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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
5th January
MENTAL HEALTH PAYMENT BY RESULTS CURRENCY DEVELOPMENT
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Lettersandcirculars/Dearcolleagueletters/DH_0
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REGIONAL NEWS
2nd January
NEW WAVENEY BEDS FOR ANOREXIA PATIENTS
Anorexia sufferers from Waveney who need round-the-clock care could be given the chance to
stay in a hospital near their home, thanks to a pilot scheme.
http://new.edp24.co.uk/content/News/story.aspx?brand=EDPOnline&category=News&tBrand=ed
ponline&tCategory=news&itemid=NOED02%20Jan%202009%2017%3A33%3A29%3A630
NATIONAL NEWS
3rd January
ENVIRONMENTAL VOLUNTEERING CAN HELP MENTAL ILLNESS SUFFERERS
People with mental illness, learning difficulties or problems with social interaction can benefit from
volunteering to help protect the environment, the Wildlife Trusts said today
http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/information/news/?entryid17=66569
5th January
WARNING OVER YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH
Young unemployed adults need more help to deal with mental health problems, the Prince's Trust
charity has warned.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7810902.stm
MORE ASIAN WOMEN 'USE HARD DRUGS'

A growing number of Asian women are using Class A drugs, according to leading Asian drugs
charity Nafas
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7809758.stm
NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS 'BAD FOR A PERSON'S MENTAL HEALTH'

New year's resolution can be bad for your mental health, according to a leading charity
http://www.craegmoor.co.uk/news/industry/18955199/new_years_resolutions_bad_for_a_persons
_mental_health.aspx
7th January
MENTAL HEALTH AND LEARNING DISABILITIES CONTRACT UNDER FIRE FROM ADASS
A new standard contract for mental health and learning disability services in England will fail to
adequately support integration between health and social care, sector leaders have warned
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/01/07/110352/adult-social-services-directors-
critical-of-standard-contract.html
DOUBTS CAST ON 'MEMORY CLINICS'

However, two weeks on from the announcement, reservations about what they might entail are
emerging
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/jan/07/dementia-alzheimer-s-old-people-nursing-long-
term-care
8th January
NEW BLOG ON SOCIAL CARE AND PALLIATIVE CARE, UK
It aims to keep social care professionals in touch with end-of-life care issues and raise awareness
and understanding social care among palliative care professionals
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134806.php
TASKFORCE 'AN OPPORTUNITY TO REAFFIRM PROFESSION'S INTEGRITY'

Association of Directors of Adult Social Services president John Dixon has called for Adass to be
represented on the government's Social Work Taskforce
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/01/08/110365/john-dixon-wants-adass-
representation-on-social-work-taskforce.html
PRACTICES FOR LOOKED-AFTER CHILDREN: PILOTS' AMBITIONS

Twenty-four hour access to social workers and multi-agency practice are among the issues that
will feature in the first pilots to outsource social work services for looked-after children
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/01/08/110354/social-work-practices-for-children-in-
care-pilots-set-out-plans.html
STUDY INTO FAMILY THERAPY TREATMENT FOR YOUTH SELF-HARM

A multi-million pound study aims to investigate the effectiveness of family therapy in dealing with
self-harm among young people.
http://www.cypnow.co.uk/news/ByDiscipline/Health/872158/Study-family-therapy-treatment-youth-
self-harm/
SKILLS COUNCIL SEEKING INPUT ON CAF GUIDANCE

The sector skills council for the children's workforce is looking for practitioners and managers to
help update guidance on the Common Assessment Framework and the lead professional role
http://www.cypnow.co.uk/news/ByDiscipline/Social-Care/872161/Skills-council-seeking-input-
CAF-guidance/
DATE REVEALED FOR START OF NEW VETTING SCHEME

The government is to hand control of vetting and barring of children's workers over to the newly
created Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) from 20 January.
http://www.cypnow.co.uk/news/ByDiscipline/Social-Care/871458/Date-revealed-start-new-vetting-
scheme/
UNISON OFFICIAL: SOCIAL WORKERS AMONG WORST HIT BY UNPAID OVERTIME

