Most read article from Treating depression with the evidence-based psychotherapies: a critique of the evidence

Treating depression with the evidence-based psychotherapies: a critique of the evidence , Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, Volume 115, Issue 5, Page 352-359, May 2007
Abstract:  Objective: While Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) and Interpersonal Therapy (IPT) have been positioned as first-line evidence-based treatments for depression, we suggest that limitations to the ‘evidence’ deserve wider appreciation.
Method: A systematic literature search was [...]

Barriers to Care for Antenatal Depression

Barriers to Care for Antenatal Depression Psychiatric Services, Apr 2008; 59 : 429 - 432.
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: This study examined the individual-level factors impacting pregnant women’s access to mental health treatment for depression. METHODS: A total of 1,416 pregnant women receiving prenatal care completed measures of depressive symptomatology, willingness to seek treatment for depression or anxiety, [...]

Managing depression among older people in care homes

Managing depression among older people in care homes, Charles Morris, Amanda Thompsell
Nursing & Residential Care, Vol. 10, Iss. 3, 20 Feb 2008, pp 145 - 148
Abstract: Charles Morris and Amanda Thompsell discuss the management of depression in their concluding article on depression among older people in care homes. Drug-based treatment, psychological therapies and [...]

Recognizing depression in older adults in care homes

Recognizing depression in older adults in care homes, Amanda Thompsell
Nursing & Residential Care, Vol. 10, Iss. 2, 16 Jan 2008, pp 95 - 97
Abstract: In the first of two articles on depression in older adults, Amanda Thompsell discusses the prevalence of depression in care homes, and the importance of recognizing the clinical features and [...]

EcoMinds - Helping people with mental distress

Ecominds   21st April 2008, MIND, Patient Information
The Ecominds funding scheme
Ecominds is an open grant programme run by Mind as an award partner of the Big Lottery Fund. The programme has £7.5 million to distribute to around 125 new and existing projects around England focusing on mental health and the environment over the next five years.
The [...]

The Inside Story: The impact of depression on daily life

   The Inside Story: The impact of depression on daily life, 21st April 2008, Depression Allliance, England
Abstract:
This report reveals the inside story on depression at work.

People with depression are in need of more help and support from their employers and colleagues according to the results of new research revealed to coincide with Depression Awareness Week [...]

Most Read article from Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

An evaluation of staff and patient views of and strategies employed to manage inpatient aggression and violence on one mental health unit: a pluralistic design, Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Volume 9, Issue 3, Page 325-337, Jun 2002,
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Following an initial springboard study, a further more extensive piece of research was [...]

Occupational Therapy - The Care Home Activity Project: Does introducing an occupational therapy programme reduce depression in care homes?

  The Care Home Activity Project: Does introducing an occupational therapy programme reduce depression in care homes? Aging & Mental Health, Volume 11 Issue 1 January 2007 , pages 99 - 107
Abstract:
The primary aim of the study was to test the hypothesis that depression severity in care homes for older people would be [...]

Special Series on Prevention of Mental Disorders from Cognitive and Behavioral Practice

 Special Series on Prevention of Mental Disorders, Cognitive and Behavioral Practice
Volume 15, Issue 1, February 2008,
Prevention of Mental Disorders - pages 1-2
Maureen L. Whittal
Given the high prevalence and enormous burden of mental disorders and the efficacy of CBT in reducing symptom severity of a number of acute disorders, it is reasonable to use these [...]

Feeding Minds - Food and Mental Health

   Feeding Minds Website, Mental Health Foundation, April 2008, Patient Information
Food can have an immediate and lasting effect upon your mental health and well-being. Certain foods have been found to help people manage their moods and feelings.
This website features:

top tips
recipes
a nutrition table
a section on the Mental Health Foundation’s

Study of Nurses’ Experiences Caring for Patients who Self-Harm - No.1 Most Read Article from Journal of Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing

   Being burdened and balancing boundaries: a qualitative study of nurses’ experiences caring for patients who self-harm, February 2007, Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing 14 (1) , 72–78
Abstract: Although nurses encounter self-harm patients in various settings, self-harm has seldom been addressed in psychiatric nursing research. The research question was: ‘What are nurses’ descriptions [...]

