Choose your favourite 3 Mental Elf blogs from 2019 Question Title * 1. We published 145 blogs on the Mental Elf in 2019 and we want you to nominate your top 3 from this shortlist of the top 38 blogs chosen by our in-house team. If you'd like to re-read some blogs first you can review a list of the top 38 blogs before making your choice (link opens in new window). Blogs Choice 1 1. “It doesn’t mean they aren’t after you”: sexual minorities and paranoia 2. “Mens sana in corpore sano”: outdoor activities can shape the body and mind 3. Are antidepressants safe? A new umbrella review of observational studies suggests they are, but we need more accurate data 4. Can we screen-and-treat victims of terror attacks? 5. Cannabis use in the developing brain: evidence from a recent cross-sectional meta-analysis 6. Compulsory Community Treatment does not reduce readmissions or length of stay in hospital 7. Compulsory detention under the Mental Health Act: significantly more likely if you come from a BAME or migrant group 8. Depression in young people: are we researching what matters most? 9. Disability rights, mental health treatment and the United Nations #RonR2019 10. High suicidality among people experiencing domestic abuse: findings from a mixed methods Refuge study #VAMHN 11. How should we assess suicide risk in mental health services, or should we stop doing it? 12. iCBT for panic disorder 13. In adults with major depression, antidepressants may increase the risk of suicide 14. Is self-management ready for the mental health mainstream? 15. Life after leaving hospital: when does a duty of care end? 16. Loneliness and sedentary behaviour: time to take a stand? 17. Mental Health Act review: the demise of the nearest relative? 18. Mental health research funding: we are still not getting our fair share 19. Mental illness in clinical psychologists: stigma stops people from seeking help 20. New mothers and intimate partner violence: how can nurses help? 21. NHS England’s new framework for community mental health services 22. Open Dialogue: what’s the evidence? 23. Prescribing lithium for bipolar disorder: are we too scared? 24. Prescription drug misuse in women: US review inconclusive 25. Psychosis and physical health: listening to patients and family carers 26. Quit playing games with my… head? Online therapeutic games for LGBTQ+ youth #MindTech2019 27. Racial disparities in bipolar disorder diagnosis and treatment: time to talk about racism 28. Self-harm in older adults: a forgotten group? 29. Smoking cessation for people with severe mental illness? “Oh yes they can!” SCIMITAR+ 30. Suicide and mental illness in low- and middle-income countries 31. Suicide risk assessment among psychiatric inpatients: pessimism around predictive power 32. The impact of racism on mental health 33. The Recovery Narrative: challenging the dominance of a narrative genre #RonR2019 34. The science of suicide prevention: Innovative technologies and ethical implications #IASP2019 35. The Trial: pharmacotherapy versus psychotherapy for schizophrenia – how do trials compare? 36. Transdiagnostic approaches to mental health: Keeping the baby and throwing out the bathwater 37. Treating PTSD in children and young people #ISTSS2019 38. Will increased medication adherence, even if ‘coproduced’, solve the problem of ethnic inequalities and injustices in BAME communities? Choice 1 Blogs menu Choice 2 1. “It doesn’t mean they aren’t after you”: sexual minorities and paranoia 2. “Mens sana in corpore sano”: outdoor activities can shape the body and mind 3. Are antidepressants safe? A new umbrella review of observational studies suggests they are, but we need more accurate data 4. Can we screen-and-treat victims of terror attacks? 5. Cannabis use in the developing brain: evidence from a recent cross-sectional meta-analysis 6. Compulsory Community Treatment does not reduce readmissions or length of stay in hospital 7. Compulsory detention under the Mental Health Act: significantly more likely if you come from a BAME or migrant group 8. Depression in young people: are we researching what matters most? 9. Disability rights, mental health treatment and the United Nations #RonR2019 10. High suicidality among people experiencing domestic abuse: findings from a mixed methods Refuge study #VAMHN 11. How should we assess suicide risk in mental health services, or should we stop doing it? 12. iCBT for panic disorder 13. In adults with major depression, antidepressants may increase the risk of suicide 14. Is self-management ready for the mental health mainstream? 15. Life after leaving hospital: when does a duty of care end? 16. Loneliness and sedentary behaviour: time to take a stand? 17. Mental Health Act review: the demise of the nearest relative? 18. Mental health research funding: we are still not getting our fair share 19. Mental illness in clinical psychologists: stigma stops people from seeking help 20. New mothers and intimate partner violence: how can nurses help? 21. NHS England’s new framework for community mental health services 22. Open Dialogue: what’s the evidence? 