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News from all corners of the world
Department of Health
Applying the NHS Performance Framework to mental health trusts in 2011/12
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Regional News
Council seeks to close down its children homes Essex Council is set to close all its children's homes under a controversial proposal to be considered at a cabinet meeting next month Norfolk hospital’s drive to improve dementia care Matron Barry Pinkney knows how important is to care for patients with dementia
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National News
Key Policy Needs Major Incentives To Invest In Order To Deliver Early intervention is a cornerstone of government policy yet, as a NHS Confederation Mental Health Network report on psychosis says, the benefits could be missed without proper funding incentives to implement the policy Simpler integrated children's system being developed A simple integrated children's system is being developed that eliminates the need for "cutting and pasting", Community Care has learned Birmingham City Council care funding cuts unlawful Birmingham City Council acted unlawfully over a decision to reduce its provision of care for disabled people, High Court judges have said Many councils may have social care cuts ruled illegal Many councils could have their adult care budgets ruled illegal on the back of a High Court judgement yesterday, the president of the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services has warned
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Social care professionals urged to lead Big Society Social care professionals should lead the way in building the Big Society and support communities to take responsibility for services, Skills for Care has said New NICE Guidance To Help Millions With Common Mental Health Disorders A new NICE guideline aims to help GPs provide quick, cost-effective treatment to improve the lives of millions of people experiencing common mental health disorders Independent Police Complaints Commission report published on the Fiona Pilkington case David Congdon, Mencap's head of campaigns and policy, said:"Today's IPCC report exposes errors at all levels by Leicestershire Police that led to the tragic deaths of Fiona Pilkington and Francceca Hardwick RCN launches new mental health film The Royal College of Nursing is calling for sustained investment in mental health services, as a new RCN video is launched to promote the outstanding work of nurses who work in the mental health sector
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International News
U.S. Rates of Autism, ADHD Continue to Rise: Report Study finds 1 in 6 kids now have a developmental disability, perhaps due to better diagnosis
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RESEARCH RESEARCH
High Prevalence of Mental Disorders and Emotional Distress in Patients with Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria Quality of life, which is impaired in patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU), is influenced by comorbid mental disorders Life Expectancy at Birth for People with Serious Mental Illness and Other Major Disorders from a Secondary Mental Health Care Case Register in London Despite improving healthcare, the gap in mortality between people with serious mental illness (SMI) and general population persists, especially for younger age groups
Addictions
Substance abuse, alcoholism, Cocaine, psychedelics increase risk for psychotic symptoms The use of cocaine and psychedelic drugs, such as lysergic acid, increases the risk for psychotic symptoms even when users are not intoxicated Sensitivity to Alcohol Can Lead to Greater Consumption and Risk for Alcoholism Researchers have long known that individuals with a positive family history of alcoholism are at an increased risk themselves for alcoholism Risk Assessment of Moderate to Severe Alcohol Withdrawal--Predictors for Seizures and Delirium Tremens in the Course of Withdrawal In this large retrospective cohort, some easily determinable parameters at admission may be useful to predict a complicated course of alcohol withdrawal
Anxiety Disorders
Whether, how, and when social anxiety shapes positive experiences and events: A selfregulatory framework and treatment implications Although neglected in diagnostic criteria lists, theoretical models, and treatment approaches, attenuated positive emotions and cognitions distinguish social anxiety and social anxiety disorder from other anxiety conditions (and cannot be accounted for by comorbidity with depression) Interpersonal Pathoplasticity in Individuals With Generalized Anxiety Disorder Recent theories of generalized anxiety disorder have emphasized interpersonal and personality functioning as important aspects of the disorder Working Memory Capacity in Generalized Social Phobia Research suggests that understanding complex social cues depends on the availability of cognitive resources
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Dementia
Alzheimer’s Lewy- and Alzheimer-type pathologies in Parkinson's disease dementia: which is more important? The relative importance of Lewy- and Alzheimer-type pathologies to dementia in Parkinson's disease remains unclear New Protein Linked To Alzheimer's Disease After decades of studying the pathological process that wipes out large volumes of memory, scientists discovered a molecule called c-Abl that has a known role in leukemia also has a hand in Alzheimer's disease
Depression
