Someone to talk to: the nurse and the depressed or suicidal older patient

Someone to talk to: the nurse and the depressed or suicidal older patient,  Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 2010 May; 36 (5): 15-8  Plawecki LH; Amrhein DW Abstract: Depression and suicide are two major mental health problems affecting older adults, this country’s fastest growing population. As such, more nurses must become educated on assessing their geriatric patients [...]

When to use reflexology

When to use reflexology, Primary Health Care, 2010 Feb; 20(1): 16-9 Lakasing E; Lawrence D Abstract: Reflexology, also known as zone therapy, is a specialised foot massage that aims to improve health and wellbeing and induce relaxation. While it remains under the umbrella of complementary and alternative medicine, its use in mainstream nursing and medical practice [...]

Healthy Eating – Sugar-sweetened beverages and risk of metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes: a meta-analysis

Sugar-sweetened beverages and risk of metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes: a meta-analysis, Diabetes Care. 2010 Nov;33(11):2477-83 Malik, V.S. Abstract: OBJECTIVE: Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), which include soft drinks, fruit drinks, iced tea, and energy and vitamin water drinks has risen across the globe. Regular consumption of SSBs has been associated with weight gain [...]

Healthy Eating – Obesity interventions for people with a learning disability: an integrative literature review

Obesity interventions for people with a learning disability: an integrative literature review, Journal of Advanced Nursing, 2010 Jinks A, Cotton A, Rylance R Annette Jinks MA PhD RN
Professor of Nursing
Evidence-based Practice Research Centre, Faculty of Health, Edge Hill University, UK Angela Cotton BSc PhD RMN
Senior Lecturer
Edge Hill University, UK Rebecca Rylance BA RMN PGCert
Lecturer
5 Boroughs [...]

OT – People with mental illness in paid employment report that self management of mental health and support in and outside the workplace helps them to remain employed

People with mental illness in paid employment report that self management of mental health and support in and outside the workplace helps them to remain employed, January 2010 Rebecca Ponchard, Lizzy Talbot, Justin Rowe and Ellie Fossey Abstract: Qualitative data from five studies involving employees with mental illness showed that self management of mental health [...]

Healthy Eating – Diets with High or Low Protein Content and Glycemic Index for Weight-Loss Maintenance

Diets with High or Low Protein Content and Glycemic Index for Weight-Loss Maintenance, New England Journal of Medicine 2010; 363: 2102-2113 Meinert Larsen T, Dalskov S-M, van Baak M, et al Link to the News story – Diets to ‘keep the weight off’ tested - click on this link Abstract: BACKGROUND: Studies of weight-control diets that [...]

OT working in acute care settings to assess cognitive impairments that are likely to affect occupational performance in adults following an ABI

The Cognistat is a sensitive measure for screening and identifying people with cognitive impairment following ABI in acute hospital settings, 2007 Click on the title to access the full-text Rebecca Nicks Occupational Therapy Abstract: What is the most valid, reliable and sensitive measure for use by occupational therapists working in acute care settings to assess [...]

The role of stressful events in the development of behavioural and emotional problems from early childhood to late adolescence

The role of stressful events in the development of behavioural and emotional problems from early childhood to late adolescence, Psychological Medicine. Oct 2010. Vol.40 (10) p. 1659 (10 pages) M Timmermans, P A C van Lier, H M Koot. Abstract: Background: There is growing evidence on the importance of experiences of stressful events in the [...]

Developing a therapeutic model in a secure forensic adolescent unit

Developing a therapeutic model in a secure forensic adolescent unit, The journal of forensic psychiatry and psychology, 2010 Claire Dimond; Denise Chiweda West London Mental Health NHS Trust, Middlesex, UK Abstract: The Wells Unit is an NHS adolescent secure forensic unit, which was opened in June 2006. It occupies a position between external agencies of Care [...]

Physical Health – Active body, healthy mind – Jadwiga Nazimek on whether exercise can delay – or even prevent – dementia

Active body, healthy mind, The Psychologist, 2009 , Vol.22 (3) pgs. 206-209 Jadwiga Nazimek on whether exercise can delay – or even prevent – dementia Abstract: It’s a normal part of ageing that many will be familiar with: as we get older, memory, visuospatial ability and executive function (planning, scheduling, working memory, inhibition and multitasking) [...]

