Posted on January 16, 2008 by sjennings29
The Manchester Self Harm Rule had good sensitivity but poor specificity for predicting repeat self-harm or suicide, 2007, Evidence Based Nursing 10:61, Authors: Wills, C & Franklin, M
Clinical Prediction Guide: Q In patients who present to the emergency department (ED) with self harm, can a simple clinical rule predict repetitions of self harm or [...]
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Posted on January 16, 2008 by sjennings29
A Clinical Tool for Assessing Risk After Self-Harm, 2006, Volume 48, (4) October, Annals of Emergency Medicine, Authors: Cooper, et al.
From the Centre for Suicide Prevention, University of Manchester, Manchester, England
Study objective: Our aim is to develop a risk-stratification model for use by emergency department (ED) clinical staff in the assessment of patients attending with self-harm. [...]
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Posted on January 16, 2008 by sjennings29
Cognitive behaviour therapy for schizophrenia (Review) Jones C, Cormac I, Silveira da Mota Neto JI, Campbell C. Cognitive behaviour therapy for schizophrenia. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2004, Issue 4.
Taken from the - Most popular 50 Cochrane reviews
Background
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is now a recommended treatment for people with schizophrenia. This approach helps to link [...]
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Posted on January 16, 2008 by sjennings29
Sertindole versus other atypical antipsychotics for schizophrenia (Protocol), Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2007, Issue 4. (Status: New) Authors: Komossa K, Hunger H, Leucht S, Lewis R, Rummel C, Schmidt F, Schwarz S
This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows:
To review the effects of sertindole compared [...]
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Posted on January 16, 2008 by sjennings29
Working towards disability equality: ODI Annual Report, December 2007
Working towards disability equality: ODI Annual Report, December 2007 – Easy read format
Offices for Disability website, where you can access to the information regarding the above reports.
The Annual Report 2007, ‘Working towards disability equality’, provides an update on the role of the Office for Disability Issues [...]
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