‘Living upside down’: being a young carer of a parent with mental illness

‘Living upside down’: being a young carer of a parent with mental illness, Advances in Psychiatric Treatment (2010) 16: 141-146 Alan Cooklin is a consultant in family psychiatry at Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust, London, and an honorary senior lecturer at University College London, UK. Abstract: Most children and young people who have a [...]

Should our major classifications of mental disorders be revised?

Should our major classifications of mental disorders be revised? The British Journal of Psychiatry (2010) 196: 255-256 David Goldberg, FRCPsych Health Service and Population Research, Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London, De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF, UK Abstract: David Goldberg was recently awarded the first Lifetime Achievement Award by the Royal College of Psychiatrists, [...]

OT & Patient-Centred Care – Are We Really Client-Centered? Using the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure

Are We Really Client-Centered? to See How the Client’s Goals Connect With the Goals of the Occupational Therapist, Occupational Therapy in Mental Health, Volume 26, Issue 1 February 2010 , pages 51 – 66 Lynne F. Richard ;Laurie Knis-Matthews Abstract: The Canadian Occupational Performance Measure was used as a tool to compare goals for intervention [...]

Cognitive model of caregiving in psychosis

Cognitive model of caregiving in psychosis, The British Journal of Psychiatry (2010) 196: 259-265 Elizabeth Kuipers, Paul Bebbington King’s College London, Department of Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, London Abstract: There is a long history of research into the attributes of carers of people with psychosis, but few interventions target their distress or their difficulties. Aims [...]

The Dangerous and Severe Personality Disorder (DSPD) programme was introduced to assess, manage and treat severely personality disordered individuals who present a high risk of serious offending

A descriptive evaluation of patients and prisoners assessed for dangerous and severe personality disorder, Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology, Volume 21, Issue 2 April 2010 , pages 264 – 282 Tim Kirkpatrick ; Simon Draycott ; Mark Freestone ; Sylvia Cooper ; Karen Twiselton ; Neil Watson ; Jacquie Evans ; Val Hawes ; Lawrence Jones ; Claire Moore ; Kathryn Andrews ;Tony Maden [...]

Personality-disordered patients detained in high secure psychiatric hospitals appear to experience difficulties progressing to medium secure services

Difficulties in the pathway from high to medium secure services for personality-disordered patients, Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology, Volume 21 Issue 2 April 2010 , pages 189 – 201  Amanda Clair Tetley ; Sue Evershed ;Gopi Krishnan Rampton Hospital, Nottinghamshire, Nottingham, UK Abstract: Personality-disordered patients detained in high secure psychiatric hospitals appear to experience difficulties [...]

CBT & Aggression – Psychiatric patients with histories of aggression and crime five years after discharge from a cognitive-behavioral program

Psychiatric patients with histories of aggression and crime five years after discharge from a cognitive-behavioral program, Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology, Volume 21, ( 2 ) April 2010 , pages 167 – 188 Kathy F. Yates Abstract: A program evaluation examined a long-term cognitive skills inpatient program (STAIR) in reducing rehospitalization and rearrest rates in [...]

Funding social care: what service users say

Funding social care: what service users say  Joseph Rowntree, March 2010 Click on the title above to access the full-text of this resource Abstract: Service users often aren’t involved in discussions about social care funding, yet they will be most affected by any changes to the current failing system. In 2009, 18 adult social care [...]

A mentor portfolio model for ensuring fitness for practice

A mentor portfolio model for ensuring fitness for practice, Nursing Management – UK, 2010 Mar; 16 (10): 28-31 Jones, S Abstract: The revised Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) (2008) Standards to Support Learning and Assessment in Practice aim to support mentors in ensuring that new registrants are fit for practice. The standards also include criteria [...]

Youth Therapist Strategies to Enhance Client Homework Completion

Youth Therapist Strategies to Enhance Client Homework Completion, Child and Adolescent Mental Health, May 2010, Volume 15 Issue 2, Pages 103 - 109 Carolyn Houlding 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 participants completed a ‘Follow-Through Strategy’ survey and 13 also participated in [...]

Personalisation through person-centred planning

Personalisation through person – centred planning, Department of Health, 2010 Click on the title above to access the full-text of this report Abstract: This joint good practice guidance published by the Putting People First and Valuing People Now teams has been developed to help local areas understand how person-centred planning can help to deliver Putting [...]

Nurses must know how to locate and evaluate health information to optimize their professional practice – Make friends with your Trust Library

Partnering with Your Library to Strengthen Nursing Research, Journal of Nursing Education. Thorofare: Mar 2010. Vol. 49, Iss. 3; p. 164 (4 pages) Ann Hallyburton, Barbara St John Abstract: Nurses must know how to locate and evaluate health information to optimize their professional practice. However, much of the information available online and in print lacks [...]

Social Enterprise – Improving primary and community health services through nurse-led social enterprise

Improving primary and community health services through nurse-led social enterprise, Quality in Primary Care, Volume 18, Number 1, February 2010 , pp. 5-7(3) Cheater, Francine M. Professor of Health Sciences, Director of the Institute of Health and Wellbeing, Room K309, Level 3, Buchanan House, Glasgow Caledonian University, Cowcaddens Road, Glasgow G4 0BA, UK Abstract: Social Enterprises [...]

