Posted on September 8, 2008 by sjennings29
Alcohol-use disorders (prevention) NICE guidance, Guidance relating to alcohol-use disorders in adults and young people: prevention
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NICE is developing three pieces of guidance relating to alcohol use disorders over the next two years. Each piece of guidance will focus on a different element of the care pathway, from the prevention and [...]
Filed under: Drugs & Substance Misuse, NICE Guidelines, alcohol, dual diagnosis | Tagged: mental health, alcohol, nice, abuse, guidance, disorders, substance misuse, dual diagnosis | Comments Off
Posted on September 8, 2008 by sjennings29
Parkinson’s disease: clinical features and diagnosis, Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry 2008;79:368-376
Most Read article from Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry
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Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive neurological disorder characterised by a large number of motor and non-motor features that can impact on function to a variable degree. This review describes the clinical characteristics of [...]
Filed under: Older People, alzheimers, dementia, parkinsons disease | Tagged: dementia, parkinsons, old people, elderly, most read article, neurological disorder, pd, motor and non-motor features | Comments Off
Posted on September 8, 2008 by sjennings29
The impact of low secure unit care on patient outcomes, The British Journal of Forensic Practice. Brighton: Jun 2008. Vol. 10, Iss. 2; pg. 26, 7 pgs
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A significant number of people with psychosis require inpatient admission under the Mental Health Act. Department of Health documents have highlighted the importance of delivering effective care to individuals [...]
Filed under: Forensic Mental Healthcare, Psychosis | Tagged: assessment, challenging behaviour, forensic, inpatients, patient care, patient outcomes, positive and negative syndrome scale, Psychosis, secure unit | Comments Off
