Piloting a narrative‐mantra multi‐clinician group for mental health clinicians at a child and adolescent mental health service in London, UK.

JOB stress prevention; INTEGRATIVE medicine; MENTAL health services; QUALITATIVE research; MINDFULNESS; PILOT projects; QUESTIONNAIRES; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; QUANTITATIVE research; BUDDHISM; MEDITATION; RESEARCH methodology; PHYSICIANS; DATA analysis software; WELL-being

This study presents a mixed‐methodology pilot study of a narrative‐mantra multi‐clinician group, which is an integrative systemic and mindfulness‐based intervention, to promote the well‐being of mental health clinicians working at a local child and adolescent mental health service in London, UK. The study also served as a nonclinical sample pilot for a narrative‐mantra multi‐family group trial for adolescents awaiting treatment and their parents. In total, nine clinicians participated in the study: five participants and four controls. Descriptive analyses were conducted on self‐reported measures, GHQ‐12 and SCORE‐15. Slight improvements were found in the clinicians' mental well‐being and their significant relationships. Five global themes emerged from the thematic analysis of a focus group discussion, including 'voices that connect and liberate' and 'connecting ingredients for integration'. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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