Blackpool Early Support Pilot Programme – Key working for families with young disabled children

Key working for families with young disabled children, Nursing Research in Practice, 2011, 7 pages Carter B, Thomas M   School of Health, University of Central Lancashire, Preston PR1 2HE, UK   Using an appreciative inquiry approach provided an effective and relevant way of engaging with parents, professionals ….. Abstract: For families with a disabled child, [...]

A Pilot Study of a Creative Bonding Intervention to Promote Nursing Students’ Attitudes towards Taking Care of Older People

A Pilot Study of a Creative Bonding Intervention to Promote Nursing Students’ Attitudes towards Taking Care of Older People, Nursing Research and Practice, 2011, Ann R. Lamet, Rosanne Sonshine, Sandra M. Walsh, David Molnar, and Sharon Rafalko Abstract:   Although numbers of older people are increasing, nursing students have negative attitudes towards older people and [...]

Tips and tricks in performing a systematic review

Tips and tricks in performing a systematic review , Royal College of General Practitioners Click on the title above to access this great guide for starting your research By Adrian Sayers Extract from Chapter 1: ‘The first step is to outline your research question, and identify the knowledge you are looking to gather. Step two is [...]

The impact of health checks for people with intellectual disabilities: a systematic review of evidence

The impact of health checks for people with intellectual disabilities: a systematic review of evidence, Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2011, 55 (11) pp. 1009–1019 Robertson, J., Roberts, H., Emerson, E., Turner, S. and Greig, R Centre for Disability Research, School of Health and Medicine, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK National Development Team for Inclusion, Montreux House, [...]

Being involved in creative activity can have a powerful effect on people’s physical, mental and emotional wellbeing – Wellbeing

Creative opportunities for patients’ wellbeing, Primary Health Care , 2011 Jul; 21(6): 16-20 Anita Holford, UK Abstract: Being involved in creative activity can have a powerful effect on people’s physical, mental and emotional wellbeing. For people affected by long-term conditions, creative activities could form just as important a part of self-management as exercise or other [...]

Motivational interviewing: a systematic review and meta-analysis – Most read article

Motivational interviewing: a systematic review and meta-analysis , British Journal of General Practice, 2005 April 1; 55(513): 305–312 S. Rubak et al. Click on the article title above to access the full-text Abstract: BACKGROUND: Motivational Interviewing is a well-known, scientifically tested method of counselling clients developed by Miller and Rollnick and viewed as a useful intervention strategy in [...]

Nature & Therapeutic Environment – The therapeutic benefits to residents and staff

How nature can be used to create a therapeutic outdoor environment, Nursing Older People, 2011 Apr; 23(3): 16-9 Carol Davis Leicestershire, UK Abstract: This article reports on a Royal Society for the Protection of Birds scheme introduced into a group of care homes to encourage more wildlife into their grounds. The therapeutic benefits to residents [...]

GPs & Carers – Supporting carers: an action guide for general practitioners and their teams

Supporting carers: an action guide for general practitioners and their teams , 2011, Royal College of General Practitioners Abstract: This guide offers advice on identifying carers, understanding their needs and involving them in the planning of care, along with real-life case studies and practical tools to help practice teams in their work. Lancashire Care staff can [...]

This article explores what analysis of narratives has to offer the care of older people and a way of nursing that works more closely with patients’ experience of illness, treatment and support

Making better use of older people’s narratives, Nursing Older People , 2011 Jul; 23(6): 31-8 Bob Price Director of postgraduate qualifications in advancing healthcare practice, Faculty of Health and Social Care, The Open University, UK Abstract: For some nurses, conversations with an older patient are simply the backdrop to caregiving; they represent social pleasantries that [...]

Investigating the causes of behaviours that challenge in people with dementia

Investigating the causes of behaviours that challenge in people with dementia, Nursing Older People, 2010 Nov; 22(9): 25-9 Keady, J Professor of older people’s mental health nursing, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust and University of Manchester, UK Abstract: Nurses are the main providers of care [...]

