Free Full-Text from British Journal of Learning Disabilities - March 2008

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Where should people with dementia live? Using the views of service users to inform models of care
How we developed a multidisciplinary screening project for people with Down’s syndrome given the increased prevalence of early onset dementia
Determining [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

‘Better Safe than Sorry’ - Dangerousness and Mental Health Policy

  Dangerousness and mental health policy, April 2008, Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing 15 (3) , 186–194
Abstract: Mental health policy development in the UK has become increasingly dominated by the assumed need to prevent violence and alleviate public concerns about the dangers of the mentally ill living in the community. Risk management [...]

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, [...]

Hawton 2008 - Adolescents’ Views on Preventing Self-Harm

   Adolescents’ views on preventing self-harm: A large community study,  February 2008, Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, Vol.43 (2), pages, 96 -104,
Authors: Sarah Fortune, Julia Sinclair and Keith Hawton
Abstract: Background Deliberate self-harm (DSH) is a major problem in young people in the United
Kingdom. The majority of young people who harm themselves do not seek [...]

Forensic Mental Health Services - Facts and Figures on Current Provision

   Forensic Mental Health Services - Facts and Figures on Current Provision, September 2007, Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health
Abstract: Forensic mental health services provide care for people who have come into contact with the criminal justice system and have been transferred to secure NHS services.
This factfile brings together figures from many sources about forensic services [...]

Stress & Burnout - Stress and burnout in psychiatric professionals when starting to use dialectical behavioural therapy in the work with young self-harming women showing borderline personality symptoms

  Stress and burnout in psychiatric professionals when starting to use dialectical behavioural therapy in the work with young self-harming women showing borderline personality symptoms, Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Volume 14, Issue 7, Page 635-643, Oct 2007
Abstract:   The aim of the study was to investigate how starting to use dialectical behavioural therapy [...]

Medium Secure Burnout - The experience of staff caring for men with learning disability and psychosis in a medium secure setting

Expressed emotion and burnout: the experience of staff caring for men with learning disability and psychosis in a medium secure setting, Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Volume 14, Issue 3, Page 267-276, May 2007,
Abstract: This study examines the level of expressed emotion (EE) and burnout in staff caring for people with learning disabilities [...]

Schizophrenia Understanding - Partial agonists and suicide: the role of the mental health nurse

    Partial agonists and suicide: the role of the mental health nurse, Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Volume 15 Issue 3 Page 253-259, April 2008
Abstract:  Suicide is a devastating outcome for at least 10% of people with schizophrenia, which has been known for some time (Miles 1977, Fenton et al. 1997). It is a [...]

‘Better Safe than Sorry’ - Dangerousness and mental health policy

   Dangerousness and mental health policy, Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Volume 15 Issue 3 Page 186-194, April 2008
Abstract: Mental health policy development in the UK has become increasingly dominated by the assumed need to prevent violence and alleviate public concerns about the dangers of the mentally ill living in the community. Risk [...]

Nurses’ accounts of locked ward doors: ghosts of the asylum or acute care in the 21st century?

   Nurses’ accounts of locked ward doors: ghosts of the asylum or acute care in the 21st century? Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Volume 15 Issue 3 Page 175-185, April 2008
Abstract: The practice of locking acute ward doors in the UK to manage patient care has been reported with increasing frequency in a [...]

Calderstones, Lancashire - Self Injury the Views of Staff and Clients in a Medium Secure Unit

   Why couldn’t I stop her? Self injury: the views of staff and clients in a medium secure unit,    British Journal of Learning Disabilities  Vol. 36 Issue 1 Page 59 March 2008
Helen Duperouzel and Rebecca Fish, Calderstones NHS Trust, Mitton Road, Whalley, Lancashire BB7 9PE, UK  (E-mail: Helen.Duperouzel@calderstones.nhs.uk)
Abstract:  Clients and staff at a service [...]

Schema Focused Therapy in Forensic Settings - Also know as “Schema Focused Cognitive Therapy,”

Schema Focused Therapy in Forensic Settings: Theoretical Model and Recommendations for Best Clinical Practice,  International Journal of Forensic Mental Health 2007, Vol. 6, No. 2, pages 169-183

Abstract: Until recently few empirically supported treatments for patients with personality disorders were available. Schema Focused Therapy (SFT) has recently shown efficacy in (non-forensic) outpatients with Borderline Personality Disorder, [...]

Aggression Management in and Adolescent Forensic Setting

Aggression Management in and Adolescent Forensic Setting  International Journal of Forensic Mental Health 2007, Vol. 6, No. 2, pages 185-196
Abstract: The present study aimed at describing and evaluating the effectiveness of a comprehensive aggression management program in an adolescent forensic unit. Six-month trends in figures for aggressive behaviors against staff, and rates and characteristics of [...]

The Prediction of Imminent Aggression and Self-Harm

The Prediction of Imminent Aggression and Self-Harm in Personality Disordered Patients of a High Security Hospital Using the HCR-20 Clinical Scale and the Dynamic Appraisal of Situational Aggression  International Journal of Forensic Mental Health 2007, Vol. 6, No. 2, pages 137-143
Abstract

Drawing on recent advances in the violence risk assessment literature, this study tested the [...]

Personality & Mental Health Journal

  The Journal ‘Personality and Mental Health‘ is available for you to search and gain access to full-text journal articles.
We would like to inform you that the Wiley library is currently trialling a new journal, Personality and Mental Health: Multidisciplinary Studies from Personality Dysfunction to Criminal Behaviour.
At the cusp of a rapid expansion, clinically, [...]

