BJPsych BulletinPub Date : 2025-10-01Epub Date: 2025-10-06DOI: 10.1192/bjb.2025.10145
Nyembezi Faith Ndebele, Ian McCafferty, Megan Havard
{"title":"RE: A step-by-step guide for remote working in the NHS: evaluation of a virtual consultant psychiatrist hiring scheme.","authors":"Nyembezi Faith Ndebele, Ian McCafferty, Megan Havard","doi":"10.1192/bjb.2025.10145","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1192/bjb.2025.10145","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8883,"journal":{"name":"BJPsych Bulletin","volume":"49 5","pages":"351"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145231587","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}
Paul A Maguire, Fiona A Wilkes, Stephen Allison, Tarun Bastiampillai, Matt Brazel, Jeffrey C L Looi
{"title":"Workplace bullying of psychiatric trainees: systematic review.","authors":"Paul A Maguire, Fiona A Wilkes, Stephen Allison, Tarun Bastiampillai, Matt Brazel, Jeffrey C L Looi","doi":"10.1192/bjb.2024.58","DOIUrl":"10.1192/bjb.2024.58","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims and method: </strong>We aimed to systematically review primary studies exploring workplace bullying of psychiatric trainees, including rates, forms of bullying, perpetrators and help-seeking. We searched Ovid MEDLINE, PubMed, CINAHL, PsycINFO and Embase using PRISMA guidelines. The inclusion criterion was primary research papers surveying or interviewing psychiatry trainees with respect to perceived workplace bullying by staff members. Exclusion criteria were secondary research papers and papers whose only focus was bullying by patients or carers.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Substantial levels of bullying were reported in all five included studies. Perpetrators were often reported to be consultants, managers or peers. Most trainees did not obtain help for bullying and harassment. All of the studies had methodological limitations.</p><p><strong>Clinical implications: </strong>Concerning levels of workplace bullying have been reported by psychiatric trainees in the UK and abroad. Further methodologically robust studies are required to evaluate the current levels and nature of this bullying, and strategies to prevent and manage it.</p>","PeriodicalId":8883,"journal":{"name":"BJPsych Bulletin","volume":" ","pages":"315-324"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142457111","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":"Social contagion, the psychiatric symptom pool and non-suicidal self-injury.","authors":"Joel Paris","doi":"10.1192/bjb.2024.101","DOIUrl":"10.1192/bjb.2024.101","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>There is evidence that social contagion plays a role in shaping the clinical presentation of some psychiatric symptoms, particularly affecting features that vary over time and culture. Some symptoms can increase so rapidly in prevalence that they become 'epidemic'. The mechanism involves a spread through peers and/or the media. Within broader domains of psychopathology, this process draws from a 'symptom pool' that can determine which specific symptoms will appear. This article illustrates these mechanisms by focusing on non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI), a syndrome that has been subject to social contagion and whose prevalence may have increased among adolescents.</p>","PeriodicalId":8883,"journal":{"name":"BJPsych Bulletin","volume":" ","pages":"329-331"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142765899","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":"Digital health and Buddhist network philosophy.","authors":"Shisei Tei, Junya Fujino, Tomomi Noda, Toshiya Murai","doi":"10.1192/bjb.2025.10144","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1192/bjb.2025.10144","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Heated online communication reveals global challenges in the digital age, often fuelled by collective outrage. This article investigates how Buddhist network perspectives, paralleling digital reality, can inform mental health. Avatamsaka philosophy provides practical ways to navigate web complexities, suggesting that individual actions ripple across society. Recognising our interdependence and the impermanence of social responses deepens understanding of communication's broader impact and dynamic interconnected worldviews. These perspectives support relational balance and cognitive flexibility, essential for alleviating online distress and conflicts, including acceptance of present circumstances and fostering motivation for positive change. Valuing connectedness while respecting individuality helps cultivate resilience, enriching therapeutic practices.</p>","PeriodicalId":8883,"journal":{"name":"BJPsych Bulletin","volume":" ","pages":"1-5"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145032714","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}
BJPsych BulletinPub Date : 2025-09-10DOI: 10.1192/bjb.2025.10140
Natalie Cook, Katie Blissard Barnes
{"title":"Psychiatrists, public mental health and sustainability: understanding the overlap and taking action.","authors":"Natalie Cook, Katie Blissard Barnes","doi":"10.1192/bjb.2025.10140","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1192/bjb.2025.10140","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims and method: </strong>Through examining three areas of focus within public mental health; prevention, healthy environments and reducing inequalities, we consider how interventions in these domains also have the potential to create a more sustainable healthcare system.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We show how psychiatrists and mental health professionals alongside the wider health and social care system can be involved in advocating for this change.</p><p><strong>Clinical implications: </strong>We aim to empower individuals working within mental health to advocate for change and consider how public mental health approaches can be integrated into their practice to improve outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":8883,"journal":{"name":"BJPsych Bulletin","volume":" ","pages":"1-6"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145028891","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}
BJPsych BulletinPub Date : 2025-09-08DOI: 10.1192/bjb.2025.10139
Benjamin Williams, Siobhan Richardson, Georgia Jameson, Oluwatomilola Olagunju
