The implementation of the NICE guidelines for schizophrenia

The implementation of the NICE guidelines for schizophrenia: Barriers to the implementation of psychological interventions and recommendations for the future , Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, Volume 81, Number 4, December 2008 , pp. 419-436(18) Authors: Berry, Katherine; Haddock, Gillian Abstract: `Schizophrenia: Core Interventions in the Treatment and Management of Schizophrenia in Primary and Secondary [...]

Mental health consequences of child sexual abuse

Mental health consequences of child sexual abuse, British Journal of Nursing, Vol. 17, Iss. 22, 11 Dec 2008, pp 1428 – 1433 Abstract: Survivors of child sexual abuse (CSA) can experience a variety of long-term mental health effects on their life trajectory, which brings them to the attention of mental health services. It is vital [...]

Insomnia and Paranoia

Insomnia and paranoia, Schizophrenia Research, Early online article, December 2008 Abstract: Insomnia is a potential cause of anxiety, depression, and anomalies of experience; separate research has shown that anxiety, depression and anomalies of experience are predictors of paranoia. Thus insomnia may contribute to the formation and maintenance of persecutory ideation. The aim was to examine [...]