NICE – The productive mental health ward – Toolkit for mental health wards

The productive mental health ward  November 2009, NHS Quality and Productivity Click on the title to access the full-text any problems see note below Abstract: From the success of The Productive Ward programme the NHS Institute has developed a toolkit for mental health wards supported by improvement facilitators. Several NHS Mental Health trusts have improved [...]

NICE – The Productive Ward

The Productive Ward   NHS Evidence – quality and productivity Click on the title above to access the direct full-text any problems see note below Abstract: The NHS Institute has supported ward leaders and nursing teams with methods to innovate and improve the ward environmenment and process. In six trusts this has been shown to improve [...]

Empirically supported psychological treatments for adult acute stress disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder: a review

Empirically supported psychological treatments for adult acute stress disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder: a review, Depression and Anxiety, Volume 26, Issue 12, Date: December 2009, Pages: 1086-1109 Kathryn Ponniah, Steven D. Hollon Abstract: Background: Acute stress disorder (ASD) predicts the development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which in some sufferers can persist for years and lead to significant disability. [...]