ABI – Cochrane – Music therapy for Acquired Brain Injury

Cochrane – Music therapy for Acquired Brain Injury, 2010 Reference:  Bradt J, Magee WL, Dileo C, Wheeler BL, McGilloway E. Music therapy for acquired brain injury. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2010, Issue 7. Art. No.: CD006787. Abstract: BACKGROUND: Acquired brain injury (ABI) can result in impairments in motor function, language, cognition, sensory processing and emotional [...]

White Paper – Equity & Excellence – An Information Revolution: a consultation on proposals

 White Paper – Equity & Excellence – An Information Revolution: a consultation on proposals, 18th October 2010, Department of Health Abstract: An Information Revolution is one of a series of documents for consultation published subsequent to the White Paper Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS.  It is part of the Government’s agenda to create a [...]

Effects of severe mental illness on survival people with diabetes

Effects of severe mental illness on survival people with diabetes, The British Journal of Psychiatry (2010) 197: 272-277 Vinogradova Y, Coupland C, Hippisley-Cox J, Whyte S, Penny C. Abstract: BACKGROUND: People with mental health problems are more likely to die prematurely than the general population but no study has examined this in individuals with diabetes. [...]

Living well with dementia—development of the national dementia strategy for England

Living well with dementia—development of the national dementia strategy for England, International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry,2010,  25:(9) pgs. 917–922 Sube Banerjee The Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London, PO26 Section of Mental Health and Ageing, Health Service and Population Research Department, De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF, UK Abstract: Dementia is one of the greatest societal [...]