Preventing Adolescent Suicide: A Community Takes Action

Preventing Adolescent Suicide; A Community Takes Action, Journal of Psychosocial Nursing & Mental Health Services. May 2010. Vol. 48, Iss. 5; pg. 34, 8 pgs Abstract: Suicide is the third leading cause of death for adolescents and young people in the United States. The etiology of suicide in this population has eluded policy makers, researchers, [...]

Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder

Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder, Pragmatic Case Studies in Psychotherapy, Vol 7, No 2 (2011) Lisa A. Burckell, Shelley McMain   Contrasting Clients in Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder: “Marie” and “Dean,” Two Cases with Different Alliance Trajectories & Outcomes Abstract: Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT; Linehan, 1993a) has garnered a strong evidence [...]

Nurse-led homeless care & Innovation – The project now has mainstream funding and has recently received a national community nursing award. Its success has been recognized nationally as an example of innovative practice in work with vulnerable groups

Nurse-led homeless intermediate care: an economic evaluation, British Journal of Nursing, Vol. 20, Iss. 18, 13 Oct 2011, pp 1193 – 1197   Samantha Dorney-Smith Abstract: This article describes a homeless intermediate care pilot project that took place at a 120-bedded homeless hostel in South London in 2009. During the year, 34 hostel clients directly [...]

Psychological treatment of depression in inpatients: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Psychological treatment of depression in inpatients: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Clinical Psychology Review, Volume 31, Issue 3, April 2011, Pages 353-360 Pim Cuijpers, Frans Clignet, Berno van Meijel, Annemieke van Straten, Juan Li, Gerhard Andersson Abstract: Research on psychological treatment of depression in inpatients is not conclusive, with some studies finding clear positive effects [...]

OT – The study concluded that forensic service users could benefit from occupational therapy programmes that include activities to promote social inclusion

An evaluation of the impact of a social inclusion programme on occupational functioning for forensic service users, The British Journal of Occupational Therapy, Volume 74, Number 10, October 2011 , pp. 465-472(8) Martin Fitzgerald Abstract: Introduction: The rehabilitation of forensic service users with serious mental illness is an emerging specialism in occupational therapy. However, there is [...]