Posted on November 17, 2008 by sjennings29
New ways of working: how mental health practitioners perceive their training and role, Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Volume 15 Issue 10 Pages 823 - 832, 4 Nov 2008
Abstract:
This paper outlines advances in the mental health workforce by detailing the development, education and training of graduates from the social sciences in mental health practice. The mental health practitioner (MHP) [...]
Filed under: CBT Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, change | Tagged: Add new tag, change • mental health practitioner • psychological | Comments Off
Posted on November 17, 2008 by sjennings29
The many faces of geriatric depression. Current Opinion in Psychiatry. 21(6):540-545, Nov. 2008.
Abstract:
Purpose of review: Recent studies on five aspects of geriatric depression, namely subsyndromal depression, risk factors and association with chronic pain, cardiovascular disease and cognitive impairment, are reviewed.
Recent findings: Subsyndromal depression in the elderly population is not uncommon in east Asia; the [...]
Filed under: Older People, depression | Tagged: Add new tag, chronic pain, cognitive, depression, elderly, geriatric, heart disease, old people | Comments Off
