Guidelines for news media reporting on mental illness in the context of violence and crime: A Delphi consensus study

Despite its rare occurrence, severe mental illness is commonly linked to violence and crime in the news media. To reduce harmful effects of reporting, this study aimed to develop best practice guidelines for media reporting on mental illness in the context of violence and crime. Best practice was determined through the Delphi expert consensus method where experts rated statements according to importance for inclusion in the guidelines. In this study, the experts represented three groups: people with lived experience of severe mental illness, media professionals and mental health professionals. The 77 statements that were endorsed as ‘important’ or ‘essential’ by 80 per cent or more of experts were included in the guidelines, while 36 items were rejected from inclusion. There was a high degree of consensus among stakeholder groups. These guidelines expand on existing media guidelines, elaborating on accurate portrayals and appropriate language and extending coverage to areas of mental health literacy, considering impact, reporting relevant risk factors, using social media and implementation in news organizations.

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Attitudes and Perceived Barriers to Working with Families of Persons with Severe Mental Illness: Mental Health Professionals’ Perspectives

Community Mental Health Journal ◽

10.1007/s10597-008-9135-x ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 44 (5) ◽

pp. 337-345 ◽

Cited By ~ 28

Author(s):

Hea-Won Kim ◽

Michelle P. Salyers

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Mental Illness ◽

Severe Mental Illness ◽

Mental Health Professionals ◽

Health Professionals ◽

Perceived Barriers

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Communication skills training for mental health professionals working with people with severe mental illness

10.1002/14651858.cd010006 ◽

2012 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Alexia Papageorgiou ◽

Yoon Loke ◽

Katherine HO Deane ◽

Michelle Fromage

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Mental Illness ◽

Severe Mental Illness ◽

Communication Skills ◽

Mental Health Professionals ◽

Health Professionals ◽

Skills Training ◽

Communication Skills Training

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Next steps for meeting the needs of people with severe mental illness in low- and middle-income countries

Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences ◽

10.1017/s2045796016001013 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 26 (4) ◽

pp. 348-354 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

C. Hanlon

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Health Care ◽

Mental Illness ◽

Human Rights ◽

Mental Health Care ◽

Severe Mental Illness ◽

Mental Health Professionals ◽

Task Sharing ◽

Middle Income ◽

Middle Income Countries

The explicit inclusion of mental health within the Sustainable Development Goals is a welcome development, borne out of powerful advocacy using public health, economic and human rights arguments. As funding comes on line for scale-up of evidence-based mental health care by task-sharing with primary care, it is time to take stock about care for people affected by severe mental illness (SMI). The existing evidence base for task shared care for SMI provides an imperative to get started, but is skewed towards relatively more affluent and urban populations in middle-income countries where specialist mental health professionals provide most of the care. Randomised, controlled trials and rigorous implementation research on task shared service models are underway which will go some way to improving understanding of the quality, safety, effectiveness and acceptability of more widely generalisable care for people with SMI. A sub-group of people with SMI have more complex and long-term needs for care, with a high risk of homelessness, imprisonment and human rights violations as family and social supports become overwhelmed. Case studies from non-governmental organisations provide examples of holistic approaches to rehabilitation, recovery and empowerment of people with SMI, but rigorous comparative studies are needed to identify the most efficient, effective and scalable approaches to care. Health system constraints are emerging as the over-riding barriers to successful task-sharing, highlighting a need to develop and evaluate chronic care models for people with SMI that succeed in reducing premature mortality, improving wellbeing and achieving better social outcomes. Addressing these evidence gaps is essential if task-sharing mental health care is going to deliver on its promise of promoting recovery for the full range of people affected by SMI.

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Communication skills training for mental health professionals working with people with severe mental illness

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews ◽

10.1002/14651858.cd010006.pub2 ◽

2017 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Alexia Papageorgiou ◽

Yoon K Loke ◽

Michelle Fromage

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Mental Illness ◽

Severe Mental Illness ◽

Communication Skills ◽

Mental Health Professionals ◽

Health Professionals ◽

Skills Training ◽

Communication Skills Training

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Making Lived-Experience Research Accessible: A Design Thinking Approach to Co-Creating Knowledge Translation Resources Based on Evidence

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18179250 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (17) ◽

pp. 9250

Author(s):

Katherine M. Boydell ◽

Anne Honey ◽

Helen Glover ◽

Katherine Gill ◽

Barbara Tooth ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Mental Illness ◽

Lived Experience ◽

Mental Health Professionals ◽

Participatory Design ◽

Design Thinking ◽

Evidence Based ◽

Journal Articles ◽

Translation Strategy ◽

User Friendly

Mental health lived-experience research illuminates the perspectives and experiences of people who live with mental illness. However, little is known about how useful people with lived experience of mental illness/distress might find lived-experience research, nor what the best formats are to bring it to their attention. This paper describes the STELLER study (Supporting the Translation into Everyday Life of Lived-Experience Research), which explores the translation of lived-experience research in the lives of people living with mental illness. Our aim was to use a design thinking approach to develop a range of user-friendly formats to disseminate lived-experience research. A staged design thinking approach was used to develop a translation strategy for lived-experience research. We explored empathy via consumer consultation to understand their perspectives on lived-experience research, refined the design aim, research questions and generated ideas with consumers and mental health professionals, identified the evidence based on lived experience-authored journal articles, worked with design students and peer workers to create a suite of resources and developed prototypes tailored to individual settings and clients. Participatory design thinking strategies are essential to identify the best ways to translate evidence-based lived-experience research via accessible, lay-friendly resources targeted to individuals impacted by mental illness. This study is the first to investigate the feasibility and usefulness of bringing the findings of lived-experience research to individuals impacted by mental illness/distress. It provides evidence about a potentially important source of information that can be used to facilitate their recovery.

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