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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 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
23rd February
CARE SERVICES MINISTER SEES DIGNITY IN CARE IN ACTION AT BIRMINGHAM'S
BARBERRY CENTRE
http://nds.coi.gov.uk/environment/fullDetail.asp?ReleaseID=393351&NewsAreaID=2&NavigatedF
romDepartment=False
MENTAL CAPACITY ACT (DEPRIVATION OF LIBERTY: MONITORING AND REPORTING;

AND ASSESSMENTS - AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2009 - RESPONSE TO THE
CONSULTATION
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Consultations/Responsestoconsultations/DH_095178
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NATIONAL NEWS
22nd February
SCOTS RANK HIGH ON DRINK LEVELS
Scotland has the eighth-highest level of alcohol consumption in the world, according to statistics
analysed for the Scottish Government
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7903584.stm
FOSTER CARERS NOT TOLD IF BABIES ARE HIV POSITIVE 'TO PROTECT THE CHILD'S
HUMAN RIGHTS'
Foster carers have been put at risk by not being told that the babies they are looking after could
be HIV positive
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1152437/Foster-carers-told-babies-HIV-positive-protect-
childs-human-rights.html
23rd February
GPS 'FAILING ON EATING DISORDERS'
GPs in England are failing to help people with eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia, a
report warns
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7905223.stm
FOSTERING A NEW LIFE FOR SUE

Sue Hewish, who is 40, has a learning disability and depression which has made it hard for her to
live on her own.
PRISONS NO GOOD FOR INMATES WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, FINDS REPORT
A Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health report claims the government can save £700m a year by
investing properly in prisoner diversion services
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/feb/23/prisoners-mental-health
24th February
SOCIAL CARE 'AS IMPORTANT AS NHS'
Over three quarters of British adults believe social care to be as important as the NHS, a survey
has revealed
http://news.netdoctor.co.uk/news_detail.php?id=19041145
WOMENS' MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS WORSEN, SOMERSET

Partnership figures confirm increase in anxiety and depression
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/140101.php
NEW REPORT CALLS FOR RADICAL SHAKE UP OF ELDERLY SOCIAL CARE FUNDING
The UK will only be able to pay for future social care for older people by introducing a radical new
'combined' social insurance scheme according to a new report from the think tank New Local
Government Network (NLGN).
CSCI: DISABLED PARENTS FALL INTO GAP BETWEEN ADULT AND CHILD CARE
Councils are failing to offer adequate support to disabled parents, with many people falling into
the "gap" between adult and children's services, according to a survey by the Commission for
Social Care Inspection
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/02/24/110788/csci-disabled-parents-fall-into-gap-
between-adult-and-child-care.html
25th February
CHILDREN IN CARE 'NEED MONTHLY SOCIAL WORKER VISITS'
Social workers should visit children in care at least once a month, according to a report published
today.
http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/information/news/?entryid17=68015
SKILLS FOR CARE CONFERENCE: CONCERNS OVER NEW TRAINING FRAMEWORK

Employers 'unprepared' for qualifications and credit framework
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/02/25/110812/skills-for-care-conference-concerns-
over-new-training.html
26th February
FOSTER SCHEME FOR CHILDREN WITH COMPLEX NEEDS PROVES A SUCCESS
A specialist fostering programme for children with challenging behaviour has saved councils
money despite initial problems.
http://www.cypnow.co.uk/news/ByDiscipline/Social-Care/883662/Foster-scheme-children-
complex-needs-proves-success/
New NICE guidance promotes benefits of needle and syringe programmes

http://www.nice.org.uk/media/A89/7E/2009_011NeedleSyringeProgrammesGuidance.pdf
RIGHTS WATCHDOG: AGE DISCRIMINATION INSTITUTIONALISED IN SOCIAL CARE

Age discrimination is "institutionalised" in social care, the Equality and Human Rights Commission
said today.
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/02/26/110818/rights-watchdog-age-discrimination-
institutionalised-in-social.html
27th February
CANNABIS RESEARCHERS IN APPEAL FOR VOLUNTEERS
People are being urged to take part in a new study which aims to investigate the links between
cannabis use and mental health
AUTISM PROPOSALS TO BE UNVEILED

