CBT for Bipolar – Combining Medication Treatment and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy for Bipolar

   Combining Medication Treatment and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy for Bipolar, (2007) Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy: An International Quarterly
Abstract: Bipolar disorder (BPD) is a severe, recurrent psychiatric illness characterized by a chronic course of vacillating episodes of major depression and mania that impair functioning across many psychosocial domains {DSM-IV; DSM-FV-TR). Within each type of episode, changes occur [...]

Getting better byte by byte: a pilot randomised controlled trial of email therapy for bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder

   Getting better byte by byte: a pilot randomised controlled trial of email therapy for bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder,   Volume 16, Issue 2 , Pages 84 – 93, European Eating Disorder Review

Abstract

One hundred and ten people in an university population responded to emailed eating disorder questionnaires. Ninty-seven fulfilling criteria for eating disorders (bulimia [...]

Schizophrenia – Think Twice Service User Handbook & Health Professional Companion Guide from SANE

  Think Twice ‘Getting Well, Staying Well’ – A handbook for understanding relapse for people with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, and their carers, 2006, SANE
Think Twice ‘Getting Well, Staying Well’ – A companion to understanding relapse for healthcare professionals involved in the care of people with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, 2006, SANE
The Think Twice service [...]

Bereavement – New Leaflet on Bereavement from the Royal College of Psychiatrists

  Bereavement, February 2008, Royal College of Psychiatrists
About this leaflet
This leaflet is for anyone who has been bereaved, their family and friends, and anyone else who wants to learn more.

In this leaflet you will find information about:

how people normally grieve after a loss
unresolved grief
places to get help
other sources of information
how friends [...]

Improving Access to Psychological Therapies implementation plan: National guidelines for regional delivery

  Improving Access to Psychological Therapies implementation plan: National guidelines for regional delivery, 26th February 2008, Department of Health
This document provides SHAs, PCTs, training providers and service providers with an overview of what is needed to deliver the implementation of IAPT. The additional funding from the Comprehensive Spending Review 2007 will pay for the major [...]

February 2008 – Latest Evidence for Learning Disabilities

   Latest Evidence for Learning Disabilities Specialist Library from the NLH, February 2008 
Each month this brings you the latest LD evidence. This issue includes a review of mood stabilisers and anti-epileptic medications involved in the management of behaviour problems in adults with intellectual disability; the psychological, emotional and social outcomes of supported employment; and a study [...]

Section 32 Mental Capacity Act – Guidance on nominating a consultee for research involving adults who lack capacity to consent

   Guidance on nominating a consultee for research involving adults who lack capacity to consent, February 2008, Department of Health
This guidance sets out how to identify an appropriate consultee for the purposes of section 32 of the Mental Capacity Act. 
The Act requires the researcher to take reasonable steps to identify a person who, as a [...]

Prozac, Seroxat are there any Antidepressant Benefits for Depression

   Initial Severity and Antidepressant Benefits: A Meta-Analysis of Data Submitted to the Food and Drug Administration , 26th February 2008, Plos Medicine, Systematic Review
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Irving Kirsch, Brett J. Deacon, Tania B. Huedo-Medina, Alan Scoboria, Thomas J. Moore, Blair T. Johnson

There seems little reason to prescribe anti-depressant medication to any but the most [...]

Royal College of Psychiatrists – Psychiatrists urge people to consult their doctor before stopping antidepressants

   Psychiatrists urge people to consult their doctor before stopping antidepressants, 26th February 2008
Abstract: The Royal College of Psychiatrists has urged people taking antidepressants not to discontinue their medication without consulting a doctor.
NICE guidelines point to the efficacy of antidepressants as well as cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) and interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT)for people with moderate to [...]

Be Prepared to be Inspired! Read the Review of Arts and Health Working Group

   Report of the Review of Arts and Health Working Group, April 2007, Department of Health
Thankyou to Sally Sampson, Drama Therapist, Lancaster for this recommendation an “inspirational read”
The report sets out the findings and recommendations of the Review of Arts and Health Working Group, which was set up by Harry Cayton, the National Director for [...]

