Posted on March 13, 2008 by sjennings29
Development of the Activity Card Sort — Australia, 2007, (Online Early Article) Australian Journal of Occupational Therapy,
Despite the growing interest in measuring activity engagement and evidence that engagement is beneficial, there are few tools available to measure or monitor engagement of older adults.
Abstract:
Aims: To develop the Activity Card Sort (ACS) — Australia as [...]
Filed under: OT - Occupational Therapy, Older People, Therapy | Tagged: arts, Occupational therapy, outcome measure, participation, pensioners, therapists, tools, validity, well elderly. | Comments Off
Posted on March 13, 2008 by sjennings29
Acceptance and mindfulness-based therapy: New wave or old hat, Clinical Psychology Review, Volume 28, Issue 1, January 2008, Pages 1-16
Abstract: Some contemporary theorists and clinicians champion acceptance and mindfulness-based interventions, such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), over cognitive–behavioral therapy (CBT) for the treatment of emotional disorders. The objective of this article is to juxtapose these [...]
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Posted on March 13, 2008 by sjennings29
Adolescents’ views on preventing self-harm: A large community study, February 2008, Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, Vol.43 (2), pages, 96 -104,
Authors: Sarah Fortune, Julia Sinclair and Keith Hawton
Abstract: Background Deliberate self-harm (DSH) is a major problem in young people in the United
Kingdom. The majority of young people who harm themselves do not seek [...]
Filed under: Self Harm, Self Harm Men, medium secure, mental health, statistics, suicide | Tagged: accident and emergency, adolescents, adolescents views on self harm, bullying, dsh, hospital, ireland, mental illness, optional thinking ability, peer pressure, psychological stress, repeated self harm, school, Self Harm, self injury, self mutilation, study, suicide, teenagers, uk | Comments Off
Posted on March 13, 2008 by sjennings29
Mental health laws that require dangerousness for involuntary admission may delay the initial treatment of schizophrenia, Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, March 2008, Vol.43, (3) 251 -256
Abstract: Introduction A long duration of untreated psychosis (DUP) is associated with a worse prognosis, an increased risk of suicide and may be linked to serious violence. Mental [...]
Filed under: Schizophrenia | Tagged: cochrane, dangerousness, drama therapy, DUP, evidence, mental health, mental health laws, randomised, Schizophrenia, study, suicide, therapist | Comments Off
