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h Augustt 29ttth 2011 Augus 29 h 2011
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News from all corners of the world
Department of Health
The 2011-2012 NHS social care allocation return A summary of the health harms of drugs
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National News
Children aged four in Wales' A & Es for drink and drugs Children as young as four have been treated in accident and emergency departments in Wales for the effects of alcohol, research shows New support for autistic people falling victim to crime A new card will be available to people with autism to help them if they fall victim to crime or are involved in an accident Councils withdrawing social workers from mental health teams Mental health services risk becoming fragmented and put under increased pressure by councils withdrawing social workers from integrated teams Liverpool and Blackpool top alcohol problem lists Alcohol-related illness and injury rates are at their highest in Lancashire and Merseyside, according to latest findings from a health body 'Unsustainable' social care services face overhaul Social care services in Northern Ireland face an overhaul after the country's health minister today declared them "unsustainable in their current form" One third of sexual exploitation victims are looked after Nearly one-third of children who are sexually exploited in England are looked-after, according to Barnardo's Winterbourne View sparks extra scrutiny of care settings Learning disability and other hospital providers are facing extra scrutiny in light of the alleged abuse exposed at Winterbourne View Agencies 'ignoring' 400 suicides a year by terminally ill More than 400 people with terminal or chronic illnesses commit suicide each year, but the issue is being neglected by government and health services, says Demos
Warning over painkiller addiction 'Disaster' looms over addiction to painkillers reported The Independent Odeon cinemas to host Autism Friendly Films Film can open a world of imagination; but for people with learning difficulties, what they see or hear on screen can be unbearably stressful and uncomfortable
International News
Antidepressant Tied to Dangerous Heart Rhythm: FDA Patients should not use doses of the popular drug Celexa exceeding 40 milligrams
RESEARCH RESEARCH
Extreme Morning Sickness Linked To Behavioral Disorders In Kids A joint study has found that children whose mothers suffered from hyperemesis gravidarum while carrying them were 3.6 times more likely to suffer from anxiety, bipolar disorder and depression in adulthood than individuals whose mothers did not have the condition Labeling of mental disorders and stigma in young people Mental disorders are common in young people, yet many do not seek help
Addictions
Substance abuse, alcoholism, Gender Differences in the Effects of ADH1B and ALDH2 Polymorphisms on Alcoholism Gender differences are known to exist in the prevalence, characteristics, and course of alcohol dependence The alcohol use disorders identification test (AUDIT) and its derivatives in screening for heavy drinking among the elderly The performance of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) in screening for heavy drinking among the elderly has been unsatisfactory
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Anxiety Disorders
Why Stress Causes DNA Damage For years, researchers have published papers that associate chronic stress with chromosomal damage Clinical implications of risk aversion: An online study of risk-avoidance and treatment utilization in pathological anxiety Previous research suggests that the pervasive tendency to avoid perceived risks (i.e., the safety bias) may be implicated in the maintenance of pathological anxiety Parental educational practices in relation to children's anxiety disorder-related behavior Schoolchildren reported their parents use of aversive control and positive reinforcement contingencies in their educational interventions, as well as parental non-responsiveness to their requests for educational assistance Does engagement with exposure yield better outcomes? Components of presence as a predictor of treatment response for virtual reality exposure therapy for social phobia Virtual reality exposure (VRE) has been shown to be effective for treating a variety of anxiety disorders, including social phobia
Dementia
Alzheimers
Road Block As A New Strategy For The Treatment Of Alzheimer's Blocking a transport pathway through the brain cells offers new prospects to prevent the development of Alzheimer's Brain Scan Detects Alzheimer's Disease Risk In Healthy Individuals Biochemical changes in the brains of healthy individuals can be identified by an imaging technique - proton MR spectroscopy - indicating whether they may be at risk for Alzheimer's A 6-month, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot discontinuation trial following response to haloperidol treatment of psychosis and agitation in Alzheimer's disease Haloperidol open treatment was efficacious, and relapse was greater on placebo than with haloperidol continuation Depression in Alzheimer's disease: specificity of depressive symptoms using three different clinical criteria Previous studies report contradictory results on whether the symptoms of depression in Alzheimer's disease patients are the same as in cognitively normal persons Why do ethnic elders present later to UK dementia services? A qualitative study Western policy initiatives prioritize early diagnosis of dementia, but minority ethnic (ME) people currently present later to dementia specialist care than their indigenous counterparts
Depression