Bipolar disorders Overweight linked to reduced cognitive function in BD patients Results from a preliminary Canadian study suggest that overweight/obesity may be associated with reduced cognitive function in euthymic patients with bipolar disorder Decision-making abilities ‘intact’ in euthymic BD patients Patients with bipolar disorder who are euthymic do not display poorer decision-making abilities than mentally healthy individuals, research show New Study Aims To Improve Long-Term Treatment For Patients With Bipolar Disorder Patients with bipolar disorder may be eligible for a new clinical research study comparing two medications -- quetiapine (Seroquel), a widely prescribed second-generation antipsychotic mood-stabilizing medication, and lithium, the gold-standard mood stabilizer New Tool Aims To Improve Measurement Of Primary Care Depression Outcomes Primary care doctors have long been on the front lines of depression treatment Specialist inpatient treatment benefits patients with refractory affective disorders Specialist, multidisciplinary inpatient treatment is effective for reducing depression among patients with severe and treatment-resistant affective disorders Use of legal ‘social drugs’ increased in bipolar-spectrum patients The use of legal "social drugs" such as coffee and tobacco is more common among depressed individuals who meet criteria for bipolarity, according to the Hypomania Check-List 32 (HCL32), than among those who do not Cerebellum TrkB expression reduced in bipolar disorder patients Cerebellum tyrosine kinase B (TrkB) expression is reduced in patients with bipolar disorder, study results show
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Dual Diagnosis
The Effects of Assertive Community Treatment Including Integrated Dual Diagnosis Treatment on Nuisance Acts and Crimes in Dual-Diagnosis Patients The study investigated whether Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) combined with Integrated Dual Diagnosis Treatment (IDDT) is associated with a decrease in nuisance acts and crime convictions in dual-diagnosis repeated offenders The impact of substance use disorders on the course of schizophrenia-A 15-year followup study Dual diagnosis over 15 years This follow-up study compared patients with schizophrenia with co-occurring substance use disorder to patients with schizophrenia and no substance use disorder Dual diagnosis and chronology of illness in treatment-seeking italian patients dependent on heroin Although there are studies describing the prevalence of patients with drug addiction and dual diagnosis, there is a paucity of data regarding the progression from psychiatric disorders to drug addiction or vice versa
Eating Disorders
Does Eating Give You Pleasure, or Make You Anxious? While most people have a great deal of difficulty in dieting and losing weight, particularly if a diet extends over many months or years, individuals with anorexia nervosa can literally diet themselves to death Unmet need for treatment in the eating disorders: A systematic review of eating disorder specific treatment seeking among community cases To objective was to systematically review the literature on the proportion of community cases with a diagnosable eating disorder who seek eating disorder specific treatment Use of Gastrostomy Tubes in Children and Adolescents With Eating Disorders and Related Illnesses The aim of this case series was to describe five youths with psychiatric illnesses who underwent feeding tube placement as part of their treatment
Forensic Psychiatry
Is Fear Deficit a Harbinger of Future Psychopaths? Psychopaths are charming, but they often get themselves and others in big trouble; their willingness to break social norms and lack of remorse means they are often at risk for crimes and other irresponsible behaviors
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The role of childhood trauma, psychological problems, and coping in the development of deviant sexual fantasies in sexual offenders To understand how and why most people entertain deviant sexual fantasies without really desiring to act on them whereas some people put them into practice
Learning Disabilities
Autistic brains' 'genes differ' The brains of people with autism are chemically different to healthy ones, according to researchers New Research Study On Most Effective Seizure Treatments For Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder Roughly 25-35% of individuals with autism eventually develop seizures and many of the remainder have subclinical seizure-like brain activity Compiling a register of patients with moderate or severe learning disabilities: experience at one United Kingdom general practice Identifying patients with learning disabilities within primary care is central to initiatives for improving the health of this population.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorders
In OCD, Compulsions Lead To Obsessions, And Not The Other Way Around New scientific evidence challenges a popular conception that behaviours such as repetitive hand-washing, characteristic of obsessive-compulsive disorder, are carried out in response to disturbing obsessive fears The efficacy of habit reversal therapy for tics, habit disorders, and stuttering: A metaanalytic review A meta-analysis based on 575 participants in 18 studies found Habit Reversal Therapy to be an efficacious intervention for a wide variety of maladaptive repetitive behaviors, including stuttering, tics, nail biting, temporomandibular disorder, thumb sucking, and mixed repetitive oral-digital habits Those With Body-Image Disorders Process 'Big Picture' Visual Information Abnormally People suffering from body dysmorphic disorder, or BDD - a severe mental illness characterized by debilitating misperceptions that one appears disfigured and ugly - process visual information abnormally, even when looking at inanimate objects
