Posted on February 4, 2008 by sjennings29
Risperidone versus placebo for schizophrenia (Protocol), Rattehalli RD, Jayaram MB. (Protocol) Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2008,Issue 1. Art. No.: CD006918. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006918.
Abstract: Conventional antipsychotic drugs, introduced into widespread use in the 1950s, formed the mainstay of drug treatment for schizophrenia. Although these drugs were indeed a revolution, their early promise of complete recovery [...]
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Posted on February 4, 2008 by sjennings29
Murna Downs and Barbara Bowers
Caring for people with dementia
BMJ, Feb 2008; 336: 225 - 226 ; doi:10.1136/bmj.39429.434907.80
Abstract: In the accompanying prospective cohort study, Xie and colleagues show that people can live for several years after being diagnosed as having dementia and many are already frail at the time of diagnosis.1 The authors estimated survival [...]
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Posted on February 4, 2008 by sjennings29
Survival times inpeople with dementia: analysis from population based cohort study with 14 year follow-up, BMJ, Feb 2008; 336: 258 - 262
Authors: Jing Xie, Carol Brayne, Fiona E Matthews and the Medical Research Council Cognitive Function and Ageing Study collaborators
Abstract
Objectives To provide estimates of survival after onset of dementia by age, sex, self reported [...]
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Posted on February 4, 2008 by sjennings29
Commissioning Guides: Memory assessment service for the early identification and care of people with dementia, January 2008, NICE
Aims: This commissioning guide is a resource to help health professionals in England to commission effective memory assessment services for the early identification and care of people with dementia. The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence [...]
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Posted on February 4, 2008 by sjennings29
An evaluation of education and implementation of psychosocial interventions within one UK mental healthcare trust, Journal of Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing, March 2008 - Vol. 15 Issue 2 Page 87-173
Abstract: Psychosocial interventions (PSI), though recommended in the NICE guidelines for schizophrenia and bipolar affective disorder, are not routinely available to people with a serious [...]
Filed under: CBT Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Finding the Evidence, OT - Occupational Therapy, mental health, nursing | Tagged: evidence-based practice, mental health, nurses, practice development, PSI implementation, psychosocial interventions training/education, THORN, workforce | No Comments »