Bipolar disorders Effectiveness of interventions to improve antidepressant medication adherence: a systematic review Non-adherence to antidepressant medications is a significant barrier to the successful treatment of depression in clinical practice Physical Training Can Substitute Effectively As Second 'Medication' For People Diagnosed With Depression Exercise can be as effective as a second medication for as many as half of depressed patients whose condition have not been cured by a single antidepressant medication Neurocognitive impairment evident in euthymic BD II patients Euthymic patients with bipolar II disorder show evidence of neurocognitive impairment, which may affect psychosocial functioning Childhood maltreatment linked to poorer BD outcomes Childhood abuse and neglect are significantly associated with poorer outcomes in patients with bipolar disorder, a systematic review and meta-analysis of published studies suggest Excessive cannabis use linked to earlier age at BD onset Excessive use of cannabis is associated with an earlier age at disease onset in patients with bipolar disorder, research shows Training Mental Healthcare Providers to Reduce At-Risk Patients' Access to Lethal Means of Suicide: Evaluation of the CALM Project The objective of this study was to evaluate the CALM (Counseling on Access to Lethal Means) training, in which community-based mental health care providers were trained to work with atrisk clients and their families to assess and reduce access to lethal means of suicide, including firearms A Psychometric Study of the Suicide Ideation Scale An exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis were conducted on the Suicide Ideation Scale with a large military clinical sample VEGF levels increased in unipolar depression and bipolar mania Patients with bipolar disorder and those with major depressive disorder show elevated blood levels of vascular endothelial growth factor relative to mentally healthy individuals
Dual Diagnosis
In Mental Illness Men More Likely To Develop Substance Abuse, Antisocial Problems; Women More Likely To Develop Anxiety, Depression When it comes to mental illness, the sexes are different Substance Abuse Linked To Vulnerability To Depression It is well established that a mood disorder can increase an individual's risk for substance abuse,
but there is also evidence that the converse is true; substance abuse can increase a person's vulnerability to stress-related illnesses Involuntary hospitalization of first-episode psychosis with substance abuse during a 2year follow-up To adequately treat patients with FEP, clinicians must emphasize treatment of the substance abuse disorder, as well as the psychotic illness
Eating Disorders
An experimental exploration of behavioral and cognitiveemotional aspects of intolerance of uncertainty in eating disorder patients Intolerance of uncertainty (IU) is an important concept in eating disorders. Cognitive, emotional, and behavioral features of IU amongst individuals with and without ED were investigated Aetiology of anorexia nervosa: from a "psychosomatic family model" to a neuropsychiatric disorder? Eating disorders and, in particular, anorexia nervosa have morbidity and mortality rates that are among the highest of any mental disorders and are associated with significant functional impairment
Forensic Psychiatry
Adapted dialectical behaviour therapy for male offenders with learning disabilities in a high secure environment: six years on Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) (Linehan, 1993) is a comprehensive psychological treatment that was first developed for suicidal individuals with a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder Housing-based support: a successful alternative to secure accommodation for people who have learning disabilities and have offended Services for offenders who have learning disabilities are generally provided in secure and medium secure units Schizophrenia disorders, substance abuse and prior offending in a sequential series of 435 homicides The study employed a data linkage design, using contacts recorded on two statewide databases, one of which recorded public mental health services contacts and the second of which recorded contacts with the police
Learning Disabilities
ADHD Raises Risk Of Written Language Disorder Children with ADHD have a higher chance of having written language disorder Mental health services for people with intellectual disabilities This review summarizes recent research into psychiatric services for adults with intellectual disabilities, with a particular focus on inpatient care Out-of-area provision for adults with intellectual disabilities and challenging behaviour in England: policy perspectives and clinical reality The use of out-of-area placements to meet the needs of individuals with intellectual disabilities and challenging behaviour has been increasing in the UK Comparing residential programmes for adults with autism spectrum disorders and intellectual disability: outcomes of challenging behaviour and quality of life Owing to methodological issues, little research has been conducted to examine quality of life as a treatment outcome in autism spectrum disorders and intellectual disabilities
Nursing Research
How nursing staff spend their time on activities in a nursing home: an observational study This article is a report of a study to examine how nursing staff spend their time on activities in a nursing home Effectiveness of a brief intervention for managing hazardous drinking problems of inpatients in Taiwan This paper is a report of a randomized control trial undertaken to evaluate the efficacy of the Brief Intervention for Alcohol Use in Taiwanese inpatients with hazardous drinking patterns The value of reflexivity in resolving ethical dilemmas research in care homes This paper highlights ethical dilemmas experienced by researchers when undertaking qualitative inquiry with vulnerable older people in care homes
Obsessive Compulsive Disorders

Successful Prevention Program For Postpartum OCD Developed By UM Researcher Efficacy of a prevention program for postpartum obsessive-compulsive symptoms Termination of washing compulsions: A problem of internal reference criteria or not just right experience? Recent research suggests that obsessivecompulsive washers are more likely than individuals without washing compulsions to use conscious, internal reference criteria when deciding when