Government plans to improve support for people with autism are expected to be outlined in
Parliament later
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7914058.stm
EX-CARE HOME BOSS CONVICTED OVER DEATH OF LEARNING DISABLED MAN

A former care home manager was convicted yesterday of a health and safety offence relating to
the death of a resident with learning disabilities
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/02/27/110835/ex-care-home-boss-convicted-over-
death-of-learning-disabled-man.html
LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY RESEARCHERS TAKE LEAP FORWARD IN THE
TREATMENT OF ANOREXIA NERVOSA
Researchers at LUCRED have developed a new treatment for Anorexia Nervosa aimed at
tackling the reliance of excessive exercise by patients.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
19th February
DRUG ABUSE AMONG U.S. TEENAGERS DROPS: U.N.
In the United States, the world's largest market for illicit drugs, the number of teenagers abusing
them fell between 2001 and 2007, the United Nations said
http://uk.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUKTRE51I7B920090219
25th February
LATEST DOWN SYNDROME TESTS RENEW SOCIAL, ETHICAL DEBATES OVER GENETIC
TESTING
The development of new, safer tests for Down syndrome that could provide more definitive results
earlier in pregnancy are renewing questions about the regulation of genetic tests and stoking
concerns among abortion-rights opponents
VALDOXAN(R) GRANTED MARKETING AUTHORISATION FOR THE TREATMENT OF MAJOR

DEPRESSIVE EPISODES IN EUROPE
The European Commission has granted marketing authorisation for Servier's Valdoxan(R)
/Thymanax(R) (agomelatine), the first melatonergic antidepressant for the treatment of adult
patients with major depressive episodes.
POORER CANADIANS MORE LIKELY TO BE HOSPITALIZED FOR DEPRESSION BUT HAVE

SIMILAR HOSPITAL EXPERIENCES
In 2004-2005, people in Canada's poorest neighbourhoods were 85% more likely to be
hospitalized for depression than people living in better-off neighbourhoods
26th February
MINISTER WALLACE PUBLISHES MENTAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELL-BEING OF THE
IRISH POPULATION REPORT
Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children (Ireland), published the results from
the Mental Health and Social Well-being Report of the National Health and Lifestyle Survey).
RESEARCH
24th February
PUNCTURING THE PENROSE HYPOTHESIS
The Penrose hypothesis holds that there is an inverse relationship between the number of prison
inmates and the number of psychiatric hospital beds in a population
http://mentalhealthupdate.blogspot.com/2009/02/puncturing-penrose-hypothesis.html
25th February
MENTAL AND PHYSICAL FATIGUE LINKED
What goes on between the ears can affect how the rest of the body performs, suggests a new
study on fatigue
http://psychcentral.com/news/2009/02/25/mental-and-physical-fatigue-linked/4343.html
ADDICTIONS
20th February
TopAbstracts in Addictions
• Pharmacotherapy of smoking cessation with application of nicotine and nicotine free drugs - (Przegl Lek)
• Varenicline for smoking cessation: A placebo-controlled, randomized study - (Respirology)
• Sweet Liking Phenotype, Alcohol Craving and Response to Naltrexone Treatment in Alcohol Dependence -
(Alcohol Alcohol)
• Puffy hand syndrome - (Rev Med Interne)
• Olanzapine in Cocaine Dependence: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial - (Am J Addic)
23rd February
ALCOHOL KILLS TWICE AS MANY MEN
The number of men dying from alcohol misuse in Scotland each year is double the rate for
women,
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7902306.stm
25th February
BINGE-DRINKING AND DRUG USE COMMON AMONG VETS
A new study has found that vets are at a high risk of binge-drinking, tobacco consumption and
drug use
http://news.netdoctor.co.uk/news_detail.php?id=19043640
ANXIETY
22nd February
ONE-YEAR FOLLOW-UP OF FAMILY VERSUS CHILD CBT FOR ANXIETY DISORDERS:
EXPLORING THE ROLES OF CHILD AGE AND PARENTAL INTRUSIVENESS.
FCBT may yield a stronger treatment effect than CCBT that lasts for at least 1 year, although the
lack of consistency across informants necessitates a circumspect view of the findings
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19165592?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pub
med.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
COMMON AND SPECIFIC EMOTION-RELATED PREDICTORS OF ANXIOUS AND

DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS IN YOUTH.
This study examined whether specific emotion-related constructs may be uniquely related to
anxious or depressive symptoms in youth.
DEMENTIA
25th February
LONG HOURS LINK TO DEMENTIA RISK
Long working hours may raise the risk of mental decline and possibly dementia
26th February
NEW PIECE IN ALZHEIMER'S PUZZLE DISCOVERED BY YALE RESEARCHERS
Yale researchers have filled in a missing gap on the molecular road map of Alzheimer's disease.
WHAT COMES FIRST, MISFOLDED PROTEINS OR ALZHEIMER'S? STRUCTURAL

POLYMORPHISM OF 441-RESIDUE TAU AT SINGLE RESIDUE RESOLUTION
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090217102143.htm
27th February
ALZHEIMER'S PLAQUES 'BIG IMPACT'
The sticky amyloid plaques linked to Alzheimer's disease may have a more widespread impact on
the brain than thought, American research suggests
DEPRESSION
23rd February
CHILD ABUSE 'ALTERS STRESS GENE'
Abuse in early childhood permanently alters how the brain reacts to stress, a Canadian study
suggests
25th February
DEPRESSION SCREENING TOOL WORKS IN RESOURCE POOR COUNTRIES
A study reports that a highly reliable depression screening tool known as the Patient Health
Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) used across the United States and Europe can be effectively
administered in resource poor Africa to HIV/AID patients,
EMOTIONAL HYPER-REACTIVITY EVEN IN NORMOTHYMIC BIPOLAR DISORDER

Bipolar disorder patients display emotional hyper-reactivity even during normothymic states,
which may cause vulnerability to minor stressful life events
http://www.medwire-news.md/47/80989/Psychiatry/Emotional_hyper-
reactivity_even_in_normothymic_bipolar_disorder.html
OFFSPRING OF BIPOLAR PARENTS ‘DO NOT HAVE IMPAIRED SOCIAL FUNCTIONING’

Young people who have parents with bipolar disorder do not have poorer social functioning than
those with mentally healthy parents, say Canadian researchers
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/80988/Psychiatry/Offspring_of_bipolar_parents_‘do_not_have_impaired_social_functioning’.html
TopAbstracts in Depression
• Predictors of Spontaneous and Systematically Assessed Suicidal Adverse Events in the Treatment of SSRI-
Resistant Depression in Adolescents (TORDIA) Study - (Am J Psychiatry)
• Clinical correlates of the worsening or emergence of suicidal ideation during SSRI treatment of depression:
An examination of citalopram in the STARD study - (J Affect Disord)
• Response to ECT in bipolar I, bipolar II and unipolar depression - (J Affect Disord)
• Pain and depression in older people: Comorbidity and patterns of help seeking - (J Affect Disord)
• The Interface of Pain and Mood Disturbances in the Rheumatic Diseases - (Semin Arthritis Rheum)
27th February
MAJOR BURDEN OF BIPOLAR DISORDER ‘UNDER-RECOGNIZED’
Bipolar disorder is a major and under-recognized burden in the UK and other European countries
say researchers
http://www.medwire-news.md/47/81030/Psychiatry/Major_burden_of_bipolar_disorder_‘under-
recognized’.html
FACTORS LINKED TO SUICIDE ATTEMPTS IN BIPOLAR PATIENTS IDENTIFIED

