Treatment of drinking in community mental healthcare settings

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Rapid appraisal study of the treatment of drinking in community mental healthcare settings

• IRAS ID

  312428

• Contact name

  Laura/L Goodwin

• Contact email

  l.goodwin1@lancaster.ac.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  Lancaster University

• Duration of Study in the UK

  0 years, 6 months, 31 days

• Research summary

  It is recommended that co-occurring alcohol use and mental health problems are treated without one issue interfering with the treatment of the other. Both alcohol use and mental health problems may not be openly discussed or acknowledged among some racial and ethnic minority groups which might influence help-seeking among these groups. This research aims to understand how alcohol use is screened and treated within community mental health services and how factors such as ethnicity are considered. This research also aims to understand factors which act as barriers or facilitators when seeking help among ethnic minority groups and their experiences of stigma and discrimination when seeking help.
  This study will use community mental health service data, questionnaires, focus groups and interviews with stakeholders, commissioners and community mental healthcare staff in Mersey Care to understand the processes involved in screening for drinking and the referral processes in place to treat individuals screening for harmful drinking. Interviews with service users will be used to understand factors which prompted help-seeking, experiences of getting help and discussing alcohol use. Findings from the staff and service users will be triangulated to identify materials and processes used to treat drinking and whether considerations are made around the ethnicity of service users. Findings will also identify how treatment for drinking is perceived by service users who are from a racial or ethnic minority background and how services are tailored towards culturally sensitive topics, such as alcohol.

• REC name

  North West - Greater Manchester East Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  22/NW/0155

• Date of REC Opinion

  20 Jul 2022

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion