Paul A Tiffin, Emma Morley, Lewis W Paton, Nandini Chakraborty, Fiona Patterson
{"title":"The validity of the selection methods for recruitment to UK core psychiatry training: cohort study.","authors":"Paul A Tiffin, Emma Morley, Lewis W Paton, Nandini Chakraborty, Fiona Patterson","doi":"10.1192/bjb.2024.9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1192/bjb.2024.9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims and method: </strong>Selection into core psychiatry training in the UK uses a computer-delivered Multi-Specialty Recruitment Assessment (MSRA; a situational judgement and clinical problem-solving test) and, previously, a face-to-face Selection Centre. The Selection Centre assessments were suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic. We aimed to evaluate the validity of this selection process using data on 3510 psychiatry applicants. We modelled the ability of the selection scores to predict subsequent performance in the Clinical Assessment of Skills and Competencies (CASC). Sensitivity to demographic characteristics was also estimated.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>All selection assessment scores demonstrated positive, statistically significant, independent relationships with CASC performance and were sensitive to demographic factors.</p><p><strong>Implications: </strong>All selection components showed independent predictive validity. Re-instituting the Selection Centre assessments could be considered, although the costs, potential advantages and disadvantages should be weighed carefully.</p>","PeriodicalId":8883,"journal":{"name":"BJPsych Bulletin","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140292578","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":"How to quit cannabis when you have a mental illness. A study from the perspective of patients who have successfully quit - ERRATUM.","authors":"Jojanneke Bruins, Stijn Crutzen, Wim Veling, Stynke Castelein","doi":"10.1192/bjb.2023.87","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1192/bjb.2023.87","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8883,"journal":{"name":"BJPsych Bulletin","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140142740","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":"Jailing is failing: psychiatry can help.","authors":"Andrew Carroll, Adam Brett","doi":"10.1192/bjb.2024.8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1192/bjb.2024.8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>There is accumulating evidence that imprisonment is expensive but does little to address the underlying drivers of offending. At the same time, it is now recognised that a large proportion of prisoners are diagnosable with significant psychiatric disorders. In this piece we explore the potential role of psychiatry in addressing the societal challenge of a failing prison system. We argue that core psychiatric skills of engaging in balanced, values-based thinking and implementing sound clinical processes can play an important role in reducing reoffending risk. We briefly discuss some of the key challenges involved and outline several relevant service models.</p>","PeriodicalId":8883,"journal":{"name":"BJPsych Bulletin","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140093345","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":"Extending section 12 approval under the Mental Health Act to professions other than medicine.","authors":"John L Taylor, Carole Burrell","doi":"10.1192/bjb.2024.7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1192/bjb.2024.7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Applications for detention under civil sections of the England and Wales Mental Health Act 1983 require at least one recommendation from a registered medical practitioner who is approved under section 12 of the Act. The Mental Health Act 2007 introduced multi-professional approved clinicians who may act as a patient's responsible clinician with responsibilities that include renewal of detention for treatment. Approved clinicians who are medical practitioners are automatically approved for section 12 purposes, whereas other approved clinicians are not. It is argued in this paper that this inconsistency is illogical, has implications for patient care and needs to be remedied.</p>","PeriodicalId":8883,"journal":{"name":"BJPsych Bulletin","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140093344","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":"Psychiatric trainees' experiences of workplace violence: qualitative analysis.","authors":"Lauren Fowler, Alisha Vara, Lillian Ng","doi":"10.1192/bjb.2024.6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1192/bjb.2024.6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims and method: </strong>We aimed to explore experiences of workplace violence in a New Zealand sample of psychiatric trainees and to identify barriers to achieving safe practice and ways of enhancing workplace safety. In a qualitative study, we used interpretive description to inform and design in-depth exploration of participants' experiences. We interviewed 12 psychiatric trainees. Data were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There were three main themes: (a) violence as 'part of the job', leading to a culture of silence; (b) empowering trainees to address a sense of learned helplessness; and (c) conflict embedded within the unique nature of psychiatry.</p><p><strong>Clinical implications: </strong>Organisation-led systems-based procedures are instrumental in promoting workplace safety. Specific measures include peer-based support and implementing clear, tailored safety protocols, particularly for situations of crisis assessment. Training should include culturally focused education with specific guidance to mitigate violence.</p>","PeriodicalId":8883,"journal":{"name":"BJPsych Bulletin","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140020828","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 Clinician's Brief Guide to Dementia and the Law By Nick Brindle, Michael Kennedy, Christian Walsh and Ben Alderson Cambridge University Press, 2023, £24.99 (pb). 192 pp. ISBN 9781911623243","authors":"M. Curtice","doi":"10.1192/bjb.2024.4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1192/bjb.2024.4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8883,"journal":{"name":"BJPsych Bulletin","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139779542","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 Clinician's Brief Guide to Dementia and the Law By Nick Brindle, Michael Kennedy, Christian Walsh and Ben Alderson Cambridge University Press, 2023, £24.99 (pb). 192 pp. ISBN 9781911623243","authors":"M. Curtice","doi":"10.1192/bjb.2024.4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1192/bjb.2024.4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8883,"journal":{"name":"BJPsych Bulletin","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139839267","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}
Deepika Sharma, Thomas Hewson, Sridevi Sira Mahalingappa, James Fallon, Declan Hyland, Seri Abraham, Alexa Sidwell, Subodh Dave
{"title":"Teaching, assessment and best practice in undergraduate psychiatry education in the UK: cross-sectional survey.","authors":"Deepika Sharma, Thomas Hewson, Sridevi Sira Mahalingappa, James Fallon, Declan Hyland, Seri Abraham, Alexa Sidwell, Subodh Dave","doi":"10.1192/bjb.2024.2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1192/bjb.2024.2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims and method: </strong>We conducted a cross-sectional survey to examine how undergraduate psychiatry is taught and assessed across medical schools in the UK that have at least one cohort of graduated students.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In total, 27 medical schools completed the survey. Curriculum coverage of common mental disorders, assessment skills and mental health law was broadly consistent, although exposure to psychiatric subspecialties varied. Significant variation existed regarding the duration of psychiatry placements and availability of enrichment activities. Small-group teaching, lectures and e-learning were the most frequent teaching modalities and various professionals and lived experience educators (patient and/or carers) contributed to teaching. Objective structured clinical examinations and multiple-choice questions dominated assessments.</p><p><strong>Clinical implications: </strong>Medical schools should consider increasing students' exposure to different psychiatric subspecialties and integrating physical and mental health training to address comorbidity and promote holistic care. Future research should explore whether specific undergraduate experiences promote greater career interest and skills in psychiatry.</p>","PeriodicalId":8883,"journal":{"name":"BJPsych Bulletin","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139721472","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":"BJPsych Bulletin In Memoriam List 2024","authors":"","doi":"10.1192/bjb.2023.99","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1192/bjb.2023.99","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8883,"journal":{"name":"BJPsych Bulletin","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139687974","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}