Changes in mindfulness facets across yoga, CBT and stress education in individuals with generalized anxiety disorder.

Improving mindfulness is an important treatment target for generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). However, less is known about how different treatments impact specific aspects of mindfulness. In a clinical trial (Simon et al.

Are mental health nurses meeting the requirements of second health professionals in presenting opinions to the court?

WHAT IS KNOWN ON THE SUBJECT?: Mental health legislation is currently under review following recommendations for repeal and replacement. Through the statutory role of the second health professional, mental health nurses are in a strong position to offer a unique clinical perspective, engagement and advocacy for tangata whaiora (person seeking wellness) and whānau. Māori are more likely to be subject to a compulsory treatment order than non-Māori.

Audit of acute psychiatric presentations during New Zealand's first COVID-19 national lockdown.

Objective: In this study, we aimed to identify service user demographic and clinical characteristics of an acute mental health service in South Auckland during the first New Zealand coronavirus-related lockdown.

Method: We conducted a clinical audit of a sample of service users presenting to a district health board's acute adult mental health service during New Zealand's level-4 lockdown in 2020 and made comparisons to a sample from 2019. We identified demographic factors, living situation, mode of referral, mode of assessment, diagnosis, substance use, risks, stressors, use of mental health act legislation and follow-up.

A randomized, prospective, comparative trial of a variable-angle versus fixed-angle endoscope for exploratory thoracoscopy in canine cadavers.

Objective: To compare the efficacy of a variable-angle endoscope (VAE) for canine thoracoscopic exploration to a traditional fixed-angle endoscope (FAE).

Study Design: Randomized, prospective, comparative study.

Sample Population: Five fresh canine cadavers.