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CONTENTS LINKS
NATIONAL NEWS
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
RESEARCH
ADDICTIONS ANXIETY DEMENTIA
DEPRESSION DUAL DIAGNOSIS EATING DISORDERS
LEARNING DISABILITIES O/C DISORDERS POST TRAUMATIC STRESS
PSYCHOLOGY SCHIZOPHRENIA SOCIAL WORK
NEW PUBLICATIONS CONFERENCES
USEFUL WEBSITES JOURNALS TOC PAGES
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NATIONAL NEWS
22nd August
HELPLINE FOR TRAUMATISED SOLDIERS
A former Scots Guard who was injured in a rocket attack in Afghanistan has launched a helpline
for traumatised soldiers, it emerged today.
http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/information/news/?entryid17=74664
MUSICAL 'BADGES' REVEAL PERSONALITY

People use music as a "badge" to tell people about their personality and values, researchers said
today
23rd August
MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT FOR WORKERS
People with mental health problems will get extra support to help manage their condition so they
can remain in the workplace, the government has said
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8216873.stm
25th August
'LEGAL HIGHS' SET TO BE BANNED
Two so-called "party" drugs and a man-made cannabis substitute will be banned by the end of the
year, the Home Office has announced
LIB DEMS BACK FULL PUBLICATION OF MOST SERIOUS CASE REVIEWS

Party issues policy on safeguarding for debate at annual conference
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/08/25/112419/lib-dems-back-full-publication-of-
most-serious-case-reviews.html
BRANDON MUIR: BASW URGES MORE RESOURCES, NOT NEW CARE LAW
Ruth Stark joins Scottish government in rejecting calls for legislation to take children into care
more quickly
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/08/25/112424/brandon-muir-basw-urges-more-
resources-not-new-care-law.html
26th August
COCAINE-RELATED DEATHS IN UK UP 20%
Statistics show overall deaths from misuse of illegal drugs now highest in eight years
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/aug/26/uk-cocaine-deaths-increase
BANKERS LEAST LIKELY TO EMPLOY MENTALLY ILL PEOPLE

Negative attitudes to employing people with mental health problems across all sectors could
hamper plans to get them into work
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/aug/26/bankers-employment-mental-health
£10,000 FOR ANXIETY UK'S CREDIT CRUNCH CRISIS LINE

Anxiety UK's proposed credit crunch crisis line has been awarded funding from the Government
27th August
ALCOHOL CONCERN QUIZZES SOCIAL WORKERS ABOUT PARENTAL DRINKING
Charity surveys practitioners about links between alcohol misuse and child protection
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/08/27/112438/alcohol-concern-quizzes-social-
workers-about-parental-drinking.html
28th August
GSCC RAISES CONCERNS OVER LACK OF CHECKS ON SOCIAL WORKERS
Regulator warns of risk to users over government's failure to require employers to report
misconduct to GSCC
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/08/28/112453/gscc-raises-concerns-over-lack-of-
checks-on-social-workers.html
NEW LEARNING DISABILITY COALITION HEAD VOWS TO LOBBY MPS

Anthea Cox will use party conferences to keep issue of funding for learning disability services on
political radar
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/08/28/112455/new-learning-disability-coalition-
head-vows-to-lobby-mps.html
back to CONTENTS LINKS
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
25th August
COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS POSITIONED TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN RECOGNITION
AND MANAGEMENT OF PEOPLE WITH DEPRESSION
The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Foundation has released a white paper entitled,
"Expanding the Role of the Community Pharmacist in Managing Depression
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/161665.php
GERMANY: ANTIDEPRESSANTS: BENEFIT OF SNRI IS PROVEN

Venlafaxine and duloxetine alleviate symptoms better than sham drug
LURASIDONE DEMONSTRATED EFFICACY IN TREATING PATIENTS WITH

SCHIZOPHRENIA IN PIVOTAL PHASE 3 STUDY
Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd., (DSP) announced positive results from PEARL 2 - a
phase 3 clinical trial of lurasidone for the treatment of patients with schizophrenia
EATING DISORDER HOPE, A NEW ONE-STOP RESOURCE FOR EVERYTHING ABOUT

