Journal of Mental HealthPub Date : 2025-04-01Epub Date: 2022-05-10DOI: 10.1080/09638237.2022.2069713
Naomi Gyamfi, Navjot Bhullar, Md Shahidul Islam, Kim Usher
{"title":"Models and frameworks of mental health recovery: a scoping review of the available literature.","authors":"Naomi Gyamfi, Navjot Bhullar, Md Shahidul Islam, Kim Usher","doi":"10.1080/09638237.2022.2069713","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09638237.2022.2069713","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The recovery approach involves providing a holistic and integrated service that is centered on and adapts to the aspirations and needs of consumers, who are seen as the expert on their health and well-being. Evidence is needed to address the current ambiguities related to the concept of recovery and its application.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>A scoping review was conducted to identify papers describing theories, models, and frameworks of recovery to delineate the central domains of recovery.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Three literature search strategies were used: electronic database searching; hand-searching of key journals; and a reference list review of included papers. Inclusion criteria outlined theories, models and frameworks developed to support consumers' recovery and those supporting mental health professionals (MHPs) to deliver recovery-oriented services.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Twelve studies (eleven articles and one book) were included in the review. The dimensions of recovery were synthesized into a framework named the Consolidated Framework for Recovery-oriented Services (CFRS). There are three domains within the framework: mechanisms/strategies; recovery as an internal process; and recovery as an external process. Each of these domains, as well as their relationships, are discussed.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The CFRS can be used by practitioners, researchers, funders, and collaborative members to conceptualize, implement, and evaluate recovery-oriented services.</p>","PeriodicalId":48135,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mental Health","volume":"1 1","pages":"153-165"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45789534","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Journal of Mental HealthPub Date : 2025-04-01Epub Date: 2022-05-11DOI: 10.1080/09638237.2022.2069696
Scott J Fatt, Deborah Mitchison, Kay Bussey, Jonathan Mond
{"title":"Methods used to assess insight in individuals with eating disorders: a scoping review.","authors":"Scott J Fatt, Deborah Mitchison, Kay Bussey, Jonathan Mond","doi":"10.1080/09638237.2022.2069696","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09638237.2022.2069696","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Insight can be impaired in individuals with an eating disorder and the nature of this impairment can vary. Although this topic has been the focus of several studies and reviews, methodologies used to assess insight have received less attention. A scoping review was conducted using a systematic search of articles before January 2021 to elucidate the methodologies used to assess insight in those with an eating disorder, with discussion of strengths and limitations. A total of 3089 studies were screened, and 24 quantitative studies which assessed at least one aspect of insight in individuals with an eating disorder were included in the review. Methods of assessing insight included coding of clinical notes, low scores on measures of self-report symptoms, direct assessment of insight, vignette, and self-report single-item questions. Insight into disordered eating symptoms was most frequently assessed. Most research used samples who were female, white, diagnosed with anorexia nervosa, and were seeking or receiving treatment. In designing future research and interventions, optimal methods used to assess insight should consider the research/clinical question, available resources, and the targeted demographic. Further, descriptions of which aspects of insight are being assessed should be considered in the interpretation of both current and future findings.</p>","PeriodicalId":48135,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mental Health","volume":"1 1","pages":"141-152"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46991382","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Journal of Mental HealthPub Date : 2025-04-01Epub Date: 2020-06-12DOI: 10.1080/09638237.2020.1770206
Judit Konya, Concetta Perôt, Katherine Pitt, Emma Johnson, Alison Gregory, Emily Brown, Gene Feder, John Campbell
