Anorexia Nervosa – Dropout from treatment – Literature Review

Dropout from inpatient treatment for anorexia nervosa: Critical review of the literature , International Journal of Eating Disorders, Online early view 2009 Abstract: High dropout rates from inpatient treatment for Anorexia Nervosa (AN) pose a serious obstacle to successful treatment. Because dropping out of inpatient treatment may have a negative impact on outcome, it is important [...]

Postraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with significant health risk, illness, and functional impairment

Changes in reported physical health symptoms and social function with prolonged exposure therapy for chronic posttraumatic stress disorder, Depression & Anxiety, Online early view article, 2009 Funded by: National Institute of Mental Health; Grant Number: MH42178 Abstract: Postraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with significant health risk, illness, and functional impairment, e.g., Green and Kimerling [...]

Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for panic disorder & anxiety

Effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy as an adjuvant to pharmacotherapy in patients with panic disorder or generalized anxiety disorder, Depression and Anxiety, Early view 2009 Abstract:  Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) has been widely used to treat patients with depressive disorder to prevent relapse. The objective of this study was to examine the effectiveness of newly [...]

Top Read for February 2009 – Self-stigma, self-esteem and age in persons with schizophrenia

Self-stigma, self-esteem and age in persons with schizophrenia,  International Psychogeriatrics (2008), 20:174-187 Abstract: The relationship between self-stigma and self-esteem in patients with schizophrenia is receiving increased attention. However, studies to date have been limited to samples of persons under the age of 65. Aim: To examine the relationship between self-stigma and self-esteem in people with [...]

Survivors of Suicide – Poetry therapy for healing

From Destruction to Creation, From Silence to Speech: Poetry Therapy Principles and Practices for Working with Suicide Grief , The Arts in Psychotherapy, Online Early view 2009 Abstract: Survivors of suicide must contend not only with traumatic grief but also with shame, stigma, and silence. Poetry therapy is a powerful tool for healing in this [...]

Dementia learning program for healthcare assistants – Person-centred care

Bridging the gap: an innovative dementia learning program for healthcare assistants in hospital wards using facilitator-led discussions, International Psychogeriatrics, Early view, 2009 Alan Chapman and Shirley Law The Dementia Services Development Centre, University of Stirling, Stirling, U.K. Abstract: Nursing a person with dementia in a ward setting can be stressful and a challenge for staff [...]

Elderly Abuse – Support for Carer’s

What would help me stop abusing? The family carer’s perspective, International Psychogeriatrics, Early view, 2009 Amber Selwood , Claudia Cooper , Colm Owens , Martin Blanchard and Gill Livingston Department of Mental Health Sciences, University College London, U.K. Abstract: A third of family members caring for people with dementia report acting abusively towards them, but there [...]

Returning to Work – The role of depression

Returning to work: the role of depression, Mental Health Foundation, February 2009 Click on the report title above to gain direct full-text access Abstract: This study was carried out by Loughborough University and funded by the Foundation’s grants programme. It examines the role of depression in returning to work after a period of sickness absence [...]

CBT & CO – An integrative approach to the treatment of Bulimia Nervosa

Conflict-Oriented Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CO-CBT): An Integrative Approach to the Treatment of Bulimia Nervosa Patients , Clinical Social Work Journal, Volume 36, Number 4 / December, 2008 Abstract: The paper describes an integrative approach to the treatment of Bulimia Nervosa that combines Cognitive Behavioral Treatment (CBT) with short-term dynamic treatment, called conflict-oriented cognitive behavioral treatment [...]

MIND guide to physical activity to boost mental well-being what ever your age!

Mind guide to physical activity,  MIND , 2008 Click ont the title above to access the full-text of this booklet Abstract: Physical activity can boost mental wellbeing and change your outlook on life. It can help people with anxiety and depression, and might even prevent such problems from developing in the first place. This booklet [...]

