PSYREFLECT

Issue #88

November 5, 2026

#1Research

Violence pushes psychiatric nurses out through the climate of the ward

“More than half of the link between violence and a nurse's wish to leave ran through the climate of the ward, in a sample where almost everyone had already been trained in violence prevention.”

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#2Research

Six webinars eased therapist burnout, and by week 36 the gain had shrunk

“Six webinars moved therapist burnout within six weeks, and the fading gain over 36 weeks argues for support that comes back on a schedule.”

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#3Tool

The 12-item ProQOL holds together better than the 30-item original

“Without cut-off scores, the 12-item ProQOL is read against the clinician's own previous months, which is what a monthly supervision check needs.”

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#4Industry

England has fewer empty psychiatry posts, but over a quarter are still vacant or held by locums

“A vacancy rate counts whether a post has a doctor on census day, and in eating disorders and general adult psychiatry more than a third of consultant posts have no permanent one.”

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#5Industry

Russia counts 1,320 psychotherapists for 3.5 million requests a year

“More than 3.5 million people a year seek psychological help in Russia, and the psychiatric service has 1,320 psychotherapists, so most of that work lands on medical psychologists.”

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#6Resource

A one-hour VA course that keeps burnout and secondary traumatic stress apart

“Many clinicians treat secondary traumatic stress as ordinary burnout and pick a remedy for a problem they do not have.”

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