Adapting dialectical behavior therapy to help suicidal adolescents

Adapting dialectical behavior therapy to help suicidal adolescents, Current Psychiatry, Vol. 10, (3 ) / March 2011, pgs 1-7 Nicholas L. Salsman, PhD  Including the family, other changes increase DBT’s efficacy for these patients Abstract: Treating suicidal adolescents is fraught with challenges. Antidepressants may be associated with increased suicidal ideation in adolescents, although some data suggest that increased [...]

Innovation, Quality & Leadership – What’s leadership got to do with it?

What’s leadership got to do with it?  January 2011, The Health Foundation Click on the title to access the full-text of this report Abstract: In December 2007, the Health Foundation commissioned ORCNi Ltd to undertake an in-depth evaluation of the Health Foundation’s leadership programmes, including an exploration of the links between leadership and quality improvement [...]

Falls Prevention – Development of the edmonson psychiatric fall risk assessment tool

Development of the Edmonson psychiatric fall risk assessment tool, Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 2011 Feb;49(2):29-36 Edmonson D, Robinson S, Hughes L. Adult Psychiatric Services, Memorial Medical Center, Springfield, IL 62781, USA. edmonson.deborah@mhsil.com Abstract: The purpose of this study was to develop a fall risk assessment instrument for the inpatient psychiatric population. Nine risk [...]