Physical Health – Cochrane – Interventions for smoking cessation and reduction in individuals with schizophrenia

Interventions for smoking cessation and reduction in individuals with schizophrenia Citation: Tsoi DT, Porwal M, Webster AC. Interventions for smoking cessation and reduction in individuals with schizophrenia. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2010, Issue 6. Art. No.: CD007253 Click on the title above to access the full-text of this Cochrane review Academic Clinical Psychiatry, University [...]

Physical Health – Efficacy and safety of bupropion for smoking cessation and reduction in schizophrenia: systematic review and meta-analysis

Efficacy and safety of bupropion for smoking cessation and reduction in schizophrenia: systematic review and meta-analysis, The British Journal of Psychiatry, May 2010; 196: 346 – 353 Daniel Tai-yin Tsoi, Mamta Porwal, and Angela Claire Webster Abstract: BACKGROUND: The benefits and harms of bupropion as an aid for smoking cessation in schizophrenia remain uncertain. AIMS: [...]

Physical Health – The experience of a smoke-free policy in a medium secure hospital

The experience of a smoke-free policy in a medium secure hospital, The Psychiatrist,  2010; 34: 287 – 289 Abhijeeth Shetty, Rajesh Alex, and Darran Bloye Abstract: Aims and method A Trust-wide smoke-free policy was introduced in March 2007. This service evaluation retrospectively reviewed the outcome by focusing on recorded changes in behaviour, incidents and prescribing. [...]

Involuntary treatment in the community: role of community treatment orders

Involuntary treatment in the community: role of community treatment orders , The Psychiatrist 2010 v. 34, p. 441-446 Sarah Woolley Consultant, Emergency Department, University Hospitals Bristol, Bristol BS2 8HW, UK Abstract: Although community treatment orders (CTOs) have been used internationally since the 1980s, they were only introduced into England and Wales in 2007 by amendments [...]