Mentall Heallth & Sociiall Care Current Awareness Bulllletiin Menta Hea th & Soc a Care Current Awareness Bu et n

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CONTENT CONTENT
News from all corners of the world

Department of Health

Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework Social Care Bulletin: Issue 20 NHS innovation for dementia Report raises issues about Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards

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National News

Burstow U-turn lowers proposed adult safeguarding threshold Paul Burstow has reversed plans to limit adult protection interventions to people at risk of "significant harm", just days after they were announced and sparked concerns they would leave some adults unprotected Social care in crisis Report reveals that over three quarters of local authorities are struggling to fund services for people with a learning disability NICE guidelines to bolster mental health support for young offenders The National Institute of Clinical Excellence (Nice) is to issue public health guidance to improve support for young offenders with mental health problems Tools social workers can use to talk to children Which techniques and resources should be in every social workers toolkit when doing direct work with children? Family courts causing most adoption delays Family court proceedings are the most significant cause of adoption delay, rather than a lack of adopters, weak planning or searches for 'perfect' ethnic matches

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International News

Increase In Suicide Rates In Girls Aged 10-19 In Canada: Suffocation Leading Method For Both Boys And Girls Suicide rates in Canada are increasing for girls but decreasing for boys, with suffocation now the most common method for both sexes, according to an article

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RESEARCH RESEARCH

Consumer Empowerment and Self-Advocacy Outcomes in a Randomized Study of PeerLed Education This study examined the effectiveness of the Building Recovery of Individual Dreams and Goals (BRIDGES) peer-led education intervention in empowering mental health consumers to become better advocates for their own care

Addictions
Substance abuse, alcoholism, Most Teens Have Experimented With Drugs Or Alcohol According to results of a nationally representative sample of U.S. adolescents the majority of teenagers have tried alcohol or experimented with drugs Medications development to treat alcohol dependence: a vision for the next decade More than 76 million people world-wide are estimated to have diagnosable alcohol use disorders alcohol abuse or dependence), making these disorders a major global health problem Methylphenidate and cocaine self-administration produce distinct dopamine terminal alterations Methylphenidate (MPH) is a commonly abused psychostimulant prescribed for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. MPH has a mechanism of action similar to cocaine and is commonly characterized as a dopamine transporter blocker White matter volume in alcohol use disorders: a meta-analysis Atrophy of brain white matter (WM) often is considered a signature injury of alcohol use disorders (AUDs). However, investigations into AUD-related changes in WM volume have yielded complex findings that are difficult to synthesize in a narrative review Transition to parenthood and substance use disorders: Findings from a 30-year longitudinal study This study examined the associations between the transition to parenthood and substance use disorders from ages 18 to 30 in a New Zealand birth cohort What Adolescents Need to Prevent Relapse after Treatment for Substance Abuse: A
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Comparison of Youth, Parent, and Staff Perspectives Little is known about what factors and supports youths identify as important for their sustained recovery after substance abuse treatment, and if their caregivers and treatment staff identify similar needs

Anxiety Disorders

Anxiety sensitivity in adolescence and young adulthood: the role of stressful life events, 5HTTLPR and their interaction Cognitive biases have long been hypothesized to influence the development and maintenance of symptoms of internalizing problems Toward an account of clinical anxiety predicated on basic, neurally mapped mechanisms of Pavlovian fear-learning: the case for conditioned overgeneralization The past two decades have brought dramatic progress in the neuroscience of anxiety due, in no small part, to animal findings specifying the neurobiology of Pavlovian fear-conditioning Psychotherapy for Social Anxiety Disorder: Long-Term Effectiveness of ResourceOriented Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Cognitive Therapy in Social Anxiety Disorder Resource-oriented cognitive-behavioral therapy and cognitive therapy have been shown to be effective treatments for social anxiety disorder. However, so far few studies have examined the long-term effectiveness of these treatments Does the Vigilance-Avoidance Gazing Behavior of Children with Separation Anxiety Disorder Change after Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy? Cognitive biases are of interest in understanding the development of anxiety disorders. They also play a significant role during psychotherapy, where cognitive biases are modified in order to break the vicious cycle responsible for maintaining anxiety disorders

Dementia
Alzheimers Physical training improves motor performance in people with dementia: a randomized controlled trial To determine whether a specific, standardized training regimen can improve muscle strength and physical functioning in people with dementia Association of Depression With Increased Risk of Dementia in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Although depression is a risk factor for dementia in the general population, its association with dementia among patients with diabetes mellitus has not been well studied Alzheimers disease: Pathogenesis and prevention Tau lesions (pretangles, neuropil threads, neurofibrillary tangles) in select neuronal types are essential to the pathogenesis of Alzheimers disease

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Gaining precision on the Alzheimers Disease Assessment Scale-cognitive: A comparison of item response theory-based scores and total scores The Alzheimers Disease Assessment Scale-cognitive is a commonly used measure for assessing cognitive dysfunction in patients with Alzheimers disease