Social workers and home care staff could be among the occupational groups worst affected by
unpaid overtime, a Unison official has warned.
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/01/08/110366/unison-official-social-workers-
among-worst-hit-by-unpaid-overtime.html
9th January
DEMENTIA DRUG DEATH RISK WARNING
Experts have condemned the commonplace prescribing of sedatives to people in the UK with
dementia.
DAMNING DEATH VERDICTS CALLED FOR

A health watchdog should issue damning verdicts on six deaths of vulnerable NHS patients, a
charity has said
DH: 60% OF COUNCILS/PCTS HAVE AGREED LEARNING DISABILITY CASH SHIFT

Department says agencies must meet 31 March deadline for transfer
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/01/09/110374/dh-60-of-councilspcts-have-agreed-
learning-disability-cash-shift.html

INTERNATIONAL NEWS
2nd January
MISSING IN ACTION: 'WHERE IS THE NEW NATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH PLAN?' ASKS
SANE AUSTRALIA
Australians affected by mental illness are worried by repeated delays in producing a new National
Mental Health Plan
6th January
1 IN 4 AUSTRALIAN CHILDREN HAVE A PARENT WITH A MENTAL ILLNESS
Almost a quarter of Australian children are living with a parent who has a mental illness, according
to new research
7th January
NIDA RELEASES A NEW RESEARCH REPORT ON COMORBIDITY OF ADDICTION AND
OTHER MENTAL ILLNESSES
The National Institute on Drug Abuse, released a research report, Comorbidity: Addiction and
Other Mental Illnesses,summarizing the state of the science regarding the complex relationship
between substance abuse and other mental disorders
NEW APPROACHES SOUGHT FOR TROOP SUBSTANCE ABUSE

U.S. government experts are seeking new ways to treat a flood of American troops returning from
Iraq and Afghanistan with substance abuse problems compounded by conditions like post-
traumatic stress disorder.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUKN0747716520090107
RESEARCH
ADDICTIONS
25th December
TopAbstracts in Addictions
• The state of pharmacotherapy for the treatment of alcohol dependence - (J Substance Abuse Treat)
• Patterns of abuse among unintentional pharmaceutical overdose fatalities - (JAMA)
• Role of nicotine gum and pretreatment depressive symptoms in smoking cessation: twelve-month results of a
randomized placebo controlled trial - (Int J Psychiatry Med)
• Functional abnormalities underlying pathological gambling in Parkinson disease - (Arch Neurol)
• Benzodiazepine dependence: causalities and treatment options - (Fortschr Neurol Psychiatr)
7th January
'RECOVERY COACHES' EFFECTIVE IN REDUCING NUMBER OF BABIES EXPOSED TO
DRUGS
However, a groundbreaking study led by Joseph P. Ryan, a faculty member in the School of
Social Work at the University of Illinois, indicates that recovery coaches can significantly reduce
the number of substance-exposed births as well as help reunite substance-involved families,
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090105150833.htm
ANXIETY
5th January
EXPECTANT BRAINS HELP PREDICT ANXIETY TREATMENT SUCCESS
A network of emotion-regulating brain regions implicated in the pathological worry that can grip
patients with anxiety disorders may also be useful for predicting the benefits of treatment
7th January
TopAbstracts in Anxiety
• Anxiety and prevalence of psychiatric disorders among patients awaiting surgery for suspected ovarian
cancer - (J Obstet Gynaecol Res)
• Obsessive-compulsive symptoms in schizophrenia: prevalence, correlates and treatment - (Expert Rev
Neurother)
• Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder traits and personality dimensions in parents of children with
obsessive-compulsive disorder - (Eur Psychiatry)
• Duration effect of obsessive-compulsive disorder on cognitive function: a functional MRI study - (Depress
Anxiety)
• Objective and Subjective Measures in Recovery From a 35% Carbon Dioxide Challenge - (Can J Psychiatry)
DEMENTIA
25th December
TopAbstracts in Alzheimer’s
• SPECT-Identified Neuroanatomical Predictor of the Cognitive Effects of Donepezil Treatment in Patients

