Outputs (23)

Working effectively with people who have received a diagnosis of personality disorder (2023)
Journal Article
Elliott, A., Lamph, G., & Kendall, Z. (2023). Working effectively with people who have received a diagnosis of personality disorder. Mental Health Practice, 26(4), 34-41. https://doi.org/10.7748/mhp.2023.e1634

Personality disorder is a contentious diagnostic label that is associated with high levels of stigma, leading many practitioners and people with lived experience to call for a change in its use. Mental health nurses frequently encounter people who ha... Read More about Working effectively with people who have received a diagnosis of personality disorder.

Perceptions of social media challenges and benefits during the Covid-19 pandemic: Qualitative findings from a cross sectional international survey (2023)
Journal Article
Schoultz, M., Lamph, G., Thygesen, H., Leung, J., Bonsaksen, T., Ruffolo, M., …Østertun Geirdal, A. (2023). Perceptions of social media challenges and benefits during the Covid-19 pandemic: Qualitative findings from a cross sectional international survey. PLOS Global Public Health, 3(1), Article e0001463. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0001463

Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic in January 2020 the need for rapid information spread grew and social media became the ultimate platform for information exchange as well as a tool for connection and entertainment. With the rapid informat... Read More about Perceptions of social media challenges and benefits during the Covid-19 pandemic: Qualitative findings from a cross sectional international survey.

Associations between social media use and loneliness in a cross-national population: do motives for social media use matter? (2023)
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Bonsaksen, T., Ruffolo, M., Price, D., Leung, J., Thygesen, H., Lamph, G., …Østertun Geirdal, A. (2023). Associations between social media use and loneliness in a cross-national population: do motives for social media use matter?. Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine, 11(1), https://doi.org/10.1080/21642850.2022.2158089

Background: We aimed to examine the association between social media use and loneliness two years after the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. Methods: Participants were 1649 adults who completed a cross-sectional online survey disseminated openly in Norway... Read More about Associations between social media use and loneliness in a cross-national population: do motives for social media use matter?.

Self-Reported Long COVID in the General Population: Sociodemographic and Health Correlates in a Cross-National Sample. (2022)
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Bonsaksen, T., Leung, J., Price, D., Ruffolo, M., Lamph, G., Kabelenga, I., …Østertun Geirdal, A. (2022). Self-Reported Long COVID in the General Population: Sociodemographic and Health Correlates in a Cross-National Sample. Life, 12(6), Article 901. https://doi.org/10.3390/life12060901

We aimed to gain knowledge of possible sociodemographic predictors of long COVID and whether long COVID was associated with health outcomes almost two years after the pandemic outbreak. There were 1649 adults who participated in the study by completi... Read More about Self-Reported Long COVID in the General Population: Sociodemographic and Health Correlates in a Cross-National Sample..

The clinical effectiveness and cost effectiveness of clozapine for inpatients with severe borderline personality disorder (CALMED study): a randomised placebo-controlled trial. (2022)
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Crawford, M. J., Leeson, V. C., Evans, R., Barrett, B., McQuaid, A., Cheshire, J., …Gibbon, S. (2022). The clinical effectiveness and cost effectiveness of clozapine for inpatients with severe borderline personality disorder (CALMED study): a randomised placebo-controlled trial. Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology, 12, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1177/20451253221090832

Background: Data from case series suggest that clozapine may benefit inpatients with borderline personality disorder (BPD), but randomised trials have not been conducted. Methods: Multicentre, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. We aimed to re... Read More about The clinical effectiveness and cost effectiveness of clozapine for inpatients with severe borderline personality disorder (CALMED study): a randomised placebo-controlled trial..

An evaluation of a pilot multi-professional offender personality disorder (OPD) higher education programme (2022)
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Lamph, G., Elliott, A., Gardner, K., Wright, K., Jones, E., Haslam, M., …McKeown, M. (2022). An evaluation of a pilot multi-professional offender personality disorder (OPD) higher education programme. Journal of Forensic Practice, 24(2), 138-155. https://doi.org/10.1108/JFP-10-2021-0051

Purpose Workforce development is crucial to the offender personality disorder (OPD) service to provide contemporary, evidenced care and treatment. This study aims to provide an overview and the research evaluation results of a regional higher educat... Read More about An evaluation of a pilot multi-professional offender personality disorder (OPD) higher education programme.

A qualitative study of the label of personality disorder from the perspectives of people with lived experience and occupational experience (2021)
Journal Article
Lamph, G., Dorothy, J., Jeynes, T., Coak, A., Jassat, R., Elliott, A., …Thornton, T. (2022). A qualitative study of the label of personality disorder from the perspectives of people with lived experience and occupational experience. Mental Health Review Journal, 27(1), 31-47. https://doi.org/10.1108/MHRJ-05-2020-0035

Purpose The label “Personality Disorder” continues to divide opinion. Challenges to the terminology of personality disorder led by people with lived experience and supported by critical practitioners and academics are tempered by acknowledgement of... Read More about A qualitative study of the label of personality disorder from the perspectives of people with lived experience and occupational experience.

Learning the subtle dance: The experience of therapists who deliver mentalisation-based therapy for borderline personality disorder. (2021)
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Gardner, K. J., Wright, K. M., Elliott, A., Lamph, G., Graham, S., Parker, L., & Fonagy, P. (2022). Learning the subtle dance: The experience of therapists who deliver mentalisation-based therapy for borderline personality disorder. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 78(2), 105-121. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.23208

Objectives This study aimed to understand therapists' lived experiences of delivering mentalisation-based therapy (MBT), including their experiences of service user change. Method One-to-one semi-structured interviews or focus groups were conduc... Read More about Learning the subtle dance: The experience of therapists who deliver mentalisation-based therapy for borderline personality disorder..

A three-phased model to support the design and development of core competency education for liaison mental health clinicians (2021)
Journal Article
Lamph, G., & Bullen-Foster, C. (2021). A three-phased model to support the design and development of core competency education for liaison mental health clinicians. Journal of Mental Health Training, Education and Practice, 16(3), 213-223. https://doi.org/10.1108/JMHTEP-06-2018-0035

Purpose This paper aims to provide an insight into the design, development and delivery proposals for a first of its kind “Liaison Mental Health Training Programme”. In the UK, there has been a significant investment in Liaison Mental Health Service... Read More about A three-phased model to support the design and development of core competency education for liaison mental health clinicians.

Personality disorder co-morbidity in primary care ‘Improving Access to Psychological Therapy’ (IAPT) services: a qualitative study exploring patient perspectives on treatment experience (2020)
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Lamph, G., Baker, J., Dickinson, T., & Lovell, K. (2021). Personality disorder co-morbidity in primary care ‘Improving Access to Psychological Therapy’ (IAPT) services: a qualitative study exploring patient perspectives on treatment experience. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 49, 144–158. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1352465820000594

Background: High numbers of people present with common mental health disorders and co-morbid personality disorder traits in primary care ‘Improving Access to Psychological Therapies’ (IAPT) services in England and they receive sub-optimal treatments... Read More about Personality disorder co-morbidity in primary care ‘Improving Access to Psychological Therapy’ (IAPT) services: a qualitative study exploring patient perspectives on treatment experience.