Depression
Bipolar disorders Prevention of Postpartum Psychosis and Mania in Women at High Risk Women with a history of bipolar disorder or postpartum psychosis are at extremely high risk of relapse postpartum The impact of exposure to interpersonal violence on gender differences in adolescentonset major depression: results from the national comorbidity survey replication Beginning in adolescence, females are at significantly higher risk for depression than males. Despite substantial efforts, gaps remain in our understanding of this disparity Facing depression with botulinum toxin: A randomized controlled trial Positive effects on mood have been observed in subjects who underwent treatment of glabellar frown lines with botulinum toxin and, in an open case series, depression remitted or improved after such treatment

Impact of childhood trauma on the outcomes of a perinatal depression trial Childhood abuse and neglect have been linked with increased risks of adverse mental health outcomes in adulthood and may moderate or predict response to depression treatment Confirming The Link Between Fast Food And Depression According to a recent study eating commercial baked goods (fairy cakes, croissants, doughnuts, etc.) and fast food (hamburgers, hotdogs and pizza) is linked to depression The Antidepressant Effects Of Testosterone Testosterone, the primary male sex hormone, appears to have antidepressant properties, but the exact mechanisms underlying its effects have remained unclear CACNA1C linked to facial emotion recognition in bipolar patients Patients with bipolar disorder (BD) who carry the Met allele of the 1-C subunit of the L-type voltage-gated calcium channel gene (CACNA1C) show impaired ability to recognize facial expressions of emotion Patients with ADHD plus BD show altered neural circuitry Patients who meet criteria for both attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and bipolar disorder exhibit reduced activity in brain regions associated with working memory A longitudinal study of postpartum depressive symptoms: multilevel growth curve analyses of emotion regulation strategies, breastfeeding self-efficacy, and social support Postpartum depression is a serious health issue affecting as many as 1015 % of postpartum women. This longitudinal study aimed to explore how psychological variables such as cognitive emotion regulation strategies, breastfeeding self-efficacy (BSE), and dimensions of social support predicted postpartum depressive symptoms

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Hippocampal volume not altered in youth with BD Results from a Turkish study suggest that there are no significant differences in hippocampal volume between adolescents with and without bipolar disorder

Dual Diagnosis

Two Sides of the Same Coin: Cannabis Dependence and Mental Health Problems in HelpSeeking Adolescent and Young Adult Outpatients The aim of the current study was to delineate the psychiatric profile of cannabis dependent young people with mental health problems seeking treatment via a research study Co-existing mental health and substance use and alcohol difficulties why do we persist with the term dual diagnosis within mental health services? The term dual diagnosis has been widely accepted as referring to co-existing mental illness and substance misuse

Eating Disorders

Self-Change in Eating Disorders: Is Spontaneous Recovery Possible? A limited series of community studies including non-treatment-seekers has shown that a considerable number of eating disorder patients do not enter the health care system but can be considered clinically recovered Using the Implicit Relational Assessment Procedure to Compare Implicit Pro-Thin/AntiFat Attitudes of Patients With Anorexia Nervosa and Non-Clinical Controls Implicit pro-thin/anti-fat attitudes were investigated among a mixed group of patients with full and sub-threshold Anorexia Nervosa, and a matched-age control group

Forensic Psychiatry

Assessments and admissions during the first 6years of a UK medium secure DSPD service Offenders with personality disorder represent a considerable burden on mental health and criminal justice services. Millfields Unit was one of the pilot medium secure units (MSUs) established by the UK Department of Health and Ministry of Justice to provide dedicated services for such individuals

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The use of electroconvulsive therapy in a cohort of forensic psychiatric patients with schizophrenia The aim of this study was to describe the outcome of using ECT as augmentation therapy in a cohort of forensic psychiatric patients with schizophrenia who were failing to respond to antipsychotic medication

Learning Disabilities

Psychostimulants for ADHD-like symptoms in individuals with autism spectrum disorders We conducted a comprehensive review of studies assessing the efficacy and tolerability of psychostimulants for ADHD-like symptoms in individuals with autism spectrum disorder Certain Children With Autism Show More Improvement Than Others In study, 'bloomers' reached higher levels of functioning and had parents with more access to resources Unprecedented Reliable Data Reveals That ADHD Is Over-Diagnosed What experts and the public have already long suspected is now supported by representative data collected by researchers: ADHD, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, is over-diagnosed Patients with ADHD plus BD show altered neural circuitry Patients who meet criteria for both attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and bipolar disorder exhibit reduced activity in brain regions associated with working memory Social exclusion and people with intellectual disabilities: a ruralurban comparison Research suggests that social exclusion is a problem both for people with intellectual disabilities (ID) and for people living in rural areas. This may give rise to a double disadvantage for people with ID living in rural areas Primary care for adults with Down syndrome: adherence to preventive healthcare recommendations Due to significant medical improvements, persons with Down syndrome now live well into adulthood. Consequently, primary care for adults with Down syndrome needs to incorporate routine care with screening for condition-specific comorbidities

