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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
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NATIONAL NEWS
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
RESEARCH
ADDICTIONS ANXIETY DEMENTIA
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NATIONAL NEWS
22nd August
HELPLINE FOR TRAUMATISED SOLDIERS
A former Scots Guard who was injured in a rocket attack in Afghanistan has launched a helpline
for traumatised soldiers, it emerged today.
http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/information/news/?entryid17=74664
23rd August
MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT FOR WORKERS
People with mental health problems will get extra support to help manage their condition so they
can remain in the workplace, the government has said
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8216873.stm
25th August
'LEGAL HIGHS' SET TO BE BANNED
Two so-called "party" drugs and a man-made cannabis substitute will be banned by the end of the
year, the Home Office has announced
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8218688.stm
BRANDON MUIR: BASW URGES MORE RESOURCES, NOT NEW CARE LAW
Ruth Stark joins Scottish government in rejecting calls for legislation to take children into care
more quickly
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/08/25/112424/brandon-muir-basw-urges-more-
resources-not-new-care-law.html
26th August
COCAINE-RELATED DEATHS IN UK UP 20%
Statistics show overall deaths from misuse of illegal drugs now highest in eight years
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/aug/26/uk-cocaine-deaths-increase
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8222090.stm
27th August
ALCOHOL CONCERN QUIZZES SOCIAL WORKERS ABOUT PARENTAL DRINKING
Charity surveys practitioners about links between alcohol misuse and child protection
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/08/27/112438/alcohol-concern-quizzes-social-
workers-about-parental-drinking.html
28th August
GSCC RAISES CONCERNS OVER LACK OF CHECKS ON SOCIAL WORKERS
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Regulator warns of risk to users over government's failure to require employers to report
misconduct to GSCC
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/08/28/112453/gscc-raises-concerns-over-lack-of-
checks-on-social-workers.html
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
25th August
COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS POSITIONED TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN RECOGNITION
AND MANAGEMENT OF PEOPLE WITH DEPRESSION
The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Foundation has released a white paper entitled,
"Expanding the Role of the Community Pharmacist in Managing Depression
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/161665.php
RESEARCH
ADDICTIONS
26th August
NEUROCHEMISTRY UNDERLYING RELAPSE TO OPIATE SEEKING BEHAVIOUR.
Relapse is a major clinical problem and remains a major challenge in the treatment of addictions
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19418222?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pub
med.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
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DEVELOPING A CLINICAL ASSESSMENT MODEL SUITED TO USE IN AN AGENCY
PROVIDING SHORT-TERM SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT: FINDINGS FROM A DELPHI
SURVEY OF EXPERT OPINION.
This paper presents findings from a Delphi survey of expert opinion
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19390958?ordinalpos=2&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pub
med.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
ANXIETY
23rd August
SOOTHE BACK-TO-SCHOOL ANXIETY, TEACH KIDS TO RELAX
Simple steps can lessen stress when children get overwhelmed, experts say
http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=630023
26th August
ANXIETY DISORDER PRESENTATIONS IN ASIAN POPULATIONS: A REVIEW.
This article reviews typical anxiety presentations in Asia, and among Asian refugees
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19691549?ordinalpos=6&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pub
med.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
DEMENTIA
24th August
MRI MIGHT FIND EARLY ALZHEIMER'S
Detection could help slow down the disease, study says
http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=630282
26th August
MAPPING STUDY SUGGESTS BRAIN SHRINKAGE IN OBESE ELDERLY COULD INCREASE
ALZHEIMER'S RISK
Elderly people who are overweight or obese tend to have less tissue in certain areas of the brain,
suggesting they might be at greater risk for dementia, Alzheimer's disease and other cognition-
impairing conditions,
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/161808.php
DEPRESSION
21st August
NEW RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TREATING DEPRESSION DURING PREGNANCY
Pregnant women with depression face complicated treatment decisions because of the risks
associated with both untreated depression and the use of antidepressants
http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/852571020057CCF6852576190069EC3D?Ope
nDocument&c=&count=10&id=48dde4a73e09a969852568880078c249
24th August
CLINICAL DEPRESSION CAUSES EARLY MALFUNCTIONS IN THE BRAIN’S PLEASURE
CENTER, STUDY SHOWS
Clinically depressed individuals are less capable of finding pleasure in activities they previously
enjoyed, a recent study has proven.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090819125516.htm
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25th August
EARLY AGE OF BIPOLAR DISORDER ONSET LINKED TO WORSE OUTCOMES
Bipolar I disorder patients who have an early age of onset have a worse outcome than those with
a later age of onset
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/84073/Psychiatry/Early_age_of_bipolar_disorder_onset_linked_to_worse_outcomes.html
26th August
GENES UNDERPIN MOOD-INCONGRUENT PSYCHOSIS IN BIPOLAR DISORDER
Specific genes are associated with the presence of mood-incongruent psychosis in patients with
bipolar disorder, conclude European researchers who say the findings should be taken into
account in future bipolar disorder studies.
