Assessment
Understanding symptoms, history and what has already been tried.
Clinical insights · Safety · Suitability
Insights on specialist mental health care.
Articles and updates on clinician-led assessment, personalised treatment planning, safety considerations and the patient journey through specialist mental health care.
“Clear information should make care feel safer, not more overwhelming.”
Suitability
How safety, risk and clinical judgement shape recommendations.
Care planning
How specialist pathways are considered alongside wider support.
Important note
This blog provides general information only. It does not advertise or promote specific prescription-only medicines to the public. Any treatment decisions require an individual clinical assessment.
Digital EMDR: How AI and VR Are Changing Trauma Therapy
In this article we explore how online platforms, virtual reality, and artificial intelligence are being used to deliver EMDR, and what the research so far does, and doesn't, tell us.
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Ketamine: A Closer Look at Its Medical Uses and Its Risks
In this article we discuss a clinical review of ketamine, covering its growing role in treating depression and other conditions, alongside the serious harms linked to its misuse.
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Recreational Ketamine Use and Medically Supervised Ketamine Treatment: Why Context, Monitoring and Clinical Decision-Making Matter
In this article, we explore the difference between recreational ketamine use and medically supervised ketamine treatment, including why route of use, dose, setting, monitoring, and clinical assessment make these very different contexts.
Monitoring, Consent and Follow-Up: What Safe Infusion-Based Mental Health Care Actually Involves
In this article, we explore the less glamorous but clinically important part of infusion-based mental health care: monitoring, informed consent, observation during treatment, and why follow-up planning matters as much as the intervention itself.
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How Specialist Assessment Works in an Advanced Mental Health Treatment Clinic
In this article, we explore what a specialist assessment is designed to do, including how clinicians review diagnosis, previous treatment history, risk, comorbidity, and whether psychological therapy, medical treatment, or a combined pathway is the most appropriate next step.
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