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Non-peer professionals' understanding of recovery and attitudes towards peer support workers joining existing community mental health teams in the North Denmark Region: A qualitative study (2024)
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Lerbæk, B., Johansen, K., Burholt, A., Gregersen, L., Terp, M., Slade, M., & Castelein, S. (in press). Non-peer professionals' understanding of recovery and attitudes towards peer support workers joining existing community mental health teams in the North Denmark Region: A qualitative study. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing,

Peer support is a collaborative practice where people with lived experience of mental health conditions engage in supporting like-minded. Peer support impacts on personal recovery and empowerment and creates value at an organisational level. However,... Read More about Non-peer professionals' understanding of recovery and attitudes towards peer support workers joining existing community mental health teams in the North Denmark Region: A qualitative study.

Cross-cultural insights from two global mental health studies: self-enhancement and ingroup biases (2024)
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Kotera, Y., Ronaldson, A., Hayes, D., Hunter-Brown, H., McPhilbin, M., Dunnett, D., …Slade, M. (in press). Cross-cultural insights from two global mental health studies: self-enhancement and ingroup biases. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction,

This Commentary highlights two cross-cultural issues identified from our global mental health (GMH) research, RECOLLECT (Recovery Colleges Characterisation and Testing) 2: Selfenhancement and ingroup biases. Self-enhancement is a tendency to maintain... Read More about Cross-cultural insights from two global mental health studies: self-enhancement and ingroup biases.

Implementation of peer support for people with severe mental health conditions in high-, middle- and low-income-countries: a theory of change approach (2024)
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Hiltensperger, R., Ryan, G., Ben-Dor, I. A., Charles, A., Epple, E., Kalha, J., …Nakku, J. (2024). Implementation of peer support for people with severe mental health conditions in high-, middle- and low-income-countries: a theory of change approach. BMC Health Services Research, 24, Article 480. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-10990-5

Background Stakeholder engagement is essential to the design, implementation and evaluation of complex mental health interventions like peer support. Theory of Change (ToC) is commonly used in global health research to help structure and promote sta... Read More about Implementation of peer support for people with severe mental health conditions in high-, middle- and low-income-countries: a theory of change approach.

How the pandemic changed Recovery Colleges: A multi-site qualitative study (2024)
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McPhilbin, M., Stepanian, K., Yeo, C., Elton, D., Dunnett, D., Jennings, H., …Lawrence, V. (in press). How the pandemic changed Recovery Colleges: A multi-site qualitative study. BJPsych Open,

Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health problems increased whilst access to clinical mental health services reduced. Recovery Colleges (RCs) are recovery-focussed adult education initiatives delivered by people with professional and l... Read More about How the pandemic changed Recovery Colleges: A multi-site qualitative study.

The Implementation of Recommender Systems for Mental Health Recovery Narratives: Evaluation of Use and Performance (2024)
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Slade, E., Rennick-Egglestone, S., Ng, F., Kotera, Y., Llewellyn-Beardsley, J., Newby, C., …Slade, M. (in press). The Implementation of Recommender Systems for Mental Health Recovery Narratives: Evaluation of Use and Performance. JMIR Mental Health, 11, Article e45754. https://doi.org/10.2196/45754

Background: Recommender systems help narrow down a large range of items to a smaller, personalized set. NarraGive is a first-in-field hybrid recommender system for mental health recovery narratives, recommending narratives based on their content and... Read More about The Implementation of Recommender Systems for Mental Health Recovery Narratives: Evaluation of Use and Performance.

The Implementation of Recommender Systems for Mental Health Recovery Narratives: Evaluation of Usage and Performance (2024)
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Slade, E., Rennick-Egglestone, S., Ng, F., Kotera, Y., Llewellyn Beardsley, J., Newby, C., …Slade, M. (2024). The Implementation of Recommender Systems for Mental Health Recovery Narratives: Evaluation of Usage and Performance. JMIR Mental Health, 11, Article e45754. https://doi.org/10.2196/45754

Background: Recommender systems help narrow down a large range of items to a smaller, personalized set of items. NarraGive is a first-in-field hybrid recommender system for mental health recovery narratives, recommending narratives based on their n... Read More about The Implementation of Recommender Systems for Mental Health Recovery Narratives: Evaluation of Usage and Performance.