EATING DISORDERS, SEEKS TO END EATING DISORDERED BEHAVIOR
Eating Disorder Hope offers information and resources to those suffering from eating disorders,
their treatment providers and loved ones by providing articles, book suggestions, a virtual library,
inspirational recovery stories, relapse prevention and recovery tools.
RESEARCH
ADDICTIONS
26th August
NEUROCHEMISTRY UNDERLYING RELAPSE TO OPIATE SEEKING BEHAVIOUR.
Relapse is a major clinical problem and remains a major challenge in the treatment of addictions
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19418222?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pub
med.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
DEVELOPING A CLINICAL ASSESSMENT MODEL SUITED TO USE IN AN AGENCY
PROVIDING SHORT-TERM SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT: FINDINGS FROM A DELPHI
SURVEY OF EXPERT OPINION.
This paper presents findings from a Delphi survey of expert opinion
ANXIETY
23rd August
SOOTHE BACK-TO-SCHOOL ANXIETY, TEACH KIDS TO RELAX
Simple steps can lessen stress when children get overwhelmed, experts say
http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=630023
26th August
ANXIETY DISORDER PRESENTATIONS IN ASIAN POPULATIONS: A REVIEW.
This article reviews typical anxiety presentations in Asia, and among Asian refugees
DEMENTIA
24th August
MRI MIGHT FIND EARLY ALZHEIMER'S
Detection could help slow down the disease, study says
STUDY PROBES SUNSCREEN LINK TO ALZHEIMER'S

The frightening possibility of Alzheimer's disease being induced by the sunscreen used every
summer by tens of millions of holidaymakers is being investigated by academics
26th August
MAPPING STUDY SUGGESTS BRAIN SHRINKAGE IN OBESE ELDERLY COULD INCREASE
ALZHEIMER'S RISK
Elderly people who are overweight or obese tend to have less tissue in certain areas of the brain,
suggesting they might be at greater risk for dementia, Alzheimer's disease and other cognition-
impairing conditions,
DEPRESSION
21st August
NEW RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TREATING DEPRESSION DURING PREGNANCY
Pregnant women with depression face complicated treatment decisions because of the risks
associated with both untreated depression and the use of antidepressants
http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/852571020057CCF6852576190069EC3D?Ope
nDocument&c=&count=10&id=48dde4a73e09a969852568880078c249
24th August
CLINICAL DEPRESSION CAUSES EARLY MALFUNCTIONS IN THE BRAIN’S PLEASURE
CENTER, STUDY SHOWS
Clinically depressed individuals are less capable of finding pleasure in activities they previously
enjoyed, a recent study has proven.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090819125516.htm
25th August
EARLY AGE OF BIPOLAR DISORDER ONSET LINKED TO WORSE OUTCOMES
Bipolar I disorder patients who have an early age of onset have a worse outcome than those with
a later age of onset
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/84073/Psychiatry/Early_age_of_bipolar_disorder_onset_linked_to_worse_outcomes.html
26th August
GENES UNDERPIN MOOD-INCONGRUENT PSYCHOSIS IN BIPOLAR DISORDER
Specific genes are associated with the presence of mood-incongruent psychosis in patients with
bipolar disorder, conclude European researchers who say the findings should be taken into
account in future bipolar disorder studies.
http://www.medwire-news.md/47/84081/Psychiatry/Genes_underpin_mood-
incongruent_psychosis_in_bipolar_disorder.html
DocGuide TopAbstracts in Depression
• Treatment of unipolar psychotic depression: a randomized, double-blind study comparing imipramine,