Hawton - Life problems, Deliberate Self-Harm & Personality Disorder

  Life problems and deliberate self-harm: Associations with gender, age, suicidal intent and psychiatric and personality disorder, Journal of Affective Disorder, March 2008
Authors: Camilla Haw and Keith Hawton

 
Abstract
Background
Deliberate self-harm (DSH) may occur in response to negative life events and life problems. High suicidal intent may be a risk factor for subsequent suicide but little [...]

CBT to help Depression in Infertile Women

  Treatment of depression and anxiety in infertile women: Cognitive behavioral therapy versus fluoxetine, Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 108, Issues 1-2, May 2008, Pages 159-164
Abstract:

Background
Infertility is a stressful event that can give rise to psychological difficulties. Both psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy are well-established treatments for depression and anxiety. The aim of this study was [...]

CBT - How much will prevent depressive relapse

   How much cognitive therapy, for which patients, will prevent depressive relapse? Journal of Affective Disorder, March 2008

Background
Although clinicians accept that relapse is probable when successful acute phase pharmacotherapy is discontinued, less is known about when to stop versus continue successful cognitive therapy. This report describes the development of “translational tools” to bridge the gap [...]

Psychosis and Cannabis the Link

   The implications of recent findings on the link between cannabis and psychosis , Addiction, Volume 102, Issue 2, Page 173-176, Feb 2007 - Click above for full-text
Abstract: Recent studies have increased long-standing concerns that cannabis use can trigger or exacerbate psychosis and schizophrenia. Widely publicized, these findings have led to calls for tougher laws [...]

CBT - Vocational Rehabillitation with the Severely Mentally Ill

  Cognitive behavioural therapy in vocational rehabilitation with the severely mentally ill: Review, design and implementation , Journal of Mental Health, Volume 17, Issue 1 February 2008 , pages 105 - 117
Abstract:  Many individuals with severe mental illness want to return to work. Vocational rehabilitation attempts practically to help those with severe mental illness achieve [...]

CBT & GCBT - The effectiveness of group cognitive behaviour therapy for unipolar depressive disorders

  The effectiveness of group cognitive behaviour therapy for unipolar depressive disorders,  Journal of Affective Disorders Volume 107, Issues 1-3  April 2008, Pages 5-21
Abstract: This paper evaluates the effectiveness of group cognitive behaviour therapy (GCBT) as an intervention for unipolar depressive disorders. PsychINFO and PubMed databases were selected to generate the 34 papers used [...]

Self-injurious behaviors, diagnoses, and treatment methods: What mental health professionals are reporting

   Self-injurious behaviors, diagnoses, and treatment methods: What mental health professionals are reporting
Journal of Mental Health Counseling, Oct2007, Vol. 29 Issue 4, p363-375
Abstract: Self-injurious behaviors are gaining increased attention in both the media and the professional literature. Despite increased interest, little is actually known about prevalence, diagnoses, and treatment considerations, specifically with outpatient mental health [...]

February 2008 - Special Section on Suicide and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury

   Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 2008 Feb Vol 76(1)
Introduction to the special section on suicide and nonsuicidal self-injury: A review of unique challenges and important directions for self-injury science.
By Prinstein, Mitchell J.
 
A comparison of linear versus non-linear models of aversive self-awareness, dissociation, and non-suicidal self-injury among young adults.
By Armey, Michael F.; Crowther, [...]

Beating the Blues - Computerized cognitive–behaviour therapy for anxiety and depression: a practical solution to the shortage of trained therapists

  Computerized cognitive–behaviour therapy for anxiety and depression: a practical solution to the shortage of trained therapists, Journal of Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing, Volume 11, Number 5, October 2004 , pp. 508-513(6)
Abstract: Computerized cognitive–behaviour therapy (CCBT) programmes have been developed to help meet the enormous need for evidence-based psychological treatment of common mental health problems [...]

