Publications by authors named "Amy McCulloch"
Article Synopsis
- There is a big mental health problem for kids and teens in the UK, and many of them wait until they are in crisis before getting help.
- Young people feel there isn't enough support available before they get really upset, and police are getting more calls about mental health issues among youth.
- A new study is being done to improve how the police and mental health services work together to help young people in crisis, but there are still not enough resources for proper support.
Background: Behavioural activation (BA) is effective in adults with depression but the evidence for young people (YP) is less clear. We therefore developed and tested a new coproduced BA programme.
Method: In phase one (2014 to 2015 inclusive), we codeveloped with young people attending specialist child and adolescent mental health service (CAMHS) an 8-session BA workbook.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to assess which audit and feedback metrics were most valuable to physicians in a specific healthcare region, highlighting the overabundance of metrics driven by regulations.
- A web-based survey with 104 emergency medicine physicians gathered opinions on 49 clinical practice metrics, their readiness for participating in such activities, and data confidentiality preferences.
- Results showed high interest in audit and feedback, with top metrics including emergency department return rates and collegiality assessments, while also revealing minor disparities based on gender and practice type.
Objective: To explore the knowledge and perceptions of fourth-year medical students regarding the new models of primary health care (PHC) and to ascertain whether that knowledge influenced their decisions to pursue careers in family medicine.
Design: Qualitative study using semistructured interviews.
Setting: The Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry at The University of Western Ontario in London.