Musical Memory in Alzheimer Disease – Most read articles

Musical Memory in Alzheimer Disease, Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition, Volume 17, Issue 1, 2009, pp. 108-128   Abstract: This study examines musical memory in 12 patients with moderate or severe AD and 12 healthy, older adult controls. Participants were asked to distinguish familiar from novel tunes, to identify distortions in melodies, and to sing familiar [...]

Exploring the role of external criticism in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: a narrative review

Exploring the role of external criticism in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: a narrative review, Clinical Psychology Review 2011 Apr;31(3):361-70   Pace SM, Thwaites R, Freeston MH.   Gateshead Primary Care Mental Health Team, The Croft, Wrekenton, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, UK   Abstract:   The concept of external criticism has been associated with different aspects of Obsessive [...]

Cognitive Therapy for Negative Symptoms of Schizophrenia

Cognitive Therapy for Negative Symptoms of Schizophrenia, Archives of General Psychiatry, 2011, early view Turkington D, Morrison AP Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne (Dr Turkington), and School of Psychological Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester (Dr Morrison), England. Abstract: In people diagnosed as having schizophrenia, negative symptoms such as avolition and alogia are frequently the most [...]

Early warning signs checklists for relapse in bipolar depression and mania: Utility, reliability and validity

Early warning signs checklists for relapse in bipolar depression and mania: Utility, reliability and validity, Journal of Affective Disorders, Volume 133, Issue 3,  2011, Pages 413-422 Lobban F, Solis-Trapala I, Symes W, Morriss R; ERP Group, University of Liverpool Spectrum Centre, School of Health and Medicine, Lancaster University, United Kingdom Abstract:   Recognising early warning [...]

A randomized clinical trial of a writing workshop intervention to improve autobiographical memory and well-being in older adults

A randomized clinical trial of a writing workshop intervention to improve autobiographical memory and well-being in older adults, International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 2011, 26 (8) pp. 803–811 de Medeiros, K., Mosby, A., Hanley, K. B., Pedraza, M. S. and Brandt, J. Abstract:   Despite much research on methods to improve new learning and memory in [...]

A controlled trial investigating the effect of music therapy during an acute psychotic episode

A controlled trial investigating the effect of music therapy during an acute psychotic episode, Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 2011, 124(5). pp. 363–371 Morgan, K., Bartrop, R., Telfer, J. and Tennant, C. Abstract:   Objective:  To investigate the effects of music therapy, as an adjunct to pharmacological therapy during an acute psychotic episode.   Method:  Sixty participants were [...]

Innovation – An Innovative Short-term, Intensive, Family-based Treatment for Adolescent Anorexia Nervosa: Case Series

An Innovative Short-term, Intensive, Family-based Treatment for Adolescent Anorexia Nervosa: Case Series, European Eating Disorders Review, 19 (4) pp. 362–367 Rockwell, R. E., Boutelle, K., Trunko, M. E., Jacobs, M. J. and Kaye, W. H. Abstract: In  order to improve the dissemination of new expert-based treatments for adolescents with anorexia nervosa, we have developed an innovative [...]

A case series evaluation of the Maudsley Model for treatment of adults with anorexia nervosa

A case series evaluation of the Maudsley Model for treatment of adults with anorexia nervosa, European Eating Disorders Review, 2011, 19 (5) pp.382–389 Wade, T. D., Treasure, J. and Schmidt, U. Abstract:   Outpatient psychotherapy has been largely unsuccessful in assisting adults with anorexia nervosa (AN) to achieve weight restoration. The aim of the current study [...]

What are the top five essential features of a high quality eating disorder service? A comparison of the views of US and UK eating disorder sufferers, carers and health professionals

What are the top five essential features of a high quality eating disorder service? A comparison of the views of US and UK eating disorder sufferers, carers and health professionals, European Eating Disorders Review,2011,  19 (5) pp. 411–416 Nishizono-Maher, A., Escobar-Koch, T., Ringwood, S., Banker, J., van Furth, E. and Schmidt, U. Abstract:   The aim [...]

Warren Larkin – LCFT – Relatives’ Education and Coping Toolkit (REACT) for relatives of people with recent onset psychosis

Relatives Education And Coping Toolkit – REACT. Study protocol of a randomised controlled trial to assess the feasibility and effectiveness of a supported self management package for relatives of people with recent onset psychosis, BMC Psychiatry 2011, 11:100 Click on the title above to acess the full-text Fiona Lobban1 , David Glentworth2 , Laura Wainwright1 [...]

