“Chemical castration” hit the headlines after the government published plans to ease prison overcrowding. Ella Hubbard explores this and other proposals bmj.com/content/389/bm…

Seena Fazel Totally agree. The new sentencing guidelines do not address the needs of those those with a serious mental illness leaving prison. They are ignored time and time again. I’m doubtful though that MHS’s have the capacity or the inclination to be involved

See the blog by Oxford ethicist Tom Douglas on some media discussion about headline recommendations: publicethics.org/post/is-consen…

NEW: Read our NCISH paper examining the link between domestic violence and suicidality in women. Addressing the impacts of DV is an integral part of #SuicidePrevention sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

This year's FRN summer symposium, hosted at The Institute of Mental Health, focuses on translating evidence into policy in forensic settings, and features Professor Pamela Taylor. Now only weeks away (Fri July 19th). Still places available. institutemh.org.uk/research/foren…

Our new systematic review (led by colleagues in Berlin) examines prevalence of prolonged grief disorder. Open access: link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Here's a finding you can use in practice now... This online suicide risk calculator for bipolar / schizophrenia is quick, straight-forward, and has decent sensitivity (55-58%) and specificity (70-75%): oxrisk.com/oxmis From new analysis: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40203965

Journal impact factors for 2024 out recently (specifically 2-yr IF) New entrants in top 10: Evidence-Based Mental Health, Nature MH. Other relevant: Lancet Public Health 25, PLoS Med 10, BMJ Mental Health=5 but based on 1 yr data (due to name change. I'm a section editor)

"These conditions have a serious impact on the safety and wellbeing of prisoners, as we continue to see worrying levels of death and self-harm across the prison estate." Read our response to HMI Prisons report here: iapdeathsincustody.independent.gov.uk/news/iapdc-res….

Editing a special issue of BMJ Mental Health on epidemiology of suicide. Incl. evidence syntheses, research on risk factors, risk modelling. With Amir Sariaslan, Angharad de Cates. Deadline 31/12/25. 25% discount on article fees (will be 2557 GPB). mentalhealth.bmj.com/pages/epidemio…

📣 New in BMJ Mental Health 👇🏼 Early Warning Score Predicts #Psychiatric #Hospitalisation Across #Diagnoses with High Accuracy A step forward for timely, #preventative #mentalhealth care. Maxime Taquet Seena Fazel Link: 👇🏼 mentalhealth.bmj.com/content/28/1/e…