Behind the Headlines – Mental Health News Stories

Behind the Headlines from NLH. Click on the links below to get straight to the story
Pregnancy, Stress and Schizophrenia (05/02/08)
MMR vaccine ‘does not cause autism’ (05/02/08)
Man’s memory returns (30/01/08)
Ineffective use of antipsychotic drugs (04/10/08)
Sex hormones and anorexia (02/01/08)
Anorexics are ‘wired’ differently (17/12/07)
Osteoporosis and depression (10/12/07)
OCD brains ‘are different’ (26/11/07)
Mental health risks of obesity drug (16/11/07)
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Schema Focused Therapy in Forensic Settings – Also know as “Schema Focused Cognitive Therapy,”

Schema Focused Therapy in Forensic Settings: Theoretical Model and Recommendations for Best Clinical Practice,  International Journal of Forensic Mental Health 2007, Vol. 6, No. 2, pages 169-183

Abstract: Until recently few empirically supported treatments for patients with personality disorders were available. Schema Focused Therapy (SFT) has recently shown efficacy in (non-forensic) outpatients with Borderline Personality Disorder, [...]

Aggression Management in and Adolescent Forensic Setting

Aggression Management in and Adolescent Forensic Setting  International Journal of Forensic Mental Health 2007, Vol. 6, No. 2, pages 185-196
Abstract: The present study aimed at describing and evaluating the effectiveness of a comprehensive aggression management program in an adolescent forensic unit. Six-month trends in figures for aggressive behaviors against staff, and rates and characteristics of [...]

The Prediction of Imminent Aggression and Self-Harm

The Prediction of Imminent Aggression and Self-Harm in Personality Disordered Patients of a High Security Hospital Using the HCR-20 Clinical Scale and the Dynamic Appraisal of Situational Aggression  International Journal of Forensic Mental Health 2007, Vol. 6, No. 2, pages 137-143
Abstract

Drawing on recent advances in the violence risk assessment literature, this study tested the [...]