Posted on January 18, 2008 by sjennings29
Articles of interest – by Forensic Mental Health Nurses, about Forensic Mental Health
3 of the articles below are available full-text, just click on the title to gain access.
If you would like any of the articles below emailing, please contact susan.jennings@lancashirecare.nhs.uk
Compiled from the IAFMHS Nursing Newsletter March 2007
Bowring-Lossock, E. (2006). The forensic mental health nurse [...]
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Posted on January 18, 2008 by sjennings29
New Therapeutically Enhanced Medium Secure Services for Women in England, Rachel Green, Operational Manager Edenfield Centre Page 8- IAFMHS Nursing Newsletter, June 2007 Newsletter Archive
IAFMHS – International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services
The Edenfield Centre is a 118 bedded Medium Secure Forensic Mental Health Unit in Manchester, U.K. It opened in 1986 and provides [...]
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Posted on January 18, 2008 by sjennings29
Psychological treatments versus treatment as usual for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) (Review) Gava I, Barbui C, Aguglia E, Carlino D, Churchill R, De Vanna M, McGuire HF. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2007, Issue 2.
Authors’ conclusions
The findings of this review suggest that psychological treatments derived from cognitive behavioural models are an effective treatment for [...]
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Behavioural and cognitive behavioural therapy for obsessive compulsive disorder in children and adolescents (Review) Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2006, Issue 4. Authors: O’Kearney RT, Anstey KJ, von Sanden C,
The onset of obsessive-compulsive disorder often occurs in childhood and adolescence. It can be an extremely debilitating disorder, resulting in high levels of distress, impairment [...]
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Posted on January 18, 2008 by sjennings29
There is fair (2b) (Controlled study, Cohort) level evidence that living skills training is effective at improving independence in food preparation, money management, personal possessions, and efficacy, in adults with persistent schizophrenia, (2004)
CATS – Critically Appraised Topics in Occupational Therapy
This is a good example of how to go about finding the evidence it shows a [...]
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