Clinical Psychology Review - Latest Articles April 2008

  Clinical Psychology Review, Vol.28 (4) April 2008
Fathers’ role in the etiology, prevention and treatment of child anxiety: A review and new model
Pages 539-558
Susan Bögels and Vicky Phares
Abstract

Anger expression in children and adolescents: A review of the empirical literature
Pages 559-577
Matthew A. Kerr and Barry H. Schneider
Abstract

Screening psychiatric patients for illicit drug use disorders and problems
Pages [...]

CBT & CCBT - Computerised cognitive behavioural therapy for anxiety and depression

Final Appraisal Determination : Computerised cognitive behavioural therapy for anxiety and depression, NICE
Current research suggests that the delivery of cognitive behavioural therapy via a computer interface (CCBT) may be of value in the management of anxiety and depressive disorders. This evidence is, however, an insufficient basis on which to recommend the general introduction of this [...]

Suicide & Depression - Evaluation of clinical prognostic models for suicide attempts after a major depressive episode

Evaluation of clinical prognostic models for suicide attempts after a major depressive episode , Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica , Volume 117 Issue 4 Page 244-252, April 2008
Objective: In this study, we compare the performance of prognostic models of increasing complexity for prediction of future suicide attempt.
Method: Using data from a 2-year prospective study of 304 depressed subjects, [...]

Augmentation of antidepressants with atypical antipsychotics for treatment-resistant major depressive disorder

    Augmentation of antidepressants with atypical antipsychotics for treatment-resistant major depressive disorder , Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, Volume 117, Issue 4, Page 253-259, Apr 2008
Abstract: Objective: Atypical antipsychotics (AAPs) have been hypothesized to be beneficial in treatment-resistant depression (TRD). This paper will review a biochemical rationale and will summarize the data regarding the effectiveness of AAPs in [...]

‘Beating the Blues’ & CBT - Taking computerized CBT beyond primary care

   Taking computerized CBT beyond primary care, British Journal of Clinical Psychology, Volume 47, Number 1, March 2008 , pp. 111-118(
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Objectives: This study seeks to determine whether the effectiveness of Beating the Blues (BtB), an established computer-based CBT (CCBT) programme, can extend beyond primary care.

Design: BtB was delivered and evaluated in an NHS [...]

BMJ - Efficacy of Anitidepressants for Depression

   Efficacy of antidepressants,  March 2008, BMJ, 336:516-517
Abstract:  In February 2008, Kirsch and colleagues reported a meta-analysis of the efficacy of antidepressants using data from clinical trials submitted to the Food and Drug Administration.1 They provocatively concluded, “there seems little evidence to support the prescription of antidepressant medication to any but the most severely depressed patients.” [...]

Therapy for Treatment-Resistant Depression

  Adaptation of Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training Group for Treatment-Resistant Depression. Journal of Nervous & Mental Disease. 196(2):136-143, February 2008.
Abstract: Treatment resistant depression is common, persistent, and results in substantial functional and social impairment. This study describes the development and preliminary outcome evaluation of a dialectical behavior therapy-based skills training group to treat depressive [...]

Bipolor - Promotion of choice in the care of people with bipolar disorder: a mental health nursing perspective

   Promotion of choice in the care of people with bipolar disorder: a mental health nursing perspective, Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Volume 15, Issue 2, Page 87-92, Mar 2008
Abstract:  Inpatient nurse prescribing is proving to be a useful mechanism by which patients can have their medicines prescribed. A case study is described [...]

CBT Effective in Teens With Depression, Comorbid Disorders

   CBT Effective in Teens With Depression, Comorbid Disorders, Psychiatric News January 4, 2008, Volume 43, Number 1, page 16
Abstract:Youth with depression, substance abuse problems, and conduct disorder respond well to integrated treatment. Clinicians should not require them to become “clean” before treating their mental illness. Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), whether combined with fluoxetine or placebo, [...]

Prozac, Seroxat are there any Antidepressant Benefits for Depression

   Initial Severity and Antidepressant Benefits: A Meta-Analysis of Data Submitted to the Food and Drug Administration , 26th February 2008, Plos Medicine, Systematic Review
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Irving Kirsch, Brett J. Deacon, Tania B. Huedo-Medina, Alan Scoboria, Thomas J. Moore, Blair T. Johnson

There seems little reason to prescribe anti-depressant medication to any but the most [...]