Researchers have identified the main factors associated with an increased risk for suicide
attempts in bipolar disorder patients.
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/81029/Psychiatry/Factors_linked_to_suicide_attempts_in_bipolar_patients_identified.html
DUAL DIAGNOSIS
20th February
MECHANISMS UNDERLYING THE COMORBIDITY BETWEEN DEPRESSIVE AND ADDICTIVE
DISORDERS IN ADOLESCENTS: INTERACTIONS BETWEEN STRESS AND HPA ACTIVITY.
Depression may be a precursor to substance use disorder in some youngsters, and substance
abuse might complicate the subsequent course of depression
EATING DISORDERS
24th February
PREVENTING OBESITY AND EATING DISORDERS IN ADOLESCENTS: WHAT CAN HEALTH
CARE PROVIDERS DO?
Many health care providers struggle with how to address obesity and eating disorders in
adolescents
http://www.hbns.org/getDocument.cfm?documentID=1850
INFLUENCE OF SPIRITUALITY AND RELIGIOUSNESS ON SUBSTANCE MISUSE IN

PATIENTS WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA OR SCHIZO-AFFECTIVE DISORDER
Substance misuse represents a major issue in the treatment of schizophrenia patients. Spirituality
and religiousness have been shown to reduce substance misuse and to foster recovery among
substance misusers in the general population
LEARNING DISABILITIES
20th February
RISK OF MENTAL DISORDERS IN SUBJECTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY IN THE
LUNDBY COHORT 1947-97.
The Lundby Study is a prospective cohort study, which has followed a Swedish unselected
community sample between 1 July 1947 and 1 July 1997.
SHORT STATURE: INCREASED IN CHILDREN WITH SEVERE LEARNING DISABILITY

'Health for all children' recommends that children should be screened for growth disorders at
school entry with a 0.4th centile 'cut-off'
O/C DISORDERS
22nd February
PERFORMANCE OF THE ADOLESCENT OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE SCALE IN A
COMMUNITY SURVEY.
Obsessive-compulsive behavior was studied in a cohort of N=570 subjects who had been
assessed at three times between adolescence and young adulthood
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18723315?ordinalpos=12&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pu
bmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE SYMPTOMS: THE CONTRIBUTION OF OBSESSIONAL BELIEFS

AND EXPERIENTIAL AVOIDANCE.
Experiential (emotional) avoidance (EA), a core concept in acceptance and commitment therapy,
involves an unwillingness to endure upsetting emotions, thoughts, memories, and other private
experiences
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18657382?ordinalpos=14&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pu
bmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
POST TRAUMATIC STRESS
25th February
STROKE POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS RISK
Many stroke sufferers are left with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a study suggests.
THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CLINICALLY USEFUL TOOL FOR PREDICTING THE

DEVELOPMENT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDER FOLLOWING INJURY.
The aim of the study was to identify factors significantly associated with post-traumatic stress
disorder (PTSD), anxiety, and depression at 3 months post-injury
PSYCHOLOGY
23rd February
IF IT'S HARD TO SAY, IT MUST BE RISKY
We all have different criteria for what we consider risky. However, numerous studies have
suggested that we tend to perceive familiar products and activities as being less risky and
hazardous than unfamiliar ones
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090220102245.htm
WHO GETS PSYCHODYNAMIC THERAPY?

Little is known about the kind of people who are referred for psychodynamic psychotherapy
http://mentalhealthupdate.blogspot.com/2009/02/who-gets-psychodynamic-therapy.html
24th February
STUDY LINKS INTERNET ADDICTION TO AGGRESSION IN TEENS
Armed with the findings of a new study, Taiwanese researchers suggest parents and educators
pay more attention to children's online habits because Internet-addicted teens seem more prone
to aggression
GENES AND ATTITUDE TO LIFE
“Variations in a mood altering gene influence whether or not people take a pessimistic or
optimistic view of the world,”
http://www.nhs.uk/news/2009/02February/Pages/Genesandattitudetolife.aspx
SCHIZOPHRENIA
24th February
SCHIZOPHRENIA LINKED TO INCREASED ASTHMA RISK
Patients with schizophrenia are more likely to have asthma than people without psychiatric
conditions, Taiwanese researchers have found.
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/80961/Psychiatry/Schizophrenia_linked_to_increased_asthma_risk.html
PREMORBID ADJUSTMENT DIFFERS BETWEEN SCHIZOPHRENIA AND SCHIZOAFFECTIVE

