Publications by authors named "S R Bicknell"
After completing National Service as a vet in Singapore, he worked in practice before joining the State Veterinary Service. In retirement, he enjoyed many hobbies and helping others.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Maternity outcomes for women from certain ethnic groups are notably poor, partly owing to their not receiving treatment from services.
Aims: To explore barriers to access among Black and south Asian women with perinatal mental health problems who did not access perinatal mental health services and suggestions for improvements, and to map findings on to the perinatal care pathway.
Method: Semi-structured interviews were conducted in 2020 and 2021 in the UK.
Background And Aims: In the United Kingdom (UK), Black and South Asian women are less likely than White British women to access support from perinatal mental health services, despite experiencing similar, or higher, levels of distress. This inequality needs to be understood and remedied. The aim of this study was to answer two questions: how do Black and South Asian women experience (1) access to perinatal mental health services and (2) care received from perinatal mental health services?
Method: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with Black and South Asian women ( = 37), including four women who were interviewed with an interpreter.
Background: Relationships are at the core of recovery, particularly in secure services where patients have usually had difficulties with authority figures and can have mentalisation deficits. Early indications are that avatar-based virtual world software may help facilitate communication and emotional expression.
Aims: To establish the feasibility of using avatar-based virtual world software in a medium secure hospital, adjunctive to standard staff-patient interactions during clinical interventions and staff activities including reflective practice and training; to explore patient, staff participant and facilitator experiences using it.