venlafaxine, and venlafaxine plus quetiapine - (Acta Psychiatr Scand)
• Venlafaxine monotherapy in bipolar type II depressed patients unresponsive to prior lithium monotherapy -
(Acta Psychiatr Scand)
• Muscle sympathetic nervous activity in depressed patients before and after treatment with sertraline - (J
Hypertens)
• Duloxetine for the treatment of recurrent major depressive disorder in elderly patients: treatment outcomes in
patients with comorbid arthritis - (Psychosomatics)
• Agomelatine prevents relapse in patients with major depressive disorder without evidence of a
discontinuation syndrome: a 24-week randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial - (J Clin Psych)
27th August
NOVEL AUDITORY BRAIN POTENTIAL SHOWS BIPOLAR DISORDER MARKER PROMISE
The gating ratio of auditory brain potentials at 85 ms (P85) may help clinicians differentiate
between bipolar disorder patients and healthy individuals,
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/84101/Psychiatry/Novel_auditory_brain_potential_shows_bipolar_disorder_marker_promise.html
NON-DRINKERS MORE DEPRESSED – STUDY

People who spurn alcohol tend to be miserable social misfits, research suggests
28th August
UNIPOLAR, BIPOLAR MOOD DISORDERS ‘RELATIVELY COMMON IN ADOLESCENCE’
Unipolar and bipolar mood disorders are more common in adolescence and young adulthood than
previously assumed, says an international team of scientists that also found conversion from
unipolar to bipolar disorder is not particularly high
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/84117/Psychiatry/Unipolar,_bipolar_mood_disorders_‘relatively_common_in_adolescence’.html
DUAL DIAGNOSIS
25th August
CEASING CANNABIS USE IMPROVES OUTCOMES AMONG FIRST-EPISODE PSYCHOSIS
YOUTHS
Higher positive symptom scores in children and adolescents with first-episode psychosis are
associated with cannabis use, with greater improvements over 6 months among those who cease
using the drugs
http://www.medwire-news.md/47/84072/Psychiatry/Ceasing_cannabis_use_improves_outcomes_among_first-
episode_psychosis_youths.html
CLIENT AND SERVICE CHARACTERISTICS ASSOCIATED WITH ADDICTION TREATMENT
COMPLETION OF CLIENTS WITH CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS
The study examines client and service characteristics of addiction treatment completers and non-
completers with co-occurring disorders
EATING DISORDERS
26th August
DocGuide TopAbstracts in Eating Disorders
• Anorexia: aetiology, epidemiology and management in older people - (Drugs Aging)

• Investigating vulnerability to eating disorders: biases in emotional processing - (Psychol Med)
• Time course of bone loss in patients with anorexia nervosa - (Int J Eat Disord)
• Bone Marrow Changes in Adolescent Girls with Anorexia Nervosa - (J Bone Miner Res)
• The interaction between perinatal factors and childhood abuse in the risk of developing anorexia nervosa -
(Psychol Med)
LEARNING DISABILITIES
24th August
ABUSE OF ADHD DRUGS ON THE RISE
Jump in poison control center calls mirrors increasing prescriptions, study shows
REPRESENTATION OF SURVEY AND ROUTE SPATIAL DESCRIPTIONS IN CHILDREN WITH

NONVERBAL (VISUOSPATIAL) LEARNING DISABILITIES.
This study aims to investigate the types of difficulty encountered by children with nonverbal
(visuospatial) learning disabilities (NLD) during the processing of spatial information derived from
descriptions
O/C DISORDERS
25th August
COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL FAMILY TREATMENT FOR CHILDHOOD OBSESSIVE-
COMPULSIVE DISORDER: A 7-YEAR FOLLOW-UP STUDY.
This study evaluated the long-term durability of individual and group cognitive-behavioral family-
based therapy (CBFT) for childhood obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
ACUTE CHANGES IN OBSESSIONS AND COMPULSIONS FOLLOWING MODERATE-