with Alzheimer's Disease - (Dementia Geriatr Cognitive Disorders)
• Effects of hypertension and hypercholesterolemia on cognitive functioning in patients with alzheimer disease
- (Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord)
• Prodromal Alzheimer's disease: Successive emergence of the clinical symptoms - (Ann Neurol)
• Memory loss in Alzheimer's disease: implications for development of therapeutics - (Expert Rev Neurother)
• Interaction between beta-amyloid protein and heparan sulfate proteoglycans from the cerebral capillary
basement membrane in Alzheimer's disease - (J Clin Neurosci)
3rd January
IMPAIRED ENERGY METABOLISM LINKED WITH INITIATION OF PLAQUES IN ALZHEIMER'S
BRAIN
Scientists have identified an initiating molecular mechanism in sporadic Alzheimer's disease (AD
6th January
SCIENTISTS SEE BRAIN AGING BEFORE SYMPTOMS APPEAR
UCLA scientists have used innovative brain-scan technology developed at UCLA, along with
patient-specific information on Alzheimer's disease risk, to help diagnose brain aging, often before
symptoms appear
7th January
CLIOQUINOL INHIBITS ACTION OF THE CLK1 AGING GENE, MAY ALLEVIATE ALZHEIMER'S
Recent animal studies have shown that clioquinol - an 80-year old drug once used to treat
diarrhea and other gastrointestinal disorders - can reverse the progression of Alzheimer's, P
9 GENES ARE LINKED TO ALZHEIMER'S

Finding also bolsters tie between vitamin D and the brain disease
http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=622800
8th January
NEW STUDY SUPPORTS STATIN'S ANTI-DEMENTIA EFFECTS
In the largest cohort study to date, treatment with a cholesterol-lowering statin drug was found to
reduce new cases of Alzheimer's disease,
http://uk.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUKTRE5076T120090108
TopAbstracts in Alzheimer’s
• Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Compensatory Neural Recruitment in Aging and Risk for
Alzheimer's Disease: Review and Recommendations - (Dementia Geriatr Cognitive Disorders)
• Temporoparietal MR Imaging Measures of Atrophy in Subjects with Mild Cognitive Impairment That Predict
Subsequent Diagnosis of Alzheimer Disease - (Am J Neuroradiol)
• Associations between Patterns of EEG Abnormalities and Diagnosis in a Large Memory Clinic Cohort -
(Dementia Geriatr Cognitive Disorders)
• Fully-Automated Quantification of Regional Brain Volumes for Improved Detection of Focal Atrophy in
Alzheimer Disease - (Am J Neuroradiol)
• Diagnostic accuracy of 123I-FP-CIT SPECT in possible dementia with Lewy bodies - (Br J Psychiatry)
DEPRESSION
31st December
TopAbstracts in Depression
• Major depression as a potential trigger for Tako Tsubo cardiomyopathy - (Int J Cardiol)
• Are oestrogens useful for the treatment of depression in women? - (Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol)
• The BDI-II factor structure in pregnancy and postpartum: Two or three factors? - (Eur Psychiatry)
• Orbitofrontal Cortex Volumes in Medication Naïve Children with Major Depressive Disorder: A Magnetic
Resonance Imaging Study - (J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacology)
• A Review of Co-Morbid Depression in Pediatric ADHD: Etiology, Phenomenology, and Treatment - (J
Child Adolesc Psychopharmacology)
1st January
WELL-DEVELOPED COMMUNITY MENTAL-HEALTH SERVICES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH
LOWER SUICIDE RATES
Well-developed community mental-health services are associated with lower suicide rates than
are services oriented towards inpatient treatment provision in hospitals
2nd January
CLINICIANS RELY TOO MUCH ON INTUITION WHEN DIAGNOSING BIPOLAR DISORDER
Newly presenting bipolar patients whose hypomania appears to coincide with them starting a
relationship with a new partner are often given a wrong diagnosis
http://www.medwire-news.md/47/79826/Psychiatry/Clinicians_rely_too_much_on_intuition_when_diagnosing_bipolar_disorder_.html
6th January
EARLY FAMILY DEPRESSION HAS LASTING EFFECTS ON TEENS, YOUNG ADULTS
The country's economic crisis could have lasting effects on children from families that fall into
poverty
SELF-MONITORED SLEEP DURATION MAY ALLOW BIPOLAR MOOD CHANGE PREDICTION

