Cochrane – Exercise to improve self-esteem in children and young people

Exercise to improve self-esteem in children and young people  , Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2004, Issue 1. Art. No.: CD003683. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003683.pub2.  Eilin Ekeland1, Frode Heian2, Kåre Birger Hagen3, Jo M Abbott4, Lena Nordheim5 1Norwegian Physiotherapist Association/ Norsk Fysioterapeutforbund, Oslo, Norway. 2Child and Adolescence Psychiatric Dept, Molde Hospital, NO-6407 Molde, Norway. 3National Resource Centre [...]

Cochrane – Interventions for promoting physical activity

Interventions for promoting physical activity  Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2005, Issue 1. Art. No.: CD003180. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003180.pub2. Charles Foster1, Melvyn Hillsdon2, Margaret Thorogood3 1BHF Health Promotion Reserach Group, University of Oxford, Headington, Oxford, UK. 2Department of Excercise and Health Sciences, University of Bristol , Bristol , UK. 3Public Health and Epidemiology, University of Warwick, [...]

Major trauma care in England – NAO

Major trauma care in England   February 2o10, National Audit Office Click on the title above to access the full-text of this report Abstract: “Current services for people who suffer major trauma are not good enough. There is unacceptable variation, which means that if you are unlucky enough to have an accident at night or at [...]

The Evidence – Self care reduces costs and improves health: the evidence

Self care reduces costs and improves health: the evidence    January 2010, Expert Patient Programme Click on the title above to access the full-text of this report Abstract: This report reviews existing literature on self-management of care, as well as using research through questionnaires, focus groups and interviews, to provide examples of how economically beneficial it [...]

Developing Skills: Talking about end of life care – Twelve pilot schemes in England

Developing Skills: Talking about end of life care – Twelve pilot schemes in England  January 2010 Click on the title above to access the full-text of this report Abstract: Effective and sensitive communication between staff and patients, their relatives and carers is fundamental to high quality end of life care.  This project will see 12 [...]

National End of Life Care Programme Fact Sheets – Palliative Care

National End of Life Care Programme Fact Sheets    National End of Life Care Programme Click on the title above to download the factsheets Fact Sheets Fact Sheet 9: Independent Mental Capacity Advocates Fact Sheet 8: End of Life Care in Sheltered and Extra care housing Fact Sheet 7: Models of Delivery Fact Sheet 6: Support for [...]

Religion, spirituality and mental health

Religion, spirituality and mental health, The Psychiatrist (2010) 34: 63-64 Simon Dein, Christopher C. H. Cook, Andrew Powell, and Sarah Eagger Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist in Rehabilitation and Liaison Psychiatry at Princess Alexandra Hospital, and Senior Lecturer in Psychiatry at University College London Abstract: Research demonstrates important associations between religiosity and well-being; spirituality and religious faith [...]

An evaluation of nurse prescribing. Part 2: a literature review

An evaluation of nurse prescribing. Part 2: a literature review, British Journal of Nursing (BJN), 2009 Dec 10; 18 (22): 1398-1402 O’Connell E; Creedon R; McCarthy G; Lehane B School of Nursing and Midwifery, University College Cork, Ireland Abstract: Aim: This is the second of a 2-part literature review, which aims to provide a summary [...]

New guidelines on assisted suicide: will nurses be prosecuted?

New guidelines on assisted suicide: will nurses be prosecuted? British Journal of Nursing 2009 Dec 10; 1, 8(22): 1396-7 Smith,  S W , Lecturer in Law at Birmingham Law School Abstract: In the recent decision by the House of Lords, in R (on the application of Purdy) vs Director of Public Prosecutions, the Director of Public [...]

Latest Report – Dementia 2010 – A major new report from the Alzheimer’s Research Trust commissioned by the University of Oxford

    Dementia 2010   January 2o10, Alzheimer’s Reseach Trust Executive Summary Click on the titles above to gain direct access to the reports Abstract: The cost of dementia The Alzheimer’s Research Trust has commissioned the Health Economics Research Centre at the University of Oxford to produce a report on the economic cost of dementia to the [...]

