Supporting People in Later life Annual Evidence Update 2009

Supporting People in Later life Annual Evidence Update 2009  NHS Evidence October 2009 Click on the title above to access the evidence The purpose of this AEU is to highlight important secondary research, guidelines and policy documents which will help health professionals to support older people who are experiencing challenges with independent living due to serious [...]

LCFT – The Junction – Good Practice

New good practice report for inpatient services with young service users with acute mental health needs  National Mental Health Development Unit Click on the title to access the full-text of this report Abstract: This is an excellent report by Lancashire Care Trust and The Junction which details a review of inpatient services at the Trust [...]

Remember – i’m still me – care commission and mental welfare commission joint report on the quality of care for people with dementia living in care homes in Scotland

Remember – i’m still me – care commission and mental welfare commission joint report on the quality of care for people with dementia living in care homes in Scotland   Mental Welfare commission for Scotland, June 2009 Click on the title above to gain access to the full-text Abstract: Older people living in care homes are [...]

Guidance for the pharmacological management of substance misuse among young people

Guidance for the pharmacological management of substance misuse among young people, Department of Health, September 2009 Click on the title above to gain direct full-text access Abstract: Until now there has been no formal guidance to help clinicians to manage substance dependence among young people. This has left practitioners concerned that their practice may not [...]

Supporting Learning Disability Partnership Boards to implement the National Carers Strategy

Supporting Learning Disability Partnership Boards to implement the National Carers Strategy, September 2009, Department of Health Click on the title above to gain access to the full-text Abstract: This booklet offers guidance to Learning Disability Partnership Boards to help them ensure carers of people with learning disabilities, and carers with learning disabilities are: supported in [...]

Self-Harm & Eating Disorders – UK University Students

Co-occurrence of self-reported disordered eating and self-harm in UK university students, British Journal of Clinical Psychology, Volume 48, Number 4, November 2009 , pp. 397-410(14) Wright, Fiona; Bewick, Bridgette M.; Barkham, Michael; House, Allan O.; Hill, Andrew J. Academic Unit of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK 2: Centre [...]

Distinguishing Between Personality Disorders, Stereotypes, and Eccentricities in Older Adults

Distinguishing Between Personality Disorders, Stereotypes, and Eccentricities in Older Adults  Journal of Psychosocial Nursing & Mental Health Services,  Jul 2009. Vol. 47, Iss. 7; p. 19 (6 pages) Magoteaux AL; Bonnivier JF Assistant Professor of Nursing, Gerontology and Psychiatry, Columbus State Community College, Columbus, Ohio Abstract:  Personality disorders, especially in older adults, are among the most [...]

Internet Addiction: Diagnosis and Treatment Considerations

Internet Addiction: Diagnosis and Treatment Considerations, Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy, 2009 Kimberly Young – St. Bonaventure University, Allegany, NY, USA, Center for Internet Addiction Recovery, P.O. Box 72, Bradford, PA 16701, USA Abstract: Internet addiction is a new and often unrecognized clinical disorder that can cause relational, occupational, and social problems. Pathological gambling is compared to problematic [...]

Videogame Addiction and its Treatment

Videogame Addiction and its Treatment, Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy, 2009 Mark D. Griffiths and Alex Meridith International Gaming Research Unit, Psychology Division, Department of Social Sciences, Nottingham Trent University, Burton Street, Nottingham, NG1 4BU, UK Abstract: For many, the concept of videogame addiction seems far-fetched, particularly if their concepts and definitions of addiction involve the taking of [...]

Adolescent Focused Psychotherapy for Adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa

Adolescent Focused Psychotherapy for Adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa, Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy, 2009 Kara Kathleen Fitzpatrick1, Ann Moye3, Renee Hoste2, James Lock1  and Daniel le Grange2 1)  Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, 401 Quarry Road, Stanford, CA, USA (2)  Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA (3)  Private Practice, Bloomfield [...]

Family Intervention for Suicide Prevention: A Specialized Emergency Department Intervention for Suicidal Youths

Family Intervention for Suicide Prevention: A Specialized Emergency Department Intervention for Suicidal Youths, Professional Psychology – Research & Practice. 40(2):118-125, April 2009 Asarnow, Joan Rosenbaum 1; Berk, Michele S. 2; Baraff, Larry J. (1)University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) (2)Harbor-UCLA Medical Center/UCLA School of Medicine (3)UCLA Emergency Medicine Center Abstract: Suicide attempts and suicidal ideation [...]

CBT for Suicide Prevention (CBT-SP): Treatment Model, Feasibility, and Acceptability.

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Suicide Prevention (CBT-SP): Treatment Model, Feasibility, and Acceptability.  Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 48(10):1005-1013, October 2009 Stanley B, et al… Abstract: OBJECTIVE:: To describe the elements of a manual-based cognitive-behavioral therapy for suicide prevention (CBT-SP) and to report its feasibility in preventing the recurrence of suicidal behavior [...]

Guidance for the pharmacological management of substance misuse among young people in secure environments

Guidance for the pharmacological management of substance misuse among young people in secure environments, Department of Health, September 2009 Click on the title above to gain direct full-text access Abstract: Until now there has been no formal guidance to help clinicians to manage substance dependence among young people. This has left practitioners concerned that their [...]

Symptoms of depression in non-routine caregivers: The role of caregiver strain and burden

Symptoms of depression in non-routine caregivers: The role of caregiver strain and burden, British Journal of Clinical Psychology, Volume 48, Number 4, November 2009 , pp. 335-346(12) Phillips, Anna C.1; Gallagher, Stephen1; Hunt, Kate2; Der, Geoff2; Carroll, Douglas1 School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK 2: MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, [...]