Music Therapy – Music, Trauma and Silence: The State of the Art

Music, Trauma and Silence: The State of the Art, The Arts in Psychotherapy, Early view 2009 Abstract: This joint-authored article explores the ways in which music can speak directly to the traumatic, and how music therapy offers a unique means of coming to an understanding of the traumatised patient. We take a musical and psychoanalytical [...]

Self-Harm – A Study Set in Two Universities in the UK

Public stigma in health and non-healthcare students: Attributions, emotions and willingness to help with adolescent self-harm, International Journal of Nursing Studies, Volume 46, Issue 1 January 2009, Pages 108-119 School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston B15 2TT, UK Abstract: For people who self-harm, there is growing evidence to suggest that services and treatment outcomes [...]

Dementia care: the use and abuse of anti-psychotic drugs

Dementia care: the use and abuse of anti-psychotic drugs, Nursing & Residential Care, Vol. 11, Iss. 3, 01 Mar 2009, pp 138 – 142 Abstract: Using anti-psychotic drugs to treat challenging behaviour can worsen dementia symptoms, decrease quality of life and double the risk of death. What are the alternatives and when should these drugs [...]

Stress and post-traumatic stress disorder

Stress and post-traumatic stress disorder , Paediatrics and Child Health Volume 19, Issue 2, February 2009, Pages 79-83 Guinevere Tufnell MB BS MA (Cantab) FRCPsych is an Honorary Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist and Honorary Senior Lecturer, The Traumatic Stress Clinic, Department of Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK Margaret [...]

Adolescent-onset anorexia nervosa: 18-year outcome

Adolescent-onset anorexia nervosa: 18-year outcome, The British Journal of Psychiatry.2009; 194: 168-174 Abstract: To study prospectively the long-term outcome and prognostic factors in a representative sample of people with teenage-onset anorexia nervosa. Method Fifty-one people with anorexia nervosa, recruited by community screening and with a mean age at onset of 14 years were compared with [...]

Mindfulness & ADHD

Mindfulness Meditation Training in Adults and Adolescents With ADHD, Journal of Attention Disorders, Vol. 11, No. 6, 737-746 2008 Abstract: ADHD is a childhood-onset psychiatric condition that often continues into adulthood. Stimulant medications are the mainstay of treatment; however, additional approaches are frequently desired. In recent years, mindfulness meditation has been proposed to improve attention, [...]

First-Episode Psychosis – Assertive Community Treatment

Model Fidelity of Assertive Community Treatment for Clients With First-Episode Psychosis A Target Group-Specific Application, Community Mental Health Journal, Volume 45, Number 1 / February, 2009 Abstract: Assertive community treatment (ACT) is described as a team treatment model designed to provide assertive, outreaching, comprehensive, community-based, rehabilitation-oriented and supportive psychiatric services for people with severe mental [...]

Loneliness, social support networks, mood and wellbeing in community-dwelling elderly

Loneliness, social support networks, mood and wellbeing in community-dwelling elderly, International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, Early View 2009 Abstract: Both loneliness and social networks have been linked with mood and wellbeing. However, few studies have examined these factors simultaneously in community-dwelling participants. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between social network, [...]

Psychotherapy – Formulating transference in cognitive and dynamic psychotherapies

Formulating Transference in Cognitive and Dynamic Psychotherapies Using Role Relationship Models, Journal of Psychiatric Practice, Volume 15(1), January 2009, pp 25-33 Abstract: Configurational analysis, a system that can be used to organize formulations of transference phenomena, may be helpful to cognitive behavioral as well as psychodynamic therapists. We interviewed 41 experienced psychotherapists, 24 of whom were psychodynamic [...]

Dementia – Risk management dilemmas – UK

Risk management dilemmas in dementia care: an organizational survey in three UK countries, International Journal of Older People Nursing, Early view 2009 Charlotte L. Clarke PhD, Catherine E. Gibb PhD, John Keady PhD, Anna Luce MSc, Heather Wilkinson PhD, Linda Williams MPhil and Ailsa Cook PhD , Professor of Nursing Practice Development Research, Northumbria University, [...]