Development of the UPSIDES global mental health training programme for peer support workers: Perspectives from stakeholders in low, middle and high-income countries (2024)
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Nixdorf, R., Kotera, Y., Baillie, D., Garber Epstein, P., Hall, C., Hiltensperger, R., …Mahlke, C. (2024). Development of the UPSIDES global mental health training programme for peer support workers: Perspectives from stakeholders in low, middle and high-income countries. PLoS ONE, 19(2), Article e0298315. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0298315

Background. Peer support in mental health is a low-threshold intervention with increasing evidence for enhancing personal recovery and empowerment of persons living with severe mental health conditions. As peer support spreads globally, there is a gr... Read More about Development of the UPSIDES global mental health training programme for peer support workers: Perspectives from stakeholders in low, middle and high-income countries.

A good life with psychosis: rate of positive outcomes in first-episode psychosis at 10-year follow-up (2024)
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Simonsen, C., Åsbø, G., Slade, M., Wold, K. F., Widing, L., Flaaten, C. B., …Melle, I. (2024). A good life with psychosis: rate of positive outcomes in first-episode psychosis at 10-year follow-up. Psychological Medicine, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0033291724000205

Background More knowledge about positive outcomes for people with first-episode psychosis (FEP) is needed. An FEP 10-year follow-up study investigated the rate of personal recovery, emotional wellbeing, and clinical recovery in the total sample and... Read More about A good life with psychosis: rate of positive outcomes in first-episode psychosis at 10-year follow-up.

Perception and appropriation of a web-based recovery narratives intervention: qualitative interview study (2024)
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Ali, Y., Rennick-Egglestone, S., Llewellyn-Beardsley, J., Ng, F., Yeo, C., Franklin, D., …Slade, M. (2024). Perception and appropriation of a web-based recovery narratives intervention: qualitative interview study. Frontiers in Digital Health, 6, Article 1297935. https://doi.org/10.3389/fdgth.2024.1297935

Introduction Mental health recovery narratives are widely available to the public, and can benefit people affected by mental health problems. The NEON Intervention is a novel web-based digital health intervention providing access to the NEON Colle... Read More about Perception and appropriation of a web-based recovery narratives intervention: qualitative interview study.

The transformative potential of citizen science for mental health (2024)
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Slade, M., Rennick-Egglestone, S., & Todowede, O. (2024). The transformative potential of citizen science for mental health. Lancet Psychiatry, 11(4), 246-248. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366%2824%2900008-7

Citizen science is an approach to knowledge production through public engagement in scientific research activities, whereby citizens actively contribute to science either with their intellectual effort, surrounding knowledge, or their tools and resou... Read More about The transformative potential of citizen science for mental health.

Designing a Library of Lived Experience for Mental Health: integrated realist synthesis and experience-based co-design study in UK mental health services (2024)
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Marshall, P., Barbrook, J., Collins, G., Foster, S., Glossop, Z., Inkster, C., …Lobban, F. (2024). Designing a Library of Lived Experience for Mental Health: integrated realist synthesis and experience-based co-design study in UK mental health services. BMJ Open, 14(1), Article e081188. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-081188

ObjectiveLiving Library events involve people being trained as living 'Books', who then discuss aspects of their personal experiences in direct conversation with attendees, referred to as 'Readers'. This study sought to generate a realist programme t... Read More about Designing a Library of Lived Experience for Mental Health: integrated realist synthesis and experience-based co-design study in UK mental health services.

Mental Health Staff Perspectives on Personal Recovery: A Narrative Study on Positive Professional Impact of Recovery-Oriented Care (2024)
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Kirkegaard Thomsen, D., Østergaard Christensen, T., Tranberg Hansen, M., & Slade, M. (2024). Mental Health Staff Perspectives on Personal Recovery: A Narrative Study on Positive Professional Impact of Recovery-Oriented Care. Journal of Recovery in Mental Health, 7(1), 12-30. https://doi.org/10.33137/jrmh.v7i1.40671

Objectives Mental health staff play an important role in facilitating personal recovery. We examined how mental health staff perceived personal recovery and the impact of their experience with supporting personal recovery. Research Design and M... Read More about Mental Health Staff Perspectives on Personal Recovery: A Narrative Study on Positive Professional Impact of Recovery-Oriented Care.

Feasibility, validity and reliability of the Dutch translation of INCRESE (INCRESE-NL) inventory to characterize mental health recovery narratives (2024)
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Lases, M. N., Bruins, J., Ng, F., Rennick-Egglestone, S., Llewellyn-Beardsley, J., Slade, M., …Castelein, S. (2024). Feasibility, validity and reliability of the Dutch translation of INCRESE (INCRESE-NL) inventory to characterize mental health recovery narratives. Journal of Recovery in Mental Health, 7(1), 31-49. https://doi.org/10.33137/jrmh.v7i1.39398

Objective: Methods for characterizing mental health recovery narratives are needed to enable the selection of helpful narratives which can support the recovery processes of other people. The Inventory of Characteristics of Recovery Stories (INCRESE)... Read More about Feasibility, validity and reliability of the Dutch translation of INCRESE (INCRESE-NL) inventory to characterize mental health recovery narratives.

Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of online recorded recovery narratives in improving quality of life for people with non-psychotic mental health problems: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial (2024)
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Slade, M., Rennick‐Egglestone, S., Elliott, R. A., Newby, C., Robinson, C., Gavan, S. P., …Llewellyn-Beardsley, J. (2024). Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of online recorded recovery narratives in improving quality of life for people with non-psychotic mental health problems: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial. World Psychiatry, 23(1), 101-112. https://doi.org/10.1002/wps.21176

Narratives describing first-hand experiences of recovery from mental health problems are widely available. Emerging evidence suggests that engaging with mental health recovery narratives can benefit people experiencing mental health problems, but no... Read More about Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of online recorded recovery narratives in improving quality of life for people with non-psychotic mental health problems: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial.

Organisational and student characteristics, fidelity, funding models, and unit costs of recovery colleges in 28 countries: a cross-sectional survey (2023)
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Hayes, D., Hunter-Brown, H., Camacho, E., McPhilbin, M., Elliott, R. A., Ronaldson, A., …RECOLLECT International Research Consortium, R. I. R. C. (2023). Organisational and student characteristics, fidelity, funding models, and unit costs of recovery colleges in 28 countries: a cross-sectional survey. Lancet Psychiatry, 10(10), 768-779. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366%2823%2900229-8

Background: Recovery colleges were developed in England to support the recovery of individuals who have mental health symptoms or mental illness. They have been founded in many countries but there has been little international research on recovery co... Read More about Organisational and student characteristics, fidelity, funding models, and unit costs of recovery colleges in 28 countries: a cross-sectional survey.

Best practice guidelines for citizen science in mental health research: systematic review and evidence synthesis (2023)
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Todowede, . O., Lewandowski, F., Kotera, Y., Ashmore, A., Rennick-Egglestone, S., Boyd, D., …Slade, M. (2023). Best practice guidelines for citizen science in mental health research: systematic review and evidence synthesis. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 14, Article 1175311. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1175311

Partnering with people most affected by mental health problems can transform mental health outcomes. Citizen science as a research approach enables partnering with the public at a substantial scale, but there is scarce guidance on its use in mental h... Read More about Best practice guidelines for citizen science in mental health research: systematic review and evidence synthesis.

Typology of Mental Health Peer Support Work Components: Systematised Review and Expert Consultation (2023)
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Kotera, Y., Newby, C., Charles, A., Ng, F., Watson, E., Davidson, L., …Slade, M. (2023). Typology of Mental Health Peer Support Work Components: Systematised Review and Expert Consultation. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-023-01126-7

The employment of mental health peer support (PS) is recommended in national and international mental health policy, and widely implemented across many countries. The key components of PS remain to be identified. This study aimed to develop a typolog... Read More about Typology of Mental Health Peer Support Work Components: Systematised Review and Expert Consultation.

Societal and organisational influences on implementation of mental health peer support work in low-income and high-income settings: a qualitative focus group study (2023)
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Ramesh, M., Charles, A., Grayzman, A., Hiltensperger, R., Kalha, J., Kulkarni, A., …Slade, M. (2023). Societal and organisational influences on implementation of mental health peer support work in low-income and high-income settings: a qualitative focus group study. BMJ Open, 13(8), Article e058724. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-058724

Objectives: Despite the established evidence base for mental health peer support work, widespread implementation remains a challenge. This study aimed to explore societal and organisational influences on the implementation of peer support work in low... Read More about Societal and organisational influences on implementation of mental health peer support work in low-income and high-income settings: a qualitative focus group study.

Differences Between Online Trial Participants Who Have Used Statutory Mental Health Services and Those Who Have Not: Analysis of Baseline Data From 2 Pragmatic Trials of a Digital Health Intervention. (2023)
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Rennick-Egglestone, S., Newby, C., Robinson, C., Yeo, C., Ng, F., Elliott, R., …Slade, M. (2023). Differences Between Online Trial Participants Who Have Used Statutory Mental Health Services and Those Who Have Not: Analysis of Baseline Data From 2 Pragmatic Trials of a Digital Health Intervention. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 25, Article e44687. https://doi.org/10.2196/44687

Background: Digital health interventions (DHIs) are an established element of mental health service provision internationally. Regulators have positioned the best practice standard of evidence as an interventional study with a comparator reflective o... Read More about Differences Between Online Trial Participants Who Have Used Statutory Mental Health Services and Those Who Have Not: Analysis of Baseline Data From 2 Pragmatic Trials of a Digital Health Intervention..