to terminate compulsions Objective sleep patterns and severity of symptoms in pediatric obsessive compulsive disorder: A pilot investigation Sleep disturbances are common among youth with anxiety disorders, yet objective assessments of sleep in children with obsessive compulsive disorder have been the focus of scant research
Occupational Therapy
Modelling Emotions, A Potential New Therapy For Disturbed Teenagers Researchers at The University of Nottingham are to investigate whether the therapeutic effects of clay modelling could help disturbed teenagers deal with their feelings of anger, anxiety and depression An initial evaluation of a long-term, sustainable, integrated community-based physical activity program for adults with intellectual disability Physical activity (PA) programs for adults with intellectual disability (ID) have positive impacts, at least in the short term. No research has been reported on the effect of long-term engagement in PA programs for adults with ID Impact of the life review program on elders with dementia: a preliminary study at a day care center in southern taiwan This study aimed to examine the impact of an adaptive life review program on perceived QOL in elders with mild to moderate dementia at a day care center and assess the effect, if any, of different cognitive impairment levels on intervention outcome
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Specificity and generalization of attentional bias in sexual trauma victims suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder The present study investigated specificity of attentional biases for trauma-related stimuli using an Emotional Stroop Task. Participants were 14 women suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) who had experienced a sexual trauma and 24 healthy non-traumatized women The factor structure of posttraumatic stress disorder: A literature update, critique of methodology, and agenda for future research The syudy presents an update of recent literature (since 2007) exploring the factor structure of posttraumatic stress disorder symptom measures
Psychology
Study Identifies Psychological Factors That Keep Young Adults Employed Today's rapid economic change and labor market turbulence make early careers particularly unstable Psychology Study Contradicts Popular Idea That Males Need To Feel Safe To Share Feelings A new study finds that boys feel that discussing problems is a waste of time
Schizophrenia
Insomnia common in schizophrenia patients Insomnia is common among outpatients with schizophrenia and is significantly associated with night eating and obesity Neurological soft signs show familial association in schizophrenia Neurological soft signs are more common in schizophrenia patients and unaffected first-degree relatives than in people without a family history of the condition, a systematic review and metaanalysis of published studies show Telepsychiatry effective for carer education in schizophrenia Results from an Irish study show that a telepsychiatry education program for carers of patients with schizophrenia is as effective as an education program delivered in situ for improving knowledge of the disorder Chlorpromazine for Psychosis-Induced Aggression or Agitation Agitated or violent behavior constitutes 10% of all emergency psychiatric treatment Structured Assessment of Violence Risk in Schizophrenia and Other Psychiatric Disorders: A Systematic Review of the Validity, Reliability, and Item Content of 10 Available Instruments A systematic search was conducted from 1990 to 2011 to identify violence risk assessment tools and studies examining their predictive validity Views of Young People in Early Intervention Services for First-Episode Psychosis in England This study described the views over time of young people referred to early intervention services, particularly as they relate to the importance of relationships Severe social anxiety linked to poor QoL and depression in FEP patients Results from a Norwegian study show that severe social anxiety in patients with a first episode of psychosis is associated with reduced quality of life, increased depression levels, and poor premorbid adjustment
Social Work
Sexual Abuse in Childhood and Adolescence and the Risk of Early Pregnancy Among Women Ages 1822 This clinic- and community-based study of young women investigated the relationship between previous sexual abuse and early pregnancy, examining the effect of the developmental period in which sexual abuse occurred and type of sexual abuse, while also providing methodological advances in the assessment of distinctive sexual abuse and its sequelae Duty of care and autonomy: how support workers managed the tension between protecting service users from risk and promoting their independence in a specialist group home In the UK those paid to support adults with intellectual disabilities must manage two potentially conflicting duties that are set out in policy documents as being vital to their role: protecting service users (their duty of care) and recognising service users' autonomy A qualitative investigation into the effects of brief training in solution-focused therapy in a social work team Previous research into the effectiveness of brief training in psychological therapies for nontherapist health and social services workers has found mixed results regarding transferring learning into practice
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Books, Conferences, Websites & Journal Tocs
NEW PUBLICATIONS
Books and reports hot of the press Click the title to connect to the website entry The Truth About Suicide Demos Concise Guide to Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: 4th edition Nursing and Mental Health Care Clinical Handbook of Psychotropic Drugs: 19th, revised and expanded ed Contingency Management for Substance Abuse Treatment: A Guide to Implementing This Evidence-Based Practice
Immigration & Mental Health: Stress, Psychiatric Disorders & Suicidal Behavior Among Immigrants & Refugees Autism Therapeutic Residential Care for Children: An Attachment and Trauma-informed Model for Practice The Sublime Object of Psychiatry: Schizophrenia in Clinical and Cultural Theory
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