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Occupational Therapy
The Provision of Assistive Technology by Occupational Therapists Who Practice in Mental Health. The purpose of this study is to determine what assistive technology devices occupational therapists working in mental health settings use with their clients Perinatal Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Implications for Occupational Therapy in Early Intervention Practice The purpose of this article is to present literature regarding perinatal posttraumatic stress disorder and to describe the implications of research findings for occupational therapy screening and treatment in early intervention practice
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Depression and post-traumatic stress disorder after aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage in relation to lifetime psychiatric morbidity Little is known about the roles that lifetime psychiatric disorders play in psychiatric and vocational outcomes of aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage A review of atypical antipsychotic medications for posttraumatic stress disorder Posttraumatic stress disorder can be a chronic and disabling illness with a limited response to antidepressant treatment, particularly in the case of combat-induced PTSD
Psychology
Study Finds Violent Video Games Reduce Brain Response To Violence And Increase Aggressive Behavior Scientists have known for years that playing violent video games causes players to become more aggressive Psychotherapy May Affect Hormone Levels In Patients With Depression In a study published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics the effects of psychotherapy on cortisol, the most important stress hormone, are examined
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Schizophrenia
Experimental Pain Hypersensitivity in Schizophrenic Patients This study was developed to explore the pain sensitivity of schizophrenics under conditions similar to those of a medical examination that included investigating for sites of pain Similarly elevated prodromal symptoms in 22q11.2 deletion syndrome and SPD patients Young people with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11.2DS) and those with schizotypal personality disorder (SPD) exhibit similarly elevated levels of prodromal symptoms of psychosis Why People With Schizophrenia May Have Trouble Reading Social Cues Understanding the actions of other people can be difficult for those with schizophrenia. Vanderbilt University researchers have discovered that impairments in a brain area involved in perception of social stimuli may be partly responsible for this difficulty Type 2 diabetes increases mortality risk in schizophrenia patients The presence of Type 2 diabetes is associated with increased mortality risk in patients with schizophrenia History of violence, IQ linked to suicide risk in schizophrenic men Study results suggest that men with schizophrenia who have a previous history of violent offending are at increased risk for suicide, while those with a low IQ are at reduced risk No gender differences in social outcome among schizophrenia patients There are no significant gender differences in social outcome among patients with schizophrenia
Social Work
The psychological goods on clinical social work: a content analysis of the clinical social work and social justice literature The purpose of this content analysis was to evaluate the extant literature on clinical social work and social justice The social constructions of drug users in professional interventions This qualitative study analyses the construction of a subject who uses drugs (injected drugs) so as to offer psychosocial proposals for social healthcare interventions within this collective, and thereby contribute to social healthcare policies that optimise treatment for drug use
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FURTHER CONTENT FURTHER CONTENT
Books, Conferences, Websites & Journal Tocs
NEW PUBLICATIONS
Books and reports hot of the press Click the title to connect to the website entry Early intervention in psychosis services NHS Confederation Cancer in Children & Adults With Intellectual Disabilities: Current Research Aspects A Loving Approach to Dementia Care: Making Meaningful Connections with the Person Who Has Alzheimer's Disease or Other Dementia or Memory Loss Understanding and Treating Dissociative Identity Disorder: A Relational Approach Cognitive-behavioural Indicators of Substance Abuse Principles of Holistic Psychiatry: A Textbook on Holistic Medicine for Mental Disorders Effectiveness of Second-generation Antidepressants in Adult Depression Treatment Poker Face in Mental Health Practice: A Primer on Deception Analysis and Detection Mental Health & Some Sociocultural Issues in Deafness
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CONFERENCES
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WEBSITES
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Mentall Heallth & Sociiall Care Current Awareness Bulllletiin Menta Hea th & Soc a Care Current Awareness Bu et n
No 300 No 300
h May 30ttth 2011 May 30 h 2011
The Mental Health & Social Care Current Awareness Bulletin is produced at Essex Public Health Resource Unit Library
on behalf of the
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Click on headings to navigate to your chosen subject
We are now 300 bulletins old!
