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  • Seeing the new through the familiar: How previous professional training shapes the early stages of learning mentalization-based therapy

    This study explored how mental health practitioners experience learning a new therapy after training in other approaches. Findings showed that previous training can both help and challenge learning, suggesting training programmes should build on practitioners’ existing knowledge and skills when teaching new therapeutic methods.

    Authors: Lamouini, Y. B., Casey, P., Midgley, N.

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  • Patient experiences of long-term psychodynamic psychotherapy for mood and personality disorders

    The purpose of this systematic review and meta-aggregation is to integrate and evaluate qualitative research on adults' experiences of long-term psychodynamic psychotherapy for complex mood disorders, with the aim of guiding clinical practice and future research.

    Authors: Barrett, A., Campbell, C., Luyten, P. et al.

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  • Development and validation of the Revised Epistemic Trust, Mistrust and Credulity Questionnaire

    It has been argued that disruptions to epistemic trust are implicated in psychopathology; however, this requires empirical testing, and an existing scale evaluating epistemic trust, the Epistemic Trust, Mistrust and Credulity Questionnaire (ETMCQ), requires improvement.

    Authors: Campbell, C., Delamain, H., Saunders, R. et al.

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  • Adolescents' experiences of risk and protective factors in relation to mental wellbeing and mental health

    Extensive research exists for risk and protective factors in relation to mental health difficulties during adolescence, but few qualitative studies have been conducted in this area. Qualitative data can add insights into adolescents' perceptions and provide opportunities to observe patterns in their subjective experiences.

    Authors: Eisenstadt, M., Stapley, E., Benedito, M. et al.

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  • Protocol for the Start for Life National Evaluation: what works, for whom, under what circumstances?

    The Start for Life programme aims to improve support through pregnancy and early childhood. This paper describes the national evaluation of the programme.

    Authors: Barlow J., Sleed M., Day L., et al.

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  • Forgotten grievers: what services can learn from families bereaved by youth-violence-related homicide

    This study explores the reported recommendations for the offer of care for families and members of the wider social network who have been bereaved by youth-violence-related homicide.

    Authors: Wallace-Hanlon, S., Green Stewart, K., Okafor-Sholaja, N., et al.

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  • Cost-effectiveness of a mentalization-based treatment for antisocial personality disorder (MBT-ASPD) in males on community probation

    This study provides preliminary evidence that MBT-ASPD plus 'probation as usual' may reduce aggression while offering value for money, compared with standard support alone.

    Authors: Barrett, B., Simes., E., Yirmiya, K., et al.

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  • Improving measurement of the mental wellbeing of adolescents with special educational needs: a Delphi study

    This study aimed to reach expert consensus on the priorities for improving wellbeing measurement in non-mainstream schools.

    Authors: Jeffery, M., C., Lereya, S., T., Powell, C., et al.

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  • User satisfaction with child and adolescent mental health services: factor structure of the Experience of Service Questionnaire (ESQ)

    Children and young people's mental health services are expected to track user satisfaction routinely, and the ESQ is increasingly being adopted worldwide. This study supports the continued use of the ESQ in services in the UK and Norway.

    Authors: Arnesen, Y., Handegard, B. H., Mathiassen, B., et al.

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