Publications by authors named "N Crumlish"
Objectives: To compare benzodiazepine and z-hypnotic prescribing practices in an inpatient psychiatric unit to best practice standards.
Methods: Medication charts of all inpatients in the psychiatric unit, over a 1-week period, were reviewed. Details of current benzodiazepine and z-hypnotic prescriptions were collected.
Background: Yoga is an ancient spiritual practice that originated in India and is currently accepted in the Western world as a form of relaxation and exercise. It has been of interest for people with schizophrenia as an alternative or adjunctive treatment.
Objectives: To systematically assess the effects of yoga versus non-standard care for people with schizophrenia.
Article Synopsis
- The number of refugees and asylum seekers in Ireland is rising, leading to increased mental health challenges within this population.
- The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland has suggested creating specialized mental health teams to better support refugees and asylum seekers.
- The paper outlines the current asylum system, the mental health concerns within this group, and proposes a new model for delivering specialized mental health care.
Background: The duration of untreated psychosis is well recognised as an independent predictor of symptomatic and functional outcome in the short term and has facilitated the development of worldwide early intervention programmes. However, the extent and mechanisms by which it might influence prognosis beyond a decade remain poorly understood.
Methods: The authors examined the relationship between duration of untreated psychosis and outcome 12years after a first episode of psychosis and assessed whether its relationship with function is affected by symptoms in a prospective, 12-year follow-up of an epidemiologically-based inception cohort.