NICE – Guidance on when to suspect child maltreatment

Guidance on when to suspect child maltreatment   NICE, July 2009 Click on the title above to gain direct full-text access Abstract: The advice in this guideline covers the alerting features in children and young people (under 18 years) of: physical, sexual and emotional abuse neglect fabricated or induced illness. The guideline does not specifically look at: [...]

Pharm-line – Database for Medicines management, Pharmacy practice and Prescribing

Pharm-line Click on the title above to access this NHS Database Welcome to Pharm-line® – the database for medicines management, pharmacy practice and prescribing. Started in 1978 as a co-operative venture between UK regional medicines information centres, Pharm-line® now comprises more than 200,000 abstracts from major English language pharmaceutical and medical journals. About 11,000 new [...]

Behavioral Management for Anorexia Nervosa

Behavioral Management for Anorexia Nervosa, New England Journal of  Medicine,  2009; 360:500-506, Jan 29, 2009 Attia E., Walsh B. T. Abstract: This Journal feature begins with a case vignette that includes a therapeutic recommendation. A discussion of the clinical problem and the mechanism of benefit of this form of therapy follows. Major clinical studies, the [...]

Slow-Release Oral Morphine Versus Methadone – Detoxification

A double-blind, randomized, parallel group study to compare the efficacy, safety and tolerability of slow-release oral morphine versus methadone in opioid-dependent in-patients willing to undergo detoxification,  Addiction, 2009, Volume 104 Issue 9, Pages 1549 - 1557 Abstract: Aims  Evaluation of the efficacy and safety of slow-release oral morphine (SROM) compared with methadone for detoxification from methadone and SROM maintenance treatment. [...]

Local Self-injury Service receives NICE recognition – Dr Gillian Proctor

Local Self-injury Service receives NICE recognition   NICE Click on the link above Abstract: An innovative approach to caring for people who self-harm within north Bradford has received national recognition after being shortlisted for last year’s NICE shared learning award. Established two years ago, the Self-injury Service within NHS Bradford and Airedale provides medical treatment, psychosocial [...]

ICD-10 – World Health Organization

ICD – 10  International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems , 10th Revision , Version for 2007, WHO Click on the title above to access V F00-F99 Mental and behavioural disorders Click on the above to access

Complete List of DSM-IV Codes

Complete List of DSM-IV Codes, Click on the title above to access the full-list of Codes The following 2 tables give basic codes for all DSM-IV diagnoses. Note that the numbers are the least important part of the diagnoses: Additional verbiage, often not stated in the tables but given in the text, conveys the actual [...]

Strength training for older people – Cochrane

Progressive resistance strength training for improving physical function in older adults, Liu CJ, Latham NK. Progressive resistance strength training for improving physical function in older adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2009, Issue 3. Art. No.: CD002759 Click on the title above to gain direct full-text access Abstract:   Background Muscle weakness in old age [...]

Self-harm: the longer term management of self-harm – NICE – In Progress

Self-harm: the longer term management of self-harm, NICE, 2009 Status: In Progress   Self-harm (longer term management): scope consultation 07 August 2009   Self-harm (longer term management): scoping workshop notes 28 July 2009 06 August 2009   Self-harm (longer term management): list of stakeholders 07 August 2009   Self-harm (longer term management): remit 06 May [...]

Cochrane – Psychological Interventions for the Prevention of PTSD

Multiple session early psychological interventions for the prevention of post-traumatic stress disorder Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2009, Issue 3. Art. No.: CD006869 Click on the title above for direct access to the full-text Neil P Roberts1, Neil J Kitchiner1, Justin Kenardy2, Jonathan Bisson3 1Traumatic Stress Service, Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust, Cardiff, UK. 2Department of [...]

Comparing apples and oranges: How do patient characteristics and treatment goals vary between different forms of psychotherapy?

Comparing apples and oranges: How do patient characteristics and treatment goals vary between different forms of psychotherapy? Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, Volume 82, Number 3, September 2009 , pp. 323-336(14) Abstract: Objectives:  The aim is to investigate whether different modalities and orientations of psychotherapy diverge with regard to patient characteristics and treatment goals, [...]

Anger and depression – Psychodynamic approach

Anger and depression, Advances in Psychiatric Treatment (2009) 15: 271-278 Fredric N. Busch is Clinical Associate Professor at Weill Cornell Medical College and a faculty member of the Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research. His publications and research have focused on the links between psychoanalysis and psychiatry, including psychodynamic approaches to specific disorders, [...]

CBT for Panic Disorder – Randomized Study

A randomized study of massed three-week cognitive behavioural therapy schedule for panic disorder, Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 2009, Volume 120 Issue 3, Pages 187 - 195 M. K. Bohni et al Clinic for OCD, Aarhus University Hospital, Risskov, Denmark Abstract: Objective: To compare the efficacy of massed vs. spaced group cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for patients with panic disorder with or without [...]

Suicide and self-harm in older people

Suicide and Self Harm in Older people, Quality in Ageing , 2009 Mar; 10(1): 16-23 Dennis, M S – Reader in Liaison Psychiatry for Older People, School of Medicine, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP Abstract: Suicide is a tragic cause of death and causes considerable distress for families, carers and healthcare professionals. Thankfully, suicide rates [...]

Mood disorders and violence: a new focus

Mood disorders and violence: a new focus, Advances in Psychiatric Treatment (2009) 15: 263-270 Clare Oakley, Fiona Hynes and Tom Clark Clare Oakley is a specialty registrar in forensic psychiatry at Reaside Clinic. She is Chair of the Psychiatric Trainees’ Committee of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Fiona Hynes is a consultant forensic psychiatrist at [...]

