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Drug policy reform - the opportunity presented by 'legal highs' [Editorials] 1 Aug 2013 | 12:05 pm
Current UK policy on drugs does little to reduce the potential harms to young people using drugs and in some ways can exacerbate them. The dramatic increase in the number of new psychoactive substance...
Stigma of mental illness and help-seeking intention in university students [Original papers] 1 Aug 2013 | 12:05 pm
Aims and method A cross-sectional study to ascertain levels of personal and perceived public mental illness stigma in a university student population and the association between the respective levels ...
Scottish psychiatrists' attitudes to electroconvulsive therapy: survey analysis [Original papers] 1 Aug 2013 | 12:05 pm
Aims and method Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) prescription rates in Scotland are decreasing. This study aims to look for possible causes, in particular psychiatrists’ attitudes. Ninety-one Scottish ...
Dropping out of dialectical behaviour therapy in the NHS: the role of care coordination [Original papers] 1 Aug 2013 | 12:05 pm
Aims and method Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) is associated with particularly high drop-out rates in the National Health Service (NHS). This paper seeks to investigate the characteristics of pat...
Joint assessment out of hours: assessing the benefits for patients and junior doctors [Education & training] 1 Aug 2013 | 12:05 pm
Aims and method We examined the impact of implementing a new Acute Mental Health Emergency Assessment Protocol (AMHEAP) on joint psychiatric assessments out of hours within Forth Valley, Scotland, ove...
