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Post-traumatic growth in mental health recovery: qualitative study of narratives (2019)
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Slade, M., Rennick-Egglestone, S., Blackie, L. E., Llewellyn-Beardsley, J., Franklin, D., Hui, A., …Deakin, E. (2019). Post-traumatic growth in mental health recovery: qualitative study of narratives. BMJ Open, 9(6), Article e029342. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029342

Objectives Post-traumatic growth, defined as positive psychological change experienced as a result of the struggle with challenging life circumstances, is under-researched in people with mental health problems. The aim of this study was to develop... Read More about Post-traumatic growth in mental health recovery: qualitative study of narratives.

A systematic review of influences on implementation of peer support work for adults with mental health problems (2019)
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Ibrahim, N., Thompson, D., Nixdorf, R., Nixdorf, R., Ryan, G., Kalha, J., …Slade, M. (2020). A systematic review of influences on implementation of peer support work for adults with mental health problems. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 55, 285–293. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-019-01739-1

© 2019, The Author(s). Purpose: The evidence base for peer support work in mental health is established, yet implementation remains a challenge. The aim of this systematic review was to identify influences which facilitate or are barriers to implemen... Read More about A systematic review of influences on implementation of peer support work for adults with mental health problems.

When does shared decision making is adopted in psychiatric clinical practice? Results from a European multicentric study (2019)
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Luciano, M., Sampogna, G., Del Vecchio, V., Loos, S., Slade, M., Clarke, E., …Fiorillo, A. (2019). When does shared decision making is adopted in psychiatric clinical practice? Results from a European multicentric study. European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience, 64(6), 405-414. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00406-019-01031-y

© 2019, Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature. To identify factors associated with the use of shared decision making in routine mental health care in a large multicenter European study. Data have been collected within the study “Clini... Read More about When does shared decision making is adopted in psychiatric clinical practice? Results from a European multicentric study.

The experiences of spirituality among adults with mental health difficulties: a qualitative systematic review (2019)
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Milner, K., Crawford, P., Edgley, A., Hare-Duke, L., & Slade, M. (2019). The experiences of spirituality among adults with mental health difficulties: a qualitative systematic review. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 29, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1017/s2045796019000234

Aims Despite an increasing awareness of the importance of spirituality in mental health contexts, a ‘religiosity gap’ exists in the difference in value placed on spirituality and religion by professionals compared with service users. This may be du... Read More about The experiences of spirituality among adults with mental health difficulties: a qualitative systematic review.

Mental Health Recovery Narratives and Their Impact on Recipients: Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis (2019)
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Rennick-Egglestone, S., Morgan, K., Llewellyn-Beardsley, J., Ramsay, A., Mcgranahan, R., Gillard, S., …Slade, M. (2019). Mental Health Recovery Narratives and Their Impact on Recipients: Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry / Revue Canadienene de Psychiatrie, 64(10), 669-679. https://doi.org/10.1177/0706743719846108

Objective. Mental health recovery narratives are often shared in peer support work and anti-stigma campaigns. Internet technology provides access to an almost unlimited number of narratives, and yet little is known about how they impact on recipients... Read More about Mental Health Recovery Narratives and Their Impact on Recipients: Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis.

Characteristics of mental health recovery narratives: systematic review and narrative synthesis (2019)
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Llewellyn-Beardsley, J., Rennick-Egglestone, S., Callard, F., Crawford, P., Farkas, M., Hui, A., …Slade, M. (2019). Characteristics of mental health recovery narratives: systematic review and narrative synthesis. PLoS ONE, 14(3), Article e0214678. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0214678

Background Narratives of recovery from mental health distress have played a central role in the establishment of the recovery paradigm within mental health policy and practice. As use of recovery narratives increases within services, it is critica... Read More about Characteristics of mental health recovery narratives: systematic review and narrative synthesis.

Using Peer Support in Developing Empowering Mental Health Services (UPSIDES): Background, Rationale and Methodology (2019)
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Puschner, B., Repper, J., Mahlke, C., Nixdorf, R., Basangwa, D., Nakku, J., …Slade, M. (2019). Using Peer Support in Developing Empowering Mental Health Services (UPSIDES): Background, Rationale and Methodology. Annals of Global Health, 85(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.2435

Background: Peers are people with lived experience of mental illness. Peer support is an established intervention in which peers offer support to others with mental illness. A large proportion of people living with severe mental illness receive no ca... Read More about Using Peer Support in Developing Empowering Mental Health Services (UPSIDES): Background, Rationale and Methodology.

Peer support and skills training through an eating club for people with psychotic disorders: a feasibility study (2019)
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Vogel, J. S., Swart, M., Slade, M., Bruins, J., van der Gaag, M., & Castelein, S. (2019). Peer support and skills training through an eating club for people with psychotic disorders: a feasibility study. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 64, 80-86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbtep.2019.02.007

Objective The HospitalitY (HY) intervention is a novel recovery oriented intervention for people with psychotic disorders in which peer support and home-based skill training are combined in an eating club. A feasibility study was conducted to inform... Read More about Peer support and skills training through an eating club for people with psychotic disorders: a feasibility study.