INTENSITY AEROBIC EXERCISE AMONG PATIENTS WITH OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE
DISORDER.
Aerobic exercise can acutely influence anxious and depressive mood in both clinical and
nonclinical populations
POST TRAUMATIC STRESS
th
27 August
PRIMARY SUICIDE RISK FACTOR FOR VETERANS IS POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS
DISORDER
Researchers working with Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans have found that post-traumatic
stress disorder, the current most common mental disorder among veterans returning from service
in the Middle East, is associated with an increased risk for thoughts of suicide.
PSYCHOLOGY
th
24 August
PSYCHOLOGY REPORT OFFERS INSIGHTS INTO MOTIVATIONS AND BARRIERS TO
'GOING GREEN'
People are more likely to adopt 'green' behaviours if they think other people are doing the same,
according to a recently released report by the American Psychological Association Task Force on
the Interface between Psychology and Global Climate Change
26th August
TEARS CAN HELP BUILD AND STRENGTHEN PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
New analysis by Dr. Oren Hasson of TAU's Department of Zoology shows that tears still signal
physiological distress, but they also function as an evolution-based mechanism to bring people
closer together
27th August
EMPLOYEE’S LOYALTY TO WORKPLACE DAMAGED BY UNFAIR TREATMENT
In organizational settings, managers as well as others in leadership roles should perhaps think
twice before ridiculing subordinate employees on their choice of lunch, attire, or habits, or
generally acting disrespectfully towards them.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090826165241.htm
SCHIZOPHRENIA
26th August
SIMILAR NEUROPSYCHOLOGIC DYSFUNCTION ACROSS PSYCHOSIS PATIENT GROUPS
Neuropsychologic dysfunction occurs early in both depression and bipolar disorder with psychosis
and is similar to, if less severe than, that seen in first-episode schizophrenia
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/84082/Psychiatry/Similar_neuropsychologic_dysfunction_across_psychosis_patient_
groups.html
27th August
MORTALITY IN NEVER-TREATED AND TREATED SCHIZOPHRENIA SIMILAR IN RURAL
CHINA
Never-treated patients with schizophrenia have similar rates of mortality but higher rates of
marked symptoms than their treated counterparts, the results of a long-term study of individuals in
rural China indicates.
http://www.medwire-news.md/47/84100/Psychiatry/Mortality_in_never-
treated_and_treated_schizophrenia_similar_in_rural_China.html
28th August
BREAST CANCER RISK MAY BE INCREASED IN SCHIZOPHRENIA
Female schizophrenia patients appear to have an increased risk for breast cancer, UK
researchers discovered in a systematic review that yielded no proven risk factor to explain the
association.
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/84116/Psychiatry/Breast_cancer_risk_may_be_increased_in_schizophrenia.html
SOCIAL WORK
27th August
THE COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF INTEGRATED HOME CARE AND DISCHARGE PRACTICE
FOR HOME CARE PATIENTS.
The study suggests that the IHCaD-practice may be a cost-effective alternative to usual care.
NEW PUBLICATIONS
(Hot off the press not yet in your library)
Deaths related to drug poisoning in England and Wales, 2008

ONS: 26th August 2009
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/pdfdir/dgdths0809.pdf
Multicultural Psychology: 2nd Revised edition

Gordon C.Nagayama Hall Prentice Hall: 28th August ISBN: 9780205632350 £30.99
Anorexia: A Nutritional Way to Understand and Treat Anorexia Nervosa

Agnes Ayton Hammersmith Press Limited: 1st Sep ISBN: 9781905140091 £14.99
The Clinician's Guide to Collaborative Caring in Eating Disorders

Janet Treasure Routledge: 4th Sep ISBN: 9780415484251 £24.99
Cognitive Psychology Research Developments

Stella P. Weingarten Nova Science: 30th Aug ISBN: 9781606921975 £74.50
The Wiley-blackwell Handbook of Family Psychology

James H. Bray Wiley-Blackwell:28th Aug ISBN: 9781405169943 £110.00
Current Directions in Community Psychology

Emily Thaden Allyn & Bacon: 28th August ISBN: 9780205680108 £14.99
Current Directions in Gender Psychology

Wendy A. Goldberg Allyn & Bacon:28th August ISBN: 9780205680122 £14.99
CONFERENCES
(New additions are in green type)
SEXUAL RIGHTS AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY: EXPLORING POLICY, ATTITUDES AND
SUPPORT INITIATIVES 8th September: Ireland
http://www.pavpub.com/pavpub/conferences/showfull.asp?Conference=855
THE PAST, THE PRESENT, THE FUTURE: 9th Annual Mental Health Education and Training
Conference: 9th – 10th September: Hendon
BPS: DIVISION OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY CONFERENCE 2009:

9th – 11th September: Birmingham http://www.bps.org.uk/dhp2009/
BEST PRACTICE & INNOVATION IN OLDER PERSONS MENTAL HEALTH:

10th September: London
http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/information/events/?EventId12=96348&sDate=633881376000000
000&fDate=633881376000000000
SKILLS FOR CARE NQSW NATIONAL EVENT: FRAMEWORK IN ADULT SERVICES -

NATIONAL LAUNCH: 10th September: London
FAMILIES FIRST - FAMILY THERAPY IN AND BEYOND THE CONSULTING ROOM:

11th – 13th September: Cambridge
http://www.aft.org.uk/training/conferences.asp
CONSCIOUSNESS & EXPERIENTIAL PSYCHOLOGY SECTION ANNUAL CONFERENCE

2009: 11th – 13th September: Oxford
http://www.bps.org.uk/conferences-and-events/event-
listing/events$/2009/september/conciousnessandexperiential2009/conciousnessandexperiential2009_home.cfm?subsite=
BASPCAN CONGRESS 2009: CHANGING LANDSCAPES, EMERGING CHALLENGES:

13th September: Swansea
http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/information/events/?EventId12=90294&sDate=633883968000000
000&fDate=633807072000000000
DEMENTA SERVICES DEVELOPMENT CENTRES 3RD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE:

FACING THE FUTURE: 14th – 16th September: York
http://www.rdlearning.org.uk/courseDetails.asp?ID=43843
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY SECTION CONFERENCE 2009: 15th – 17th September: Sheffield

http://www.bps.org.uk/conferences-and-events/event-listing/events$/2009/september/social-psychology-section-conference-
2009/social-psychology-section-conference-2009_home.cfm?subsite=
THE MENTAL CAPACITY ACT IN PRACTICE: 21st September: London

WORKING WITH PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILTIES AND OFFENDING BEHAVIOUR:

24th September: London
15TH INTERNATIONAL NETWORK FOR PSYCHIATRIC NURSING RESEARCH (NPNR)

CONFERENCE 2009: 24th – 25th September: Oxford
http://www.rcn.org.uk/newsevents/event_details/rcn_events/15th_international_network_for_psyc
hiatric_nursing_research_npnr_conference_2009
PERSONALISATION AND HOUSING SUPPORT: MAKING IT WORK FOR SERVICE USERS &
HOUSING PROVIDERS: 30th September: London
AGOMELATINE: A NEW ANTIDEPRESSANT: 30th September: Hatfield
Link
PERSONALISATION IN MENTAL HEALTH: 1st October: London

2ND NATIONAL CONFERENCE: ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION: 1st – 2nd October: London
http://www.mahealthcareevents.co.uk/cgi-bin/go.pl/conferences/detail.html?conference_uid=95
SAFEGUARDING IN THE NHS: SUPPORTING THE SAFEGUARDING AGENDA IN HEALTH:

2nd October: Bristol
http://www.pavpub.com/pavpub/conferences/index.asp
MENTAL HEALTH IN PRISONS: WORKING TOGETHER CONFERENCE:

5th October: London
http://www.bps.org.uk/conferences-and-events/event-listing/events$/2009/october/mental-health-in-prisons-working-together-
conference/mental-health-in-prisons-working-together-conference_home.cfm?subsite=
DELIVERING EXCELLENCE AND EFFECTIVE TRANSITION TO LIFE LONG SERVICES FOR

PEOPLE WITH AUTISM: 6th October: London
MENTAL CAPACITY ACT IN THE CARE OF OLDER PEOPLE: 2nd National Conference:
7th October: London
http://www.healthcare-events.co.uk/conf/booking.php?action=home&id=33
QUALITY INDICATORS AND METRICS IN MENTAL HEALTH: 7th October: London

ENGLAND ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2009 - 'SOCIAL WORK; OUR AGENDA!':

8th October: Liverpool
34th Annual (15th International) PSYCHIATRIC PHARMACY CONFERENCE:

9th -11th October: Leicestershire
WORKING WITH ADULTS WHO MISUSE SUBSTANCES: 14th October: London

SOCIAL WORK: A PROFESSION TO BE PROUD OF: GSC Annual conference

14th October: London
NAO ADULTS WITH AUTISM NATIONAL CONFERENCE: 15th October: London

http://www.neilstewartassociates.com/sh264/
SO WHAT MAKES IT THERAPEUTIC...? OBSERVATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERVENTION IN

RESIDENTIAL CHILD CARE PRACTICE AND TRAINING: 16th October: London
http://www.tavi-port.org/node/1343
WORLD CLASS MENTAL HEALTH COMMISSIONING 2009: 19th October: London

http://www.healthcare-
events.co.uk/conf/booking.php?action=home&id=293&confbook=d0fc99373775384cf73314eb2cd5b2ad
12TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT:

19th – 21st October: Stirling
EATING DISORDERS: 20th October: Manchester
NATIONAL CHILDREN AND ADULT SERVICES CONFERENCE 2009:

21st October: Harrogate
JOINED UP SERVICES FOR OLDER PEOPLE: 22nd October: London

http://www.neilstewartassociates.com/sh262/
DRUG TREATMENT AND THE LAW: 22nd October: Derby

UK DEMENTIA CONGRESS: 3rd November: Harrogate

SAFEGUARDING VULNERABLE ADULTS: 9th National Conference: 4th November: London

SCHIZOPHRENIA: THE FINAL FRONTIER: 5th November: London

http://www.iop.kcl.ac.uk/events/?id=739
ANNUAL PSYCHIATRY OF LEARNING DISABILITY HIGHER TRAINEES NATIONAL

CONFERENCE: 12th -13th November: Croydon
Alison Evans: Roselands Clinic, 163 Kingston Road, New Malden, Surrey, KT3 3NN
Tel: 020 8949 9978, Fax: 020 8949 5971
KEYS TO POWER: EXPLORING THE POTENTIAL AND CHALLENGES OF SERVICE-USER

RUN SERVICES: 17th November: Manchester
http://www.pavpub.com/pavpub/conferences/index.asp
A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO IMPROVING THE MANAGEMENT OF DUAL DIAGNOSIS:

17th November: London
5TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE: AUTISM TODAY: 17th – 18th November: Edinburgh

PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES AND THE PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE

CHANGES IN MENTAL HEALTH AND CAPACITY LAW FOR PROFESSIONALS AND
SERVICES: 18th November: London
7TH ANNUAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CONFERENCE: 19th November: London

http://www.neilstewartassociates.com/li284/
OUR SAY, OUR WAY: HOW OLDER CITIZENS CAN INFLUENCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF
LOCAL SERVICES AND EXPERIENCE AN IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE:
24th November: London
ANOREXIA, CACHEXIA AND FATIGUE: 26th November: London

http://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/event/details.aspx?e=1412
PSYCHOLOGICAL THERAPIES IN THE NHS: 26th – 27th November: London

COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPY WITH CHILDREN AND FAMILIES: MAKING CBT WORK
FOR INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, PRACTITIONERS AND SERVICES: 2nd December: London
A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO SAFEGUARDING VULNERABLE ADULTS:

3RD December: Manchester
http://www.healthcare-events.co.uk/conf/uploads/brochures/204_20080827-
113126_Vulnerable_Adults_Dec.pdf
7TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE: BIPOLAR DISORDERS: 4th December: London

MOOD DISORDERS ACROSS THE LIFESPAN: 10th December: London

http://www.iop.kcl.ac.uk/events/?id=758
DRIVING PERFORMANCE, RAISING QUALITY: EFFECTIVE GOVERNANCE FOR THIRD

