Latest National Statistics - Attitudes to Mental Illness 2008 Research Report

Attitudes to Mental Illness 2008 Research Report, 8th May 2008, TNS UK for the Care Services Improvement Partnership, Department of Health
Click on the title above for the full-text of the report
Abstract: 
The latest national statistics on Attitudes to  Mental Illness produced by the Department of Health were released on 8 May 2008 according to the arrangements approved [...]

Occupational Therapy - Participation by doing: Social interaction in everyday activities among persons with schizophrenia

Participation by doing: Social interaction in everyday activities among persons with schizophrenia, Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 3rd April 2008, Online early article
Abstract:
Schizophrenia impacts on social functioning and participation in everyday life. However, there is limited research describing how persons with schizophrenia interact with others when performing daily activities. The aim of this study is [...]

Elderly - NHS Choices story on whether limb length affects dementia risk

NHS Choices story on whether limb length affects dementia risk, NLH, May 2008
“Longer limbs ‘mean less risk of dementia’” reads the headline in The Guardian today. It goes on to report that a study in the US followed 2,798 people, with an average age of 72, over a period of five years. It found that [...]

Top Read Article - So what exactly is a nurse?

So what exactly is a nurse?  Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Volume 13, Issue 4, Page 388-394, Aug 2006
Abstract:  The problematic nature of defining nursing is examined. Contrasts are set out in respect of the work of different grades of practitioner and how these do or do not constitute nursing care. A concept [...]

Mental Health: Acupuncture evidence update 2008 - Anxiety & Insomnia

  The following relevant studies on this topic have been published since 1 January 2007.
These studies have met our selection criteria. Where there is an appraisal available we have linked to it. If there is no appraisal and you wish to appraise the selected studies here is a link to a list of appraisal tools.
Anxiety/ [...]

The Good Childhood Inquiry

The Good Childhood Inquiry, A National Inquiry, from the Children’s Society
Abstract:
The Good Childhood® Inquiry is the UK’s first independent national inquiry into childhood.

The inquiry is seeking to open an inclusive debate on what makes for a good childhood today that will shape future policy and inspire all our relationships with children.The inquiry will:

Listen to the [...]

Statistics on NHS Stop Smoking Services in England April to December 2007

Statistics on NHS Stop Smoking Services in England April to December 2007 , NHS  The information Centre, April 2008
Abstract: This quarterly report presents provisional results from the monitoring of the NHS Stop Smoking Services for the period April to December 2007, and for the first time this year, provides information on the use of varenicline (Champix®).
 The [...]

Schizophrenia - Monday 14th - 18th April: Visit the 2008 Schizophrenia Annual Evidence Update

   Monday 14th - 18th April: Visit the 2008 Schizophrenia Annual Evidence Update from the National Library for Health (NLH)
Featuring the latest evidence on risk factors and genetics; diagnosis; treatment; prognostic factors; and specific populations, with a special evidence review from the Ethnicity and Health SL on Schizophrenia and Ethnic Minorities in Britain.

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

  Free Sample Issue - British Journal of Learning Disabilities, March 2008 - Vol. 36 Issue 1 Page 1-77

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 [...]

Nursing - Positive dementia care: taking perspective

  Positive dementia care: taking perspective, Nursing & Residential Care, Vol. 10, Iss. 4, April 2008, pp 184 - 187
Abstract: Clive Evers discusses the importance of understanding the needs of the person with dementia from the person’s perspective. Facilitating independence in completing tasks such as dressing and grooming can help maintain self-esteem.
For the full-text please email: [...]

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,
Click above for Full-Text
Following an initial springboard study, a further more extensive piece of research was [...]

Age Concern Campaign: The Price of No Advice

  Age Concern Campaign: The Price of No Advice, 11th April 2008, Age Concern
Age Concern have launched the campaign - The Price of No Advice - because older people are at risk of missing out on the support provided by independent, trusted information and advice services.
Although, as the new report ‘Transforming Lives’ shows, support from information and [...]

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 [...]

Dr Alistair Smith, Lancashire Care Foundation Trust - Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression in the Elderly

  Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for recurring depression in older people: A qualitative study, Aging & Mental Health, Volume 11, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 346 – 357
Dr Alistair Smith, L. GRAHAM, & S. SENTHINATHAN Psychological Services, Lancashire Care NHS Trust, 18 Euxton Lane, Chorley, Lancashire PR7 1PS
Abstract:

Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) is a meditation-based intervention designed [...]

