Archive for Research & Innovation

Peer support film portrays a week in the life of a Cassel outreach patient

Peer support film portrays a week in the life of a Cassel outreach patient

This film is based on a paper presented by former Cassel patients at the BIGSPD conference in June 2023, and subsequently published in the International Journal of Therapeutic Communities. Using a diary format, it chronicles their experience during a typical week in the life of an Outreach patient at The Cassel, where a strong culture of peer […]

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CHCT funds ground-breaking research into remission and recovery

CHCT funds ground-breaking research into remission and recovery

The CHCT is delighted to announce that it is funding new, ground-breaking research led by King’s College London. The project will look at the occurrence of remission and recovery among patients with personality disorder. These concepts are not easy to quantify but are fundamental to measuring the effectiveness of treatment and to the development of […]

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The Cassel Hospital Charitable Trust funds research success

The Cassel Hospital Charitable Trust funds research success

New research funded by The Cassel Hospital Charitable Trust has shown short-term interventions may be helpful to people with a diagnosis of personality disorder and complex trauma. Current guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) does not support the use of short-term interventions. The Cassel Hospital Research unit applied to the charity for […]

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Cassel Hospital poster awarded prize at RCPSYCH Medical Psychotherapy Conference

Cassel Hospital poster awarded prize at RCPSYCH Medical Psychotherapy Conference

The Cassel Hospital’s on-going research project looking at the symptom severity of patients during and after their treatment at the Cassel won a poster prize in the Royal College of Psychiatrists Medical Psychotherapy Conference held in London in April. The project included treatment outcomes of 40 patients with a diagnosis of personality disorder as measured […]

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