Mental Health Bulletin No 183 November 24th 2008

Mental Health & Social Care
Current Awareness
No. 183 November 24th 2008
Eastern Counties Library&
Knowledge Services Alliance
This service is checking selected Internet sites for reports and news items of interest to
staff working in the Mental Health and Social Care sectors.
In addition there will be information on research, imminent conferences, training, books
newly published, useful websites and journals offering table of contents (TOC) of current
issues.
Links to the Content Headings are provided below.
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and the website of West Suffolk Hospitals NHS Trust:

http://www.wsh.nhs.uk/Library/MentalHealthBulletins/
If you have any problems accessing the articles, please contact:
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CONTENTS LINKS
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH NEWS REGIONAL NEWS

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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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH NEWS
18th November
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN MIND: THE FINAL REPORT OF THE NATIONAL CAMHS
REVIEW
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/D
H_090399
http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/CAMHSreview/
19th November
TRANSFER OF LEARNING DISABILITY SC FUNDING AND COMMISSIONING FROM THE
NHS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/SocialCare/Deliveringadultsocialcare/Learningdisabilities/DH_090461
20th November
HEALTH AND CARE WORKERS TO SET UP NEW SOCIAL ENTERPRISES
http://nds.coi.gov.uk/environment/fullDetail.asp?ReleaseID=384853&NewsAreaID=2&NavigatedFr
omDepartment=False
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NATIONAL NEWS
14th November
HALF SEVERELY BULLIED CHILDREN ATTEMPT SUICIDE POLL REVEALS
Half of families attending a charity's support sessions for severely bullied children say their child
has contemplated or attempted suicide, a poll out today has revealed.
http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/information/news/?EntryId17=65862
17th November
MORE BRITONS SEEKING SUICIDE HELP
The UK has the third highest number of people registered with the Swiss suicide charity Dignitas,
a BBC investigation has found
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7732640.stm
DRUG TREATMENT CUTS CRIME

A UK study has shown for the first time that drug treatment cuts crime
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/11/17/109998/drug-treatment-programme-cuts-
crime-by-users.html
18th November
HELPING PEOPLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS STOP SMOKING
When the government introduced legislation in July 2007 to make nearly all public places and
workplaces in England smoke-free, in-patient units for people with mental health problems were
given an extra year to prepare themselves
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/11/18/110013/helping-people-with-mental-health-
problems-stop-smoking.html
NEW HELP FOR DENTISTS AND DOCTORS WITH ADDICTIONS

Fresh help is at hand for doctors and dentists who have an addiction or other health problems
http://www.dentistry.co.uk/news/news_detail.php?id=1588
GSCC: BABY P CASE IS FIRST MULTIPLE CONDUCT PROBE

Probe into conduct of social workers will be first of its kind by regulator
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/11/18/110019/gscc-baby-p-case-is-first-multiple-
conduct-probe.html
NEW LAW TO STRENGTHEN CHILDREN’S TRUST BOARDS – IMPROVED ACCOUNTABILITY

FOR CHILD SAFETY PLAN
Children’s Secretary, Ed Balls today announced the Government will introduce new legislation to
ensure that multi-agency Children’s Trust Boards are operating in every local authority area.
http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/pns/DisplayPN.cgi?pn_id=2008_0261
19th November
ANTI-BULLYING WEEK: HOW SCHOOLS AND PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES ARE
TACKLING BULLYING TOGETHER
An innovative scheme is helping to improve awareness of bullying and reduce incidents on public
transport
http://www.learningdisabilities.org.uk/information/news/?EntryId17=31599
AUTISM HELP FOR SOCIAL CARE PROFESSIONALS - NATIONAL AUTISTIC SOCIETY

The National Autistic Society (NAS) has launched a guide to assessing and supporting adults with
autism after the charity's I Exist campaign revealed a widespread lack of understanding and
training in the condition amongst social care professionals
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/130018.php
YOUNGMINDS CALLS FOR EXTRA SUPPORT FOR 18-25 YEAR OLDS WITH MENTAL
HEALTH PROBLEMS
YoungMinds welcomes today's recommendations in the child and adolescent mental health
services (CAMHS) review to provide CAMHS users with a clear transition plan up to the age 25.
NHS PARTNERSHIP WINS FORCES MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT CONTRACT

