Mindfulness-based treatments for co-occurring depression and substance use disorders: what can we learn from the brain?

Mindfulness-based treatments for co-occurring depression and substance use disorders: what can we learn from the brain? Addiction, 2010 Judson A. Brewer, Sarah Bowen, Joseph T. Smith, G. Alan Marlatt, Marc N. Potenza Abstract: Both depression and substance use disorders represent major global public health concerns and are often co-occurring. Although there are ongoing discoveries regarding [...]

Low Secure Units & Offending Risk – Evidence

Addressing offending risk in low secure mental health services for men: a descriptive review of available evidence, British Journal of Forensic Practice, 2010 Feb; 12 (1): 38-47 Nagi C; Davies J Abstract: The topic of offender rehabilitation has been subject to much research over the past decade. Numerous meta-analytic reviews of offender treatment, particularly group [...]

Exploring factors that influence nurses: judgements of violence risk in a female forensic populat

Exploring factors that influence nurses: judgements of violence risk in a female forensic population, British Journal of Forensic Practice, 2010 Feb; 12 (1): 4-14 Allen S; Beech AR Abstract: The study examined how nursing staff in a secure forensic unit make judgements about female patients’ level of risk and whether a patient’s lack of engagement [...]

NICE Guidance – CG16 Self-Harm

NICE Guidance - CG16 Self-Harm Click on the title above to access the full-text of this guidance Abstract: The NICE clinical guideline on self-harm covers: the care people who harm themselves can expect to receive from healthcare professionals in hospital and out of hospital the information they can expect to receive what they can expect from [...]

NICE – Raising the Standard of Care and Treatment for People who Self Harm

Raising the Standard of Care and Treatment for People who Self Harm  NICE Using Guidance Shared learning, Implementing NICE Guidance Example Click on the title above to access the example Title: Raising the Standard of Care and Treatment for People who Self Harm Description: County Durham and Darlington Foundation Trust consists of 3 acute hospitals, it [...]