Does lithium protect against dementia?

Does lithium protect against dementia? Bipolar Disorders, 2010, Volume 12 Issue 1, Pages 87 - 94 Lars Vedel Kessing, Julie Lyng Forman, Per Kragh Andersen Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of Copenhagen ,   b Department of Biostatistics, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark Abstract: Objective: To investigate whether treatment with lithium in patients with mania or bipolar disorder is associated with [...]

Multisystemic Therapy (MST) for Youth Offending, Psychiatric Disorder and Substance Abuse: Case Examples from a UK MST Team

Multisystemic Therapy (MST) for Youth Offending, Psychiatric Disorder and Substance Abuse: Case Examples from a UK MST Team , Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 2010 Charles Wells, Jai Adhyaru, Jacqueline Cannon, Moira Lamond, Geoffrey Baruch Brandon Centre for Counselling and Psychotherapy for Young People, 26 Prince of Wales Road, London, NW5 3LG, UK Abstract: Background: The paper [...]

Youth Therapist Strategies to Enhance Client Homework Completion

Youth Therapist Strategies to Enhance Client Homework Completion, Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 2010 Carolyn Houlding, Fred Schmidt, Diane Walker Lakehead University, 955 Oliver St, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1, Canada Abstract: Background: This study examined strategies youth therapists use to attempt to enhance their clients’ therapeutic homework completion. Method: Thirty-two youth mental health therapists participated. All [...]

Collecting Routine Outcome Data in a Psychotherapy Community Clinic for Young People: Findings from an Ongoing Study

Collecting Routine Outcome Data in a Psychotherapy Community Clinic for Young People: Findings from an Ongoing Study, Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 2010, Volume 15 Issue 1, Pages 30 - 36 Geoffrey Baruch & Ioanna Vrouva Brandon Centre for Counselling and Psychotherapy for Young People, 26 Prince of Wales Road, London NW5 3LG, UK Research Department of Clinical, Educational and [...]

Developing the Primary Mental Health Worker Role in England

Developing the Primary Mental Health Worker Role in England ,  Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 2010, Volume 15 Issue 1, Pages 23 - 29 Nicole Hickey, Tami Kramer & Elena Garralda Academic Unit of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Imperial College London, St Mary’s Campus, Norfolk Place, London, W2 1PG, UK    Abstract: Background: The Primary Mental Health Worker (PMHW) interface role [...]

To find inner peace: soft massage as an established and integrated part of palliative care

To find inner peace: soft massage as an established and integrated part of palliative care, International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 2009 Nov; 15 (11): 541-5 Beck I; Runeson I; Blomqvist K Abstract: The aim of this study was to demonstrate how people with incurable cancer experienced soft massage in a palliative care setting in which [...]

Treatment need and provision in medium secure care

Treatment need and provision in medium secure care, British Journal of Forensic Practice, Jul; 11(2): 24-31 Davies J; Oldfield K Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University NHS Trust, Swansea University, Chiral Abstract: Individuals being treated in medium secure hospitals have typically engaged in some form of offending in other service settings or while in the community. Although psychological [...]

Living and dying with dignity: a qualitative study of the views of older people in nursing homes

Living and dying with dignity: a qualitative study of the views of older people in nursing homes, Age & Ageing, 2009 Jul; 38 (4): 411-6 Hall S; Longhurst S; Higginson I King’s College London, Department of Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, London, UK Abstract: BACKGROUND: most older people living in nursing homes die there. An [...]

Palliative dementia care: a blended model

Palliative dementia care: a blended model, Canadian Nursing Home, 2009 Mar; 20 (1): 21-4 Abstract: Dementia, one of the ten leading causes of death in seniors, is rarely recognized as an illness that people actually die from. It follows that quality dementia care should require the inclusion of a palliative approach as well. Drawing upon [...]