Improving access to psychological therapies: Phase IV prospective cohort study

Improving access to psychological therapies: Phase IV prospective cohort study, British Journal of Clinical Psychology, Volume 48, Number 4, November 2009 , pp. 377-396(20) Richards, David A.1; Suckling, Rupert2 University of Exeter, Exeter, Devon, UK 2: Doncaster Primary Care Trust, Mexborough, UK   Abstract: To determine the effects of implementing stepped care evidence-based psychological treatments for anxiety [...]

The relationship between childhood trauma history and the psychotic subtype of major depression

The relationship between childhood trauma history and the psychotic subtype of major depression , Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 2009 B. A. Gaudiano 1,2 , M. Zimmerman  Abstract: Objective: Increasing evidence exists linking childhood trauma and primary psychotic disorders, but there is little research on patients with primary affective disorders with psychotic features. Method: The sample consisted of adult out-patients [...]

Mystery to Mastery – Healing effects of writing

Mystery to mastery: An exploration of what happens in the black box of writing and healing, Journal of Poetry Therapy, Volume 22, Issue 2 June 2009 , pages 57 – 75 Reinekke Lengelle a; Frans Meijers Abstract: n this article, a model of transformation-through-writing will be introduced that helps to explain how a transformative and [...]

Metacognitive Therapy (MCT) for depression – Study of a New Treatment

Metacognitive Therapy in Recurrent and Persistent Depression: A Multiple-Baseline Study of a New Treatment, Cognitive Therapy and Research, Volume 33, Number 3 / June, 2009, 291-300 Adrian Wells1 , Peter Fisher1, Samuel Myers1, Jon Wheatley2, Trishna Patel2, Chris R. Brewin2 1University of Manchester Academic Division of Clinical Psychology Rawnsley Building, MRI Manchester M13 9WL UK 2University [...]

CBT : How is it Different with Older People?

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy: How is it Different with Older People? Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior Therapy, Volume 26, Number 4 / December, 2008, 250-262 Ken Laidlaw1 , Susan McAlpine1 1University of Edinburgh Section of Clinical & Health Psychology, School of Health in Social Science Teviot Place Edinburgh EH8-9AG UK Abstract: This paper discusses the treatment of [...]

Obesity & Weight-Loss – Well-being benefits for people with learning disability

Demonstrating the well-being benefits of a weight loss programme for people with a learning disability, Journal of Public Mental Health, Volume 8, Number 1 / March 2009 Griffin M – Centre for Sport and Exercise Science, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, Essex CO4 3SQ UK Abstract: Little is known about the health, well-being and [...]

Computer-assisted CBT for depression and anxiety: Increasing Accessibility to Evidence-Based Mental Health Treatment

Computer-assisted CBT for depression and anxiety: Increasing Accessibility to Evidence-Based Mental Health Treatment, Journal of Psychosocial Nursing & Mental Health Services. Thorofare: Jul 2009. Vol. 47, Iss. 7; p. 32 (8 pages) Cynthia Stuhlmiller, Barry Tolchard Abstract: Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is the most effective nonpharmacological treatment for almost all mental disorders, especially anxiety and depression. [...]

Most Read Article – Why do antidepressants take so long to work?

Why do antidepressants take so long to work? A cognitive neuropsychological model of antidepressant drug action, The British Journal of Psychiatry (2009) 195: 102-108 Catherine J. Harmer, DPhil, Guy M. Goodwin, DPhil, FRCPsych and Philip J. Cowen, MD, FRCPsych University Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital, Oxford, UK Abstract: Background The neuropharmacological actions of antidepressants are [...]

Adult attachment in bipolar 1 disorder

Adult attachment in bipolar 1 disorder, Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, Volume 82, Number 3, Sept, 2009 , pp. 267-277(11) Morriss, Richard K.1; van der Gucht, Emma2; Lancaster, Gillian3; Bentall, Richard P.4 Division of Psychiatry, University of Nottingham, Institute of Mental Health, Nottingham, UK 2: Division of Psychiatry, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK 3: Postgraduate Statistics Department, [...]

Childhood Sexual Abuse, PTSD, and Borderline Personality Disorder: Understanding the Connections

Childhood Sexual Abuse, PTSD, and Borderline Personality Disorder: Understanding the Connections, Journal of Psychosocial Nursing & Mental Health Services.  Jul 2009. Vol. 47, Iss. 7; p. 4 (3 pages) Lee H Schwecke Abstract: Despite years of clinical teaching and working part time as a staff nurse in a psychiatric facility, it took me a while [...]

Age at onset and cognition in schizophrenia: meta-analysis

Age at onset and cognition in schizophrenia: meta-analysis, The British Journal of Psychiatry (2009) 195: 286-293 T. K. Rajji, MD, FRCPC, Z. Ismail, MD, FRCPC and B. H. Mulsant, MD, MS, FRCPC Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto and Geriatric Mental Health Program, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada Abstract: Background The relationship [...]

Inpatient Survey – Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust – 2009

Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust – Mental health inpatient survey , September 2009, Care Quality Commission Mental Health Inpatient Survey – All Trusts PUTTING PEOPLE FIRST AND CHAMPIONING THEIR RIGHTS Mental health survey The biggest-ever national survey of people’s experiences of acute mental health inpatient services reveals that many patients feel let down by the [...]

Adolescent Depression: Assessment and Treatment

Adolescent Depression: Assessment and Treatment, Journal of Psychosocial Nursing & Mental Health Services,  Jul 2009. Vol. 47, Iss. 7; pg. 11, 2 pgs Judith A Callan,  Robert H Howland,  Kathryn Puskar Abstract: Recent recommendations include screening for depression in adolescents when systems for diagnosis, treatment, and follow up are in place; conducting a risk assessment [...]