Evidence-Based Support for the Therapeutic Use of Music in Occupational Therapy

    Evidence Based Support for the Therapeutic Use of Music in Occupational Therapy, Occupational Therapy in Health Care, Volume 22, Number 1, 8 January 2008 , pp. 73-95(23)
Abstract: Music is a modality present in occupational therapy, yet little educational material about music exists within the field. This paper presents a myriad of possibilities for practitioners considering [...]

Eating Disorders – Failing Families

    Failing Families, February 2008, Beat
“It has been awful, I have
cried and cried, so much
guilt, so much shame,
just feeling so
responsible all the time”
Abstract: No one who loves and cares for someone with an eating disorder should feel ashamed; no one should feel so responsible and so alone. Yet time after time, families tell us that [...]

Court Work – Final Report of a Scoping Group

 Court Work – Final Report of a Scoping Group Januaray 2008
This report sets out the Royal College of Psychiatrists view of the complex issue of the involvement of psychiatrists in legal processes. The basic principles and recommendations provided are intended to be helpful to psychiatrists within any legal system.
 

Cognitive Therapy and Pharmacotherapy for Schizophrenia

    Combining Cognitive Therapy and Pharmacotherapy for Schizophrenia, Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, Volume 21, Number 1, 2007 , pp. 28-36(9)
Abstract: Cognitive therapy (CT) is now recognized as an effective intervention for schizophrenia in clinical guidelines developed in the United States (APA, 2006; Lehman et al., 2004) and Europe (e.g., National Institute of Clinical Excellence, 2002). However, [...]

Mindfullness Training for Patients Waiting for Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

   The Effect of Mindfulness Training on Mood and Measures of Fatigue, Activity, and Quality of Life in Patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome on a Hospital Waiting List: A Series of Exploratory Studies, Christina Surawy, Jill Roberts and Amy Silver , Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, Volume 33, Issue 01, January 2005, pp 103-109
Abstract: Three exploratory studies [...]

CBT for CAMHS: A National Survey

    The Availability of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Within Specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS): A National Survey,  Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 2007, 35, 501–505
Abstract: The National Institute for Clinical Excellence has recommended cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) for a number of common child and adolescent mental health disorders. The aim of this study was [...]

BMJ – Antidepressants and Suicide

Antidepressants and Suicide,  BMJ, British Medical Journal,  39482, 14 February 2008
Abstract: Two accompanying observational studies by Biddle and colleagues and Wheeler and colleagues add to the recent literature regarding changes in antidepressant use and changes in suicide rates.1 2 The current controversy began in2003,whenreanalyses of data from clinical trials raised concerns that antidepressants might precipitate [...]

BMA – Alcohol Misuse: Tackling the UK Epidemic

    Alcohol misuse: tackling the UK epidemic from the BMA, considers the problematic levels of alcohol misuse in the UK and is not aimed at those who enjoy consuming alcohol in moderation. It examines the patterns and trends of alcohol consumption and goes on to review the range of adverse effects both on the individual [...]

BMJ – The Management of Depression in Adults

    The Management of Depression in Adults, BMJ, British Medical Journal, 336:435-439, 23 February 2008
Abstract: A study by the World Health Organization ranked depression the fourth global burden of disease and found it to be the largest non-fatal burden of disease, with nearly 12% of total years lived with disability.1 According to the cross sectional WHO [...]

Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives: A strategy for England

     Healthy weight, healthy lives: a cross-government strategy for England., 23rd January 2008, Department of Health
This cross-government strategy is the first step in a sustained programme to support people to maintain a healthy weight. It will be followed by a public annual report that assesses progress, looks at the latest evidence and trends, and makes recommendations [...]

Alzheimer’s Society – Putting Care Right: Your guide to choosing a care home

    Putting Care Right: Your guide to choosing a care home, 6th February 2008, Alzheimer’s Society
Alzheimer’s Society’s Putting Care Right – your guide to choosing a care home  features the essential issues to consider when deciding on a care home for a person with dementia. It lists questions families can put to care home staff [...]

