Children and young people with anorexia nervosa (AN) are often recommended family-based treatment as the first-line intervention (Gorrell et al., 2019). The child who has struggled to eat – limiting their intake, counting calories, adhering to rigid rules about food – is now re-fed by their parents and has the control over food taken away from them in efforts to restore their physical health. The parents who may have previously transitioned away from being responsible for their child’s intake, are now empowered by the treatment team to take...
In England, when someone experiences a severe mental health crisis, services can admit them to hospital without their consent under the Mental Health...
In the past decade, accumulating evidence has shown the efficacy of second-generation antipsychotics (SGA) for young people with bipolar spectrum disorder (Garcia-Rodriguez et...
This research explores the link between the use of prescribed opioids and harm, including non-accidental fatalities. This is an important topic to investigate,...
Demand for adult mental health services in England continues to rise. According to the latest Mental Health Services Monthly Statistics, almost 1.5 million...
Major trauma refers to severe injuries that can be life-threatening or significantly life-altering, often resulting from incidents such as road traffic accidents, violence,...