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Why study mental health?

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Why study mental health?

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Gillard: A lot of people do it as a career boost. The emphasis on research oﬀers mental health professionals/clinicians a route into a more academic pathway. So it might enable them to get some time to do research in their day-to-day job. Or it might oﬀer a route into a nurse-specialist role. It also oﬀers a way into PhD. Malcolm: I chose this course mainly because of its emphasis on evidence-based practice, which chimes with recent government warnings about how the number of people with mental health problems is going to increase. To have a practical qualiﬁcation will be really handy. And to know what things are supposed to happen on paper. Carr: Part of my motivation was about career progression but it was also innovation – studying at that level has allowed me to generate creative thinking – and meeting people from diﬀerent parts of the NHS.