Occupational Therapy & Community Mental Health Rehabilitation

  A review of the selection for occupational therapy outcome measures in a community mental health rehabilitation setting, Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, Volume 54, Issue 3, Page 221-224, Sep 2007
Abstract: The aim of this article is to describe a process of review undertaken by a team of occupational therapists working in a community mental health [...]

Occupational Therapy & the Association Between Leisure Motivation & Recovery

   The association between leisure motivation and recovery: A pilot study, Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, Volume 54, Issue 1, Page 33-41, Mar 2007
Abstract:

Background and aims: Recovery from mental illness may be facilitated by participation in activities that provide meaning and purpose in the lives of consumers. Leisure participation can be a major source of enjoyment as [...]

SPARC - Research Studies on the Elderly

   Executive summaries of SPARC (Strategiec Promotion of Ageing Research Capacity) projects have been added to the library on falls, health and construction workers, and vision and physical activity in older people.      Research Studies,  Publisher: SPARC, April 2008
Click below for Full-text of the Research Studies
Mind Where You Walk! Older people’s vision and stepping
Modelling Health Systems: Delivering care [...]

Transition: Moving on Well

Transition: Moving on well, Department of Health, 19th March 2008
Abstract: A good practice guide on effective transition from children’s to adult services for young people with complex health needs has been published by the Department of Health and the Department for Schools, Children and Families.
The guide will help ensure that the young person and their [...]

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

Elderly - Improving Strength and Balance: Avoiding falls in later life

  Improving Strength and Balance: Avoiding falls in later life , 4th April 2008, QMUL, Patient Information
The site contains the following:

Some facts
Why falls occur
Consequences
Treatment and rehabilitation
What to do if you fall
Prevention
Printable factsheets
Test your knowledge
Local information

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 [...]

Evidence Based Practice & Reflective Practice for Nurses

  A review of evidence-based practice, nursing research and reflection: levelling the hierarchy, Journal of Clinical Nursing, Volume 17, Issue 2, Page 214-223, Jan 2008 Full-text click on Title above
Abstract
Aim. This paper examines the evidence-based practice movement, the hierarchy of evidence and the relationship between evidence-based practice and reflective practice.
Background. Evidence-based practice is equated with effective decision [...]

NICE - Promoting children’s social and emotional wellbeing in primary education

  Promoting children’s social and emotional wellbeing in primary education, 26 March 2008. NICE Public Health Guidance 12.
Abstract:
Aims: Children’s social and emotional wellbeing is important in its own right but also because it affects their physical health (both as a child and as an adult) and can determine how well they do at school. Good [...]

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 [...]

Dementia - Top 10 Most Read Articles from - Dementia

   The Top 10 most read articles from the journal - Dementia
Some links below will take you straight through to full-text, for all others contact myself at the email address below.
How can occupational therapy improve the daily performance and communication of an older patient with dementia and his primary caregiver?: A case study, Dementia, 2006; [...]

Hawton - Psychosocial assessment following self-harm: Results from the Multi-Centre Monitoring of Self-Harm Project

Psychosocial assessment following self-harm: Results from the Multi-Centre Monitoring of Self-Harm Project, Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 106, Issue 3, March 2008, Pages 285-293
Navneet Kapura, , , Elizabeth Murphya, Jayne Coopera, Helen Bergenb, Keith Hawtonb, Sue Simkinb, Deborah Caseyb, Judith Horrocksc, Rachael Lilleyc, Rachael Noblec and David Owensc
aCentre for Suicide Prevention, Williamson Building, University of [...]

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, [...]

The 10 Most Frequently Read Journal Articles from Evidence Based Mental Health Journal

   These articles have received the most “hits” in Evidence-Based Mental Health during February 2008
There will be some full-text and some abstracts, just click on the links to find, if you only locate an abstract please email susan.jennings@lancashirecare.nhs.uk to request the full-text.

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Julie Glanville, Carol Lefebvre

Identifying systematic reviews: key resources

Evid. Based Ment. Health 2000; 3: 68-69.
(In [...]