Cochrane – Psychological therapies for the management of chronic pain in adults.

Psychological therapies for the management of chronic pain (excluding headache) in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2009 Apr 15;(2):CD007407 Click on the title above for direct full-text access Abstract: Psychological treatments are designed to treat pain, distress and disability, and are in common practice. No comprehensive systematic review has been published since 1999. OBJECTIVES: [...]

OT – Voluntary work for adults with mental health problems: a route to inclusion?

Voluntary work for adults with mental health problems: a route to inclusion? A review of the literature, The British Journal of Occupational Therapy, Volume 72, Number 4, April 2009 , pp. 163-173 Farrell, Carol; Bryant, Wendy Abstract: Voluntary work is seen as a key component of promoting mental health through social inclusion. For many years, occupational therapists [...]

Mindfulness-based psychotherapies – Evidence-based practice

Mindfulness: The Present Moment in Clinical Social Work, Clinical Social Work Journal, Volume 37, (2) June, 2009 Abstract: Mindfulness-based psychotherapies are increasingly found in the evidence-based practice realm of clinical social work. This paper provides an understanding of the concept of mindfulness as well as the research into the neurological and behavioral benefits of mindfulness [...]

The dark side of competition – Link between – Depression, Anxiety, Stress and Self-Harm

The dark side of competition: How competitive behaviour and striving to avoid inferiority are linked to depression, anxiety, stress and self-harm, Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, Volume 82, Number 2, June 2009 , pp. 123-136 Authors: Gilbert, Paul1; McEwan, Kirsten1; Bellew, Rebecca1; Mills, Alison1; Gale, Corinne1 The Mental Health Research Unit, Derbyshire Mental Health Trust, University of Derby, [...]

Social Inclusion – Arts – Mental Health

Development of a measure of social inclusion for arts and mental health project participants, Journal of Mental Health, Volume 18, Number 1, February 2009 , pp. 65-72(8) Secker, Jenny1; Hacking, Sue2; Kent, Lyn1; Shenton, Jo1; Spandler, Helen31: Faculty of Health & Social Care, Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford 2: Department of Nursing, 3: Department of Social Work, University of Central Lancashire, [...]