A randomised controlled trial of cognitive behaviour therapy for psychosis in a routine clinical service

A randomised controlled trial of cognitive behaviour therapy for psychosis in a routine clinical service , Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica 2010 Oct;122(4):302-18 E. Peters, S. Landau, P. McCrone, M. Cooke, P. Fisher, C. Steel, R. Evans, K. Carswell, K. Dawson, S. Williams, A. Howard and E. Kuipers Department of Psychology, Kings College London, Institute of Psychiatry, [...]

Mind-mindedness and maternal responsiveness in infant-mother interactions in mothers with severe mental illness

Mind-mindedness and maternal responsiveness in infant-mother interactions in mothers with severe mental illness, Psychological Medicine. Nov 2010. Vol. 40, Iss. 11; p. 1861 (9 pages) S Pawlby, C Fernyhough, E Meins, C M Pariante, Richard Bentall Section of Perinatal Psychiatry and Stress, Psychiatry and Immunology, Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London, London, UK Psychology Department, [...]

My life: in safe hands – Women in Secure Services

My life: in safe hands – A report on an evaluation of women’s medium secure services , 2009, Click on the title above to access the full-text of this report Abstract: The overall aim of this study was to evaluate established, new and emerging dedicated women’s medium secure mental health services that cater for women with complex [...]

Risk factors predicting onset and persistence of subthreshold expression of bipolar psychopathology among youth from the community

Risk factors predicting onset and persistence of subthreshold expression of bipolar psychopathology among youth from the community, Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 2010 Sep;122(3):255-66 M. J. A. Tijssen, J. Van Os, H. U. Wittchen, R. Lieb, K. Beesdo and M. Wichers Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To examine factors increasing the risk for onset and persistence of subthreshold mania and [...]

10-Year trends in the treatment and outcomes of patients with first-episode schizophrenia

10-Year trends in the treatment and outcomes of patients with first-episode schizophrenia, Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica 2010 Nov;122(5):356-66 J. Nielsen, P. Le Quach, C. Emborg, L. Foldager and C. U. Correll Abstract: OBJECTIVE: The first episode of schizophrenia is a critical period for illness course and outcomes. We aimed to investigate treatments and outcomes during the [...]

The effect of referral for brief intervention for alcohol misuse on repetition of deliberate self-harm: an exploratory randomized controlled trial

The effect of referral for brief intervention for alcohol misuse on repetition of deliberate self-harm: an exploratory randomized controlled trial, Psychological Medicine.  Nov 2010. Vol. 40, Iss. 11; p. 1821 (8 pages) M J Crawford, E Csipke, A Brown, S Reid, et al Abstract: Background: Referral for brief intervention among people who misuse alcohol is [...]

Supporting mental health service users back to work

Supporting mental health service users back to work, Journal of Public Mental Health 2009 Sep; 8(3): 38-45 Secker, J South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, Anglia Ruskin University Abstract: Evidence accumulated over many years illustrates the benefits of work for mental health, including that of mental health service users. Despite strong evidence of the [...]

Factors associated with deliberate self-harm among Irish adolescents

Factors associated with deliberate self-harm among Irish adolescents, Psychological Medicine.  Nov 2010. Vol. 40, Iss. 11; p. 1811 (9 pages) E M McMahon, U Reulbach, P Corcoran, H S Keeley, et al Abstract: Background: Deliberate self-harm (DSH) is a major public health problem, with young people most at risk. Lifetime prevalence of DSH in Irish [...]

Executive functioning in high-IQ adults with ADHD

Executive functioning in high-IQ adults with ADHD, Psychological Medicine, Nov 2010. Vol. 40, Iss. 11; p. 1909 (10 pages) K M Antshel, S V Faraone, K Maglione, A E Doyle, et al Abstract: Background: To examine the association between psychological tests of executive functioning and functional outcomes among high-IQ adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder [...]

Mental ill health and offending among veterans need to be better understood, says new report

Across the Wire   November 2010 , Centre for Mental Health Click on the title to access the full-text of this report Abstract: Armed forces veterans face a range of mental health problems including depression and alcohol misuse, but they are less likely to go to prison than the general population. Across the wire reviews evidence [...]