SECTOR SOCIAL CARE PROVIDERS: 10th December: London
USEFUL WEBSITES
ANANOVA
http://www.psychnet-uk.com/ananova/index.htm
“Ananova is a UK News Service which can be used to locate all the latest local and international
mental health news articles. The Search on PsychNet-UK is initially set to search for mental
health articles however once on the Ananova site you can change your search requirements to
what other subject matter interests you.”
CHAINs –
http://chain.ulcc.ac.uk/chain/index.html
Contact, Help, Advice and Information Networks – “are online networks for people working in
health and social care. They are based around specific areas of interest, and give people a simple
and informal way of contacting each other to exchange ideas and share knowledge”
CSCI PROFESSIONAL
http://www.csci.org.uk/professional/
The website for social care professionals
CSIP: EASTERN (formerly NIMHE)

http://www.eastern.csip.org.uk/Home
DRUG & ALCOHOL FINDINGS

Drug and Alcohol Findings bridges the divide between research on the effectiveness of responses
to drug and alcohol problems and the practitioners who provide those interventions, with a focus
on UK-relevant research
http://findings.org.uk/index.php
EMENTAL-HEALTH.COM
http://www.emental-health.com
“Dedicated to providing accurate information and raising public awareness on mental health.
Provides information, news and discussions relevant to schizophrenia and related psychoses,
Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, depression and bipolar disorder.”
HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE INFORMATION CENTRE - NHS website

http://www.ic.nhs.uk/
“Our role is to co-ordinate and streamline the collection and sharing of data about health and
social care. By simplifying data gathering, we aim to reduce the burden on frontline staff.”
INTEGRATED CARE NETWORK

“We aim to help frontline organisations to work together to deliver flexible services that help
people to remain in control and live independent lives.”
http://www.integratedcarenetwork.gov.uk/homepage.php
InPsychiatry.com
“The website for psychiatry professionals”
http://www.inpsychiatry.com/
KINGSFUND
http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/
Health and Social Care website
MENTAL HEALTH CARE

http://www.mentalhealthcare.org.uk/
From the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London,the South London and Maudsley NHS
Trust and Rethink
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STUDY PROBES SUNSCREEN LINK TO ALZHEIMER'S

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Deaths related to drug poisoning in England and Wales, 2008

Multicultural Psychology: 2nd Revised edition

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The Clinician's Guide to Collaborative Caring in Eating Disorders

Cognitive Psychology Research Developments

The Wiley-blackwell Handbook of Family Psychology

Current Directions in Community Psychology

Current Directions in Gender Psychology

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BASPCAN CONGRESS 2009: CHANGING LANDSCAPES, EMERGING CHALLENGES:

DEMENTA SERVICES DEVELOPMENT CENTRES 3RD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE:

SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY SECTION CONFERENCE 2009: 15th – 17th September: Sheffield

THE MENTAL CAPACITY ACT IN PRACTICE: 21st September: London

WORKING WITH PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILTIES AND OFFENDING BEHAVIOUR:

15TH INTERNATIONAL NETWORK FOR PSYCHIATRIC NURSING RESEARCH (NPNR)

PERSONALISATION IN MENTAL HEALTH: 1st October: London

SAFEGUARDING IN THE NHS: SUPPORTING THE SAFEGUARDING AGENDA IN HEALTH:

MENTAL HEALTH IN PRISONS: WORKING TOGETHER CONFERENCE:

DELIVERING EXCELLENCE AND EFFECTIVE TRANSITION TO LIFE LONG SERVICES FOR

QUALITY INDICATORS AND METRICS IN MENTAL HEALTH: 7th October: London

ENGLAND ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2009 - 'SOCIAL WORK; OUR AGENDA!':

34th Annual (15th International) PSYCHIATRIC PHARMACY CONFERENCE:

WORKING WITH ADULTS WHO MISUSE SUBSTANCES: 14th October: London

SOCIAL WORK: A PROFESSION TO BE PROUD OF: GSC Annual conference

NAO ADULTS WITH AUTISM NATIONAL CONFERENCE: 15th October: London

SO WHAT MAKES IT THERAPEUTIC...? OBSERVATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERVENTION IN

WORLD CLASS MENTAL HEALTH COMMISSIONING 2009: 19th October: London

12TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT:

NATIONAL CHILDREN AND ADULT SERVICES CONFERENCE 2009:

JOINED UP SERVICES FOR OLDER PEOPLE: 22nd October: London