REFOCUS-PULSAR recovery-oriented practice training in specialist mental health care: a stepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trial (2019)
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Meadows, G., Brophy, L., Shawyer, F., Enticott, J. C., Fossey, E., Thornton, C. D., …Slade, M. (2019). REFOCUS-PULSAR recovery-oriented practice training in specialist mental health care: a stepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trial. Lancet Psychiatry, 6(2), 103-114. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366%2818%2930429-2

Background: Recovery-oriented practice promotes individual strengths and recovery potential. PULSAR, adapting the UK-developed REFOCUS recovery-oriented staff intervention for Australian use, aimed to establish whether consumers accessing mental heal... Read More about REFOCUS-PULSAR recovery-oriented practice training in specialist mental health care: a stepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trial.

Conceptual framework for social connectedness in mental disorders: systematic review and narrative synthesis (2018)
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Hare Duke, L., Dening, T., de Oliveira, D., Milner, K., & Slade, M. (2019). Conceptual framework for social connectedness in mental disorders: systematic review and narrative synthesis. Journal of Affective Disorders, 245, 188-199. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2018.10.359

Background: Adults with mental disorders are at high risk of loneliness. Loneliness has been implicated in a wide variety of physical and mental health problems. Social connectedness interventions are one means to tackle loneliness but have shown mix... Read More about Conceptual framework for social connectedness in mental disorders: systematic review and narrative synthesis.

Web-Based Decision Aid to Assist Help-Seeking Choices for Young People Who Self-Harm: Outcomes From a Randomized Controlled Feasibility Trial (2018)
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Rowe, S. L., Patel, K., French, R. S., Henderson, C., Ougrin, D., Slade, M., & Moran, P. (2018). Web-Based Decision Aid to Assist Help-Seeking Choices for Young People Who Self-Harm: Outcomes From a Randomized Controlled Feasibility Trial. JMIR Mental Health, 5(1), Article e10. https://doi.org/10.2196/mental.8098

Background: Adolescents who self-harm are often unsure how or where to get help. We developed a web-based personalised decision aid (DA), designed to support young people in decision-making about seeking help for their self-harm. Objective: Our aim... Read More about Web-Based Decision Aid to Assist Help-Seeking Choices for Young People Who Self-Harm: Outcomes From a Randomized Controlled Feasibility Trial.

Staff views on wellbeing for themselves and for service users (2015)
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Schrank, B., Brownell, T., Riches, S., Chevalier, A., Jakaite, Z., Larkin, C., …Slade, M. (2015). Staff views on wellbeing for themselves and for service users. Journal of Mental Health, 24(1), 48-53. https://doi.org/10.3109/09638237.2014.998804

© 2015 Shadowfax Publishing and Informa UK Limited. Background: Wellbeing is an important outcome in the context of recovery from mental illness. The views of mental health professionals on wellbeing may influence their approach to supporting recover... Read More about Staff views on wellbeing for themselves and for service users.

Development and evaluation of the INSPIRE measure of staff support for personal recovery (2014)
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Williams, J., Leamy, M., Bird, V., Le Boutillier, C., Norton, S., Pesola, F., & Slade, M. (2015). Development and evaluation of the INSPIRE measure of staff support for personal recovery. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 50(5), 777-786. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-014-0983-0

© 2014, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. Background: No individualised standardised measure of staff support for mental health recovery exists. Aims: To develop and evaluate a measure of staff support for recovery. Method: Development: initial draf... Read More about Development and evaluation of the INSPIRE measure of staff support for personal recovery.

Mental Health Service User Experience of Positive Psychotherapy (2014)
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Brownell, T., Schrank, B., Jakaite, Z., Larkin, C., & Slade, M. (2015). Mental Health Service User Experience of Positive Psychotherapy. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 71(1), 85-92. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.22118

© 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Objective: Service user satisfaction with therapy is a key part of the therapeutic process. The aim of this study was to investigate service user experiences of an 11-week group positive psychology intervention for psyc... Read More about Mental Health Service User Experience of Positive Psychotherapy.

Assessing the strengths of mental health consumers: A systematic review (2012)
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Bird, V. J., Le Boutillier, C., Leamy, M., Larsen, J., Oades, L. G., Williams, J., & Slade, M. (2012). Assessing the strengths of mental health consumers: A systematic review. Psychological Assessment, 24(4), 1024-1033. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0028983

Strengths assessments focus on the individual's talents, abilities, resources, and strengths. No systematic review of strengths assessments for use within mental health populations has been published. The aims of this study were to describe and evalu... Read More about Assessing the strengths of mental health consumers: A systematic review.