Diagnosing borderline personality disorder: Examination of how clinical indicators are used by professionals in the health setting

Diagnosing borderline personality disorder: Examination of how clinical indicators are used by professionals in the health setting , Clinical Psychologist, Volume 13, Issue 1 March 2009 , pages 21 – 27 Amanda Jane Commons Treloar; Andrew J. Lewis Abstract: This paper reviews the history of the recognition of borderline personality disorder as a clinical disorder, followed [...]

The standard NHS contracts for acute hospital, mental health, community and ambulance services and supporting guidance

The standard NHS contracts for acute hospital, mental health, community and ambulance services and supporting guidance  January 2010, Department of Health Click on the title to gain direct access to the full-text of this report Abstract: The NHS standard contracts for Mental Health and Learning Disability, Ambulance Services,  Acute Hospital and Community Services were published on 18 [...]

Non-pharmaceutical management of depression

Non-pharmaceutical management of depression , 29th January 2010, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) Click on the report title to gain direct access to the full-text Abstract: BACKGROUND Depression is a significant health problem which affects men and women of all ages and social backgrounds.The personal, social and economic consequences are substantial. Depression is associated with sickness [...]

cognitive therapy for social anxiety in a 45-year-old man with a 27-year history of paranoid schizophrenia – Case Report

Schizophrenia, obsessive covert mental rituals and social anxiety: Case report , Clinical Psychologist, Volume 13, Issue 2 July 2009 , pages 75 – 77 Phillip J. Tully; Christopher J. Edwards Abstract: This case study reports the outcomes of cognitive therapy for social anxiety in a 45-year-old man with a 27-year history of paranoid schizophrenia. The intervention [...]

Gardens: inclusive designs for care homes

Gardens: inclusive designs for care homes, Nursing & Residential Care, 2009 Dec; 11 (12): 624-7 Julia Swann Abstract: Residents and visitors can enjoy outdoor living spaces whether they are in the gardens or inside a care home. This article explores garden features and describes how to design well planned inclusive gardens. Lancashire Care staff can [...]

Inflammation in Alzheimer’s disease: relevance to pathogenesis and therapy

Inflammation in Alzheimer’s disease: relevance to pathogenesis and therapy, Alzheimers Research Therapy,  2010, 2:1 pages 1-9 Elina Zotova1 , James AR Nicoll1,2 , Raj Kalaria3 , Clive Holmes1,4  and Delphine Boche1 1  Division of Clinical Neurosciences, School of Medicine, University of Southampton, Mailpoint 806, Level D, South Pathology Block, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, SO16 6YD, [...]

Mechanisms of behavior change in alcoholics anonymous: does Alcoholics Anonymous lead to better alcohol use outcomes by reducing depression symptoms?

Mechanisms of behavior change in alcoholics anonymous: does Alcoholics Anonymous lead to better alcohol use outcomes by reducing depression symptoms? Addiction, 2010 John F. Kelly et al.. Abstract: Rationale  Indices of negative affect, such as depression, have been implicated in stress-induced pathways to alcohol relapse. Empirically supported continuing care resources, such as Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), emphasize [...]

Internet-Based and Other Computerized Psychological Treatments for Adult Depression: A Meta-Analysis

Internet-Based and Other Computerized Psychological Treatments for Adult Depression: A Meta-Analysis , Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Volume 38, Issue 4 December 2009 , pages 196 – 205 Gerhard Andersson; Pim Cuijpers Abstract: Computerized and, more recently, Internet-based treatments for depression have been developed and tested in controlled trials. The aim of this meta-analysis was to summarize the effects [...]

Schizophrenia & Secure Settings – Associations between the Illness Perception Questionnaire

Associations between the Illness Perception Questionnaire for Schizophrenia and engagement in treatment in a secure setting, Clinical Psychologist, Volume 13, Issue 2 July 2009 , pages 69 – 74 Prveen Shah;  Tim Hull; Gerard Anthony Riley Department of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham South Staffordshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Hatherton Centre, Stafford, UK Abstract: The [...]