Bipolar disorder patients should self-monitor their sleep duration in order to predict mood change,
say scientists who call for a greater understanding of the long sleep duration of euthymic patients
http://www.medwire-news.md/47/79876/Psychiatry/Self-
monitored_sleep_duration_may_allow_bipolar_mood_change_prediction.html
TopAbstracts in Depression
• Ethyl-eicosapentaenoic acid for the treatment of psychological distress and depressive symptoms in middle-
aged women: a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial - (Am J Clin Nutr)
• Paradoxical depression in renal transplant recipients - (Transplant Proc)
• Subjective memory symptoms in surgical and nonsurgical coronary artery patients: 6-year follow-up - (Ann
Thorac Surg)
8th January
SUBSYNDROMAL MANIA CLINICALLY RELEVANT IN BIPOLAR DEPRESSION
Subsyndromal manic symptoms during bipolar I or II depression are often overlooked but indicate
a more common, severe and complex clinical state than pure bipolar depression and should be
seen as a separate entity,
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/79921/Psychiatry/Subsyndromal_mania_clinically_relevant_in_bipolar_depression.html
DUAL DIAGNOSIS
8th January
ALCOHOL, POLYSUBSTANCE DEPENDENCE INCREASE BIPOLAR HOSPITALIZATION RISK
Patients with bipolar disorder who have an alcohol use disorder or polysubstance dependence
face an increased risk for psychiatric hospitalization relative to their peers without comorbid
dependencies, study results show
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/79920/Psychiatry/Alcohol,_polysubstance_dependence_increase_bipolar_hospitalization_risk_.html
EATING DISORDERS
7th January
BRAINS OF BULIMIA PATIENTS WIRED DIFFERENTLY
Study found regions related to impulse control were less active
http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=622809
DEATH RATES IN EATING DISORDERS

A Swedish study followed 6,009 women who had been discharged from hospital after treatment
for anorexia between 1973 and 2003.
http://mentalhealthupdate.blogspot.com/2009/01/death-rates-in-eating-disorders.html
EATING DISORDERS MAY BE RISING AMONG MALE ATHLETES

More and more male athletes are developing unhealthy eating behaviors after seeing the
competitive advantage a leaner physique can bring
http://uk.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUKTRE5075NH20090108?pageNumber=2&virtualBran
dChannel=0&sp=true
LEARNING DISABILITIES
7th January
NEW DRUG SHOWS PROMISE FOR TREATMENT OF ADULTS WITH FRAGILE X
SYNDROME
A study by researchers has found that an oral drug therapy, called fenobam, shows promising
results and could be an effective new treatment for adults with fragile X syndrome
8th January
GENETIC DETERMINANTS OF ADHD
A new journal issue presents a comprehensive overview of the latest progress in genetic research
of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
http://psychcentral.com/news/2009/01/08/genetic-determinants-of-adhd/3599.html
INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN BORN IN CALIFORNIA WITH AUTISM

