Shari Mcdaid
Biographic Data
| ID | 3931864 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Shari Mcdaid |
| GIVEN NAMES | Shari |
| FAMILY NAME | Mcdaid |
| SIGNATURE | MCDAID S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Mental Health Foundation |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1658-5464 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 26 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Inequalities and mental health during the Coronavirus pandemic in the UK
The pandemic is taking a long-term toll on the nations' mental health which will continue to have impacts for years to come. It is therefore crucial to learn the vital lessons learned from this pandemic. Specific as well as whole-government policies need to respond to this, address inequalities and the different needs across the life-course and across society, and take a holistic approach to mental health improvement across the UK
The mental health experiences of ethnic minorities in the UK during the Coronavirus pandemic
Background Worldwide, the Coronavirus pandemic has had a major impact on people's health, lives, and livelihoods. However, this impact has not been felt equally across various population groups. People from ethnic minority backgrounds in the UK have been more adversely affected by the pandemic, especially in terms of their physical health. Their mental health, on the other hand, has received less attention. This study aimed to explore the mental …
The mental health effects of a Universal Basic Income
A social approach to decision-making capacity
This paper reports on exploratory, qualitative research conducted with eight people with experience of mental health treatment about their understanding of decision-making capacity. While acknowledging that there are times when mental or emotional distress can interfere with the capacity to make decisions, participants described how their capacity can be reduced by a set of social and environmental factors. These factors include the lack of treat…
Redefining empowerment in mental health
The term ‘empowerment’ is in danger of becoming an empty concept in the field of mental health. In the mental health literature, political empowerment has been taken over by a usage referring to personal self‐development, while efforts to increase service user power have largely been directed at the mental health services. Still, the term has the potential to provide an important communicative function within the mental health movement. There is …
An equality of condition framework for user involvement in mental health policy and planning
Discussions about user involvement in the mental health services tend to throw up four major areas of concern: the capacity of service users to participate, their lack of participation skills, the need for a positive organisational culture and the need for arenas of participation. This article presents evidence from participatory action research with Irish mental health service users which explored how they could more equally participate in advis…
The mental health effects of a Universal Basic Income
An equality of condition framework for user involvement in mental health policy and planning
Discussions about user involvement in the mental health services tend to throw up four major areas of concern: the capacity of service users to participate, their lack of participation skills, the need for a positive organisational culture and the need for arenas of participation. This article presents evidence from participatory action research with Irish mental health service users which explored how they could more equally participate in advis…
A social approach to decision-making capacity
This paper reports on exploratory, qualitative research conducted with eight people with experience of mental health treatment about their understanding of decision-making capacity. While acknowledging that there are times when mental or emotional distress can interfere with the capacity to make decisions, participants described how their capacity can be reduced by a set of social and environmental factors. These factors include the lack of treat…
Redefining empowerment in mental health
The term ‘empowerment’ is in danger of becoming an empty concept in the field of mental health. In the mental health literature, political empowerment has been taken over by a usage referring to personal self‐development, while efforts to increase service user power have largely been directed at the mental health services. Still, the term has the potential to provide an important communicative function within the mental health movement. There is …
An equality of condition framework for user involvement in mental health policy and planning
Discussions about user involvement in the mental health services tend to throw up four major areas of concern: the capacity of service users to participate, their lack of participation skills, the need for a positive organisational culture and the need for arenas of participation. This article presents evidence from participatory action research with Irish mental health service users which explored how they could more equally participate in advis…
Redefining empowerment in mental health
The term ‘empowerment’ is in danger of becoming an empty concept in the field of mental health. In the mental health literature, political empowerment has been taken over by a usage referring to personal self‐development, while efforts to increase service user power have largely been directed at the mental health services. Still, the term has the potential to provide an important communicative function within the mental health movement. There is …
A social approach to decision-making capacity
This paper reports on exploratory, qualitative research conducted with eight people with experience of mental health treatment about their understanding of decision-making capacity. While acknowledging that there are times when mental or emotional distress can interfere with the capacity to make decisions, participants described how their capacity can be reduced by a set of social and environmental factors. These factors include the lack of treat…
The mental health effects of a Universal Basic Income
The mental health experiences of ethnic minorities in the UK during the Coronavirus pandemic
Background Worldwide, the Coronavirus pandemic has had a major impact on people's health, lives, and livelihoods. However, this impact has not been felt equally across various population groups. People from ethnic minority backgrounds in the UK have been more adversely affected by the pandemic, especially in terms of their physical health. Their mental health, on the other hand, has received less attention. This study aimed to explore the mental …
Inequalities and mental health during the Coronavirus pandemic in the UK
The pandemic is taking a long-term toll on the nations' mental health which will continue to have impacts for years to come. It is therefore crucial to learn the vital lessons learned from this pandemic. Specific as well as whole-government policies need to respond to this, address inequalities and the different needs across the life-course and across society, and take a holistic approach to mental health improvement across the UK
Mental health (6 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Psychiatry (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Gerontology (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Mental Health and Patient Involvement (3 works) · Political science (3 works)