Managing Anorexia Nervosa – Clinical confidence and coordinated multidisciplinary care can influence the course of anorexia nervosa in children and adolescents

Managing Anorexia Nervosa, BMJ – Archives of Diseases in Childhood, 10/27/2010 Dr Dasha Nicholls, Feeding and Eating Disorders Service, Department of Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Great Ormond Street Hospital, Great Ormond Street, London WC1N 3JH, UK Abstract: Clinical confidence and coordinated multidisciplinary care can influence the course of anorexia nervosa in children and adolescents. [...]

Information about antipsychotic medication on UK schizophrenia websites is basic and incomplete

Evaluation of antipsychotic information on UK schizophrenia websites , The Psychiatrist 2010 v. 34, p. 422-426 Gazala Akram, Anne Boyter, and Alison Thomson Abstract: Aims and method To evaluate the quality of information about medication on 33 UK schizophrenia websites using a bespoke tool known as the Strathclyde Website Evaluation Form (SWEF). Results The mean [...]

Bipolar – the patients’ perspective – 20-30% had difficulty understanding the leaflets – medical jargon and verbosity were common criticisms

Written information on bipolar affective disorder: the patients’ perspective, The Psychiatrist 2010 v. 34, p. 418-422 Daniel C. White, Sofia Laureano Schelten, Brendan D. Kelly, and Patricia Casey Abstract: Aims and method The mental health information available to people with bipolar affective disorder is variable in quality. We conducted a qualitative survey in an urban [...]