Quality & Innovation – Putting quality first in the boardroom: improving the business of caring

Putting quality first in the boardroom: improving the business of caring, 2nd November 2010 Click on the title above to access the article Two Reports from the Kings Fund From Ward to Board, 2009 Putting quality first in the boardroom, 2010 Abstract: Rachel Duffy, Associate for Board Development, has selected the paper “Putting quality first [...]

Life coaching for mental health recovery: the emerging practice of recovery coaching

Life coaching for mental health recovery: the emerging practice of recovery coaching , Advances in Psychiatric Treatment 2010 v. 16, p. 459-467 Rani Bora, Saija Leaning, Alison Moores, and Glenn Roberts Abstract: Mental health services are increasingly expected to engage in a process of cultural change to fulfil guiding values and hopes for choice, personalisation, [...]

Psychosocial treatments to promote functional recovery in schizophrenia

Psychosocial treatments to promote functional recovery in schizophrenia, Schizophrenia Bulletin,  2009 Mar;35(2):347-61 Kern et al. Abstract: A number of psychosocial treatments are available for persons with schizophrenia that include social skills training, cognitive behavioral therapy, cognitive remediation, and social cognition training. These treatments are reviewed and discussed in terms of how they address key components [...]

Physical Health – Physical activity and common mental disorders – Individuals who engage in regular leisure-time activity of any intensity are less likely to have symptoms of depression

Physical activity and common mental disorders , The British Journal of Psychiatry 2010 v. 197, p. 357-364 Samuel B. Harvey, Matthew Hotopf, Simon Øverland, and Arnstein Mykletun Abstract: Background Previous studies have suggested that physical activity may have antidepressant and/or anti-anxiety effects. Aims To examine the bidirectional relationship between physical activity and common mental disorders [...]