Prisons – Short-changed – Spending on prison mental health care

  Short-changed – Spending on prison mental health care , 30th May 2008, Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health
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Last year, £20.8 million was spent on mental health care in prisons through inreach teams. This is 11% of total prison health care spending or just over £300 for [...]

Statistics on Alcohol: England 2008

Statistics on Alcohol: England 2008 , 22nd May 2008, NHS The Information Centre
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This statistical report presents a range of information on alcohol use and misuse drawn together from a variety of published sources. This report also includes additional analysis undertaken by The NHS Information Centre, [...]

Hawton – Deliberate self-harm within an international community sample of young people: comparative findings from the Child & Adolescent Self-harm in Europe (CASE) Study

Deliberate self-harm within an international community sample of young people: comparative findings from the Child & Adolescent Self-harm in Europe (CASE) Study , Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Volume 49, Issue 6, Page 667-677, Jun 2008
Keith Hawton33Centre for Suicide Research, University of Oxford, UK,
Nicola Madge, Anthea Hewitt, Keith Hawton, Erik Jan de Wilde, Paul [...]

Manchester & Self-Poisoning – Pathways from adolescent deliberate self-poisoning to early adult outcomes: a six-year follow-up

  Pathways from adolescent deliberate self-poisoning to early adult outcomes: a six-year follow-up , Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Volume 49, Issue 5, Page 508-515, May 2008

Azza Aglan11Division of Psychiatry, University of Manchester, UK
Michael Kerfoot11Division of Psychiatry, University of Manchester, UK and
Andrew Pickles22School of Community Based Medicine, University of Manchester, UK

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Anorexia nervosa: how people think and how we address it in cognitive remediation therapy

  Anorexia nervosa: how people think and how we address it in cognitive remediation therapy, Therapy, July 2007, Vol. 4, No. 4, Pages 423-431
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Abstract: Background: Cognitive remediation therapy (CRT) for anorexia nervosa (AN) is a new working model for severely ill patients. It has [...]

Anorexia – Using neuropsychological feedback therapeutically in treatment for anorexia nervosa: two illustrative case report

  Using neuropsychological feedback therapeutically in treatment for anorexia nervosa: two illustrative case report, Lopez C, Roberts ME, Tchanturia K, Treasure J, European Eating Disorders Review, 2008, Feb 21
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Abstract: Information processing in anorexia nervosa (AN) has been characterised as having a tendency to get trapped in [...]

Evidence Bulletin – Learning Disabilities Evidence Bulletin – May 2008

   Learning Disabilities Specialist Library Evidence Bulletin 014 – May 2008
This issue includes studies on people with intellectual disabilities (ID) who are placed in residential aged care facilities, the specific symptoms of complicated grief among a population of individuals with ID, and the persistency of challenging behaviours in a group of people with ID living [...]

An examination of the impact of “the Maudsley eating disorder collaborative care skills workshops” on the well being of carers : a pilot study

An examination of the impact of “the Maudsley eating disorder collaborative care skills workshops” on the well being of carers : a pilot study, Sepulveda AR, Lopez C, Todd G, Whitaker W, Treasure J, Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 2008, March 22
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Abstract:   Background Carers of [...]

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica – March 2008 (All full-text) – Vol. 117 VIRTUAL ISSUE: Clinical Overview articles

  Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica – March 2008 (All full-text) – Vol. 117 VIRTUAL ISSUE: Clinical Overview articles
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Augmentation of antidepressants with atypical antipsychotics for treatment-resistant major depressive disorder
Making sense of neuroimaging in psychiatry
Neurostimulation therapies in [...]

Special Issue – Non-Suicidal Self-Injury from Journal of Clinical Psychology

   Special Issue – Non-Suicidal Self-Injury from Journal of Clinical Psychology, Vol.63, (11), November 2007
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Introduction

Non-suicidal self-injury: An introduction (p 1039-1043)

Abstract: This issue of Journal of Clinical Psychology: In Session is devoted to the assessment and treatment [...]

CBT – A randomised controlled trial of CBT in adolescents with major depression treated by selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. The ADAPT trial

  A randomised controlled trial of CBT in adolescents with major depression treated by selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. The ADAPT trial           May 2008

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Professor J.F.W. Deakin, Professor of Adult Psychiatry, Psychiatry, University of Manchester

Start date: September 2000, completion May 2008

Abstract: Study finds that for moderately to severely depressed adolescents who are non-responsive [...]

Top 25 Hottest Articles from Clinical Psychology Review

  Top 25 Hottest Articles from Clinical Psychology Review, October – December 2007
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 <!– –>The empirical status of cognitive-behavioral therapy: A review of meta-analyses,  Clinical Psychology Review, Volume 26, Issue 1, 1 January 2006, Pages 17-31
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Mindfulness – Cultivating mindfulness: effects on well-being

  Cultivating mindfulness: effects on well-being, Journal of Clinical Psychology, Online early article, May 2008

Abstract:  There has been great interest in determining if mindfulness can be cultivated and if this cultivation leads to well-being. The current study offers preliminary evidence that at least one aspect of mindfulness, measured by the Mindful Attention and Awareness Scale [...]

Top 25 Hottest Articles from Arts in Psychotherapy

  Top 25 Hottest Articles from Arts in Psychotherapy, October – December 2007
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<!– –>Integrating psychodrama and cognitive behavioral therapy to treat moderate depression , Arts in Psychotherapy, The, Volume 33, Issue 3, 1 January 2006, Pages 199-207
<!– –>Accessing traumatic memory [...]

