New Dementia Strategy

   National Dementia Strategy, 10th March 2008, Department of Health
National Dementia Strategy
The objectives of the project are to develop a national dementia strategy and implementation plan for publication in October 2008. The strategy will address three key themes – raising awareness, early diagnosis and intervention and improving the quality of care.
Improving services and support for [...]

Stress & Burnout in Forensic Mental Health Nursing

   Stress & Burnout in Forensic Mental Health Nursing: A literature Review, Tommy Dickinson, Karen M Wright  British Journal of Nursing, Vol. 17, Iss. 2, 24 Jan 2008, pp 82 - 87
Abstract:  Forensic mental health nurses who work with patients who have severe and enduring mental health needs have been identified as at risk [...]

The way forward for Learning Disability Nursing

   The way forward for Learning Disability Nursing, British Journal of Nursing, Vol. 17, Iss. 4 Supplement, 28 Feb 2008, pp S18 - S19

Abstract: This article looks at a possible future or direction for learning disability nursing. Taking into account the physical, emotional, spiritual, social, medical, dental and mental health needs of people with [...]

CBT, Psychosis and Chronic Schizophrenia

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Across the Stages of Psychosis: Prodromal, First Episode, and Chronic Schizophrenia, (200 Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, Lucia R. Valmaggia, Paul Tabraham, Eric Morris and Theo K. Bouman
Abstract:  Since the early 1990s, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) has been increasingly used as an adjunctive treatment for psychotic disorders. This paper describes the CBT [...]