Needs Among Mentally Disorded Offenders in Medium Secure in the UK

     Usefulness of the CANFOR-S for measuring needs among mentally disordered offenders resident in medium or low secure hospital services in the UK: a pilot evaluation Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health, 18: 39–48 (200
ABSTRACT
Background The short form of the forensic version of the Camberwell Assessment of Needs (CANFOR-S) (Thomas et al., 2003) is of [...]

The Secure Forensic Psychiatric Unit, Challenge for Occupational Therapy

    Being in a Secure Forensic Psychiatric Unit: Every Day is the Same, Killing Time or Making the Most of It, Authors: Louise Farnworth; Lara Nikitin; Ellie FosseySource: The British Journal of Occupational Therapy, Volume 67, Number 10, October 2004 , pp. 430-438
Abstract:
Institutional environments are challenging settings in which to provide rehabilitation. This study describes the time use [...]

Independent review of the diversion of individuals with mental health problems from the criminal justice system and prison

Independent review of the diversion of individuals with mental health problems from the criminal justice system and prison, 31st January 2008, Department of Health
An independent review of the diversion of offenders with mental health problems or learning disabilities away from prison, led by the Rt Hon Lord Keith Bradley, is due to report this Summer. [...]

Forensic psychiatric nursing: skills and competencies:II

     Forensic psychiatric nursing: skills and competencies: II clinical aspects,  Authors: MASON T., COYLE D. & LOVELL A. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 2008, 15, 131–139
1Professor of Mental Health and Learning Disabilities, 2Senior Lecturer, and 3Deputy Head of Learning Disabilities, Faculty of Health and Social Care, University of Chester, Chester, UK

Abstract:  This study [...]

Forensic psychiatric nursing: skills and competencies:I

     Forensic psychiatric nursing: skills and competencies: I role dimensions, Author: MASON T., LOVELL A. & COYLE D.  Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 2008, 15, 118–130

1Professor of Mental Health and Learning Disabilities, 2Deputy Head of Learning Disabilities, and 3Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Health and Social Care, University of Chester, Chester, UK

Abstract:  This paper [...]

Harmless - User Led Organisation for Self-Harm

      Harmless is a user led organisation that provides support, information, training and consultancy to people who self harm, their friends and families and professionals.
For professionals click on this links for training modules/packages
Abstract from site: We hope that you find the site a useful source of support and information. We welcome your thoughts and feedback [...]

The Corston Report Calls for Better Mental Health Care for Women in Prison

       Women need more alternatives to prison, says Sainsbury Centre,  29th January 2008         

There are currently over 4,400 women in 17 prisons in England.  Four out of five women prisoners have mental health problems, most commonly depression and anxiety.  Almost half have been subject to abuse, while one in three has a child under five.

The Corston [...]

Suicide, Schizophrenia & Severe Mental Illness in the UK

     Suicide and severe mental illnesses. Cohort study within the UK general practice research database, 26th December 2007, Schizophrenia Research
If you have any problems accessing this link and would like the full-text of this article please email: susan.jennings@lancashirecare.nhs.uk
We aimed to evaluate suicide risk across the life-course in severe mental illnesses (SMI) including schizophrenia. Using survival [...]

Schizophrenia & Suicide

   What is specific to suicide in Schizophrenia disorder? Demographic, clinical and behavioural dimensions  January, 2008, Schizophrenia Research
If you are having any problems accessing this article and would like the full-text of this article please email: susan.jennings@lancashirecare.nhs.uk
Background: Schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder are diagnostic categories that are particularly at risk for suicide. A number of risk factors [...]

New Guidance for Occupational Therapy Staff

     Work Matters: Vocational Navigation for Occupational Therapy Staff, November 2007, Authors: College of Occupational Therapists/ National Social Inclusion Programme
A new best practice guide Work Matters: Vocational Navigation for Occupational Therapy Staff has been jointly developed by the National Social Inclusion Programme and the College of Occupational Therapists. It is designed to help occupational therapy [...]

Forensic Friday

      Articles of interest - by Forensic Mental Health Nurses, about Forensic Mental Health
3 of the articles below are available full-text, just click on the title to gain access.
If you would like any of the articles below emailing, please contact susan.jennings@lancashirecare.nhs.uk
Compiled from the IAFMHS Nursing Newsletter March 2007

Bowring-Lossock, E. (2006). The forensic mental health nurse [...]

Edenfield Centre, Manchester, New Therapeutically Enhanced Medium-Secure Services

    New Therapeutically Enhanced Medium Secure Services for Women in England, Rachel Green, Operational Manager Edenfield Centre    Page 8- IAFMHS Nursing Newsletter, June 2007   Newsletter Archive
IAFMHS - International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services
The Edenfield Centre is a 118 bedded Medium Secure Forensic Mental Health Unit in Manchester, U.K. It opened in 1986 and provides [...]

Nurses and Training in Forensic Settings

    An Evaluation of Perceived Education and Training Needs of Staff Nurses and Care Officers, Michael Brennan. Journal of Forensic Nursing. Pitman: Winter 2006. Vol. 2, Iss. 4; p. 175 (9 pages)
 ’The findings from this study suggest participation in training programmes increases self-confidence and morale.’
Abstract: This study was carried out to ascertain the specific education [...]