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Do no harm: Can school mental health interventions cause iatrogenic harm?

Foulkes, L; Stringaris, A; (2023) Do no harm: Can school mental health interventions cause iatrogenic harm? BJPsych Bulletin , 47 (5) pp. 267-269. 10.1192/bjb.2023.9. Green open access

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Abstract

In recent years, there have been extensive efforts in secondary schools to prevent, treat and raise awareness of adolescent mental health problems. For some adolescents, these efforts are essential and will lead to a reduction in clinical symptoms. However, it is also vital to assess whether, for others, the current approach might be causing iatrogenic harm. A growing body of quantitative research indicates that some aspects of school-based mental health interventions increase distress or clinical symptoms, relative to control activities, and qualitative work indicates that this may be partly due to the interventions themselves.

Type: Article
Title: Do no harm: Can school mental health interventions cause iatrogenic harm?
Location: England
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1192/bjb.2023.9
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1192/bjb.2023.9
Language: English
Additional information: © The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of theCreative Commons Attribution licence (http:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution and reproduction, provided the original article is properly cited.
Keywords: Mental health, adolescence, adverse effects, iatrogenic harm, school interventions
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Division of Psychiatry
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences > Clinical, Edu and Hlth Psychology
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Division of Psychiatry > Mental Health Neuroscience
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10183675
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