All Outputs (5)

The Association between the Police, Ambulance, Clinician Early Response (PACER) Model and Involuntary Detentions of People Living with Mental Illness: A Protocol for a Retrospective Observational Study (2023)
Journal Article
Heffernan, J., Pennay, A., Hughes, E., & Gray, R. (2023). The Association between the Police, Ambulance, Clinician Early Response (PACER) Model and Involuntary Detentions of People Living with Mental Illness: A Protocol for a Retrospective Observational S

Emergency services are frequently called to attend mental health incidents and are looking for innovative ways to improve their responses and reduce the burden on services. Involuntary detention of people living with mental illness is considered more... Read More about The Association between the Police, Ambulance, Clinician Early Response (PACER) Model and Involuntary Detentions of People Living with Mental Illness: A Protocol for a Retrospective Observational Study.

Achieving integrated treatment: a realist synthesis of service models and systems for co-existing serious mental health and substance use conditions (2023)
Journal Article
Harris, J., Dalkin, S., Jones, L., Ainscough, T., Maden, M., Bate, A., …Hughes, E. (2023). Achieving integrated treatment: a realist synthesis of service models and systems for co-existing serious mental health and substance use conditions. Lancet Psych

Approximately 30–50% of people with serious mental illness have co-existing drug or alcohol problems (COSMHAD), associated with adverse health and social care outcomes. UK guidelines advocate both co-occurring needs being met within mental health ser... Read More about Achieving integrated treatment: a realist synthesis of service models and systems for co-existing serious mental health and substance use conditions.

Sexual health services in urban, suburban, and rural outpatient mental healthcare settings in New York: findings from a survey of practices and gaps (2023)
Journal Article
McKinnon, K., Jaafar, F., Alves-Bradford, J., Weinstein, T., Zurita McKinnon, A., Hughes, E., …Cournos, F. (2023). Sexual health services in urban, suburban, and rural outpatient mental healthcare settings in New York: findings from a survey of practice

We surveyed all licensed outpatient mental health programs in New York to examine sexual health services and training needs of providers. Gaps were found in processes for assessing whether patients were sexually active, engaging in sexual risk behavi... Read More about Sexual health services in urban, suburban, and rural outpatient mental healthcare settings in New York: findings from a survey of practices and gaps.

The effect of COVID-19 on women’s experiences of pregnancy, birth and postpartum in Indonesia: a rapid online survey (2023)
Journal Article
McGowan, L., Astuti, A., Hafidz, F., Pratiwi, C., Yulian, V., Hughes, E., …Fu, Y. (2023). The effect of COVID-19 on women’s experiences of pregnancy, birth and postpartum in Indonesia: a rapid online survey. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 23(1), Articl

Background: The interrelationship of psychological and social factors in the current COVID-19 pandemic has been highlighted in research mainly focused on the global north. The impact of lockdowns can exacerbate psychological distress and affect acces... Read More about The effect of COVID-19 on women’s experiences of pregnancy, birth and postpartum in Indonesia: a rapid online survey.

Prevalence of HIV in mental health service users: a retrospective cohort study (2023)
Journal Article
Heslin, M., Jewell, A., Croxford, S., Chau, C., Smith, S., Pittrof, R., …Stewart, R. (2023). Prevalence of HIV in mental health service users: a retrospective cohort study. BMJ Open, 13(4), Article e067337. https://doi.org/10.1136/+bmjopen-2022-067337

Objective: To examine the prevalence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in a cohort of people who have used secondary mental health services in the UK. Design: Retrospective cohort study. Setting: Routinely collected clinical data from seconda... Read More about Prevalence of HIV in mental health service users: a retrospective cohort study.