{"title":"Peer-led groups for survivors of sexual abuse and assault: a systematic review.","authors":"Judit Konya, Concetta Perôt, Katherine Pitt, Emma Johnson, Alison Gregory, Emily Brown, Gene Feder, John Campbell","doi":"10.1080/09638237.2020.1770206","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09638237.2020.1770206","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background:</b> There are current concerns about whether appropriate support is provided for sexual abuse and assault survivors. We reviewed the published evidence for peer-led groups in the care of survivors.<b>Aims:</b> To determine the health and wellbeing outcomes of peer-led, group-based interventions for adult survivors who have experienced sexual abuse and assault and describe the experiences of participants attending these groups.<b>Method:</b> Systematic review. The following databases were searched: Medline, PsycINFO, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, Sociological Abstracts, IBSS. Papers focusing on adults using any research methodology were included. Quality appraisal was completed using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool (MMAT). Thematic analysis was undertaken using methods of constant comparison.<b>Results:</b> Initial, and updated searches identified 16,724 potentially eligible articles. Of these, eight were included. Thematic analysis revealed that peer-led group-based interventions have positive impact on participants' psychological, physical and interpersonal well-being. Participation also presents challenges for survivors. However, there is a mutuality and interconnected benefit between the triggering of difficult emotions due to participation and the healing experiences gained.<b>Conclusions:</b> Scientific evidence of peer-led, group-based, approaches for adult survivors of sexual abuse and assault is limited, although generally suggestive of benefits to such individuals.</p>","PeriodicalId":48135,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mental Health","volume":" ","pages":"128-140"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38036979","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Journal of Mental HealthPub Date : 2025-04-01Epub Date: 2022-05-11DOI: 10.1080/09638237.2022.2069715
Samantha Louie-Poon, Sobia Idrees, Tabatha Plesuk, Carla Hilario, Shannon D Scott
{"title":"Racism and the mental health of East Asian diasporas in North America: a scoping review.","authors":"Samantha Louie-Poon, Sobia Idrees, Tabatha Plesuk, Carla Hilario, Shannon D Scott","doi":"10.1080/09638237.2022.2069715","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09638237.2022.2069715","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The COVID-19 pandemic heightened anti-Asian racism towards East Asian diasporas in North America. Experiences of racism encountered by East Asian communities have been documented to negatively impact their mental health.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A scoping review was undertaken following Arksey and O'Malley's (2005) methodology to (a) map the foci of literature on racism and the mental health of East Asian diasporas in North America and (b) identify gaps in the current literature.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 1309 articles were identified in May 2021. Based on the inclusion criteria, 35 records were included. Two distinct mental health foci were found: mental health outcomes and mental healthcare access and utilization. The majority (<i>n</i> = 22) of the articles focused on racism at the interpersonal level. Six articles provided anti-racism solutions at the individual level, such as overcoming biases. Five articles targeted anti-racism solutions from both the individual and institutional levels, while 1 article addressed barriers at the institutional level, such as dismantling sanctioned power hierarchies.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The expanding knowledge base on COVID-19-related racial discrimination is reminiscent of previous literature examining the history of anti-Asian racism in North America. Greater attention is needed to navigate impactful anti-racism solutions for East Asian populations' mental health in North America.</p>","PeriodicalId":48135,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mental Health","volume":"1 1","pages":"166-181"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48956432","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Journal of Mental HealthPub Date : 2025-04-01Epub Date: 2022-06-06DOI: 10.1080/09638237.2022.2069724
Eleonora P Uphoff, Victoria Zamperoni, Jade Yap, Ruth Simmonds, Mark Rodgers, Sarah Dawson, Catherine Seymour, Antonis Kousoulis, Rachel Churchill
{"title":"Mental health promotion and protection relating to key life events and transitions in adulthood: a rapid systematic review of systematic reviews.","authors":"Eleonora P Uphoff, Victoria Zamperoni, Jade Yap, Ruth Simmonds, Mark Rodgers, Sarah Dawson, Catherine Seymour, Antonis Kousoulis, Rachel Churchill","doi":"10.1080/09638237.2022.2069724","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09638237.2022.2069724","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>During the decades representing working-age adulthood, most people will experience one or several significant life events or transitions. These may present a challenge to mental health.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>The primary aim of this rapid systematic review of systematic reviews was to summarise available evidence on the effectiveness of interventions to promote and protect mental health relating to four key life events and transitions: pregnancy and early parenthood, bereavement, unemployment, and housing problems. This review was conducted to inform UK national policy on mental health support.