A study by researchers has found that the seven- to eight-fold increase in the number children
born in California with autism since 1990 cannot be explained by either changes in how the
condition is diagnosed or counted — and the trend shows no sign of abating
http://www.rxpgnews.com/autism/Increase_in_the_number_of_children_born_in_California_with_
autism_139653.shtml
O/C DISORDERS
6th January
RESEARCH REVEALS EXTENT OF TEENAGE SELF-HARMING
In the first ever study of its kind, new research reveals a worrying trend among Scotland's
teenagers. According to a leading medical journal, 14% of young people have self-harmed
http://news.stv.tv/scotland/68333-research-reveals-extent-of-teenage-self-harming/
POST TRAUMATIC STRESS
8th January
METABOLIC SYNDROME A RISK FOR VETERANS WITH PTSD
Veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are more likely to have metabolic syndrome
than veterans without PTSD
PSYCHOLOGY
1st January
RELIGION MAY HAVE EVOLVED BECAUSE OF ITS ABILITY TO HELP PEOPLE EXERCISE
SELF-CONTROL
Self-control is critical for success in life, and a new study by University of Miami professor of
Psychology Michael McCullough finds that religious people have more self-control than do their
less religious counterparts
6th January
TEEN BEHAVIORS ON SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES
A new study has found that 54 percent of adolescents frequently discuss high-risk activities
including sexual behavior, substance abuse or violence using MySpace.
http://psychcentral.com/news/2009/01/06/teen-behaviors-on-social-networking-sites/3584.html
8th January
'IT TAKES TWO TO KNOW ONE': SHARED EXPERIENCES CHANGE SELF-RECOGNITION
Looking at yourself in the mirror every morning, you never think to question whether the person
you see is actually you
BINGE-DRINKING IN BRITAIN AS A SOCIAL AND CULTURAL PHENOMENON: THE

DEVELOPMENT OF A GROUNDED THEORETICAL MODEL
Techniques and procedures of Strauss and Corbin's grounded theory were used to develop a
conditional matrix on binge-drinking in Britain, reflecting data of 32 participants, aged between 22
and 58
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19129344?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pub
med.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
SCHIZOPHRENIA
25th December
TopAbstracts in Schizophrenia
• Results of phase 3 of the CATIE schizophrenia trial - (Schizophr Res)

• Divalproex ER Combined with Olanzapine or Risperidone for Treatment of Acute Exacerbations of
Schizophrenia - (Neuropsychopharmacology)
• Olanzapine-induced neuroleptic malignant syndrome in a patient with paranoid schizophrenia - (Psychiatry
Clin Neurosci)
• Antipsychotic polypharmacy in patients with schizophrenia in a brief hospitalization unit - (Clin
Neuropharmacol)
• Variability of the in vivo metabolism of clozapine - (Clin Neuropharmacol)
2nd January
SET SHIFTING DEFICITS IN BOTH SCHIZOPHRENIA AND BIPOLAR DISORDER
Bipolar disorder and schizophrenia patients have deficits in extra-dimensional set shifting (EDS)
and reversal learning (RL) that are unrelated to current symptoms
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/79827/Psychiatry/Set_shifting_deficits_in_both_schizophrenia_and_bipolar_disorder.html
6th January
CRITICAL PERIOD OF ILLNESS CONFIRMED IN EARLY SCHIZOPHRENIA
Patients with schizophrenia experience a critical period of illness 4-5 years after the onset of
symptoms, during which time they deteriorate rapidly and then stabilize or improve slightly
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/79875/Psychiatry/Critical_period_of_illness_confirmed_in_early_schizophrenia_.html
7th January
AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL MEMORY IMPAIRED IN SCHIZOPHRENIA
Patients with schizophrenia have difficulty recalling meaningful memories from their personal
past, report researchers who say this finding may underlie disturbances in patients' sense of
identity.
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/79899/Psychiatry/Autobiographical_memory_impaired_in_schizophrenia_.html
PREDICTORS OF ANTIPSYCHOTIC-INDUCED WEIGHT GAIN IDENTIFIED