23. Prescribing lithium for bipolar disorder: are we too scared? 24. Prescription drug misuse in women: US review inconclusive 25. Psychosis and physical health: listening to patients and family carers 26. Quit playing games with my… head? Online therapeutic games for LGBTQ+ youth #MindTech2019 27. Racial disparities in bipolar disorder diagnosis and treatment: time to talk about racism 28. Self-harm in older adults: a forgotten group? 29. Smoking cessation for people with severe mental illness? “Oh yes they can!” SCIMITAR+ 30. Suicide and mental illness in low- and middle-income countries 31. Suicide risk assessment among psychiatric inpatients: pessimism around predictive power 32. The impact of racism on mental health 33. The Recovery Narrative: challenging the dominance of a narrative genre #RonR2019 34. The science of suicide prevention: Innovative technologies and ethical implications #IASP2019 35. The Trial: pharmacotherapy versus psychotherapy for schizophrenia – how do trials compare? 36. Transdiagnostic approaches to mental health: Keeping the baby and throwing out the bathwater 37. Treating PTSD in children and young people #ISTSS2019 38. Will increased medication adherence, even if ‘coproduced’, solve the problem of ethnic inequalities and injustices in BAME communities? Choice 2 Blogs menu Choice 3 1. “It doesn’t mean they aren’t after you”: sexual minorities and paranoia 2. “Mens sana in corpore sano”: outdoor activities can shape the body and mind 3. Are antidepressants safe? A new umbrella review of observational studies suggests they are, but we need more accurate data 4. Can we screen-and-treat victims of terror attacks? 5. Cannabis use in the developing brain: evidence from a recent cross-sectional meta-analysis 6. Compulsory Community Treatment does not reduce readmissions or length of stay in hospital 7. Compulsory detention under the Mental Health Act: significantly more likely if you come from a BAME or migrant group 8. Depression in young people: are we researching what matters most? 9. Disability rights, mental health treatment and the United Nations #RonR2019 10. High suicidality among people experiencing domestic abuse: findings from a mixed methods Refuge study #VAMHN 11. How should we assess suicide risk in mental health services, or should we stop doing it? 12. iCBT for panic disorder 13. In adults with major depression, antidepressants may increase the risk of suicide 14. Is self-management ready for the mental health mainstream? 15. Life after leaving hospital: when does a duty of care end? 16. Loneliness and sedentary behaviour: time to take a stand? 17. Mental Health Act review: the demise of the nearest relative? 18. Mental health research funding: we are still not getting our fair share 19. Mental illness in clinical psychologists: stigma stops people from seeking help 20. New mothers and intimate partner violence: how can nurses help? 21. NHS England’s new framework for community mental health services 22. Open Dialogue: what’s the evidence? 23. Prescribing lithium for bipolar disorder: are we too scared? 24. Prescription drug misuse in women: US review inconclusive 25. Psychosis and physical health: listening to patients and family carers 26. Quit playing games with my… head? Online therapeutic games for LGBTQ+ youth #MindTech2019 27. Racial disparities in bipolar disorder diagnosis and treatment: time to talk about racism 28. Self-harm in older adults: a forgotten group? 29. Smoking cessation for people with severe mental illness? “Oh yes they can!” SCIMITAR+ 30. Suicide and mental illness in low- and middle-income countries 31. Suicide risk assessment among psychiatric inpatients: pessimism around predictive power 32. The impact of racism on mental health 33. The Recovery Narrative: challenging the dominance of a narrative genre #RonR2019 34. The science of suicide prevention: Innovative technologies and ethical implications #IASP2019 35. The Trial: pharmacotherapy versus psychotherapy for schizophrenia – how do trials compare? 36. Transdiagnostic approaches to mental health: Keeping the baby and throwing out the bathwater 37. Treating PTSD in children and young people #ISTSS2019 38. Will increased medication adherence, even if ‘coproduced’, solve the problem of ethnic inequalities and injustices in BAME communities? Choice 3 Blogs menu Question Title * 2. Your name Question Title * 3. Which of these roles best describes you? Patient, service user, survivor or activist Carer, family member or supporter Researcher, scientist or academic Student Psychiatrist Psychologist Mental health nurse Approved mental health professional Occupational therapist Physiotherapist Counsellor Therapist Social care professional Pharmacist Health visitor Public health professional Primary care professional Other health professional Librarian or information scientist Teacher Lecturer Journalist Blogger Charity worker Manager Policy maker Commissioner Other (please specify) Done