Guidance on Nominating a Consultee for Research Involving Adults Who Lack Capacity to Consent

Guidance on nominating a consultee for research involving adults who lack capacity to consent  establishes how to identify an appropriate consultee for the purposes of section 32 of the Mental Capacity Act 2005.  Researchers are required by the Act to take reasonable steps to identify a person who, as a result of an existing relationship with the person [...]

Calderstones, Lancashire – Self Injury the Views of Staff and Clients in a Medium Secure Unit

   Why couldn’t I stop her? Self injury: the views of staff and clients in a medium secure unit,    British Journal of Learning Disabilities  Vol. 36 Issue 1 Page 59 March 2008
Helen Duperouzel and Rebecca Fish, Calderstones NHS Trust, Mitton Road, Whalley, Lancashire BB7 9PE, UK  (E-mail: Helen.Duperouzel@calderstones.nhs.uk)
Abstract:  Clients and staff at a service [...]

BMJ – Occupational Therapy in the Community for Older Patients with Dementia – A Study

   Community occupational therapy for older patients with dementia and their care givers: cost effectiveness study, BMJ, January 19, 2008; 336(7636): 134 – 138.
Abstract: Occupational therapy can improve daily functioning, social participation, and wellbeing in people with dementia living in the community and improve the sense of competence and wellbeing of their primary care givers. It might [...]

Occupational Therapy & Dementia Improves Daily Performance

   How can occupational therapy improve the daily performance and communication of an older patient with dementia and his primary caregiver?: A case study, Maud J.L. Graff, Myrra J.M. Vernooij-Dassen, Jana Zajec, Marcel G.M. Olde-Rikkert, Willibrord H.L. Hoefnagels, and Joost Dekker Dementia, Nov 2006; vol. 5: pp. 503 – 532.
Abstract: This case study provides information [...]

Doctors Health – Mental Health and Ill Health in Doctors –

   Mental health and ill health in doctors, 20th February 2008, Department of Health
This publication sets out the findings and recommendations of the working group set up to consider what steps might make it less likely that doctors would suffer from mental ill health and easier for them to seek help early.
We know that many [...]

Stop Smoking

   NHS Stop Smoking Services: service and monitoring guidance, October 2007/08 – updated, 20th February 2008, Department of Health
This updated guidance is intended for everyone involved in managing, commissioning or delivering NHS stop smoking services. It has been developed by means of a collaboration with representatives from SHAs, PCTs, the Information Centre and academics from [...]

Dementia – Getting on with Living

    Getting on with Living, 2007, Mental Health Foundation
Abstract:The focus of this report is on the provision of information, social and emotional support, post-diagnosis, for people with dementia and their immediate supporters. This guide is intended primarily for managers and senior practitioners in health and social care who are concerned with setting up, operation and [...]

Preventing Suicide in Prisons, Part II: International Comparisons of Suicide Prevention Services in Correctional Facilities.

    Preventing Suicide in Prisons, Part II: International Comparisons of Suicide Prevention Services in Correctional Facilities.  Crisis: Journal of Crisis Intervention & Suicide. 28(3):122-130, 2007.

Abstract: The International Association for Suicide Prevention created a Task Force on Suicide in Prisons to better disseminate the information in this domain. One of its objectives was to summarize suicide-prevention [...]

Preventing Suicide in Prisons, Part I: Recommendations from the International Association for Suicide Prevention Task Force on Suicide in Prisons.

     Preventing Suicide in Prisons, Part I: Recommendations from the International Association for Suicide Prevention Task Force on Suicide in Prisons.  Crisis: Journal of Crisis Intervention & Suicide. 28(3):113-121, 2007.
Abstract: In 2000 the Department of Mental Health of the World Health Organization (WHO)published a guide named Preventing Suicide. A Resource for Prison Officers as part [...]