Research

An investigation on attitudes towards the use of coercion and mechanical restraint says it is possible to change the staff attitudes towards the use of coercion, e.g. mechanical restraint, through activating, diverse, and involving teaching. The staff in the research (122 staff members in total)...

The article, published in BJPSYCH INTERNATIONAL in August 2017, reports the findings of a survey of service users regarding their experiences of coercion and restraint in the UK and embeds this in the wider international and institutional environment. The article mentions efforts of ENUSP with...

Research published on 22 June 2017 by the Mental Health Alliance shows that Mental Health Act isn't working. The research includes the views of over 8000 people who use mental health services, carers, and professionals. Half of those who responded did not think that people...

Recovery, empowerment and experiential expertise. In this documentary (ex-)users and survivors of psychiatry speak about their lived experience from hospitalization to recovery. They discuss what is helpful and what is not helpful at all. Among the most brilliant phrases are: "Insanity is a perfectly sane...

According to the study published in CNS Drugs on June 16, 2017, 37 out of 10,000 clozapine users have serious gastrointestinal hypomotility with clozapine the suspected cause, and at least 7 of them actually die (case fatality rate 18 %). Researchers say actual numbers may...

Biased reporting example: a study claims that children with ADHD have smaller brains and forgets to highlight the higher IQ scores. Information about the IQ of childen with ADHD can be found only in the appendix of the study, not available in the free version....

Compulsory admission rates are linked to ethnicity and poverty, the Lancet Psychiatry says. Compulsory admission rates are higher in "more deprived regions" and 3 times higher for black people than for white. The article is available here.