Psychosis – Early intervention, benefits and risks

Early intervention in patients at ultra high risk of psychosis: benefits and risks, Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, Early view 2009 Abstract: Prediction of transition to psychosis in the prodromal phase of schizophrenia has raised interest in intervention prior to the onset of frank psychosis. The aim of this review was to examine whether interventions in the [...]

Mindfulness, CBT & Religion

Religiously oriented mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, Journal of Clinical Psychology, Feb. 2009 , Volume 65 Issue 2, Pages 158 - 171 Abstract: The interface of religiously accommodative and oriented treatments and the cognitive-behavioral tradition is explored. In terms of Hayes’ characterization of the evolution of the cognitive-behavioral tradition through three waves, considerable theoretical, clinical, and empirical work emerged to support [...]

Alzheimer’s & Aerobic Exercise Training

Facilitating Aerobic Exercise Training in Older Adults with Alzheimer’s Disease, Geriatric Nursing, Early View 2009 Abstract More than 4.5 million Americans suffer from Alzheimer’s disease (AD), and this number is expected to increase to 14 million by 2030.Currently, there are no curative treatments for AD, although some symptoms can be managed with pharmacologic agents and [...]

Insomnia – Clinical Psychology training in sleep disorders

Clinical psychology training in sleep and sleep disorders, Journal of Clinical Psychology, March 2009, Volume 65 Issue 3, Pages 305 - 318 Abstract: There is growing evidence to suggest that clinical psychologists would benefit from more training in sleep and sleep disorders. Sleep disturbances are commonly comorbid with mental health disorders and this relationship is often bidirectional. In addition, [...]

Psychotherapy of Serious Mental Illness – A practitioner’s reflections

The Complexities of Change in the Psychotherapy of Serious Mental Illness: A Practitioner’s Reflections, Clinical Social Work Journal, Online early view 2009 Abstract: The sweeping revisions in the understanding of major mental illness brought about by the biological revolution in psychiatry moved the spotlight away from the treatment relationship. In recent years, however, a resurgence [...]

Mindfulness, Chronic Pain, CBT & ACT – An Intervention

Targeting Acceptance, Mindfulness, and Values-Based Action in Chronic Pain: Findings of Two Preliminary Trials of an Outpatient Group-Based Intervention , Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, Volume 16, Issue 1, February 2009, Pages 49-58 Kevin E Bowles – University of Bath, UK Abstract: Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) for chronic pain is effective, although a number of issues [...]

Adult ADHD – Literature Review

Literature Review: ADHD in Adults, Journal of Attention Disorders, Vol.11, Iss. 6 2008, pgs. 628- 641 Abstract: ADHD presents significant challenges to adults. The current review’s goals are (a to critically examine the current state of knowledge regarding ADHD in adults and (b to provide clinicians with practice-friendly information regarding assessment, diagnosis, and treatment. Method: [...]

Schizophrenia – Employment reduces Stigma towards Recovery

Gainful Employment Reduces Stigma Toward People Recovering from Schizophrenia , Community Mental Health Journal, Early view 2009 Abstract: Stigma impedes the social integration of persons recovering from psychiatric disability, especially those with criminal histories. Little is known about factors that lessen this stigma. Four hundred and four adults listened to one of four vignettes describing [...]

Early Intervention Programme – Effectiveness

The moderation of an early intervention program for anxiety and depression by specific psychological symptoms,  Journal of Clinical Psychology, April 2009, Volume 65 Issue 4, Pages 337 - 351 Abstract: The current study examined the influence of a number of psychological factors on the effectiveness of an early intervention program targeting anxiety and depression in a non-clinical sample of [...]

Mindfulness Meditation Training in Adults and Adolescents With ADHD

Mindfulness Meditation Training in Adults and Adolescents With ADHD, Journal of Attention Disorders, Vol.11 No.6 May 2008, pgs. 737-746 Abstract: ADHD is a childhood-onset psychiatric condition that often continues into adulthood. Stimulant medications are the mainstay of treatment; however, additional approaches are frequently desired. In recent years, mindfulness meditation has been proposed to improve attention, [...]