Antipsychotic-induced weight gain is predicted by parents' and patients' premorbid body mass
index female gender, younger age, and, partially, schizophrenia spectrum disorder diagnosis
http://www.medwire-news.md/47/79901/Psychiatry/Predictors_of_antipsychotic-
induced_weight_gain_identified.html
8th January
TopAbstracts in Schizophenia
• Belgian Schizophrenia Outcome Survey - Results of a 2-year naturalistic study in patients stabilised on
monotherapy with olanzapine, risperidone or haloperidol - (Eur Psychiatry)
• Use of long-acting risperidone in psychiatric disorders: focus on efficacy, safety and cost-effectiveness -
(Expert Rev Neurother)
• Obsessive-compulsive symptoms in schizophrenia: prevalence, correlates and treatment - (Expert Rev
Neurother)
• Treatment of schizophrenia in the 21st Century: beyond the neurotransmitter hypothesis - (Expert Rev
Neurother)
• An Agonist-Antagonist Interaction Model for Prolactin Release Following Risperidone and Paliperidone
Treatment - (Clin Pharmacol Ther)
SOCIAL WORK
2nd January
THE IMPACT OF FOSTER CARE AND TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES
(TANF) ON WOMEN'S DRUG TREATMENT OUTCOMES
This study assesses the impact of having a child in foster care and receiving cash benefits
through Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) on women's completion of a residential
drug treatment program.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19122866?ordinalpos=4&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pub
med.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
NEW PUBLICATIONS
(Hot off the press not yet in your library)
Independent mental health advocacy: guidance for commissioners

http://www.mhact.csip.org.uk/silo/files/imha-guidance-for-commissioners.pdf
Cormobidity: Addiction and other Mental Illnesses

http://www.drugabuse.gov/PDF/RRComorbidity.pdf
Findings Bulletin
http://findings.org.uk/docs/bulletins/Bull_17_12_08.php
Self Injurious Behaviour BILD Factsheet

http://www.bild.org.uk/docs/05faqs/Factsheet%20Self%20Injurious%20Behaviour.pdf
Resource guide 14: Having a break: good practice in short breaks for families with children
who have complex health needs and disabilities
http://www.scie.org.uk/publications/resourceguides/rg14/index.asp
Causes and Risks for Autism

Alessia C. Giordano Nova Science: 1st Jan ISBN: 9781604568615 45.99
Helping Children With Complex Needs Bounce Back: Resilient Therapy for Parents and
Professionals
Kim Aumann Jessica Kingsley: 15th Jan ISBN: 9781843109488 £13.99
Cognitive Psychology Research Developments

Stella P. Weingarten Nova Science: 1st Jan ISBN: 9781606921975 £59.50
Psychology of Relationships
Emma Cuyler Nova Science: 1st Jan ISBN: 9781606922651 £59.50
Eating Disorders in Adult Women

Julian Fuchs Nova Science: 1st Jan ISBN: 9781604566734 £85.99
Culture and Mental Health: Sociocultural Influences, Theory, and Practice

Sussie Eshun Wiley-Blackwell: 9th Jan ISBN: 9781405169820 £24.99
CONFERENCES
(New additions are in green type)
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
http://www.pavpub.com/pavpub/conferences/showfull.asp?Conference=777
CARE PATHWAYS IN MENTAL HEALTH: 28th January: London

http://www.rdlearning.org.uk/courseDetails.asp?ID=41566
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
PERSONALITY DISORDER AND FORENSIC SERVICES: 3rd February: London

LEARNING DISABILITIES CONFERENCE: 11th February: Leeds

SERVICE USER INVOLVEMENT AND EMPOWERMENT IN MENTAL HEALTH:

12th February: London
http://www.healthcare-
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

SELF DIRECTED SUPPORT: DIRECT PAYMENTS AND INDIVIDUAL BUDGETS FOR PEOPLE
WITH LEARNING DISABILTIES: 24th February: London
PERSPECTIVES ON CULTURE, BELIEFS AND MENTAL HEALTH:

24th February: London
http://www.iop.kcl.ac.uk/events/?id=681
11TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE; DEMENTIAS 2009: 26th – 27th February: London

http://www.mahealthcareevents.co.uk/cgi-bin/go.pl/conferences/detail.html?conference_uid=73
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
CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH IN SCHOOLS: SHARING INNOVATIVE

PRACTICE: 6th March: London
http://www.tavi-port.org/conferences/forthcoming-conferences/child-and-adolescent-mental-
health-in-schools-sharing-innovatice-practice.html
ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY: 10th March: London

2ND NATIONAL CONFERENCE: CHILD AND ADOLESCENT ADDICTION:

