About self-harm: a guide for young people

  About self-harm: a guide for young people, 28th April, MIND,
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Court of Appeal ruling on NICE guidance on the use of Alzheimer’s drugs

 
Court of Appeal ruling on NICE guidance on the use of Alzheimer’s drugs ,2nd May 2008, NeLM, Nice Guidance & BBC news   

Abstract: BBC Health news reports that the Court of Appeal has ruled that the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) should have been more transparent in the way it made decisions over Alzheimer’s [...]

New Cochrane review published on Personal assistance for adults with both physical and intellectual impairments

Personal assistance for adults (19-64) with both physical and intellectual impairments, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2008, Issue 2.  Systematic Review
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Abstract:
Background
There is a high incidence of impairments among working age adults, and their prevalence is increasing in the West. Many countries offer personal assistance in the form of [...]

Mindfulness - A qualitative study into the experience of individuals involved in a mindfulness group within an acute inpatient mental health unit

 A qualitative study into the experience of individuals involved in a mindfulness group within an acute inpatient mental health unit, Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Volume 14, Issue 6, Page 603-608, Sep 2007
Abstract: Mindfulness based therapeutic interventions in mental health services are increasingly proving to show high levels of efficacy. Mindfulness involves intentionally [...]