Category: Mental Health

Forensic Psychiatry Bulletin

With thanks to our colleagues at Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation trust the latest Forensic Psychiatry bulletin is now available to view and download. Some articles are freely accessible, others require an Open Athens account.

Please get in touch for support with this: academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk.

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Perinatal Mental Health Bulletin

With thanks to our colleagues at Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation trust the latest Perinatal Mental Health bulletin is now available to view and download. Some articles are freely accessible, others require an Open Athens account.

Please get in touch for support with this: academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk.

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Making Every Contact Count

The most recent Make Every Contact count public heath bulletin looking at latest evidence around smoking cessation, alcohol, healthy weight, healthy eating and physical exercise is now available. The bulletin is produced by Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS FT Library staff. If you cannot access any of the articles included in the bulletin please contact academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk.

Smoking Cessation

Smoking Cessation Sep 2025Download

Alcohol

Alcohol Sep 2025Download

Healthy Weight

Healthy Weight Sep 2025Download

Healthy Eating

Healthy Eating Sep 2025Download

Physical Activity

Physical Activity Sep 2025Download

Suicide Prevention and Self Harm Bulletin

The latest Suicide Prevention and Self Harm Bulletin produced by the Mersey Care Evidently Better team is now available.

In this issue:

  • Machine learning algorithms and their predictive accuracy for suicide and self-harm: Systematic review and meta-analysis
  • Incidence of suicide within two years of a first diagnosis of depression, anxiety, or mixed anxiety and depression: an exploratory cohort study in primary care using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink
  • Developing theory-informed implementation strategies to embed a suicide safety planning intervention app into a psychiatric emergency department: co-design study using the Behaviour Change Wheel
  • Umbrella review of psychosocial and ward-based interventions to reduce self-harm and suicide risks in in-patient mental health settings

If you are unable to access any of the included articles please contact academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk.

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Learning from Lived Experience: My Story Playlist

At Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust, we know that the most powerful lessons often come directly from people with lived experience.

The My Story playlist brings together personal accounts of recovery, resilience and the challenges of living with mental ill health. These stories are not only deeply moving, they also help shape the way we deliver care and design services.

Watch Jane’s story here: Jane’s story on YouTube
Explore the full playlist: My Story on YouTube

Eating Disorder Bulletin

The latest Eating Disorder Bulletin is now available to view or download. Some articles are freely accessible, others require an Open Athens account. Please get in touch for support with this: academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk.

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Depression & Anxiety Bulletin

Depression & Anxiety The current bulletin for Depression & Anxiety, produced by Merseycare NHS Foundation Trust, is now available to view and download. 

In this edition:

  • A different lens on diagnosis: value of the CFI in asylum seekers’ psychiatric diagnostic assessment
  • Music therapy for patients with depression: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
  • The meaning of ‘acceptance’ of a psychiatric diagnosis: qualitative study of illness narratives with review of the literature
  • Association between somatic symptoms and depression and anxiety in adolescents: a cross-sectional school-based study

For support accessing any of the articles within the bulletin please contact: academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk

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Core beliefs in psychosis: new insights from a systematic review

A new systematic review has explored how core beliefs — the deep, often negative ideas we hold about ourselves and the world — play a role in psychosis.

The findings suggest that these beliefs can shape symptoms, recovery, and response to therapy. For clinicians, this highlights the importance of addressing core beliefs in treatment, not just the symptoms themselves.

This research adds weight to approaches that look at the whole person and their lived experience, making care more personal and effective.

Read the review on The Mental Elf: Core beliefs in psychosis: new insights from a systematic review – National Elf Service

Adult Aphasia, Dysarthria and Dysphagia Bulletin

The latest Adult Aphasia, Dysarthria and Dysphagia Bulletin produced by the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust is now available.

If you are unable to access any of the included articles please contact academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk.

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Government launches new neighbourhood health services

The government has announced new neighbourhood health services in 43 communities across England, supported by £10 million funding.

These services will bring together GPs, nurses, pharmacists, social care staff, and voluntary organisations to provide joined-up support closer to where people live.

For mental health, this means earlier help, less time waiting, and care that looks at the whole person – not just individual conditions. By connecting physical and mental health support, the aim is to reduce avoidable hospital visits and make it easier for people to get the help they need in their own communities.

Read more here: Government launches new neighbourhood health services | UK Healthcare News