Conttentt Con en
Department of Health
Research Research
Addictions Anxiety Dementia Depression Dual Diagnosis Eating Disorders
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Regional News National News International News Local Additions
Forensic Psychiatry Learning Disabilities
TIN WEBSITE
Furtther Conttentt Fur her Con en
New Publications Conferences Useful Websites
O/C Disorders Occupational Therapy Post Traumatic Stress Psychology Schizophrenia Social Work
EPHRU Mental Health Blog
MENTAL HEALTH BLOG
Journal TOCs
Minding Matters
For further information on the bulletin contact: [email protected]
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CONTENT CONTENT
News from all corners of the world
Department of Health
Applying the NHS Performance Framework to mental health trusts in 2011/12
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Regional News
Council seeks to close down its children homes Essex Council is set to close all its children's homes under a controversial proposal to be considered at a cabinet meeting next month Norfolk hospital’s drive to improve dementia care Matron Barry Pinkney knows how important is to care for patients with dementia
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National News
Key Policy Needs Major Incentives To Invest In Order To Deliver Early intervention is a cornerstone of government policy yet, as a NHS Confederation Mental Health Network report on psychosis says, the benefits could be missed without proper funding incentives to implement the policy Simpler integrated children's system being developed A simple integrated children's system is being developed that eliminates the need for "cutting and pasting", Community Care has learned Birmingham City Council care funding cuts unlawful Birmingham City Council acted unlawfully over a decision to reduce its provision of care for disabled people, High Court judges have said Many councils may have social care cuts ruled illegal Many councils could have their adult care budgets ruled illegal on the back of a High Court judgement yesterday, the president of the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services has warned
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Social care professionals urged to lead Big Society Social care professionals should lead the way in building the Big Society and support communities to take responsibility for services, Skills for Care has said New NICE Guidance To Help Millions With Common Mental Health Disorders A new NICE guideline aims to help GPs provide quick, cost-effective treatment to improve the lives of millions of people experiencing common mental health disorders Independent Police Complaints Commission report published on the Fiona Pilkington case David Congdon, Mencap's head of campaigns and policy, said:"Today's IPCC report exposes errors at all levels by Leicestershire Police that led to the tragic deaths of Fiona Pilkington and Francceca Hardwick RCN launches new mental health film The Royal College of Nursing is calling for sustained investment in mental health services, as a new RCN video is launched to promote the outstanding work of nurses who work in the mental health sector
back to CONTENTS LINKS
International News
U.S. Rates of Autism, ADHD Continue to Rise: Report Study finds 1 in 6 kids now have a developmental disability, perhaps due to better diagnosis
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RESEARCH RESEARCH
High Prevalence of Mental Disorders and Emotional Distress in Patients with Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria Quality of life, which is impaired in patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU), is influenced by comorbid mental disorders Life Expectancy at Birth for People with Serious Mental Illness and Other Major Disorders from a Secondary Mental Health Care Case Register in London Despite improving healthcare, the gap in mortality between people with serious mental illness (SMI) and general population persists, especially for younger age groups
Addictions
Substance abuse, alcoholism, Cocaine, psychedelics increase risk for psychotic symptoms The use of cocaine and psychedelic drugs, such as lysergic acid, increases the risk for psychotic symptoms even when users are not intoxicated Sensitivity to Alcohol Can Lead to Greater Consumption and Risk for Alcoholism Researchers have long known that individuals with a positive family history of alcoholism are at an increased risk themselves for alcoholism Risk Assessment of Moderate to Severe Alcohol Withdrawal--Predictors for Seizures and Delirium Tremens in the Course of Withdrawal In this large retrospective cohort, some easily determinable parameters at admission may be useful to predict a complicated course of alcohol withdrawal
Anxiety Disorders
Whether, how, and when social anxiety shapes positive experiences and events: A selfregulatory framework and treatment implications Although neglected in diagnostic criteria lists, theoretical models, and treatment approaches, attenuated positive emotions and cognitions distinguish social anxiety and social anxiety disorder from other anxiety conditions (and cannot be accounted for by comorbidity with depression) Interpersonal Pathoplasticity in Individuals With Generalized Anxiety Disorder Recent theories of generalized anxiety disorder have emphasized interpersonal and personality functioning as important aspects of the disorder Working Memory Capacity in Generalized Social Phobia Research suggests that understanding complex social cues depends on the availability of cognitive resources
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Dementia