Signs and symptoms of acute mania: a factor analysis

Signs and symptoms of acute mania: a factor analysis, BMC Psychiatry 2011, 11:137 click on the title above to access the full-text Highly Accessed Article Raveen Hanwella*  and Varuni A de Silva* Department of Psychological Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka Abstract: The major diagnostic classifications consider mania as a uni-dimensional illness. [...]

Max Marshall – A systematic review and meta-analysis of neurological soft signs in relatives of people with schizophrenia

A systematic review and meta-analysis of neurological soft signs in relatives of people with schizophrenia, BMC Psychiatry 2011, 11:139 click on the title above to access the full-text Kishen Neelam1,2,3 , Deepak Garg4  and Max Marshall1,3 1  Lantern centre, University of Manchester, Vicarage Lane, Preston, PR2 8DY, UK 2  Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS [...]

Innovation in Practice – The Helping Families Programme: a new parenting intervention for children with severe and persistent conduct problems

The Helping Families Programme: a new parenting intervention for children with severe and persistent conduct problems , Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 2011, 16 (3) pp 167–171 Crispin Day, Sascha Kowalenko, Megan Ellis, Sharon Dawe, Paul Harnett and Stephen Scott National Academy for Parenting Research, King’s College London, Institute of Psychiatry, and South London and Maudsley [...]

Innovation in Practice – Antipsychotic prescribing: old wine in new bottles?

Antipsychotic prescribing: old wine in new bottles? Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 2011, 16 (4) pp. 218–221 Imran, S., Datta, S. S., Vincent, E., Whitfield, J. and Clark, A. F Young Persons’ Directorate, Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, UK   Dept. of Paediatric Liaison, Kings College London, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation [...]

A UK validation of the Stages of Recovery Instrument

A UK validation of the Stages of Recovery Instrument, International Journal of Social Psychiatry,  September 2011 vol. 57 no. 5 446-454   Weeks G, Slade M, Hayward M   University of Surrey, Guildford, UK.   Abstract: OBJECTIVE: There is considerable interest in the concept of recovery from psychosis. Consumers describe recovery as a process as opposed to [...]

Interventions To Reduce the Use of Seclusion and Restraint in Inpatient Psychiatric Settings: What We Know So Far a Review of the Literature

Interventions To Reduce the Use of Seclusion and Restraint in Inpatient Psychiatric Settings: What We Know So Far a Review of the Literature, International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 2010, Vol.56 (4) pp.412-423 Abstract: Introduction: In recent times, much attention has been focused on the reduction of seclusion and restraint in psychiatric settings. This paper analyzes [...]

Examine the effectiveness of CBT for panic disorder – A Time-Series Study of the Treatment of Panic Disorder

A Time-Series Study of the Treatment of Panic Disorder, Clinical Case Studies, 2011, Vol.  10  (  1) pp.  3-22 Elkins Abstract: Although efficacy of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) in the treatment of panic disorder has been well documented, far fewer studies have investigated treatment outcome for panic disorder among real-world patients with a range of complicating factors. [...]

Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures report – 2011

Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures report, 2011 Click on the title above to access the full-text of this report Abstract:   Facts and Figures, an annual report released by the Alzheimer’s Association, reveals the burden of Alzheimer’s and dementia on individuals, caregivers, government, and the nation’s healthcare system.   Lancashire Care staff can either click [...]

World Alzheimer Report – 2011 – The Benefits of Early Diagnosis and Intervention

World Alzheimer Report 2011 Click on the title above to access the full-text of this report Abstract: The World Alzheimer Report 2011 shows that there are interventions that are effective in the early stages of dementia, some of which may be more effective when started earlier, and that there is a strong economic argument in [...]

Pilot Study of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Trainee Clinical Psychologists

Pilot Study of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Trainee Clinical Psychologists, Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (2011), 39 (2) 235-241 Katharine A. Rimes, Department of Psychology, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 Abstract: Background: It is recommended that Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) instructors should undertake MBCT themselves before teaching others. Aim: To investigate the impact of MBCT (modified [...]