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We searched key databases for systematic reviews of interventions for working-age adults (19 to 64 years old) who had experienced or were at risk of experiencing one of four key life events. Titles and abstracts were screened by two reviewers in duplicate, as were full-text manuscripts of relevant records. We assessed the quality of included reviews and extracted data on the characteristics of each literature review. We prioritised high quality, recent systematic reviews for more detailed data extraction and synthesis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The search and screening of 3997 titles/abstracts and 239 full-text papers resulted in 134 relevant studies, 68 of which were included in a narrative synthesis. Evidence was strongest and of the highest quality for interventions to support women during pregnancy and after childbirth. For example, we found benefits of physical activity and psychological therapy for outcomes relating to mental health after birth. There was high quality evidence of positive effects of online bereavement interventions and psychological interventions on symptoms of grief, post-traumatic stress, and depression. Evidence was inconclusive and of lower quality for a range of other bereavement interventions, unemployment support interventions, and housing interventions.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Whilst evidence based mental health prevention and promotion is available during pregnancy and early parenthood and for bereavement, it is unclear how best to support adults experiencing job loss, unemployment, and housing problems.</p>","PeriodicalId":48135,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mental Health","volume":"1 1","pages":"182-195"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43123498","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Journal of Mental HealthPub Date : 2025-04-01Epub Date: 2024-03-31DOI: 10.1080/09638237.2024.2332798
Megan Evans, Gary S Cuddeback, Carol Golin, Kathryn Muessig, Chyrell Bellamy, Mark Costa, Maria O'Connell, Edwin B Fisher
{"title":"Diverse elements comprising studies of peer support complicate evidence synthesis.","authors":"Megan Evans, Gary S Cuddeback, Carol Golin, Kathryn Muessig, Chyrell Bellamy, Mark Costa, Maria O'Connell, Edwin B Fisher","doi":"10.1080/09638237.2024.2332798","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09638237.2024.2332798","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Innovative approaches to care, such as peer support, are needed to address the substantial and frequently unmet needs of people with serious mental illnesses such as schizophrenia. Although peer support services continue to expand in mental healthcare, findings of effectiveness from systematic reviews are mixed. However, the studies evaluated in these reviews consisted of diverse elements which the review methods neglected to consider.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>This review aims to demonstrate the substantial diversity in intervention components and measured outcomes among studies of peer support and lay the groundwork for more focused reviews of individual intervention components.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>As part of a realist review of the literature, here we synthesize evidence in a way that examines the substantial diversity in intervention components and measured outcomes comprising studies of peer support.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Seven categories of outcomes were represented, including recovery, symptoms and functioning, and care utilization. Importantly, seven distinct intervention components were represented in 26 studies: \"being there,\" assistance in self-management, linkage to clinical care and community resources, social and emotional support, ongoing support, explicit utilization of shared lived experience or peer support values, and systems advocacy. Reflecting diversity in approaches, no study reported all intervention components, and no component was found among all studies.</p><p><strong>Implications: </strong>Peer support services constitute a category of intervention approaches far too varied to evaluate as a single entity. Results suggest intervention components deserving more focused research, including assistance in self-management, \"being there,\" and explicit utilization of shared lived experience or peer support values.</p><p><strong>Prisma/prospero: </strong>As this article reports results from a realist review of the literature, we did not follow the PRISMA guidance which is suitable for systematic reviews. We did follow the Realist and Meta-narrative Evidence Syntheses: Evolving Standards (RAMESES) guidelines.This review was not registered on PROSPERO as it is not a systematic review.</p>","PeriodicalId":48135,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mental Health","volume":" ","pages":"207-221"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140332203","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Journal of Mental HealthPub Date : 2025-04-01Epub Date: 2025-04-28DOI: 10.1080/09638237.2025.2478373
Carina O'Reilly
