Web-based interventions are increasingly used for the prevention, treatment and aftercare of
mental disorders. A crucial factor to the efficacy of such online programmes is adherence to …

Background This review is an update of the original Cochrane review published in July
2012. Missed appointments are a major cause of inefficiency in healthcare delivery with …

Mood and psychotic syndromes most often emerge during adolescence and young
adulthood, a period characterised by major physical and social change. Consequently, the …

This paper discusses factors associated with low rates of help-seeking and poorer quality of
physical healthcare among people with mental illnesses. Evidence is reviewed on the …

Disengagement from mental health services can lead to devastating consequences for
individuals with schizophrenia and other serious mental illnesses who require ongoing …

Objective: Although mental health treatment dropout is common, pat-terns and predictors of
dropout are poorly understood. This study explored patterns and predictors of mental health …

Patients miss about 20% of scheduled appointments for mental health treatment, almost
twice the rate in other medical specialties. Up to 50% of patients who miss appointments …

This paper reviews the literature on disengagement from mental health services examining
how the terms engagement and disengagement are defined, what proportion of patients …

Aims. A range of peer worker roles are being introduced into mental health services
internationally. There is some evidence that attests to the benefits of peer workers for the …

Objective: To investigate how doctors engage with patients with psychotic illness in routine
consultations. Design: Conversation analysis of 32 consultations between psychiatrists and …