12th – 13th March: London
SOCIAL WORK LOST AND FOUND: 13th March: London

http://www.tavi-port.org/conferences/forthcoming-conferences/social-work-lost-and-found.html
THE 2009 NATIONAL DRUG TREATMENT CONFERENCE: 19th – 20th March: London
http://www.exchangesupplies.org/conferences/NDTC/2009_NDTC/intro.html
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
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AUTISM: 23rd March: London

http://www.rsm.ac.uk/academ/autism08.php
INTER-AGENCY WORKING: EXPLORING THE COMPLEX REALITIES (Change for Children):

24th – 26th March: London
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SEXUAL LIVES: POLICY AND PRACTICE CHANGES AFFECTING THE SEXUAL LIVES OF
PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES: 25th March: Glasgow
KEYS TO POWER: EXPLORING THE POTENTIAL AND CHALLENGES OF SERVICE-USER

RUN SERVICES: 25TH MARCH: LONDON
IMPROVING THE EXPERIENCE OF INPATIENT CARE: DEVELOPING A POSITIVE

APPROACH TO RISK-TAKING: 26TH MARCH: LONDON
9th LONDON INTERNATIONAL EATING DISORDERS CONFERENCE 2009:

31st March – 2nd April: London
2009 BRITISH PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY ANNUAL CONFERENCE:

1st – 3rd April: Brighton
http://www.bps.org.uk/ac2009/
8TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE CARE AND TREATMENT OF OFFENDERS

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6TH UK/EUROPEAN SYMPOSIUM ON ADDICTIVE DISORDERS : 14th – 16th May: London

15th ANNUAL BACP RESEARCH CONFERENCE: 15th – 16th May: Portsmouth

http://www.bacp.co.uk/research/conf2009/index.php
NIHR MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH NETWORK NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE: 20th

-22nd May: Nottingham
http://www.mhrn.info/index/news/newsItems/annual-conference.html
FROZEN UNDER FIRE: IS IT POSSIBLE TO THINK ABOUT ASSAULTS ON NURSES AND

NURSING?: 19th June: London
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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
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http://libraries.nelh.nhs.uk/mentalhealth/
TRIP (Turning Research Into Practice)

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DOUBTS CAST ON 'MEMORY CLINICS'

TASKFORCE 'AN OPPORTUNITY TO REAFFIRM PROFESSION'S INTEGRITY'

PRACTICES FOR LOOKED-AFTER CHILDREN: PILOTS' AMBITIONS

STUDY INTO FAMILY THERAPY TREATMENT FOR YOUTH SELF-HARM

SKILLS COUNCIL SEEKING INPUT ON CAF GUIDANCE

DATE REVEALED FOR START OF NEW VETTING SCHEME

UNISON OFFICIAL: SOCIAL WORKERS AMONG WORST HIT BY UNPAID OVERTIME

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NEW APPROACHES SOUGHT FOR TROOP SUBSTANCE ABUSE

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• SPECT-Identified Neuroanatomical Predictor of the Cognitive Effects of Donepezil Treatment in Patients

9 GENES ARE LINKED TO ALZHEIMER'S

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DEATH RATES IN EATING DISORDERS

EATING DISORDERS MAY BE RISING AMONG MALE ATHLETES

INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN BORN IN CALIFORNIA WITH AUTISM

POST TRAUMATIC STRESS

BINGE-DRINKING IN BRITAIN AS A SOCIAL AND CULTURAL PHENOMENON: THE

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Independent mental health advocacy: guidance for commissioners

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Causes and Risks for Autism

Cognitive Psychology Research Developments

Eating Disorders in Adult Women

Culture and Mental Health: Sociocultural Influences, Theory, and Practice

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

MEASURING AND MONITORING OUTCOMES IN MENTAL HEALTH:

SUPPORTING CHOICE IN MENTAL HEALTH –DILEMMAS AND POSSIBILITIES:

SELF DIRECTED SUPPORT - THE FUTURE FOR SUPPORTED HOUSING?:

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:

PERSONALITY DISORDER AND FORENSIC SERVICES: 3rd February: London

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

PERSPECTIVES ON CULTURE, BELIEFS AND MENTAL HEALTH:

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

MANAGING NEW REALITIES: 3rd March: London