{"title":"Bulletin comment: Openness, transparency and candour.","authors":"","doi":"10.1192/pb.bp.114.048546","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1192/pb.bp.114.048546","url":null,"abstract":"Professor Dinesh Bhugra made bold attempts to move psychiatry forward when President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. In May 2012, Julia Bland went to pick his brains as he prepares to take up the post as head of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA).\u0000\u0000It is a sign of how things have changed","PeriodicalId":90710,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatric bulletin (2014)","volume":"38 4","pages":"180"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1192/pb.bp.114.048546","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32680915","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Personal experience: Coming out - the psychotic psychiatrist - an account of the stigmatising experience of psychiatric illness.","authors":"Aashish Tagore","doi":"10.1192/pb.bp.113.044016","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1192/pb.bp.113.044016","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":90710,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatric bulletin (2014)","volume":"38 4","pages":"185-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1192/pb.bp.113.044016","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32680918","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"President's response to editorial by John Cox & Alison Gray.","authors":"Sue Bailey","doi":"10.1192/pb.38.4.195","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1192/pb.38.4.195","url":null,"abstract":"I have been asked to comment on the editorial in this edition of the Psychiatric Bulletin.† \u0000 \u0000Beyond politics, beyond factions. Just try a little intelligent kindness - after all this is about putting patients first. To put patients first, professionals themselves have to be valued and supported.","PeriodicalId":90710,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatric bulletin (2014)","volume":"38 4","pages":"195"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1192/pb.38.4.195","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32680922","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The College reply to Francis misses the big question: a commentary on OP92.","authors":"John Cox, Alison Gray","doi":"10.1192/pb.bp.114.047514","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1192/pb.bp.114.047514","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The College has recently published an occasional paper in response to the Francis inquiry into the care at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust. We consider that it overlooks one key question implicit in the inquiry's recommendations: 'Is the business model of care fit for purpose?' We question whether the business model in its present form is appropriate for the delivery of healthcare. We suggest there is a need for greater conceptual clarity with regard to the nature of compassionate care and the meaning of person-centred medicine. We recommend that a broader moral and ethical framework is considered not only for psychiatry, but for all healthcare provision which would transcend specialty and Royal College boundaries. </p>","PeriodicalId":90710,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatric bulletin (2014)","volume":"38 4","pages":"152-3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1192/pb.bp.114.047514","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32679954","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Personal experience: Hopes and fears - the road to recovery after psychotic illness.","authors":"Aashish Tagore","doi":"10.1192/pb.bp.113.044024","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1192/pb.bp.113.044024","url":null,"abstract":"In a previous article, I wrote a personal account of the stigmatising impact of an acute stress-induced psychotic episode in the context of being suspended from work following a false allegation. Here, I attempt to describe the psychological hurdles I’ve had to face in my recovery back to ‘full functioning’. The psychotic episode took its toll on me. After the acute phase, I was constantly encouraged by both my treating psychiatrist and my care coordinator to take as much time as I could resting and recuperating. This made complete sense at face value: after all, the last thing any of us wanted was for me to feel unduly stressed and to experience a relapse. Despite this, my natural urge was to get back to work post haste. This is a strange trait that most of my medical colleagues will be able to relate to - for some reason we have an inherent sense of duty to our vocation, even if it is at the expense of our own health. .... Language: en","PeriodicalId":90710,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatric bulletin (2014)","volume":"38 4","pages":"189-90"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1192/pb.bp.113.044024","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32680919","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The OCTET trial, community treatment orders and evidence-based practice.","authors":"Feras A Mustafa","doi":"10.1192/pb.38.4.197","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1192/pb.38.4.197","url":null,"abstract":"Based on the findings of the OCTET study,[1][1] Burns & Molodynski reject observations of consultants who reported directly observable benefits from community treatment orders (CTOs). They argue that it is not possible to ‘see with one’s own eyes’ a probabilistic outcome that takes months to","PeriodicalId":90710,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatric bulletin (2014)","volume":"38 4","pages":"197"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1192/pb.38.4.197","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32680928","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"'Schizophrenia is a dirty word': service users' experiences of receiving a diagnosis of schizophrenia.","authors":"Lorna Howe, Anna Tickle, Ian Brown","doi":"10.1192/pb.bp.113.045179","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1192/pb.bp.113.045179","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Aims and method To explore service users' experiences of receiving a diagnosis of schizophrenia and the stigma associated with the diagnostic label. Seven participants were interviewed about their perceptions of these experiences. Interviews were analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. Results Five superordinate themes resulted from the analysis: (1) avoidance of the diagnosis of schizophrenia; (2) stigma and diagnostic labels; (3) lack of understanding of schizophrenia; (4) managing stigma to maintain normality; (5) being 'schizophrenic'. These, together with their subthemes, highlighted avoidance of the term schizophrenia by participants and use of alternative terms by professionals, which limited opportunities for understanding the label and challenging associated stigma. Participants strived to maintain normality despite potential stigma. Clinical implications There is a need to address the process of giving a diagnosis as a phenomenon of consequence within its own terms. Implications relate to how professionals deliver and discuss the diagnosis of schizophrenia. </p>","PeriodicalId":90710,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatric bulletin (2014)","volume":"38 4","pages":"154-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1192/pb.bp.113.045179","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32680910","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Impact of work experience placements on school students' attitude towards mental illness.","authors":"Vanathi Kennedy, Ravindra B Belgamwar","doi":"10.1192/pb.bp.114.046714","DOIUrl":"10.1192/pb.bp.114.046714","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Aims and method Research shows that 16- to 19-year-olds express the greatest level of negative attitudes towards people with mental illness. Our aim was to assess the effectiveness of work experience placements in influencing secondary-school students' attitudes towards mental illness and career choices. The Adolescent Attitude Towards Mental Illness questionnaire measured and assessed the adolescents' attitude changes. Pre- and post-evaluation questionnaires assessed changes in their career choices. Results There was a statistically significant change in the adolescents' attitudes, especially regarding categorical thinking and perceptions that people with mental illness are violent and out of control. There was also a positive shift in their career choices towards options in the field of mental health. Clinical implications Work experience placements can have a positive impact on secondary-school students' attitudes towards mental illness and may improve the level of student recruitment into the field of psychiatry. </p>","PeriodicalId":90710,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatric bulletin (2014)","volume":"38 4","pages":"159-63"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4115428/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32680911","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The demonisation of psychiatrists in fiction (and why real psychiatrists might want to do something about it).","authors":"Jacqueline Hopson","doi":"10.1192/pb.bp.113.045633","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1192/pb.bp.113.045633","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>To encourage psychiatric practitioners to be aware of and to work to counteract the representations of the profession as evil manipulators in fiction, film and popular culture. A wide-ranging number of representative sources portraying psychiatrists are explored. It is demonstrated that psychiatry is overwhelmingly presented in a damagingly negative light. </p>","PeriodicalId":90710,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatric bulletin (2014)","volume":"38 4","pages":"175-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1192/pb.bp.113.045633","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32680914","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}