Armed Forces personnel with serious mental health problems will be treated by the NHS rather
than the Priory Group from next year
http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/information/news/?entryid17=65930
PRISON REFORM TRUST: PRISONERS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES FACE ABUSE

Discrimination is 'routine' in the criminal justice system, says report
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/11/19/110022/prison-reform-trust-prisoners-with-
learning-disabilities-face-abuse.html
21st November
MENTAL HEALTH SCHEME GETS UNDER WAY
Plans to train thousands of people to spot the signs of mental illness under way in the North East
CREDIT CRUNCH WILL 'TRIGGER RISE IN MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS'

The economic downturn could cause a 26% rise in mental health problems, affecting more than
1.5 million people in the UK, Conservatives claimed today.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
17th November
INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH EFFORT TO STUDY AUTISM JOINED BY UIC
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago are taking part in an international effort to
gather DNA samples from 2,000 autism patients and their families over the next three years
18th November
2ND GENERATION ANTIDEPRESSANTS PROVE EFFECTIVE
New guideline from American College of Physicians calls them equally good
http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=621341
20th November
PANEL OF EXPERTS WARNS FDA OF FREQUENT USE OF ANTIPSYCHOTICS IN CHILDREN
Certain antipsychotic medicines are being prescribed too frequently to children,
LOCAL ADDITIONS
(items added by your area library)
RESEARCH
18th November
STUDY SUPPORTS MENTAL HEALTH SESSIONS FOR CANCER PATIENTS
A positive mental attitude appears to improve the life expectancy of breast cancer patients, a
study suggests
http://news.netdoctor.co.uk/news_detail.php?id=18880960
ADDICTIONS
22nd November
METHAMPHETAMINE ABUSE LINKED TO UNDERAGE SEX, SMOKING AND DRINKING
Teens who have never done drugs, but engage in other risky behaviours such as drinking,
smoking and being sexually active, are more likely to use crystal meth
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/11/081118200554.htm
ANXIETY
17th November
PATIENTS WITH ANXIETY DISORDERS THINK THEY HAVE MORE PHYSIOLOGICAL
PROBLEMS THAN THEY REALLY HAVE, ACCORDING TO STUDY
A doctoral thesis has shown that patients with serious anxiety disorders think they suffer more
physiological problems than they really have
20th November
MIGRANTS TO THE USA LESS LIKELY TO DEVELOP MOOD, ANXIETY DISORDERS
Several immigrant groups living in the USA have a decreased risk for developing mood and
anxiety disorders relative to the native population, but only if they emigrated at age 13 years or
older
http://www.psychiatrysource.com/psychiatry-news/79052?itemId=4211789
DEMENTIA
18th November
DOES GROWTH HORMONE DRUG SLOW ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE?
A new study shows that a drug that increases the release of growth hormone failed to slow the
rate of progression of Alzheimer's disease in humans
18th November
GINKGO HERB IS 'NO HELP' AGAINST ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
A Chinese herb claimed to improve memory and mental sharpness does not prevent Alzheimer's
disease, scientists have found
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1087190/Ginkgo-herb-help-Alzheimers-disease.html
19th November
NEW APPROACH TO SCREEN INDIVIDUALS FOR EARLY ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
A team of national researchers, led by Emory University, has developed a rapid screening test to
detect mild cognitive impairment (MCI) - often the earliest stage of AD.
21st November
WEIGHT-ALZHEIMER LINK DIFFERENT FOR MEN AND WOMEN
Women who are heavy in their middle years are at greater risk of Alzheimer's disease, especially
if they have large waists
http://uk.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUKTRE4AK8AQ20081121
DEPRESSION
19th November
PROGNOSIS AFTER ATTEMPTED SUICIDE IMPAIRED BY PSYCHIATRIC DISORDER
People who have attempted suicide at some point in their lives are more likely to actually succeed
in committing suicide at a later date.
TopAbstracts in Depression
• Sertraline in the treatment of depressive disorders in patients with Parkinson's disease - (Neurol Sci)
• Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis Due to Venlafaxine - (Arch Bronconeum)
• Escitalopram in the treatment of major depressive disorder in primary-care settings: an open-label trial -
(Depress Anxiety)
• Altered Functioning of the Executive Control Circuit in Late-Life Depression: Episodic and Persistent
Phenomena - (Am J Geriatr Pschiatry)
• Depression screening and patient outcomes in cardiovascular care: a systematic review - (JAMA)
MIXED HYPOMANIA POTENTIALLY MISDIAGNOSED IN BIPOLAR CHILDREN