Self-Injury – The functions of deliberate self-injury: A review of the evidence

<!– –>The functions of deliberate self-injury: A review of the evidence , Clinical Psychology Review, Volume 27, Issue 2, 1 March 2007, Pages 226-239
Abstract:Deliberate self-injury is defined as the intentional, direct injuring of body tissue without suicidal intent. The present article reviews the empirical research on the functions of self-injury. This literature includes self-reports of [...]

Top 25 Hottest Articles from Alzheimer’s and Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association

  Top 25 Hottest Articles from Alzheimer’s and Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association October – December 2007
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<!– –>Clinical diagnosis of dementia , Alzheimer’s and Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association, Volume 3, Issue [...]

Training in psychotherapy

Training in psychotherapy , Psychiatry, Volume 7, Issue 5, May 2008, Pages 228-230
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Abstract: This article discusses training in psychotherapy for psychiatrists. It sets out the case for undertaking training and then runs through the basic knowledge and skills that trainees should aim to acquire. It offers [...]

Special Issue on Eating Disorder from the journal – Psychiatry April 2008

  Special Issue on Eating Disorder from the journal – Psychiatry April 2008
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Causes of anorexia nervosa
Causes of bulimic disorders
Treatment of anorexia nervosa in adults
Treatment of bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder
Management of physical [...]

Top 25 Hottest Articles from Psychiatry

  Top 25 Hottest Articles from Psychiatry October – December 2007
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Dual Diagnosis, Psychiatry, Volume 6, Issue 9, 1 September 2007, Pages 381-384, Drake, R.E. , Free full-text, click on the title above
Pharmacological strategies for relapse prevention in schizophrenia, Psychiatry, [...]

CBT 4 Decades of Growth – Cognitive and behavioural therapies: the state of the art

  Cognitive and behavioural therapies: the state of the art , Psychiatry, Volume 7, Issue 5, May 2008, Pages 217-220
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The cognitive behavioural group of therapies (CBT) has flourished over the last four decades, not only in terms of the extensive number of clinical and non-clinical [...]

Schizophrenia – Predicting response to atypical antipsychotics based on early response in the treatment of schizophrenia

Predicting response to atypical antipsychotics based on early response in the treatment of schizophrenia, Schizophrenia Research, online early April 2008
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To test whether early onset of response to antipsychotic medications accurately predicts subsequent response in the treatment of patients with schizophrenia. For the full-text of this article please email: susan.jennings@lancashirecare.nhs.uk
Methods
We used data from 5 randomized, [...]

CFMHTs – Community forensic psychiatry

  Community forensic psychiatry , Psychiatry, Volume 6, Issue 10, October 2007, Pages 415-419
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Abstract:  Community forensic mental health teams (CFMHTs) have evolved as part of the widening spectrum of community-based mental health services, to manage those people with mental illness who pose a risk of violence [...]

Anger Management & CBT – A combined drama-based and CBT approach to working with self-reported anger aggression

  A combined drama-based and CBT approach to working with self-reported anger aggression, Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health, Volume 18, Issue 2 , Pages 129 - 137
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Abstract

Background –  A drama-based programme, called Insult to Injury, was designed to explore the processes of anger, aggression and violence. The aim of the programme was to enable offenders to identify and generate [...]

Self-Harm New research identifies ways to reduce self-harm in acute psychiatric wards

New research identifies ways to reduce self-harm in acute psychiatric wards
The City 128 Study of Observation and Outcomes on Acute Psychiatric Awards 
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Reducing self-harm in acute psychiatric wards, Health Service Journal, December 2007
Abstract: Regularly checking on patients, raising the proportion of qualified nurses and organising more patient [...]

Comparison of older people with psychosis living in the community and in care homes

  Comparison of older people with psychosis living in the community and in care homes, Psychiatric Bulletin, 2008, 32 page 177 – 179
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Abstract: To compare two groups of older people with chronic schizophrenia or delusional disorder living [...]

Compulsory treatment of dangerous offenders with severe personality disorders: a comparison of the English DSPD and Dutch TBS systems

  Compulsory treatment of dangerous offenders with severe personality disorders: a comparison of the English DSPD and Dutch TBS systems , Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology Volume 19, Issue 2 June 2008 , pages 148 – 163
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Dementia – The use of aromatherapy to treat behavioural problems in dementia

The use of aromatherapy to treat behavioural problems in dementia, International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, Volume 23 Issue 4, Pages 337 - 346
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Objective

Behavioural and psychological symptoms in dementia (BPSD) are common and distressing to both patients and carers. The use of antipsychotics [...]

Patients’ core experiences of hospital treatment: Wholeness and self-worth in time and space

Patients’ core experiences of hospital treatment: Wholeness and self-worth in time and space, Journal of Mental Health, Volume 17 Issue 2 April 2008 , pages 193 – 205
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Background: The focus is voluntarily hospitalized patients’ experiences during planned [...]

Elderly & Therapies – Non-pharmacological treatments of challenging behaviours

  Non-pharmacological treatments of challenging behaviours, Ian A James, Lorna Mackenzie, Sanjeet Pakrasi, Jane Fossey , Nursing & Residential Care, Vol. 10, Iss. 5, 16 Apr 2008, pp 228 – 232
Abstract: Challenging behaviours are common in people with dementia. Some medical interventions can, however, have adverse side-effects. The various non-pharmacological interventions to treating such [...]

Post-traumatic stress disorder in serious accidental injury: 3-year follow-up study

Post-traumatic stress disorder in serious accidental injury: 3-year follow-up study, The British Journal of Psychiatry, May 2008, 192   pg 376- 383.
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Abstract: Severely injured patients were recruited consecutively from the intensive care unit (n=121) and assessed within [...]