Yoga – Development and evaluation of a yoga exercise programme for older adults

Development and evaluation of a yoga exercise programme for older adults, Journal of Advanced NursingVolume 57, Issue 4, Date: February 2007, Pages: 432-441
Abstract:  The study was conducted in 2005 and it had two phases. Phase I consisted of sending a survey to 10 experts to help develop the Silver Yoga Programme. A hard copy and a video containing detailed [...]

Evidence-based practice in clinical psychology: What it is, why it matters; what you need to know

Evidence-based practice in clinical psychology: What it is, why it matters; what you need to know, Journal of Clinical Psychology, Volume 63, Issue 7, Date: July 2007, Pages: 611-631

Abstract:  The history and meaning of evidence-based practice (EBP) in the health disciplines was described to the Council of University Directors of Clinical Psychology (CUDCP) training programs. Evidence-based practice designates a [...]

Step to it: a toolkit for evidence-based practice

Step to it: a toolkit for evidence-based practice, Practice Development in Health Care
Volume 6, Issue 4, Date: December 2007, Pages: 213-220
Abstract:   The ease which evidence-based practice can be applied will have a significant impact on whether it is effectively utilised by health care professionals. This article describes how members of the Evidence-Based Council within Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation [...]

Suicide Intent Scale & Hawton – The factorial structure of the Suicide Intent Scale: a comparative study in clinical samples from 11 European regions

The factorial structure of the Suicide Intent Scale: a comparative study in clinical samples from 11 European regions, International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, Volume 17 Issue 2, March 2008, Pages 63 - 79

Abstract:
Although the Suicide Intent Scale (SIS) is a widely used instrument in research on suicidal behavior, comparative research on the latent structure of the SIS [...]

Nutritional issues for people with dementia

Nutritional issues for people with dementia, Nursing & Residential Care, Vol. 10, Iss. 3 20 Feb 2008, pp 118 – 122
Abstract:   Ensuring those with dementia meet their nutritional needs can be challenging and frustrating for staff. Tara Hargreaves presents practical advice for staff to help promote better nutrition in older adults with dementia.
For the [...]

Behavioral Activation & Cognitive Therapy – Randomized trial of behavioral activation, cognitive therapy, and antidepressant medication in the prevention of relapse and recurrence in major depression.

Randomized trial of behavioral activation, cognitive therapy, and antidepressant medication in the prevention of relapse and recurrence in major depression, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2008  Volume 76, Issue 3 pg 468-477
Abstract
This study followed treatment responders from a randomized controlled trial of adults with major depression. Patients treated with medication but withdrawn onto pill-placebo [...]

The determinants and outcomes of long-stay psychiatric admissions – A Case-Control Study

The determinants and outcomes of long-stay psychiatric admissions – A Case-Control Study, Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, Volume 43, (7)  July, 2008                      
Abstract: Acute psychiatric admissions lasting over 6 months (long-stays) continue to occur in England. Previous studies have suggested an association between long-stay and both schizophrenia and challenging behaviour, as well as rehousing or placement [...]

Structured risk assessment and violence in acute psychiatric wards: randomised controlled trial

Structured risk assessment and violence in acute psychiatric wards: randomised controlled trial , British Journal of Psychiatry , 2008 193: 44-50
Abstract:
There is a lack of research on the possible contribution of a structured risk assessment to the reduction of aggression in psychiatric in-patient care.
To assess whether such risk assessments decrease the incidence of violence and coercion.
A [...]

Improving mental healthcare for ethnic minorities

Improving mental healthcare for ethnic minorities, Advances in Psychiatric Treatment (2008) 14: 285-291
Abstract:
Multicultural societies offer a significant challenge to mental health services. Different groups have different rates of illness, illness models, ideas of what a suitable pathway of care is and what suitable care looks like. Trying to set up services to meet all these [...]

Wake-up call for British psychiatry – Special Article

Wake-up call for British psychiatry, The British Journal of Psychiatry 2008 193: 6-9
Abstract:
The recent drive within the UK National Health Service to improve psychosocial care for people with mental illness is both understandable and welcome: evidence-based psychological and social interventions are extremely important in managing psychiatric illness. Nevertheless, the accompanying downgrading of medical aspects of [...]

Stigma Shout

  Stigma Shout – 2008
Two-thirds of people with mental health problems say stigma prevents them from doing everyday things such as going to the shops or making new friends, according to a survey by mental health charity Rethink.

“I wanted to be involved because mental illness is still really not talked about. I feel misunderstood and discriminated [...]

Dementia & Memory – `I was worried coming in because I don’t really know why it was arranged’

`I was worried coming in because I don’t really know why it was arranged’: The subjective experience of new patients and their primary caregivers attending a memory clinic, Dementia, May 01, 2008; 7: 175-189.

Abstract:  Whilst in the Western world, memory clinics are fast becoming an evolving feature of the Geriatric Service landscape, little is [...]

Evidence Based Practice – Learning Disabilities Health Needs Annual Evidence Update 2008

  Health Needs Annual Evidence Update 2008
People with learning disabilities have a higher level of health needs than the general population, many of which are unmet. The Learning Disability Health Needs Annual Evidence Update provides bibliographies of published research for some key health issues:
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Cancer

Challenging behaviour

Coronary heart disease

Epilepsy

Respiratory illness

Visual [...]