Views of young people in Malaysia on mental health, help‐seeking and unusual psychological experiences
Full Article Clio Berry, Daniel Michelson, Ellisha Othman, Jun C. Tan, Brioney Gee, Joanne Hodgekins, Rory E. Byrne, Alvin Lai Oon Ng Nigel V. Marsh Sian Coker, and David Fowler ABSTRACT Aim Mental health problems are prevalent among young people in Malaysia yet access to specialist mental health care is extremely limited. More context‐specific research is needed to understand the factors affecting help‐seeking in youth, when mental health problems typically have first onset. We...
Assessing social recovery of vulnerable youth in global mental health settings: a pilot study of clinical research tools in Malaysia
Full Article Clio Berry, Ellisha Othman, Jun Chuen Tan, Brioney Gee, Rory Edward Byrne, Joanne Hodgekins, Daniel Michelson, Alvin Lai Oon Ng, Nigel V. Marsh, Sian Coker and David Fowler ABSTRACT Background A social recovery approach to youth mental health focuses on increasing the time spent in valuable and meaningful structured activities, with a view to preventing enduring mental health problems and social disability. In Malaysia, access to mental health care is particularly limited...
Measuring adherence in social recovery therapy with people with first episode psychosis
Full title Christine Lowen, Jo Hodgekins, Katherine Pugh, Clio Berry, Mike Fitzsimmons, Paul French, Catarina Sacadura, Max Birchwood, Chris Jackson, Eleanor Baggott, Mark Bernard and David Fowler ABSTRACT Background: The SUPEREDEN3 study, a phase II randomized controlled trial, suggests that social recovery therapy (SRT) is useful in improving functional outcomes in people with first episode psychosis. SRT incorporates cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) techniques with case management and employment support, and therefore has a different...
Social recovery therapy: a treatment manual
Full Article David Fowler, Joanne Hodgekins, Clio Berry, Timothy Clarke, Jasper Palmier-Claus, Catarina Sacadura, Adam Graham, Christine Lowen, Ann Steele, Katherine Pugh, Samantha Fraser, Mike Fitzsimmons and Paul French Abstract Social Recovery Therapy is an individual psychosocial therapy developed for people with psychosis. The therapy aims to improve social recovery through increasing the amount of time individuals spend in meaningful structured activity. Social Recovery Therapy draws on our model of social disability arising...