Alzheimer’s Lewy- and Alzheimer-type pathologies in Parkinson's disease dementia: which is more important? The relative importance of Lewy- and Alzheimer-type pathologies to dementia in Parkinson's disease remains unclear New Protein Linked To Alzheimer's Disease After decades of studying the pathological process that wipes out large volumes of memory, scientists discovered a molecule called c-Abl that has a known role in leukemia also has a hand in Alzheimer's disease
Depression
Bipolar disorders Overweight linked to reduced cognitive function in BD patients Results from a preliminary Canadian study suggest that overweight/obesity may be associated with reduced cognitive function in euthymic patients with bipolar disorder Decision-making abilities ‘intact’ in euthymic BD patients Patients with bipolar disorder who are euthymic do not display poorer decision-making abilities than mentally healthy individuals, research show New Study Aims To Improve Long-Term Treatment For Patients With Bipolar Disorder Patients with bipolar disorder may be eligible for a new clinical research study comparing two medications -- quetiapine (Seroquel), a widely prescribed second-generation antipsychotic mood-stabilizing medication, and lithium, the gold-standard mood stabilizer New Tool Aims To Improve Measurement Of Primary Care Depression Outcomes Primary care doctors have long been on the front lines of depression treatment Specialist inpatient treatment benefits patients with refractory affective disorders Specialist, multidisciplinary inpatient treatment is effective for reducing depression among patients with severe and treatment-resistant affective disorders Use of legal ‘social drugs’ increased in bipolar-spectrum patients The use of legal "social drugs" such as coffee and tobacco is more common among depressed individuals who meet criteria for bipolarity, according to the Hypomania Check-List 32 (HCL32), than among those who do not Cerebellum TrkB expression reduced in bipolar disorder patients Cerebellum tyrosine kinase B (TrkB) expression is reduced in patients with bipolar disorder, study results show
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Dual Diagnosis
The Effects of Assertive Community Treatment Including Integrated Dual Diagnosis Treatment on Nuisance Acts and Crimes in Dual-Diagnosis Patients The study investigated whether Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) combined with Integrated Dual Diagnosis Treatment (IDDT) is associated with a decrease in nuisance acts and crime convictions in dual-diagnosis repeated offenders The impact of substance use disorders on the course of schizophrenia-A 15-year followup study Dual diagnosis over 15 years This follow-up study compared patients with schizophrenia with co-occurring substance use disorder to patients with schizophrenia and no substance use disorder Dual diagnosis and chronology of illness in treatment-seeking italian patients dependent on heroin Although there are studies describing the prevalence of patients with drug addiction and dual diagnosis, there is a paucity of data regarding the progression from psychiatric disorders to drug addiction or vice versa
Eating Disorders
Does Eating Give You Pleasure, or Make You Anxious? While most people have a great deal of difficulty in dieting and losing weight, particularly if a diet extends over many months or years, individuals with anorexia nervosa can literally diet themselves to death Unmet need for treatment in the eating disorders: A systematic review of eating disorder specific treatment seeking among community cases To objective was to systematically review the literature on the proportion of community cases with a diagnosable eating disorder who seek eating disorder specific treatment Use of Gastrostomy Tubes in Children and Adolescents With Eating Disorders and Related Illnesses The aim of this case series was to describe five youths with psychiatric illnesses who underwent feeding tube placement as part of their treatment
Forensic Psychiatry
Is Fear Deficit a Harbinger of Future Psychopaths? Psychopaths are charming, but they often get themselves and others in big trouble; their willingness to break social norms and lack of remorse means they are often at risk for crimes and other irresponsible behaviors
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The role of childhood trauma, psychological problems, and coping in the development of deviant sexual fantasies in sexual offenders To understand how and why most people entertain deviant sexual fantasies without really desiring to act on them whereas some people put them into practice
Learning Disabilities
Autistic brains' 'genes differ' The brains of people with autism are chemically different to healthy ones, according to researchers New Research Study On Most Effective Seizure Treatments For Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder Roughly 25-35% of individuals with autism eventually develop seizures and many of the remainder have subclinical seizure-like brain activity Compiling a register of patients with moderate or severe learning disabilities: experience at one United Kingdom general practice Identifying patients with learning disabilities within primary care is central to initiatives for improving the health of this population.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorders
In OCD, Compulsions Lead To Obsessions, And Not The Other Way Around New scientific evidence challenges a popular conception that behaviours such as repetitive hand-washing, characteristic of obsessive-compulsive disorder, are carried out in response to disturbing obsessive fears The efficacy of habit reversal therapy for tics, habit disorders, and stuttering: A metaanalytic review A meta-analysis based on 575 participants in 18 studies found Habit Reversal Therapy to be an efficacious intervention for a wide variety of maladaptive repetitive behaviors, including stuttering, tics, nail biting, temporomandibular disorder, thumb sucking, and mixed repetitive oral-digital habits Those With Body-Image Disorders Process 'Big Picture' Visual Information Abnormally People suffering from body dysmorphic disorder, or BDD - a severe mental illness characterized by debilitating misperceptions that one appears disfigured and ugly - process visual information abnormally, even when looking at inanimate objects
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Occupational Therapy
The Provision of Assistive Technology by Occupational Therapists Who Practice in Mental Health. The purpose of this study is to determine what assistive technology devices occupational therapists working in mental health settings use with their clients Perinatal Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Implications for Occupational Therapy in Early Intervention Practice The purpose of this article is to present literature regarding perinatal posttraumatic stress disorder and to describe the implications of research findings for occupational therapy screening and treatment in early intervention practice
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Depression and post-traumatic stress disorder after aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage in relation to lifetime psychiatric morbidity Little is known about the roles that lifetime psychiatric disorders play in psychiatric and vocational outcomes of aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage A review of atypical antipsychotic medications for posttraumatic stress disorder Posttraumatic stress disorder can be a chronic and disabling illness with a limited response to antidepressant treatment, particularly in the case of combat-induced PTSD
Psychology
Study Finds Violent Video Games Reduce Brain Response To Violence And Increase Aggressive Behavior Scientists have known for years that playing violent video games causes players to become more aggressive Psychotherapy May Affect Hormone Levels In Patients With Depression In a study published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics the effects of psychotherapy on cortisol, the most important stress hormone, are examined
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Schizophrenia
Experimental Pain Hypersensitivity in Schizophrenic Patients This study was developed to explore the pain sensitivity of schizophrenics under conditions similar to those of a medical examination that included investigating for sites of pain Similarly elevated prodromal symptoms in 22q11.2 deletion syndrome and SPD patients Young people with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11.2DS) and those with schizotypal personality disorder (SPD) exhibit similarly elevated levels of prodromal symptoms of psychosis Why People With Schizophrenia May Have Trouble Reading Social Cues Understanding the actions of other people can be difficult for those with schizophrenia. Vanderbilt University researchers have discovered that impairments in a brain area involved in perception of social stimuli may be partly responsible for this difficulty Type 2 diabetes increases mortality risk in schizophrenia patients The presence of Type 2 diabetes is associated with increased mortality risk in patients with schizophrenia History of violence, IQ linked to suicide risk in schizophrenic men Study results suggest that men with schizophrenia who have a previous history of violent offending are at increased risk for suicide, while those with a low IQ are at reduced risk No gender differences in social outcome among schizophrenia patients There are no significant gender differences in social outcome among patients with schizophrenia
Social Work
The psychological goods on clinical social work: a content analysis of the clinical social work and social justice literature The purpose of this content analysis was to evaluate the extant literature on clinical social work and social justice The social constructions of drug users in professional interventions This qualitative study analyses the construction of a subject who uses drugs (injected drugs) so as to offer psychosocial proposals for social healthcare interventions within this collective, and thereby contribute to social healthcare policies that optimise treatment for drug use
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FURTHER CONTENT FURTHER CONTENT
Books, Conferences, Websites & Journal Tocs
NEW PUBLICATIONS
Books and reports hot of the press Click the title to connect to the website entry Early intervention in psychosis services NHS Confederation Cancer in Children & Adults With Intellectual Disabilities: Current Research Aspects A Loving Approach to Dementia Care: Making Meaningful Connections with the Person Who Has Alzheimer's Disease or Other Dementia or Memory Loss Understanding and Treating Dissociative Identity Disorder: A Relational Approach Cognitive-behavioural Indicators of Substance Abuse Principles of Holistic Psychiatry: A Textbook on Holistic Medicine for Mental Disorders Effectiveness of Second-generation Antidepressants in Adult Depression Treatment Poker Face in Mental Health Practice: A Primer on Deception Analysis and Detection Mental Health & Some Sociocultural Issues in Deafness
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CONFERENCES
Follow the link to a list, new conferences in bold CONFERENCES
WEBSITES
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