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Emerging adult identity following adolescent experiences with psychotropic medications: a retrospective study
- Authors:
- JORDAN Jessica, PATEL Niti, BENTLEY Kia J.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 27(7), 2017, pp.694-705.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This study examines the perceptions of mental illness identity among a group of emerging adults based on their retrospective experiences with diagnoses and psychotropic medication use during their earlier formative adolescent years. A short questionnaire was administered via online social media platforms to volunteers between the ages of 19 and 30 and who self-identified as having taken psychotropic medication between the ages of 12 and 18 (N = 46). Correlation analysis revealed that several variables were associated with a stronger illness identity, including participant’s happiness with their medication experiences, the belief that medication made them more like their “true” selves, and the belief that their diagnosis was accurate. Content analysis of participant narratives suggested themes related to discontinuation and barriers to adherence. These results contribute to the growing knowledge base around lived experiences of psychiatric medication use and suggest further study on how to advance more informed and compassionate mental health care. (Publisher abstract)
Supporting briefing note: community mental health survey 2011
- Author:
- CARE QUALITY COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Care Quality Commission
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 19p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This briefing note provides key findings from the 2011 survey of people who use community mental health services. The survey comprises a sample of service users aged 16 and over who had been in contact with NHS mental health services in the 3 month period from July 2010 to September 2010 and who were receiving specialist care or treatment for a mental health condition. Over 17,000 service users from 65 mental health trusts in England responded to the survey, a response rate of 33%. This publication summarises the survey findings with regards to: health and social care workers; medications; talking therapies; care coordinators; care plans; care reviews; crisis care; and day to day living. Where comparisons are possible, it highlights notable changes from the 2010 survey and identifies areas where further improvement is required. Overall, service users rated the care they received from mental health services in the last 12 months as: excellent 29%, very good 30%, good 20%, fair 13%, poor 5% and very poor 4%. The ‘very poor’ category showed a small yet statistically significant decrease of less than 1% compared with 2010.
Pillar to post: a film about dual diagnosis
- Authors:
- HOLE Ben, (Director), MIND IN CROYDON, (Producer)
- Publisher:
- MIND
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- (23 mins), DVD
- Place of publication:
- Purley
People with a dual diagnosis of both mental health and substance misuse problems are currently considered to be one of greatest challenges to services. The DVD features people with a dual diagnosis and a range of experts who describe the difficulties faced both by services and service users. The film shows that many service users are self-medicating with street drugs because they find such substances more helpful and less damaging than prescribed psychiatric medication. The film argues that the problem is not necessarily due to service users with multiple needs but with services whose approach can be the cause of many more problems for service users.
All you need to know?
- Author:
- BRADSTREET Simon
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, May 2004, pp.27-30.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
Reports findings from the first ever Scotland-wide systematic study of what mental health service users themselves really think about all aspects of psychiatric drugs and their prescribing. It was conducted by the Scottish mental health charity the Scottish Association for Mental Health (SAMH), with funding from the Community Fund.
The social worker and psychotropic medication: toward effective collaboration with mental health clients, families and providers
- Authors:
- BENTLEY K., WALSH J
- Publisher:
- Wadsworth
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 305p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Stamford, CT
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
Offers aspiring and practicing social workers information and guidance on medication issues when working with people with mental health problems. Contains sections on: history and overview of social work roles in medication management; defining effective collaboration between users, families, and service providers; a primer on psychopharmacology (including data on specific medications for specific disorders); knowledge and skills for psychosocial interventions; and future directions.
National summary of the results for the 2013 community mental health survey
- Author:
- CARE QUALITY COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Care Quality Commission
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 21
- Place of publication:
- London
This national summary provides key findings from the 2013 survey of people who use community mental health services, and highlights statistically significant differences between 2012 (the last time the survey was carried out) and 2013. The 2013 survey involved 58 NHS trusts in England (including combined mental health and social care trusts, Foundation Trusts and community healthcare social enterprises that provide mental health services). Responses were received from more than 13,000 service users, a national response rate of 29%. Service users aged 18 and over were eligible for the survey if they were receiving specialist care or treatment for a mental health condition and had been seen by the trust between 1 July 2012 and 30 September 2012. The survey finds that the care people receive in the community needs to improve. Of particular concern is people’s lack of involvement in their care plans or having their views taken into account when deciding which medication to take. (Edited publisher abstract)
Psychiatric drugs: key issues and service user perspectives
- Author:
- READ Jim
- Publisher:
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 192p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Basingstoke
This book examines the consequences of long-term psychiatric drug use from the perspectives of people who have taken them. It begins with an overview of the place of drug treatments in mental health services, introducing the drugs most commonly used in psychiatry and looking at current guidance, how current practice diverges from these guidelines, and criticisms of the guidelines. Drawing on surveys from the UK it looks at key issues from the perspective of people who have taken psychiatric drugs, including effects on people's lives, issues about psychiatric drugs for people in black and minority ethnic communities, and the stages of coming off or attempting to come off psychiatric drugs. It examines the Coping with Coming Off (CWCO) research project and its findings about people’s reasons for trying to come off drugs and their experience, including factors influencing success, what support people received, and tension between doctors and patients about whether they should stay on their medication. Finally, it draws conclusions and makes suggestions for improving practice.
Consumer representation in multi-site HIV, mental health, and substance abuse research: the HIV/AIDS Treatment Adherence, Health Outcomes and Cost Study
- Author:
- MEYER P.
- Journal article citation:
- AIDS Care, 16(Supplement 1), January 2004, pp.S137-S153.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Funders of HIV, mental health, and substance abuse research and services are increasingly mandating substantial consumer representation in the programmes they support. A review of the literature reveals that despite considerable challenges, consumer representation in HIV, mental health, and substance abuse research and services can be extremely valuable, both for the consumer representatives and the programmes they serve. The consumer representation model of the HIV/AIDS Treatment Adherence, Health Outcomes and Cost Study is described. Consumer representatives and principal investigators are interviewed about their experiences working within the model. Their collective comments form the basis of recommendations for practice when employing consumer representation models
Trends in service use and treatment for mental disorders in adults throughout Great Britain
- Authors:
- BRUGHA Traolach S., et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 185(11), November 2004, pp.378-384.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Trends in health treatments and outcomes in the general population may be used to monitor achievement of health targets. The aim was to investigate changes in mental health services and treatment in Britain over a 7-year period. National surveys of psychiatric morbidity were completed in 1993 and 2000 in households throughout Great Britain. Standardised interviews were used to establish psychiatric case status and service and treatment utilisation in adults aged 16–64 years. Use of psychotropic medication doubled in those designated as psychiatric cases. In the non-case-status population antidepressant use rose from 0.16% in 1993 (95% CI 0.07–0.25) to 2.02% in 2000 (95% CI 1.69–2.35). However, the overall prevalence of neurotic and psychotic disorder hardly changed from 1993 to 2000. Use of specialised ‘talking treatments’did not increase significantly, except in the non-case group. Treatment with psychotropic medication alone is unlikely to improve the overall mental health of the nation. A policy based almost exclusively on treatment of identified cases should be augmented by preventive approaches.
The colour that lends support
- Author:
- COBB Alison
- Journal article citation:
- Diverse Minds Magazine, 10, October 2001, pp.4-6.
- Publisher:
- MIND
Reports on Mind's analysis of its yellow card scheme which highlights the need for people to get better information, to have more say in their treatment, and gain greater support for managing withdrawal.