Current Awareness in Mental Health Goes Live

   You can now access the Lancashire Care Current Awareness Bulletin from this site.  It contains the Current Awarness Bulletin with Focus on Forensic and an Archive of 7 issues, take a look and help keep yourself up-to-date with the latest Articles, Reports, E-Books and Recommended Resources.
The Current Awareness Bulletin is produced every 2 weeks [...]

CBT & Nurse Education & Training – Bridging the gap: cognitive behaviour therapy

Bridging the gap: cognitive behaviour therapy  British Journal of Healthcare Assistants, Vol. 2, Iss. 5, 08 May 2008, pp 245 – 248
Abstract: This discussion paper describes the inception, development and evaluation of a cognitive behavioural certificate programme for mental health support workers, critically examining its content, assessment strategies and effectiveness in terms of theory and [...]

Mindfulness – Usefulness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Treating Insomnia in Patients With Anxiety Disorders: A Pilot Study

Usefulness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Treating Insomnia in Patients With Anxiety Disorders: A Pilot Study, Journal of Nervous & Mental Disease. 196(6):501-503, June 2008.
Abstract:  The objective of this study was to examine the usefulness of a mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) for treating insomnia symptoms in patients with anxiety disorder. Nineteen patients with anxiety disorder [...]

Dual Diagnosis – Treatment issues with substance use disorder clients who have mood or anxiety disorders

Treatment issues with substance use disorder clients who have mood or anxiety disorders , Mental Health and Substance Use: dual diagnosis, Volume 1, Issue 1 February 2008 , pages 44 – 53
Abstract:
Background: Co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders may complicate the impact of treatment. Oftentimes, substance treatment practitioners are not prepared to deal [...]