2021 research

‘Clear explanation’ in mental capacity assessment – Owen, G., et al. (2021)

Gareth Owen, Nuala Kane, Alex Ruck Keene BJPsych Advances, 1-3. doi:10.1192/bja.2021.71 Summary We comment on Martin Curtice's article on expert and professional reports for the Court of Protection,...

Broad concepts and messy realities: optimising the application of mental capacity criteria – Kim, S. et al. (2021)

20 Oct, 21 | 2021, Contested Assessment, Output

Scott Kim, Nuala Kane, Alex Ruck Keene, Gareth Owen Journal of Medical Ethics. Published Online First: 02 August...

Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience video featuring Tania Gergel

29 Sep, 21 | 2021, Workstream 3

Tania Gergel gives a brief summary of workstream 3’s recent study on service user views on ‘self-binding directives’,...

Advance directives reduce friction over involuntary treatment – Authors’ reply – Gergel, T. et al. (2021)

29 Sep, 21 | 2021, Advance Directives, Output

Gergel, T., Das, P., Owen, G., Stephenson, L., Rifkin, L., Hindley, G. The Lancet Psychiatry, Voulme 8, Issue...

Odysseus and the Sirens - can a Homeric myth offer insights for contemporary psychiatry? – a talk by Dr Tania Gergel

18 Sep, 21 | 2021, Workstream 3

On 9 September 2021, Tania Gergel gave a short talk, “Odysseus and the Sirens - can a Homeric myth offer insights...

Reasons for endorsing or rejecting self-binding directives in bipolar disorder: a qualitative study of survey responses from UK service users – Gergel, T., Das, P. et al. (2021)

27 Aug, 21 | 2021, Advance Directives, Output

Tania Gergel, Preety Das, Gareth Owen, Lucy Stephenson, Larry Rifkin, Guy Hindley, John Dawson, Alex Ruck Keene The...

SIDMA as a Criterion for Psychiatric Compulsion: An Analysis of Compulsory Treatment Orders in Scotland – Martin, W. et al. (2021)

24 Aug, 21 | 2021, Insight, Output

Wayne Martin; Miriam Brown; Thomas Hartvigsson; Donny Lyons; Callum MacLeod; Graham Morgan; Lisa Schölin; Kathleen...

Insight and equality: A systematic review and meta-analysis of socio-demographic associations – Ariyo, K. et al. (2021)

10 Aug, 21 | 2021, Metacognition, Output

Kevin Ariyo, Alex Ruck Keene, Anthony S David, Gareth Owen International Journal of Social Psychiatry. August 2021....

Our Duty to the Past and Our Past Selves - Marc Sanders Foundation

3 Aug, 21 | 2021, Workstream 3

On 10 June 2021, Tania Gergel had a wonderful opportunity to discuss 'self-binding directives' with the inspirational...

Performing Metacognition, Sarah Carpenter (2021), in collaboration with Bethlem Gallery

14 Jul, 21 | 2021, Bethlem Gallery, Workstream 5

As part of the Mental Health and Justice project, artist researcher Sarah Carpenter has been collaborating with...

Experiences of assessing mental capacity in England and Wales: A large-scale survey of professionals – Ariyo, K. et al. (2021)

1 Jul, 21 | 2021, Metacognition, Output

Kevin Ariyo, Andrew McWilliams, Anthony S. David, Gareth S. Owen Wellcome Open Res 2021, 6:144...

Conceptualising ‘Undue Influence’ in Decision-Making Support for People with Mental Disabilities – Jillian Craigie (2021)

23 Jun, 21 | 2021, Legal Capacity, Output

Jillian Craigie Medical Law Review, Volume 29, Issue 1, Winter 2021, Pages 48–79, ...

Do service users with bipolar disorder want to be able to ‘bind’ themselves to receiving treatment in future episodes of illness?

22 Jun, 21 | 2021, Advance Directives, News, Output

A new study by researchers from the ‘Supporting Advance Directives’ workstream, in partnership with the charity...

When justice fails. Violence and mental health in Palestine

2 Jun, 21 | 2021, Workstream 2

We are a team of mental health researchers and practitioners from King’s College London, Birzeit University, and the...

Applying decision-making capacity criteria in practice: A content analysis of court judgments – Kane, N. et al.(2021)

15 Feb, 21 | 2021, Contested Assessment, Output

Kane, N., Ruck Keene, A., Owen, G., Kim, S. PLOS ONE, Published: February 5,...