Among pediatric bipolar II disorder patients, mixed hypomania is common but is likely to be
unrecognized in the morning or in the early or middle afternoon, say US scientists.
20th November
TREATMENT-EMERGENT MANIA LIKELY WITH BASELINE MANIA SYMPTOMS
Bipolar disorder patients with minimal manic symptoms alongside full syndromal bipolar
depression are at risk for antidepressant treatment-emergent mania or hypomania,
21st November
STUDY IMPROVES RECOVERY FOR MOTHERS WITH DEPRESSION
Scientists at the University of Liverpool have developed a therapy programme to treat depression
in women in developing countries.
RISK FOR COMPLETED SUICIDE HIGH IN YEAR AFTER INITIAL FAILED ATTEMPT
The risk for completed suicide among individuals with a previous failed attempt is especially high
in the year after the initial bid
CORTICAL ABNORMALITIES REVEALED IN BIPOLAR DISORDER DURING SADNESS

Bipolar disorder patients have abnormalities in prefrontal and cingulate cortex activation during
sadness, indicating difficulties in integrating emotion and cognition
DUAL DIAGNOSIS
18th November
SIGNIFICANT COMORBIDITY LINKED TO SELF-MEDICATION IN MOOD DISORDERS
Although it is common for individuals with mood disorders to self-medicate with alcohol and drugs
in order to relieve symptoms, it is associated with significant psychiatric comorbidity
EATING DISORDERS
17th November
BIPOLAR LINK WITH EATING DISORDERS EXPLORED
There is a significant association between bipolar disorder and eating disorders, results of an
international study confirm.
TopAbstracts in Eating Disorders
• Nature against nurture: calcification in the right thalamus in a young man with anorexia nervosa and
obsessive-compulsive personality disorder - (CNS Spectr)
• Treatment of osteopenia and osteoporosis in anorexia nervosa: A systematic review of the literature - (Int J
Eat Disord)
• Hyperlipidemia, eating disorders, and smoking cessation - (Curr Opin Pediatr)
• Maintenance factors for persistence of bulimic pathology: A prospective natural history study - (Int J Eat
Disord)
• Ghrelin/obestatin ratio in two populations with low bodyweight: Constitutional thinness and anorexia nervosa
- (Psychoneuroendocrinology)
19th November
ANOREXIA SHOWN TO IMPAIR ADOLESCENT BONE DEVELOPMENT
Children and teenagers with even mild cases of anorexia exhibit abnormal bone structure,
LEARNING DISABILITIES
18th November
LINK BETWEEN NICOTINE ADDICTION AND AUTISM
Scientists have identified a relationship between two proteins in the brain that has links to both
nicotine addiction and autism
20th November
ADHD MEDS DO NOT CAUSE GENETIC DAMAGE
According to a new study, two of the most common medications used to treat ADHD do not
appear to cause genetic damage in children who take them as prescribed.
http://psychcentral.com/news/2008/11/20/adhd-meds-do-not-cause-genetic-damage/3381.html
21st November
ABILITY TO QUIT SMOKING MAY DEPEND ON A.D.H.D. SYMPTOMS
Tobacco use is more prevalent and smoking cessation less likely among persons with Attention
Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
O/C DISORDERS
20th November
FROM PSYCHOSURGERY TO NEUROMODULATION: DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION FOR
INTRACTABLE TOURETTE SYNDROME
This is a comprehensive overview on the effect of DBS on motor and non-motor symptoms using
different case series and two larger studies
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19005877?ordinalpos=10&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pu
bmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
POST TRAUMATIC STRESS
18th November
RISK FACTORS PREDICT POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER DIFFERENTLY IN MEN
AND WOMEN
About twice as many women as men develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), even though
men as a group are exposed to more traumatic events
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19017412?ordinalpos=3&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pub
med.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
PSYCHOLOGY
15th November
WATCHING TELEVISION, CHANNELING UNHAPPINESS?
Are happy or unhappy people more attracted to television?
20th November
MEDIA VIOLENCE CITED AS 'CRITICAL RISK FACTOR' FOR AGGRESSION
You are what you watch, when it comes to violence in the media and its influence on violent
behavior in young people
21st November
AWAY-FACING BUGGIES 'COULD PSYCHOLOGICALLY HARM BABIES'
Babies pushed in buggies facing away from their parents could suffer lasting psychological harm,
scientists claimed today
SCHIZOPHRENIA
17th November
SCHIZOPHRENIA PATIENTS SHOW PSYCHOMOTOR PLANNING DEFICITS
Patients with recent-onset schizophrenia have psychomotor planning deficits but intact motor
action, indicating that the cognitive effects of the disorder extend to simple movements,
18th November
EXECUTIVE CONTROL A HALLMARK OF SCHIZOPHRENIA IN FEMALE PATIENTS
Female schizophrenia patients show significantly greater impairments of executive control than
their male counterparts
19th November
RECOGNITION OF SELF AND OTHER LINKED TO SOCIAL FUNCTION IN SCHIZOPHRENIA
The difficulty schizophrenia patients have in recognizing information as "self" or "other" is
intimately linked to social function
SOCIAL WORK
18th November
MEASUREMENT OF VICTIMIZATION IN ADOLESCENCE: DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION
OF THE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES OF VIOLENCE QUESTIONNAIRE
study presents evaluative data on the Childhood Experiences of Violence Questionnaire (CEVQ),
a brief, self-report measure of youth victimization
SUPPORTING WORKING CARERS: DO POLICIES IN ENGLAND AND THE NETHERLANDS

REFLECT 'DOULIA RIGHTS'
Governments of advanced European welfare states with ageing populations are struggling to
reconcile what seem to be conflicting policies
NEW PUBLICATIONS
(Hot off the press not yet in your library)
Alcohol Policy Bulletin
Alcohol Bulletin
Changes in offending following prescribing treatment for drug misuse

http://www.nta.nhs.uk/publications/documents/nta_changes_in_offending_rb35.pdf
Social care: assessment of need for adults with an autism spectrum disorder
http://www.autism.org.uk/content/1/c6/01/80/93/NAS0106_SCAsessment_A5_v5.pdf
Children and young people in mind: the final report of the National CAMHS Review
http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/CAMHSreview/downloads/CAMHSReview-Bookmark.pdf
Adolescent Substance Abuse

Carl G. Leukefeld Springer-Verlag: 1st Dec ISBN: 9780387097305 £50.50
Drugs and Society: 10

Glen Hanson Jones and Bartlett: 26th Nov ISBN: 9780763756420 £33.99
Brain-based Therapy With Children and Adolescents: Evidence-based Treatment for

Everyday Practice
John B. Arden Wiley-Blackwell: 26th Nov ISBN: 9780470138915 £23.99
Metacognitive Therapy for Anxiety and Depression

Adrian Wells Guilford Publications: 30th Nov ISBN: 9781593859947 £27.50
Bipolar II
Ronald R. Fieve Rodale Press: 1st Dec ISBN: 9781594862243 £14.99
Management of dementia: 2nd Revised edition

