The Impact of Social Media and the Internet on Suicidal Experiences
Trigger warning: this blog post contains information on topics related to suicidal thoughts and behaviours, and suicide deaths. Written by Olivia Sale (CARMS Volunteer) Background In our digital world, an estimated 50.6% of the people worldwide use social media1, and...
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Mental Health of Healthcare Workers
Background The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has had an enormous global impact 1. There is growing concern about the impact of the pandemic on the mental health of healthcare workers. Evidence indicates that healthcare workers have been disproportionately affected...
Psychological therapies for suicide in inpatient services: What do staff think?
Written by Olivia Sale (CARMS Volunteer) and Lucy Monk (CARMS Research Assistant) Background Suicide is a significant global concern1. Suicide deaths on mental health wards account for 8% of all UK suicide fatalities 2. Due to continuous contact patients have with...
A Day in the Life of… A CARMS Qualitative Research Assistant
Written by Jed Winstanley, Honorary Research Assistant at the CARMS Project In the previous ‘A Day in the Life of…’ blog post, three of the research assistants told me all about quantitative research and what it is like to work on the quantitative research arm of the...
Why is the LGBTQ+ community disproportionately affected by mental health problems and suicide?
Written by Hannah Clayton, Honorary Research Assistant, CARMS Project The CARMS (Cognitive AppRoaches to coMbatting Suicidality) Project focuses on testing the efficacy of a new psychological therapy to help reduce suicidal experiences in people with psychosis. In...
World Suicide Prevention Day and the CARMS Project
Originally published by Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk/news/world-suicide-prevention-day-and-the-carms-project-4160) On World Suicide Prevention Day, Charlotte Huggett, Trial Manager, tells us about how you can learn...
Suicidal Experiences and Psychotherapy on Mental Health Inpatient Wards
Written by Orla Gleeson whilst working as a Research Assistant for the CARMS project but has now left to start a Trainee Clinical Psychologist role at Teeside University Suicide is a global problem and arguably preventable. In England 13 people kill themselves every...
PROSPER: A pilot trial of Cognitive Behavioural Suicide Prevention in prison
Written by Alice Dawson, Trainee Forensic Psychologist, who previously worked as a Research Assistant in the field of suicide and self-harm in the criminal justice system. In our earlier blog post “A brief introduction to suicidality,” we explored the prevalence of...
A (Lockdown) Day in the Life of… A CARMS Quantitative Research Assistant
Written by Jed Winstanley, Honorary Research Assistant at the CARMS Project Prior to the lockdown I had the opportunity to sit down and have a chat with Alaina Chaudhry, Sarah Evans and Orla Gleeson to find out what being a research assistant (RA) for the CARMS...
Job Opportunity: CARMS Trial Manager
We have a great opportunity for you to join us for the final 15 months of an RCT which is investigating the efficacy of a suicide prevention psychological therapy for people with psychosis. Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust Research and...
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