The effects on cognitive functions of a movement-based intervention in patients with Alzheimer’s type dementia: a pilot study

The effects on cognitive functions of a movement-based intervention in patients with Alzheimer’s type dementia: a pilot study, International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry,2011,  26: 173–181 Yágüez, L., Shaw, K. N., Morris, R. and Matthews, D Department of Psychology, King’s College London, Institute of Psychiatry, UK Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To explore the effect of a non-aerobic movement based [...]

Innovation – The Nutritional Toolkit – Derbyshire

The Nutritional Toolkit – Derbyshire  , March 2011 Click on the title above to be taken through to the link The Nutritional Toolkit is a simple, colourful and interactive tool used to assist children and adults with learning disabilities in making daily decisions about their choice of food. It was developed by the team at [...]

Improving Wellbeing through Healthy Life Choices

Improving Wellbeing through Healthy Life Choices , March 2011, NMHDU Click on the title above to access the full-text of this report About Lessons from a West Midlands initiative with Health Trainers and Psychological Therapy Practitioners New developments in ‘Talking Therapies: A four-year plan of action’ sets out approaches to training and delivery of psychological therapies [...]

Unrecognised bipolar disorder in primary care patients with depression

Unrecognised bipolar disorder in primary care patients with depression , The British Journal of Psychiatry first published on February 3, 2011, pages 1-9 Daniel J. Smith, Emily Griffiths, Mark Kelly, Kerry Hood, Nick Craddock, and Sharon A. Simpson Department of Psychological Medicine and Neurology, Cardiff University School of Medicine, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff Background [...]