Fit as a Fiddle – fit as a fiddle is a nationwide programme‚ supporting people aged over 50 with physical activity‚ healthy eating and mental well-being

Fit as a Fiddle is a nationwide programme‚ supporting people aged over 50 with physical activity‚ healthy eating and mental well-being    Age UK Click on the links to access information, downloads and more Case Studies Downloads About The fit as a fiddle portfolio is funded by the Big Lottery Fund as part of the Well-being [...]

Successful reduction of seclusion in a newly developed psychiatric intensive care unit

Successful reduction of seclusion in a newly developed psychiatric intensive care unit, Journal of Psychiatric Intensive Care (2010), 6: 31-38 Irina Georgieva Research Center O3, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands Abstract: Introduction: Psychiatric intensive care units (PICU) are small wards, designed for the most difficult-to-manage patients. They have higher levels of nursing and other staff, [...]

Physical Health – Recognising serious physical illness in the acutely unwell psychiatric patient

Recognising serious physical illness in the acutely unwell psychiatric patient, Journal of Psychiatric Intensive Care (2010), 6: 47-56 Karthik Thangavelu Speciality Registrar in General Adult Psychiatry (ST5), Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit, Highbury Hospital, Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust Abstract: Psychiatric patients suffer high rates of mortality and morbidity. One of the major reasons for this is [...]

Risk guidance for people with dementia – Department of Health

Risk guidance for people with dementia , November 2010, Department of Health Click on the report title to access the full-text Abstract: Nothing ventured, nothing gained provides guidance on best practice in assessing, managing and enabling risk for people living with dementia. It is based on evidence and person-centred practice and within the context of Living [...]

Let more people die at home, says end of life care report – Dying for Change

Dying for Change , November 2010, DEMOS   – Age Uk Authors : Jake Garber, Charles Leadbeater Click on the title to access the full-text of this report Abstract: Many people who would rather die in their homes are instead coming to the end of their lives in hospitals, it has been claimed. Think-tank Demos found that [...]

LEAN – Lean thinking and more: Development of patient needs types in psychiatric intensive care

Lean thinking and more: Development of patient needs types in psychiatric intensive care, Journal of Psychiatric Intensive Care (2010), 6: 57-63 Thomas Kearney Community Acute Service Manager, Oxford and Buckinghamshire Mental Health Foundation Trust, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, UK Abstract: Although psychiatric intensive care is a relatively new speciality, it has been well defined. The use of [...]

Clinical characteristics of patients with self harming behaviour in a low secure mental health unit

Clinical characteristics of patients with self harming behaviour in a low secure mental health unit, Journal of Psychiatric Intensive Care (2010), 6: 15-21 M Dominic Beer, Anandamurugan Muthukumaraswamy, Al Aditya Khan and Mohammad Arif Musabbir Consultant Psychiatrist in Challenging Behaviour and Intensive Care Psychiatry, Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust and Senior Lecturer, Division of Psychological Medicine, [...]

Hard to reach and impossible to help: working at the rough end of social care

Hard to reach and impossible to help: working at the rough end of social care, Journal of Social Work Practice, 2009 Sep; 23(3): 275-89 McMahon J Abstract: The following paper is a reflection on the process of working with ‘Joe’ who had a range of difficulties. Throughout our 10 months of working together my sole [...]

Evidence-based psychosocial practices and recovery from Schizophrenia

Evidence-based psychosocial practices and recovery from Schizophrenia, Psychiatry: Interpersonal & Biological Processes, 2009 Winter; 72(4): 307-20 Shean GD Abstract: Pessimistic views about the course and outcome of schizophrenia have been replaced by a more hopeful perspective that emphasizes on providing opportunities for recovery. Recovery, from a provider perspective, means that priority is placed on providing [...]

Use of an extra care area in a medium secure setting for women: Findings and implications for practice

Use of an extra care area in a medium secure setting for women: Findings and implications for practice, Journal of Psychiatric Intensive Care (2010), 6: 39-45 Clive Long et al. St Andrew’s Healthcare, St Andrew’s Hospital, Northampton, UK Abstract: An evaluation of the Extra Care Area (ECA) in a medium secure psychiatric facility for women [...]