In Pursuit of Recovery: A Comparative Study of Stakeholder Perspectives on Outcomes of People with Psychosis.

There is no consensus on the definition of recovery of people with psychosis. This may be attributed to the broad concept including clinical, functional and personal recovery domains and the diverse interests of stakeholders involved. We hypothesized that service users, informal caregivers and healthcare professionals would exhibit differences in prioritization, reflecting varying roles and viewpoints.

Barriers and Facilitators of Taking a Lifestyle History and Referral to Lifestyle Interventions in Mental Health.

Background: Lifestyle interventions can improve mental and physical health in patients with mental illness, but implementing these in clinical practice seems difficult.

Purpose: Investigate barriers and facilitators for mental health professionals (MHPs) in taking lifestyle histories and referring to lifestyle interventions.

Methods: A cross-sectional national online survey among MHPs.

Risk factors for violent behaviour before and after the onset of schizophrenia spectrum disorder: A naturalistic case-control study in the Netherlands.

Background: Risk factors for violent behaviour may differ depending on whether this begins before (VBO) or after (VAO) the onset of schizophrenia spectrum disorder. However, previous studies have been limited by selective samples of forensic patients and crude outcome measures.

Methods: The sample consisted of 1013 patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders recruited from various treatment settings across the Netherlands.

[COVID in a 'psychiatric nursing home'].

Background: Severe mental illnesses are associated with an increased risk of COVID-19-related mortality. Research on COVID-19 among nursing home residents with severe mental illnesses, or ‘double care demanding patients’, is lacking. Ideally, these patients reside in specialized gerontopsychiatric wards within mental health and nursing home facilities, such as a ‘psychiatric nursing home’.