{"title":"How is the in-patient psychiatric ward round understood in research literature? Scoping review.","authors":"Benjamin Williams, Siobhan Richardson, Georgia Jameson, Oluwatomilola Olagunju","doi":"10.1192/bjb.2025.10139","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1192/bjb.2025.10139","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims and method: </strong>This scoping review examines the literature on psychiatric in-patient ward rounds, a crucial and ubiquitous but understudied component of psychiatric care. We sought to examine the methods and perspectives used in research on ward rounds and identify recommendations for practice.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The review identified 26 studies from diverse in-patient settings but predominantly UK-based, which made 21 recommendations for practice. The commonest methods used were staff surveys and patient interviews. Patient experience, structure, efficiency and power dynamics were the commonest research foci.</p><p><strong>Clinical implications: </strong>Key recommendations for improving psychiatric ward rounds include reducing participant numbers, increasing patient involvement, structured documentation and regular scheduling. Despite weak empirical evidence supporting these suggestions, they are seen as feasible starting points for quality improvement. The review calls for future research to triangulate patient and staff reports with direct observation to better assess ward round effectiveness and outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":8883,"journal":{"name":"BJPsych Bulletin","volume":" ","pages":"1-9"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145013740","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}
BJPsych BulletinPub Date : 2025-08-27DOI: 10.1192/bjb.2025.10122
Andrew McWilliams, Hani F Ayyash, Dasha Nicholls, Aditya Sharma, Michael Morton
{"title":"Gaps between paediatric and psychiatric surveillance systems: rates of reporting in joint studies.","authors":"Andrew McWilliams, Hani F Ayyash, Dasha Nicholls, Aditya Sharma, Michael Morton","doi":"10.1192/bjb.2025.10122","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1192/bjb.2025.10122","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims and method: </strong>The British Paediatric Surveillance Unit of the UK Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health contacts participating consultant paediatricians each month to survey whether particular rare conditions or events have been seen in their services. This national surveillance of rare paediatric events has allowed a large amount of research into multiple paediatric conditions. In 2009, the Royal College of Psychiatrists established a similar system - the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Surveillance System (CAPSS) - to survey consultant psychiatrists in UK and Ireland. Since many conditions involve mental and physical health features, seven studies have been run using reporting to both systems, with simultaneous surveillance across both paediatricians and psychiatrists. Given the desire by policymakers, commissioners and clinicians for well-integrated physical and mental healthcare ('joined-up working'), and if the surveillance systems were functioning well, the CAPSS Executive expected high rates of parallel reporting of individual patients to the two systems. The current study synthesises the rates of parallel reporting of cases to those two systems. We assimilate rates of parallel reporting across the seven studies using figures that have already been published, and by contacting contributing research groups directly where the relevant figures are not currently published. No new primary data were collected.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of the 1211 confirmed cases, 47 (3.9%) were reported by both psychiatrists and paediatricians. No parallel reporting occurred in four of the seven studies.</p><p><strong>Clinical implications: </strong>Our findings raise questions about whether joined-up working in mental and physical healthcare is happening in practice. Research into challenges to obtaining comprehensive surveillance will help epidemiologists improve their use of surveillance and control for biases.</p>","PeriodicalId":8883,"journal":{"name":"BJPsych Bulletin","volume":" ","pages":"1-5"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144940915","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}
BJPsych BulletinPub Date : 2025-08-26DOI: 10.1192/bjb.2025.10147
Gavin Miller, Gordon David Lyle Bates
{"title":"Psychiatrists, Penguins and Pelicans: media psychiatrists and psychiatrists in the media - CORRIGENDUM.","authors":"Gavin Miller, Gordon David Lyle Bates","doi":"10.1192/bjb.2025.10147","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1192/bjb.2025.10147","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8883,"journal":{"name":"BJPsych Bulletin","volume":" ","pages":"1"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144940905","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}
BJPsych BulletinPub Date : 2025-08-22DOI: 10.1192/bjb.2025.10138
Raphael J Leo, Brandon L Mariotti
{"title":"Limited evidence and ethical considerations in rTMS trials for adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder.","authors":"Raphael J Leo, Brandon L Mariotti","doi":"10.1192/bjb.2025.10138","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1192/bjb.2025.10138","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) has gained regulatory approval as an adjunctive treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in adults. However, its application in adolescents remains largely untested. This editorial examines the limited evidence available, focusing on choice of target, stimulation depth and methodological variation. Ethical challenges surrounding the use of rTMS in vulnerable populations, including informed consent and the unknown long-term effects on neurodevelopment, are also discussed. Although rTMS holds promise for treatment-resistant adolescent OCD, a cautious and ethically rigorous approach is essential before wider clinical adoption can be considered.</p>","PeriodicalId":8883,"journal":{"name":"BJPsych Bulletin","volume":" ","pages":"1-3"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144940919","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}