The effectiveness of joint crisis plans for people with BPD: protocol for an exploratory RCT

The effectiveness of joint crisis plans for people with borderline personality disorder: protocol for an exploratory randomised controlled trial,  Trials. 2010 Feb 23;11:18. Moran P Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London, Sir David Goldberg Building, De Crespigny Park, SE5 8AF London, UK Click on the title above to access the full-text of this paper Abstract: [...]

The Assessment of Executive Functioning in Children

The Assessment of Executive Functioning in Children, Child and Adolescent Mental Health, May 2010, Volume 15 Issue 2, Pages 110 - 119 Lucy A. Henry, Caroline Bettenay Department of Psychology, London South Bank University, 103 Borough Road, London SE1 0AA Abstract: Background: Executive functioning is increasingly seen as incorporating several component sub-skills and clinical assessments should reflect this complexity. Method: Tools for [...]

Promotion of the mind through exercise (PROMoTE): a proof-of-concept randomized controlled trial of aerobic exercise training in older adults with vascular cognitive impairment.

Promotion of the mind through exercise (PROMoTE): a proof-of-concept randomized controlled trial of aerobic exercise training in older adults with vascular cognitive impairment.  BMC Neurology,  2010 Feb 17;10:14. Liu-Ambrose T Abstract: BACKGROUND: Sub-cortical vascular ischaemia is the second most common etiology contributing to cognitive impairment in older adults, and is frequently under-diagnosed and under-treated. Although [...]

The Manchester Color Wheel: development of a novel way of identifying color choice and its validation in healthy, anxious and depressed individuals

The Manchester Color Wheel: development of a novel way of identifying color choice and its validation in healthy, anxious and depressed individuals,  BMC Medical Research Methodo.2010 Feb 9;10:12. Carruthers HR, Morris J, Tarrier N, Whorwell PJ. Department of Medicine, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK Click on the paper title to access the full-text of this paper [...]

Group behavioural activation and mindfulness therapy for the well-being of non-clinical adults: a preliminary open trial

Group behavioural activation and mindfulness therapy for the well-being of non-clinical adults: a preliminary open trial, The Cognitive Behaviour Therapist, Volume 2, Issue 04, December 2009, pp 256-271 Trevor G. Mazzucchelli, Clare S. Rees and Robert T. Kane Abstract: Using 16 non-clinical adults from the community, this study examined the effects on well-being of a [...]

The pathways to mental health care of first-episode psychosis patients: a systematic review

The pathways to mental health care of first-episode psychosis patients: a systematic review, Psychological Medicine,  2010 Mar 18:1-13 Anderson KK, Fuhrer R, Malla AK. Abstract: BACKGROUND: Although there is agreement on the association between delay in treatment of psychosis and outcome, less is known regarding the pathways to care of patients suffering from a first [...]

Suicide in recently released prisoners: a case-control study – Jenny Shaw – Manchester

Suicide in recently released prisoners: a case-control study, Psychological Medicine, Volume 40, Issue 05, May 2010, pp 827-835 D. Pratt, L. Appleby, M. Piper, R. Webb and Jenny Shaw Centre for Suicide Prevention, School of Community-Based Medicine, University of Manchester, UK Abstract: Background Recently released prisoners are at markedly higher risk of suicide than the [...]

Physical health care monitoring for people with serious mental illness – Cochrane

Physical health care monitoring for people with serious mental illness , Tosh G, Clifton A, Mala S, Bachner M. Physical health care monitoring for people with serious mental illness. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2010, Issue 3. Art. No.: CD008298 East Midlands Workforce Deanery, Nottingham, UK. Click on the title above to access the full-text of [...]

Developing a NICE and health guideline for antisocial personality disorder

Developing a National Institute of Clinical Excellence and health guideline for antisocial personality disorder , Personality and Mental Health, Feb 2010, Volume 4 Issue 1, Pages 3 - 8 Conor Duggan, Eddie Kane University of Nottingham, UK Institute of Mental Health, University of Nottingham Innovation Park, UK Abstract: click here to read the first page Lancashire Care staff can request the [...]

The Silver Song Club Project: singing to promote the health of older people.

The Silver Song Club Project: singing to promote the health of older people, British Journal of Community Nursing 2010 Mar;15(3):135-40. Skingley A, Bungay H. Abstract: Attention has recently been drawn to the contribution of the arts, and of singing in particular, to health and wellbeing. This article describes a qualitative research project which aimed to gain [...]

Well-being – Confident communities, brighter futures: a framework for developing well-being

Confident communities, brighter futures: a framework for developing well-being , 26th March 2o10, HM Government Click on the title above to access the full-text of this report Abstract: Sets out the argument and evidence base for prioritising well-being, and provides a systematic approach to improving mental well-being with selected evidence-based approaches and interventions that have been [...]

Prevention of antipsychotic-induced weight gain with early behavioural intervention in first-episode psychosis: 2-year results of a randomized controlled trial

Prevention of antipsychotic-induced weight gain with early behavioural intervention in first-episode psychosis: 2-year results of a randomized controlled trial, Schizophrenia Research, Volume 116, Issue 1, January 2010, Pages 16-19 Mario Álvarez-Jiménez , et al. Abstract: While weight-management interventions are effective in attenuating antipsychotic-induced weight, there is no available evidence on their long-term effectiveness. This study [...]