How do anorexia patients and clinicians feel about supported mealtimes?
Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a severe eating disorder (ED) marked by an intense fear of weight gain and a distorted...
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Peer support interventions delivered by paid peer and family workers
Peer workers are people with lived and living experience of mental health challenges who use these experiences as a discipline...
Will this ADHD medication help my patient? Bridging the gap between efficacy and effectiveness
It has been over two years since I wrote a Mental Elf blog about conclusions drawn from evidence in the...
Paternal anxiety associated with children’s emotional and behavioural health
It is common knowledge that parents – including their emotions, parenting styles, and more – have an influence on their...
Omega-3 supplements for the prevention of psychosis
The Irish legend of An Bradán Feasa (the Salmon of Knowledge) tells of a salmon which ate the nuts from...
Young people let down by transition to adult mental health services
Young people who need inpatient mental health care are being let down by a system that does not provide appropriate...
Prevention is where it’s at for children and young people’s mental health
Mental health difficulties are the leading cause of disease globally, with most occurring before the age of 14. The rising cases...
Mental health nurse jailed for raping patient
A mental health nurse in Manchester has been jailed for repeatedly raping one of his patients. Matthew Wharton, 37, was...
What do young people think about interventions addressing loneliness?
Many young people experience loneliness – often defined as a subjective, unwanted feeling which occurs when we are unsatisfied with...
The role of the gut microbiome in treatment-resistant schizophrenia
There is growing interest in the role of the gut microbiome in mental health disorders (Nikolova et al, 2021; Clarke,...
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