{"title":"Editorial: Right care, right person? Changing police responses to mental health crises.","authors":"Carina O'Reilly","doi":"10.1080/09638237.2025.2478373","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09638237.2025.2478373","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48135,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mental Health","volume":"34 2","pages":"125-127"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144057707","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lena de Thurah, Jeroen Weermeijer, Lotte Uyttebroek, Martien Wampers, Rafaël Bonnier, Inez Myin-Germeys, Glenn Kiekens
{"title":"Can experience sampling self-monitoring tools promote the activation of clients in mental healthcare? A qualitative study.","authors":"Lena de Thurah, Jeroen Weermeijer, Lotte Uyttebroek, Martien Wampers, Rafaël Bonnier, Inez Myin-Germeys, Glenn Kiekens","doi":"10.1080/09638237.2025.2478370","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09638237.2025.2478370","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Actively engaging clients in managing their health and care is crucial for person-centered mental healthcare. Self-monitoring tools such as the Experience Sampling Method (ESM) can help individuals collect information about their mental health and daily activities on their smartphones and share this with their clinicians.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>This qualitative paper examines how ESM self-monitoring might enhance self-insight, self-management, self-efficacy, therapeutic alliance, and shared decision-making and this way facilitate the activation of clients in mental healthcare.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Twelve clinicians and 24 clients participated in the IMPROVE study. After using the IMPROVE ESM self-monitoring tool, seven clinicians and 11 clients were interviewed, and a thematic analysis examined participants' experiences of changes in processes related to client activation.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Clients reported improvements in self-awareness, self-insight, and self-management. Only a few participants experienced enhanced self-efficacy, improved therapeutic alliances, and more client involvement. Self-awareness was mainly boosted via smartphone self-monitoring, while collaborative data interpretation between clients and clinicians was crucial for unlocking insights about clients' mental health and creating actionable therapy goals.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our findings suggest that using ESM self-monitoring tools can help facilitate the activation of clients in mental healthcare. Future research should develop best practice guidelines for integrating these tools into clinical care.</p>","PeriodicalId":48135,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mental Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-9"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143711634","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yang Wang, Siyu Chen, Jiayao Liu, Bowen Zhang, Zhenzhen Zhu, Xinwen Zou, Yongjie Zhou, Ben Niu
{"title":"Unveiling sex difference in factors associated with suicide attempt among Chinese adolescents with depression: a machine learning-based study.","authors":"Yang Wang, Siyu Chen, Jiayao Liu, Bowen Zhang, Zhenzhen Zhu, Xinwen Zou, Yongjie Zhou, Ben Niu","doi":"10.1080/09638237.2025.2478374","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09638237.2025.2478374","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Adolescents with depression are at heightened risk of suicide, with a distinct sex difference in suicidal behaviour observed. This study explores the sex-specific factors influencing suicide attempts among Chinese adolescents with depression.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data were collected from 2343 depressed adolescents across 14 hospitals in 9 provinces through self-report questionnaires. The survey was conducted between December 2020 and December 2023. Thirty-six potential risk factors were selected from validated measures of psychological, sociodemographic, and social stress domains. The dataset was split by sex, and SMOTE was applied to address class imbalance. Logistic regression, elastic net regression, random forest, XGBoost, and neural networks were used to model the data, evaluated by accuracy, precision, recall, and F1 score. The optimal model was employed for SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP) analysis to identify key factors influencing suicide attempts.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The Random Forest model exhibited the best performance for both sexes (AUC: females 0.720, males 0.736). Non-suicidal self-injury and depression were significant predictors for both sexes. Among females, factors like difficulty identifying emotions and physical abuse had a stronger impact, while resilience and hopelessness were more predictive for males.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The study highlights sex differences in suicide attempt predictors, emphasizing the need for sex-specific prevention strategies.</p>","PeriodicalId":48135,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mental Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143665144","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}