Suffering in Silence: A Qualitative Meta-Data-Analysis of Postpartum Depression

Suffering in Silence: A Qualitative Meta-Data-Analysis of Postpartum Depression,  Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 2009, Volume 35 Issue 2, Pages 145 - 158 Carmen Knudson-Martin 1 and Rachelle Silverstein 1  – Loma Linda University Abstract: In this article, we apply a relational lens to a grounded theory meta-data-analysis of qualitative studies on postpartum depression (PPD) conducted between 1999 [...]

Risk assessment and management in OCD – David Veale

Risk assessment and management in obsessive–compulsive disorder, Advances in Psychiatric Treatment (2009) 15: 332-343 David Veale, Mark Freeston, Georgina Krebs, Isobel Heyman and Paul Salkovskis Abstract: Some people with obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) experience recurrent intrusive sexual, aggressive or death-related thoughts and as a result may be subjected to lengthy or inappropriate risk assessments. These apparent [...]

Solution-Focused Therapy for Families Coping with Suicide – 3 Case examples

Solution-Focused Therapy for Families Coping with Suicide,  Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, Jan. 2008, Volume 34 Issue 1, Pages 93 - 106 Sahily de Castro 1 and Jeffrey T. Guterman 1  – Counseling Department, Adrian Dominican School of Education, Barry University  Abstract: Solution-focused therapy is proposed as a model for families coping with suicide. The nature and incidence [...]

The Maudsley Model of Family-Based Treatment for Anorexia Nervosa: A Qualitative Evaluation of Parent-to-Parent Consultation

The Maudsley Model of Family-Based Treatment for Anorexia Nervosa: A Qualitative Evaluation of Parent-to-Parent Consultation,  Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 2009, Vol. 35 Issue 2, Pages 181 - 192 Paul Rhodes 1 , Jac Brown 2 and Sloane Madden 3  1 Sydney University   2 Macquarie University, Sydney   3 Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney    Abstract: This [...]

Euthanasia in Belgium Five Years After Legalisation

Euthanasia in Belgium Five Years After Legalisation,  European Journal of Health Law, 2009 – 16 – 2 – 125 Lewis, Penney – Professor of Law, King’s College London, School of Law and Centre of Medical Law and Ethics, UK Abstract: In 2002, Belgium became the second country to legalise euthanasia after the Netherlands. Three biannual reports [...]

Relationship Quality and Stability in Couples When One Partner Suffers From Borderline Personality Disorder

Relationship Quality and Stability in Couples When One Partner Suffers From Borderline Personality Disorder, Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, online early view 2009 Sébastien Bouchard 1 , Stéphane Sabourin 2 , Yvan Lussier 3 and Evens Villeneuve 4   1 Institut Universitaire en Santé Mentale de Québec   2 Université Laval   3 Université [...]

OT – Pain, ageing and dementia: the crisis is looming, but are we ready?

Pain, ageing and dementia: the crisis is looming, but are we ready? The British Journal of Occupational Therapy, Volume 72, Number 8, August 2009 , pp. 371-375(5) Brown, Cary Abstract: Pain in older people, and particularly for those people with dementia, is an underrecognised and undertreated problem of growing magnitude. Occupational therapists, although well positioned with [...]

Implementation of an Evidence-Based Practice in a Clinical Setting: What Happens When You Get There?

Implementation of an Evidence-Based Practice in a Clinical Setting: What Happens When You Get There? Professional Psychology – Research & Practice. 40(4):410-416, August 2009 Steinfeld, Bradley I. 1; Coffman, Sandra J. 2,3; Keyes, James A Abstract: Great strides have been made in creating and testing evidence-based practices (EBPs). However, without adequate dissemination and implementation in [...]

Computerized CBT in a Stepped Care Model of Treatment

Computerized Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in a Stepped Care Model of Treatment, Professional Psychology – Research & Practice. 40(1):96-103, February 2009 Green, Kelly VA Boston Healthcare System – National Center for PTSD Abstract: A growing body of literature suggests that computerized cognitive-behavioral therapies (CCBT) are effective in community settings in terms of symptom reduction, favorable client satisfaction, [...]