Serge Gauthier Informa Healthcare: 1st Dec ISBN: 9781841846675 £99.95
CONFERENCES
(New additions are in green type)
JOINING UP RACE EQUALITY, MENTAL HEALTH AND HOUSING: WORKING TOGETHER

FOR THE WAY AHEAD: 1st December: London
http://www.pavpub.com/pavpub/conferences/showfull.asp?Conference=667
MENTAL CAPACITY ACT IN THE CARE OF OLDER PEOPLE: 2nd December: London
http://www.healthcare-events.co.uk/conf/booking.php?action=home&id=198
SAFEGUARDING VULNERABLE ADULTS: 3rd December: Manchester

http://www.healthcare-
events.co.uk/conf/booking.php?action=home&id=204&confbook=41a6240c85d29e2f0059a37ad4b23230
PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE DRINKING: 3rd Annual Conference: 4th December: London

http://www.neilstewartassociates.com/sh248/
OPTIMISING PATIENT CENTRED CARE ACCENTUATING THE POSITIVE IN PSYCHOSIS:

4th December: London
http://www.iop.kcl.ac.uk/events/?id=660
6TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE BIPOLAR DISORDER: 5th December: London
http://www.mahealthcareevents.co.uk/cgi-bin/go.pl/conferences/detail.html?conference_uid=63
THERAPEUTIC ENVIRONMENTS: HEALING ENVIRONMENTS - WHATS HELPS, WHAT

HINDERS?: 5th December: London
THE PORTMAN CLINIC 75TH ANNIVERSARY CONFERENCE: 6th – 7th December: London
http://www.tavi-port.org/about/portman-clinic/75th-conference.html
CHALLENGES FOR THE WORKFORCE: CHOICE, CONTROL AND SELF-DIRECTED
SUPPORT: 8th December: Manchester
http://www.bild.org.uk/pdfs/03events/WorkforceDec2008.pdf
STEPS ON THE JOURNEY: TAKING THE MENTAL HEALTH PERSONALISATION AGENDA

FORWARD: 8th December: London
THE SEVENTH NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ADOLESCENT EATING DISORDERS:

PARTNERSHIP IN PRACTICE: 9th December: London
http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/pdf/CETCAdolescent%20Eating%20Disorders.pdf
COMMUNICATING WITH CHILDREN & VULNERABLE ADULTS USING IN MY SHOES:

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS & APPLICATIONS: 9th December: London
http://www.rdlearning.org.uk/courseDetails.asp?ID=36977
COMMUNITIES AND YOUTH CRIME: A NEW START: 9th December: London

http://www.neilstewartassociates.com/li274/
ALCOHOL: EVERYONE’S PROBLEM: ALCOHOL TREATMENT IN PRIMARY CARE:

10th December: Bury
Telephone: 0161 772 4782 or email: helen.mackli@gmw.nhs.uk
DOING RESEARCH AND EVALUATION WITH YOUNG PEOPLE AND FAMILIES:

10th – 12th December: Cardiff
WORKING WITH COUPLES AFTER BRAIN INJURY (workshop): 12th December: Ely
http://www.ozc.nhs.uk/default.asp?id=44
HERE AND NOW TODAY: 12th – 14th December: London

http://www.ucl.ac.uk/psychoanalysis/events/events.htm
6TH ANNUAL DRUG & ALCOHOL PROFESSIONALS CONFERENCE : 13th January: London
1ST EUROPEAN COACHING PSYCHOLOGY CONFERENCE: 17th – 19th December: London

http://www.sgcp.org.uk/conference/conference_home.cfm
THE FOURTH INTERNATIONAL STIGMA CONFERENCE: 21st – 23rd January: London

http://www.iop.kcl.ac.uk/events/?id=632
MEASURING AND MONITORING OUTCOMES IN MENTAL HEALTH:

22nd January: Manchester
http://www.healthcare-events.co.uk/conf/booking.php?action=home&id=223
SUPPORTING CHOICE IN MENTAL HEALTH –DILEMMAS AND POSSIBILITIES:

22nd January: Liverpool
http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/pdf/Conferenceflyerfinalversion.pdf
RCN FORENSIC NURSING FORUM AND WOMEN’S MENTAL HEALTH GROUP JOINT
CONFERENCE: 22nd January: London
http://www.rcn.org.uk/newsevents/event_details/rcn_events/rcn_forensic_nursing_forum_and_wo
mens_mental_health_group_joint_conference
UNDERSTANDING & WORKING WITH IDENTITY CHANGE (workshop): 26th January: Ely
http://www.ozc.nhs.uk/default.asp?id=93
SELF DIRECTED SUPPORT - THE FUTURE FOR SUPPORTED HOUSING?:
27th January: Manchester
CARE PATHWAYS IN MENTAL HEALTH: 28th January: London

DELIVERING THE NATIONAL DEMENTIA STRATEGY TRANSFORMING THE QUALITY OF

DEMENTIA CARE: 29th January: London
RESEARCH IN MEDIUM SECURE UNITS 6TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE:

29th January: London
CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVES ON ASSESSMENT IN CHILD PSYCHOANALYSIS:

31st January: London
LEARNING DISABILITIES CONFERENCE: 11th February: Leeds

SERVICE USER INVOLVEMENT AND EMPOWERMENT IN MENTAL HEALTH:

12th February: London
events.co.uk/conf/booking.php?action=home&id=230&confbook=44f744138975dd318c57b975d7
dd4cba
SKILLS FOR CARE ANNUAL CONFERENCE: 24th February: London

DEVELOPING LEARNING DISABILITIES SERVICES : 24th February: London

11TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE; DEMENTIAS 2009: 26th – 27th February: London

MANAGING NEW REALITIES: 3rd March: London

DEPRIVATION OF LIBERTY SAFEGUARDS IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE:

5th March: London
http://www.healthcare-events.co.uk/conf/booking.php?action=home&id=233&confbook=2e09d66743818f63a3558b8b2e19a4d2
ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY: 10th March: London

2ND NATIONAL CONFERENCE: CHILD AND ADOLESCENT ADDICTION:

12th – 13th March: London
RCN MENTAL HEALTH CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION 2009: 20th – 21st March: Edinburgh
http://www.rcn.org.uk/newsevents/event_details/rcn_events/rcn_mental_health_conference__and
__exhibition_2009
9th LONDON INTERNATIONAL EATING DISORDERS CONFERENCE 2009:

31st March – 2nd April: London
3RD NATIONAL CONFERENCE: TREATING SCHIZOPHRENIA: 27th – 28th April: London
MANAGEMENT OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL USERS IN PRIMARY CARE:

7th – 8th May: Liverpool
events.co.uk/conf/booking.php?action=home&id=209&confbook=01f3df8f0ce21baa9bf4e0adcd820da3
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
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
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
Mental health information for friends, family and carers
MENTALHEALTH tv
“The UK’s first dedicated television channel for mental healthcare issues on the internet”
www.mentalhealth.tv
MENTAL HEALTH SURVIVAL GUIDE

Helping to break the link between disability and poverty: Information from a patient’s perspective
http://www.houlston.freeserve.co.uk/mental.htm
MYILIBRARY
Mental Health e-books
www.Myilibrary.com
NATIONAL CAMHS SUPPORT NETWORK

http://www.camhs.org.uk/
NICE
Monthly newsletter for the National Institute for Clinical Excellence
http://www.nice.org.uk/page.aspx?o=e-newsletter
PARENTAL MENTAL HEALTH AND CHILD WELFARE NETWORK

The Parental Mental Health and Child Welfare Network is a unique national network for social
care and health workers who work with parents with a mental health problem or their children,
offering a wealth of information about local and national policies, services, publications and
events.
http://www.pmhcwn.org.uk/about.asp
PRINCESS ROYAL TRUST FOR CARERS PROFESSIONALS WEBSITE

