Former military personnel with mental health issues face the biggest battle of all: coming to terms with their condition. The MoD has teamed up with the NHS to provide six pilot projects which offer community mental health care for veterans. Brief details of the pilots and their services are provided.
Former military personnel with mental health issues face the biggest battle of all: coming to terms with their condition. The MoD has teamed up with the NHS to provide six pilot projects which offer community mental health care for veterans. Brief details of the pilots and their services are provided.
Subject terms:
intervention, mental health problems, stress, aggression, anxiety, armed forces personnel, community mental health services;
This article reports on two innovative Scottish ventures to make cognitive behavioural therapy more widely accessible. The STEPS services, based in the south-east of Glasgow is run by a psychologist and offers clients a six-week course of group therapy where the group numbers up to 100 people and there’s no question of ‘sharing’ feelings. Another initiative, the Living Life to the Full website offers internet users world-wide a 12 module CBT programme that has also recently been launched as a non-accredited evening class at Glasgow’s further education colleges.
This article reports on two innovative Scottish ventures to make cognitive behavioural therapy more widely accessible. The STEPS services, based in the south-east of Glasgow is run by a psychologist and offers clients a six-week course of group therapy where the group numbers up to 100 people and there’s no question of ‘sharing’ feelings. Another initiative, the Living Life to the Full website offers internet users world-wide a 12 module CBT programme that has also recently been launched as a non-accredited evening class at Glasgow’s further education colleges.
Subject terms:
internet, mental health problems, stress, access to services, behaviour therapy, group therapy;
Mindfulness-based therapies have indicated their efficacy for reducing symptoms of anxiety, depression and stress, and improving mindfulness in adolescent clinical and community populations. However, looked after children make up a distinct group of young people, many of whom have endured severe developmental trauma, such as neglect and abuse, and present with complex emotional and behavioural difficulties. Currently, there is a limited amount of research examining the efficacy of mindfulness-based therapy for this population. This article presents a preliminary exploration of the participation in a mindfulness-based group therapy by nine looked after children aged 14 to 17. Outcome measures were obtained at baseline and post-intervention. The Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21) was used to assess depression, anxiety and stress and the Child and Adolescent Mindfulness Measure (CAMM) was used to assess mindfulness. The results indicated a reduction in symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress and an increase in levels of mindfulness. Feedback questionnaires were also completed by all participants and in these, the young people rated the intervention as engaging and beneficial. Despite the small sample size, the results are promising and suggest that future research on mindfulness-based group interventions for looked after children is warranted.
(Publisher abstract)
Mindfulness-based therapies have indicated their efficacy for reducing symptoms of anxiety, depression and stress, and improving mindfulness in adolescent clinical and community populations. However, looked after children make up a distinct group of young people, many of whom have endured severe developmental trauma, such as neglect and abuse, and present with complex emotional and behavioural difficulties. Currently, there is a limited amount of research examining the efficacy of mindfulness-based therapy for this population. This article presents a preliminary exploration of the participation in a mindfulness-based group therapy by nine looked after children aged 14 to 17. Outcome measures were obtained at baseline and post-intervention. The Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21) was used to assess depression, anxiety and stress and the Child and Adolescent Mindfulness Measure (CAMM) was used to assess mindfulness. The results indicated a reduction in symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress and an increase in levels of mindfulness. Feedback questionnaires were also completed by all participants and in these, the young people rated the intervention as engaging and beneficial. Despite the small sample size, the results are promising and suggest that future research on mindfulness-based group interventions for looked after children is warranted.
(Publisher abstract)
Subject terms:
looked after children, mindfulness, young people, group therapy, anxiety, depression, stress, mental health problems, intervention, outcomes, evaluation, therapies;