Establishing family inclusive acute inpatient mental health services – A staff training programme in Somerset

Establishing family inclusive acute inpatient mental health services: a staff training programme in Somerset,  Journal of Family Therapy, Volume 31 Issue 3, Pages 233 - 249 Roger I. Stanbridge a , Frank R. Burbach b and Simon H. Leftwich c Abstract: In spite of policies advocating the involvement of families in the care of mental health service users in [...]

Experience of hope for family members caring for a person with dementia

Renewing Everyday Hope: The Hope Experience of Family Caregivers of Persons with Dementia, Issues in Mental Health Nursing, Volume 30, Issue 8 August 2009 , pages 514 – 521 Wendy Duggleby Abstract: The purpose of this grounded theory study was to explore the experience of hope for family members caring for a person with dementia. [...]

Overweight in Midlife and Risk of Dementia – 40 year follow-up study

Overweight in midlife and risk of dementia: a 40-year follow-up study, International Journal of Obesity (2009) 33, 893–898 L B Hassing1, A K Dahl2, V Thorvaldsson1, S Berg2, M Gatz3,4, N L Pedersen3,4 and B Johansson1 1Department of Psychology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden 2Institute of Gerontology, School of Health Sciences, Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden 3Department of Psychology, University of Southern California, [...]

Home-based exercise program in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease: The Maximizing Independence in Dementia (MIND) study

Evaluation of a home-based exercise program in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease: The Maximizing Independence in Dementia (MIND) study,  International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry , July 2009, Volume 24 Issue 7, Pages 680 - 685 Martin Steinberg 1 *, Jeannie-Marie Sheppard Leoutsakos 1, Laura Jean Podewils 2, C. G. Lyketsos 1 1John Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, USA [...]

OTs – Occupational therapists use of cognitive interventions for clients with Alzheimer’s disease

Occupational therapists use of cognitive interventions for clients with Alzheimer’s disease, Occupational Therapy International, online early view, 2009 Robert A Gélinas I, Mazer B. Hôpital du Haut-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada. Abstract: The aim of this study was to establish a profile of occupational therapy practice for cognitive interventions for clients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in an [...]

Social Care Bulletin – August 2009

Social Care Bulletin – August 2009    Department of Health Click on the title above to gain direct full-text access to this bulletin This bulletin may be of interest to you: Page 1 + 3 – The new green paper ‘Shaping the Future of Care Together’. One of the key areas of work is joined up [...]

Model of Therapeutic and Non-Therapeutic Responses to Patient Aggression

Model of Therapeutic and Non-Therapeutic Responses to Patient Aggression, Issues in Mental Health Nursing, Volume 30, Issue 9 September 2009 , pages 530 – 537 Deborah Finfgeld-Connett Abstract: The primary purpose of this qualitative meta-synthesis was to explicate a framework of therapeutic nursing management of patient aggression in psychiatric settings. Findings from 15 qualitative research [...]

Memory function in Alzheimer’s – The effect of anxiety and depression

The effect of anxiety and depression on decline of memory function in Alzheimer’s disease, International Psychogeriatrics, early view, 2009 E. J. M. Biermana1 c1, H. C. Comijsa1a2, C. Jonkera1, P. Scheltensa3 and A. T. F. Beekmana1a2 a1 Department of Psychiatry, EMGO-institute, VU Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands a2 GGZ inGeest, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. a3 Department of [...]

Addenbrooke’s Cognitive Examination validation in Parkinson’s disease

Addenbrooke’s Cognitive Examination validation in Parkinson’s disease, European Journal of Neurology, Jan 2009, Volume 16 Issue 1, Pages 142 - 147 M. A. Reyes a,b , S. P. Lloret a , E. R. Gerscovich a , M. E. Martin a , R. Leiguarda a and M. Merello a Movement Disorders Section, Neuroscience Department and Cognitive Department, Institute for Neurological Research [...]

Reducing suicidal ideation and depression in older primary care patients: 24-month outcomes of the PROSPECT study

Reducing suicidal ideation and depression in older primary care patients: 24-month outcomes of the PROSPECT study, American Journal of Psychiatry, 2009 Aug; 166(8): 882-90 Alexopoulos GS; Reynolds CF 3rd; Bruce ML; Katz IR; Raue PJ; Mulsant BH; Oslin DW; Ten Have T Abstract: OBJECTIVE: The Prevention of Suicide in Primary Care Elderly: Collaborative Trial (PROSPECT) evaluated the impact of a care management [...]