“built specifically so that anyone working professionally with carers has access to the best
information available on the internet.”
http://www.carers.org/professionals
PSYCHIATRYSOURCE
http://www.psychiatrysource.com
“Psychiatry resource dedicated to delivering a time saving, valuable service through unbiased,
unfiltered information straight from the source.”
QUALITY, PREVALENCE AND INDICATOR DATABASE

The Health and Social Care Information Centre's Prescribing Support Unit is developing a Quality,
Prevalence and Indicator Database (QPID)
http://www.ic.nhs.uk/services/qpid
RiPfA: Research in practice for adults

“research in practice for adults is the only research implementation service in the UK solely
dedicated to improving services for vunerable adults”
http://www.ripfa.org.uk/index.asp
SOCIAL CARE BULLETIN

You will need to log in for a free subscription to this bulletin
http://www.emedia.co.uk
SOCIAL CARE ONLINE (replaces eLSC:Electronic Library for Social Care)

a free online resource owned and managed by the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE).” It
provides a single point of access to an extensive range of social care knowledge, including
practice information, skills tutorials, and around 80,000 abstracts of books, reports, research
papers, journals, official publications and articles”
http://www.scie-socialcareonline.org.uk/
SPECIALIST LIBRARY: LEARNING DISABILITIES
“The aim of the NeLH Specialist Library for Learning Disabilities is to provide quick access to key
documents and evidence for health professionals”
http://www.library.nhs.uk/learningdisabilities/
SPECIALIST LIBRARY:MENTAL HEALTH

“This site aims to meet the information needs of health care professionals who work in the field of
mental health.”
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MIXED HYPOMANIA POTENTIALLY MISDIAGNOSED IN BIPOLAR CHILDREN

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Alcohol Policy Bulletin

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Metacognitive Therapy for Anxiety and Depression

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JOINING UP RACE EQUALITY, MENTAL HEALTH AND HOUSING: WORKING TOGETHER

SAFEGUARDING VULNERABLE ADULTS: 3rd December: Manchester

PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE DRINKING: 3rd Annual Conference: 4th December: London

OPTIMISING PATIENT CENTRED CARE ACCENTUATING THE POSITIVE IN PSYCHOSIS:

THERAPEUTIC ENVIRONMENTS: HEALING ENVIRONMENTS - WHATS HELPS, WHAT

STEPS ON THE JOURNEY: TAKING THE MENTAL HEALTH PERSONALISATION AGENDA

THE SEVENTH NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ADOLESCENT EATING DISORDERS:

COMMUNICATING WITH CHILDREN & VULNERABLE ADULTS USING IN MY SHOES:

COMMUNITIES AND YOUTH CRIME: A NEW START: 9th December: London

ALCOHOL: EVERYONE’S PROBLEM: ALCOHOL TREATMENT IN PRIMARY CARE:

DOING RESEARCH AND EVALUATION WITH YOUNG PEOPLE AND FAMILIES:

HERE AND NOW TODAY: 12th – 14th December: London

1ST EUROPEAN COACHING PSYCHOLOGY CONFERENCE: 17th – 19th December: London

THE FOURTH INTERNATIONAL STIGMA CONFERENCE: 21st – 23rd January: London

MEASURING AND MONITORING OUTCOMES IN MENTAL HEALTH:

SUPPORTING CHOICE IN MENTAL HEALTH –DILEMMAS AND POSSIBILITIES:

CARE PATHWAYS IN MENTAL HEALTH: 28th January: London

DELIVERING THE NATIONAL DEMENTIA STRATEGY TRANSFORMING THE QUALITY OF

RESEARCH IN MEDIUM SECURE UNITS 6TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE:

CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVES ON ASSESSMENT IN CHILD PSYCHOANALYSIS:

LEARNING DISABILITIES CONFERENCE: 11th February: Leeds

SERVICE USER INVOLVEMENT AND EMPOWERMENT IN MENTAL HEALTH:

SKILLS FOR CARE ANNUAL CONFERENCE: 24th February: London

DEVELOPING LEARNING DISABILITIES SERVICES : 24th February: London

11TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE; DEMENTIAS 2009: 26th – 27th February: London