kathy Kerins, Katrina Kearney, Peter Whitty","doi":"10.1017/ipm.2023.54","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/ipm.2023.54","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>An average of 1300 adults develop First Episode Psychosis (FEP) in Ireland each year. Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) is now widely accepted as best practice in the treatment of conditions such as schizophrenia. A local EIP programme was established in the Dublin South Central Mental Health Service in 2012.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This is a cross-sectional study of service users presenting to the Dublin South Central Mental Health Service with FEP from 2016 to 2022 following the introduction of the EIP programme. We compared this to a previously published retrospective study of treatment as usual from 2002 to 2012.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Most service users in this study were male, single, unemployed and living with their partner or spouse across both time periods. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for psychosis was provided to 12% (<i>n</i> = 8) of service users pre-EIP as compared to 52% (<i>n</i> = 30) post-programme introduction (<i>p</i> < 0.001), and 3% (<i>n</i> = 2) of service users engaged with behavioural family therapy pre-EIP as opposed to 15% (<i>n</i> = 9) after (<i>p</i> < 0.01). Rates of composite baseline physical healthcare monitoring improved significantly (<i>p</i> < 0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Exclusive allocation of multidisciplinary team staff to EIP leads to improved compliance with recommended guidelines, particularly CBT-p, formal family therapy and physical health monitoring.</p>","PeriodicalId":46220,"journal":{"name":"IRISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE","volume":" ","pages":"1-5"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2024-02-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139673230","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A comparison of rate and methods of probable suicide for 2 years pre and post the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.","authors":"D Mannix, L Holleran, P Cevikel, C McMorrow, D Nerney, S Phelan, C McDonald, B Hallahan","doi":"10.1017/ipm.2023.47","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/ipm.2023.47","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To examine and compare rates and methods of probable suicide in a Western region of Ireland during a 24 month period since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic compared with a similar period immediately prior to the pandemic onset.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Post-mortem reports between March 1^st 2018 and February 29^th 2020 were reviewed and compared with data from March 1^st 2020 to February 28^th 2022. Relevant demographic data, rates and methods of probable suicide and lifetime engagement with mental health services were compared across the two time points.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Identical rates of probable suicide (85 individuals at both time points) were demonstrated with no difference evident in the utilisation of violent compared to non-violent methods.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This study demonstrates that despite previous reports of increased rates of self-harm and some evidence of increased mental distress since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, no change in rates of or methods employed by individuals who died by probable suicide were evident in this geographical region.</p>","PeriodicalId":46220,"journal":{"name":"IRISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE","volume":" ","pages":"1-6"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2024-01-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139477994","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Evaluation of a community-based intervention for youth mental health in rural Ireland.","authors":"Emma Corley, Ellen Moran, Caroline Heary, Peadar Gardiner, Gary Donohoe","doi":"10.1017/ipm.2023.48","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/ipm.2023.48","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>This study aimed to provide information about pathways to care and clinical response to community-based brief interventions for improving youth mental health through evaluating the Mindspace Mayo service.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Participants were 1,184 individuals aged 12-25 years (Mean = 17.92, SD = 2.66) who engaged with the Mindspace service. Demographic information included gender, age and living situation. The <i>Clinical Outcome in Routine Evaluation</i> (CORE) was used to measure psychological distress before and after attending the Mindspace service between February 2015 and 2022.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>On average, individuals received six sessions of therapeutic support. Analyses indicated that most referrals were made by either a parent (40%) or self-referral (38%). The most frequent reason for referral was mood and anxiety-related issues. Across the entire sample, reductions in CORE scores were both statistically and clinically significant. Neither the source of the referral nor living situation significantly predicted intervention response. Complexity of issues presented at referral significantly predicted a reduction in psychological distress post-intervention in young people aged over 17 years.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This study highlighted the value of primary care mental health services for young people aged 12-25 years, and underlined the importance of recording electronic data to track referral pathways, reasons for referral and the intervention outcomes over time.</p>","PeriodicalId":46220,"journal":{"name":"IRISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE","volume":" ","pages":"1-9"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2023-12-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138832209","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}