Nursing Research

An Exploratory Study of the Effectiveness of Group Narrative Therapy on the School Behavior of Girls With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Symptoms This study explored the effectiveness of group narrative therapy for improving the school behavior of a small sample of girls with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

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Sixteen-Month Evaluation of Depressive Symptomatology in Older Adults We examined the prevalence of depressive symptoms over time in a sample of communityresiding older adults at baseline, 2 months, 6 months, and 14 months

Obsessive Compulsive Disorders

Experimental investigation of targeting responsibility versus danger in cognitive therapy of obsessive-compulsive disorder Cognitive therapy (CT) for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) has shown to be effective in diminishing OCD symptoms, but there is little known about the individual contributions of the specific treatment targets to CTtreatment outcome Intolerance of uncertainty, hypochondriacal concerns, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, and worry Intolerance of uncertainty has been found to be involved in several anxiety disorders, including generalized anxiety disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder The effect of practice on the recall of salient information in obsessivecompulsive disorder Deficits in memory and cognitive inhibition have been proposed as underlying mechanisms of obsessivecompulsive disorder

Occupational Therapy

Mental Health Difficulties in Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder To explore the associations between probable developmental coordination disorder (DCD) defined at age 7 years and mental health difficulties at age 9 to 10 years Figured world of eating disorders: Occupations of illness The biomedical diagnosis of eating disorders signifies a mental illness with complex physical symptomology. The socio-cultural determinants and impact of eating disorders on daily occupations are not adequately addressed in this classification

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Gene clue to post-traumatic stress disorder risk Susceptibility to post-traumatic stress disorder could be partially determined by gene variants, says a study Statistical support for subtypes in posttraumatic stress disorder: the how and why of subtype analysis A number of researchers have argued for the existence of different subtypes of posttraumatic
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Psychology

Link Between Violent Computer Games And Aggressiveness Questioned By Researchers There is a long-lasting and at times intense debate about the possible link between violent computer games and aggressiveness Framing effects and risk-sensitive decision making Prospect theory suggests that people are risk-averse when facing gains, but risk-prone when facing losses, a pattern known as the framing effect

Schizophrenia

Maternal Schizophrenia: Psychosocial Treatment for Mothers and their Children Psychosocial treatments that address the unique needs of mothers with schizophrenia and their children are sorely lacking Prevention of Postpartum Psychosis and Mania in Women at High Risk Women with a history of bipolar disorder or postpartum psychosis are at extremely high risk of relapse postpartum Social Cognition and Visual Perception in Schizophrenia Inpatients Treated with Firstand Second-Generation Antipsychotic Drugs Social cognition captures affect recognition, social cue perception,"theory of mind,"empathy, and attributional style Glutamate plus glutamine increased during psychotic exacerbations Schizophrenia patients who are experiencing a psychotic exacerbation exhibit elevated levels of glutamate plus glutamine (Glx) in left inferior parietal white matter Antidepressant use common in schizophrenia patients Around 40% of patients with schizophrenia have been prescribed an antidepressant medication, despite a lack of evidence supporting their effectiveness in this patient group The Nature of Dopamine Dysfunction in Schizophrenia and What This Means for Treatment Current drug treatments for schizophrenia are inadequate for many patients, and despite 5 decades of drug discovery, all of the treatments rely on the same mechanism: dopamine D2 receptor blockade Outcomes similar in early- and adult-onset psychosis Results from a Norwegian study suggest that there is no significant difference in 2-year outcome between patients with adolescent- and adult-onset first-episode, non-affective psychosis

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Social Work

Crossing no man's land: a specialist support service for parents with learning disabilities This paper discusses the key role played by a specialist Parents with Learning Disabilities team in supporting parents with learning disabilities who are involved with child protection services Engaging parents of suicidal youth in a rural environment Engaging caregivers is an essential component of service for at-risk youth. Engagement has been described as specific behaviours and attitudes

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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 Social care registration handbook Ofsted Living in children's residential homes DoE Systematic review of models of analysing significant harm DoE Social Care in Crisis the Need for Reform The Learning Disability Coalition Annual Survey 2012 The operation of the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards in England, 2010/11 CQC Clinical Child Psychiatry: 3rd Revised edition Clinical Child Psychiatry: Major Common Problems: 3rd Revised edition Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: 2nd Revised edition Health Psychology in Action

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Sentiment Analysis for Ptsd Signals Social Work With Children and Families: Developing Advanced Practice Social Policy and Social Work: Critical Essays on the Welfare State Rethinking Children, Violence and Safeguarding: Attitudes in Contemporary Society

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