DISORDER
Schizoaffective disorder may be differentiated from schizophrenia on the basis of being
associated with better premorbid adjustment, suggest Mexican investigators
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/80962/Psychiatry/Premorbid_adjustment_differs_between_schizophrenia_and_schiz
oaffective_disorder.html
26th February
PSYCHOSIS ONSET ACCOMPANIED BY CORTICAL VOLUMES LOSSES
Loss of cortical volume in schizophrenia patients is associated with the onset of psychosis, with
prefrontal volume losses potentially playing a central role in psychosis development
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/81007/Psychiatry/Psychosis_onset_accompanied_by_cortical_volumes_losses.html
INSOMNIA MAY INCREASE PARANOIA SEVERITY IN PATIENTS WITH NONAFFECTIVE

PSYCHOSIS
Insomnia is associated with paranoia severity in patients with schizophrenia and other forms of
nonaffective psychosis, say UK researchers
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/81008/Psychiatry/Insomnia_may_increase_paranoia_severity_in_patients_with_non
affective_psychosis.html
SOCIAL WORK
25th February
CHILDREN IN SINGLE-PARENT HOUSEHOLDS AND STEPFAMILIES BENEFIT MOST
SOCIALLY FROM TIME WITH GRANDPARENTS
Spending time with a grandparent is linked with better social skills and fewer behavior problems
among adolescents, especially those living in single-parent or stepfamily households, according
to a new study.
NEW PUBLICATIONS
(Hot off the press not yet in your library)
The Association Between Socio-Economic Status and Inpatient Hospital Service Use for
Depression
http://secure.cihi.ca/cihiweb/en/downloads/AiB_SES_%20MH_Service_Utilization_E_final.pdf
Supporting disabled Parents: a family or a fragmented approach?

http://www.csci.gov.uk/PDF/Dis_parents6.pdf
Diversion: A better way for criminal justice and mental health

http://www.scmh.org.uk/pdfs/Diversion.pdf
A Clinician's Guide to 12-step Recovery: Integrating 12-step Programs into

Psychotheraphy
Mark Schenker W W Norton: 27th Feb ISBN: 9780393705461 £22.99
Psychological Testing and Assessment: 7th Revised edition

Ronald Jay Cohen McGraw Hill: 1st March ISBN: 9780073129099 £89.99
Treatment Approaches for Alcohol and Drug Dependence - An Introductory Guide 2e

TJ Jarvis Wiley-Blackwell: 5th March: ISBN: 9780470713372 £35.99
Meditation for Therapists and Their Clients

Annellen M. Simpkins W W Norton: 1st March ISBN: 9780393705652 £18.99
Blending Play Therapy With Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Evidence-based and Other
Effective Treatments and Techniques
Athena A. Drewes Wiley-Blackwell: 4th March ISBN: 9780470176405 £42.50
Infant/child Mental Health, Early Intervention, and Relationship-based Therapies: A

Neurorelational Framework for Interdisciplinary Practice
Connie Lillas W W Norton: 26th Feb ISBN: 9780393704259 £33.59
Schema Therapy for Borderline Personality Disorders

Arnoud Arntz Wiley-Blackwell: 27th Feb ISBN: 9780470510810 £29.99
Working With The Mental Capacity Act 2005: 2nd Revised edition
Steven Richards Matrix Training Associates : 27th Feb ISBN: 9780955234934 £13.99
CONFERENCES
(New additions are in green type)
ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY: 10th March: London

http://www.pavpub.com/pavpub/conferences/showfull.asp?Conference=773
2ND NATIONAL CONFERENCE: CHILD AND ADOLESCENT ADDICTION:

12th – 13th March: London
http://www.mahealthcareevents.co.uk/cgi-bin/go.pl/conferences/detail.html?conference_uid=76
SOCIAL WORK LOST AND FOUND: 13th March: London

http://www.tavi-port.org/conferences/forthcoming-conferences/social-work-lost-and-found.html
SAFEGUARDING IN THE NHS: SUPPORTING THE SAFEGUARDING AGENDA IN HEALTH:

16th March: Manchester
THE 2009 NATIONAL DRUG TREATMENT CONFERENCE: 19th – 20th March: London
http://www.exchangesupplies.org/conferences/NDTC/2009_NDTC/intro.html
IT’S TIME TO TALK: DRUG TREATMENT & PSYCHOLOGICAL THERAPIES:

20th 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
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
http://www.tavi-port.org/training/tavistock-clinic-courses-and-professional-training/by-course-
code/codes/d42c.html
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
SHARING KNOWLEDGE ABOUT SAFEGUARDING ACROSS THE UK AND IRELAND:

26th March: Glasgow
IMPROVING THE EXPERIENCE OF INPATIENT CARE: DEVELOPING A POSITIVE

APPROACH TO RISK-TAKING: 26th March: London
PSYCHOTHERAPY AND EMPOWERMENT IN GROUPS: 26th – 27th March: Durham

http://www.bps.org.uk/conferences-and-events/event-
listing/events$/2009/march/psychotherapy_and_empowerment/psychotherapy_and_empowerment_home.cfm?subsite=
9th LONDON INTERNATIONAL EATING DISORDERS CONFERENCE 2009:

31st March – 2nd April: London
FIFTH NATIONAL CONFERENCE: DEVELOPING THE CHILDCARE WORKFORCE 2009:

31st March: London
http://www.neilstewartassociates.com/kd174/
MENTAL HEALTH ACT 1983: IMPLEMENTING THE CHANGES IN PRACTICE:

2nd April: London
2009 BRITISH PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY ANNUAL CONFERENCE:

1st – 3rd April: Brighton
http://www.bps.org.uk/ac2009/
BRITISH PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY SMG Conference 2009: 3rd April: Brighton

http://www.bps.org.uk/conferences-and-events/event-listing/events$/2009/april/smg-conference-
2009/smg-conference-2009_home.cfm?subsite=
EUROPEAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION SEVETION OF NEUROIMAGING: THE 5TH
ANNUAL MEETING: GENES, BRAIN, BEHAVIOUR: 9th April: Edinburgh
http://www.iop.kcl.ac.uk/events/?id=702
8TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE CARE AND TREATMENT OF OFFENDERS

WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY: 16th – 17th April: Preston
http://www.rdlearning.org.uk/courseDetails.asp?ID=42336
NUTRITION AND MENTAL HEALTH: 21st April: London

GETTING ON WITH IT: PRACTICAL WAYS TO SUPPORT THE HEALTH OF PEOPLE WITH
LEARNING DISABILITIES: 23rd April: London
SAFEGUARDING VULNERABLE ADULTS: SEVENTH NATIONAL CONFERENCE:

24th April: London
http://www.healthcare-events.co.uk/conf/booking.php?action=home&id=255
PSYCHIATRY BEYOND MEDICATION: 11th Annual Conference: 25th April: London

3RD NATIONAL CONFERENCE: TREATING SCHIZOPHRENIA: 27th – 28th April: London

NEW CHALLENGES FOR CARE HOMES: CAPACITY, COMPETENCE, COMMITMENT:

29th April: London
http://www.neilstewartassociates.com/sh254/
MENTAL CAPACITY ACT IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE: MOVING FORWARD:

29th April: London
WORKING IN EMERGENCY CARE WITH PEOPLE WHO SELF HARM: 7th May: Leeds
http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/information/events/?EventId12=89447&sDate=633772512000000
000&fDate=633772512000000000
MANAGEMENT OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL USERS IN PRIMARY CARE:

7th – 8th May: Liverpool
http://www.healthcare-
events.co.uk/conf/booking.php?action=home&id=209&confbook=01f3df8f0ce21baa9bf4e0adcd820da3
PERSONALISATION: MAKING TRANSFORMATION A REALITY: 12th May: London

events.co.uk/conf/booking.php?action=home&id=265&confbook=9966ce22cda22ba541722b9596a0a014
DELIVERING SERVICES FOR GYPSIES AND TRAVELLERS: INCREASING INCLUSION AND

IMPROVING HEALTHCARE: 14th May: London
http://www.neilstewartassociates.com/se226/
6TH UK/EUROPEAN SYMPOSIUM ON ADDICTIVE DISORDERS: 14th – 16th May: London

DEPRIVATION OF LIBERTY SAFEGUARDS IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE:

15th May: Manchester
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