Levels of anxiety and depression as predictors of mortality: the HUNT study

Levels of anxiety and depression as predictors of mortality: the HUNT study, The British Journal of Psychiatry (2009) 195: 118-125 Arnstein Mykletun, PhD et al. Research Centre for Health Promotion, Faculty of Psychology, University of Bergen, Norway, and Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London, UK and Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Division of Mental Health, [...]

Baseline cortisol measures and developmental pathways of anxiety in early adolescence

Baseline cortisol measures and developmental pathways of anxiety in early adolescence,Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 2009, Volume 120 Issue 3, Pages 178 - 186 K. Greaves-Lord et al Abstract: Objective: This study investigated whether baseline cortisol measures predicted future anxiety, and compared cortisol values of groups with different developmental pathways of anxiety. Method: Cortisol levels were assessed in 1768 individuals (10–12 years). Anxiety levels [...]

A Novel Idea – Reading the Great Escape

A Novel Idea, Mental Health Today, 2009 May: 28-9 ‘One woman who had been undergoing therapy for seven years only really felt she had recovered from depression after joining a reading group. Abstract: Reading can be a great escape, but it can be difficult when you find it hard to concentrate. Reading aloud, with others, [...]

Football Mad – Get fit, Make friends and Recover

Football Mad, Mental Health Today, 2009 May: 14-5 Susannah Strong Abstract: This year’s Mind week looks at men’s mental health. Susannah Strong reports on an exciting initiative that encourages both men and women with mental health problems to play football, get fit, make friends — and recover. The term ‘mad about football’ is often used [...]

Girls and offending –patterns, perceptions and interventions

Girls and offending –patterns, perceptions and interventions    YJB , 2009 Summary Click on the title above to access the full-text of this report The relatively low number of young women engaged in offending has meant that most research and expertise has been developed in response to male offending. Nonetheless, there is a growing concern about [...]

Self-Harm – Emotional Empowerment – Nurses pioneer a project that helps teenagers who self-harm

Emotional Empowerment, Nursing Standard, 2009 Apr 22-28; 23(33): 18-9 Carol Davis Abstract: Many teenagers turn to self-harm as a means of escape from emptiness, depression and emotional pain. Carol Davis reports. The lives of teenagers who self-harm and engage in other risk taking behaviours are being enhanced through participation in an award-winning project run by [...]

A systematic review of the effectiveness of in-home community nurse led interventions for the mental health of older persons

A systematic review of the effectiveness of in-home community nurse led interventions for the mental health of older persons, Journal of Clinical Nursing , 2008 Jun; 17(11): 1419-27 Thompson P; Lang L; Annells M Abstract: AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: The aim was to systematically review evidence about the effectiveness of in-home community nurse-led interventions for older persons with, [...]

Working with older prisoners – Resource Pack

Working with older prisoners, NACRO. Department of Health , July 2009 Click on the title to gain direct full-text access The Nacro and Department of Health Working with Older Prisoners pack was created so that peer support workers, disability liaison officers, older offender and wing officers could use its contents to implement good practice ideas [...]

Inpatient psychiatric nursing – Borderline Personality Disorder – Case

Borderline Personality Disorder: Inpatient Psychiatric Nursing Management, Judith A Callan, Robert H Howland. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing & Mental Health Services May 2009. Vol. 47, Iss. 5; pg. 13, 2 pgs Abstract: THE CASE Geri is a 42-year-old single woman who has been a recurring patient of an inpatient unit specializing in care of patients [...]

Reducing alcohol harm: health services in England for alcohol misuse

Reducing alcohol harm: health services in England for alcohol misuse, August 2009 Click on the title above to access the full-text of this report This report states that alcohol misuse is a significant and growing problem in England, with more than 10 million people now regularly drinking above the guidelines set by Government. The report [...]

New Horizons: towards a shared vision for mental health – consultation

New Horizons: towards a shared vision for mental health – consultation, Department of Health, 2009 Click on the title above to access the full-text Good mental health is fundamental to the well-being and prosperity of England. In the last decade, greater investment and reforms have transformed mental health care, but now we need to go [...]

Annual Evidence Update – The Neurological Conditions Specialist Collection

Annual Evidence Update on Headache (NHS Evidence – neurological conditions) July 2009 www.library.nhs.uk/neurological The Neurological Conditions Specialist Collection is launching its second Annual Evidence Update on Headache on Monday 24 August, to be ready in time for National Migraine Awareness Week (6-12 September 2009).   The Neurological Conditions Specialist Collection Project Team has carried out a [...]

Music Therapy & Dementia – The effects of touch on the behavior states of older adults

The Effect of Expressive and Instrumental Touch on The Behavior States of Older Adults with Late-Stage Dementia of The Alzheimer’s Type and on Music Therapist’s Perceived Rapport, Melita Belgrave. Journal of Music Therapy. Silver Spring: Summer 2009. Vol. 46, Iss. 2; pg. 132, 15 pgs Abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the [...]

SUICIDE RISK Assessment: 6 Steps to a Better Instrument

SUICIDE RISK Assessment: 6 Steps to a Better Instrument, Brenda Hermes, Kathy Deakin, Kathy Lee, Sherry Robinson. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing & Mental Health Services. Thorofare: Jun 2009. Vol. 47, Iss. 6; pg. 44, 6 pgs Abstract: Recent research indicates that commonly used instruments to assess suicidal ideation identify patients at chronic risk for suicide [...]

Effect of Music Therapy on Quality of Life for patients with Severe & Enduring Mental Health

The Effect of Group Music Therapy on Quality of Life for Participants Living with a Severe and Enduring Mental Illness, Denise Grocke, Sidney Bloch, David Castle. Journal of Music Therapy. Silver Spring: Summer 2009. Vol. 46, Iss. 2 Abstract: A 10-week group music therapy project was designed to determine whether music therapy influenced quality of [...]