http://www.medwire-news.md/47/84081/Psychiatry/Genes_underpin_mood-
incongruent_psychosis_in_bipolar_disorder.html
27th August
NOVEL AUDITORY BRAIN POTENTIAL SHOWS BIPOLAR DISORDER MARKER PROMISE
The gating ratio of auditory brain potentials at 85 ms (P85) may help clinicians differentiate
between bipolar disorder patients and healthy individuals,
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/84101/Psychiatry/Novel_auditory_brain_potential_shows_bipolar_disorder_marker_promise.html
28th August
UNIPOLAR, BIPOLAR MOOD DISORDERS ‘RELATIVELY COMMON IN ADOLESCENCE’
Unipolar and bipolar mood disorders are more common in adolescence and young adulthood than
previously assumed, says an international team of scientists that also found conversion from
unipolar to bipolar disorder is not particularly high
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/84117/Psychiatry/Unipolar,_bipolar_mood_disorders_‘relatively_common_in_adolescence’.html
DUAL DIAGNOSIS
25th August
CEASING CANNABIS USE IMPROVES OUTCOMES AMONG FIRST-EPISODE PSYCHOSIS
YOUTHS
Higher positive symptom scores in children and adolescents with first-episode psychosis are
associated with cannabis use, with greater improvements over 6 months among those who cease
using the drugs
http://www.medwire-news.md/47/84072/Psychiatry/Ceasing_cannabis_use_improves_outcomes_among_first-
episode_psychosis_youths.html
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CLIENT AND SERVICE CHARACTERISTICS ASSOCIATED WITH ADDICTION TREATMENT
COMPLETION OF CLIENTS WITH CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS
The study examines client and service characteristics of addiction treatment completers and non-
completers with co-occurring disorders
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19303219?ordinalpos=5&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pub
med.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
EATING DISORDERS
26th August
DocGuide TopAbstracts in Eating Disorders
LEARNING DISABILITIES
24th August
ABUSE OF ADHD DRUGS ON THE RISE
Jump in poison control center calls mirrors increasing prescriptions, study shows
http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=630300
O/C DISORDERS
25th August
COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL FAMILY TREATMENT FOR CHILDHOOD OBSESSIVE-
COMPULSIVE DISORDER: A 7-YEAR FOLLOW-UP STUDY.
This study evaluated the long-term durability of individual and group cognitive-behavioral family-
based therapy (CBFT) for childhood obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19640677?ordinalpos=3&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pub
med.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
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POST TRAUMATIC STRESS
th
27 August
PRIMARY SUICIDE RISK FACTOR FOR VETERANS IS POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS
DISORDER
Researchers working with Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans have found that post-traumatic
stress disorder, the current most common mental disorder among veterans returning from service
in the Middle East, is associated with an increased risk for thoughts of suicide.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/161946.php
PSYCHOLOGY
th
24 August
PSYCHOLOGY REPORT OFFERS INSIGHTS INTO MOTIVATIONS AND BARRIERS TO
'GOING GREEN'
People are more likely to adopt 'green' behaviours if they think other people are doing the same,
according to a recently released report by the American Psychological Association Task Force on
the Interface between Psychology and Global Climate Change
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/161637.php
26th August
TEARS CAN HELP BUILD AND STRENGTHEN PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
New analysis by Dr. Oren Hasson of TAU's Department of Zoology shows that tears still signal
physiological distress, but they also function as an evolution-based mechanism to bring people
closer together
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/161805.php
27th August
EMPLOYEE’S LOYALTY TO WORKPLACE DAMAGED BY UNFAIR TREATMENT
In organizational settings, managers as well as others in leadership roles should perhaps think
twice before ridiculing subordinate employees on their choice of lunch, attire, or habits, or
generally acting disrespectfully towards them.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090826165241.htm
SCHIZOPHRENIA
26th August
SIMILAR NEUROPSYCHOLOGIC DYSFUNCTION ACROSS PSYCHOSIS PATIENT GROUPS
Neuropsychologic dysfunction occurs early in both depression and bipolar disorder with psychosis
and is similar to, if less severe than, that seen in first-episode schizophrenia
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/84082/Psychiatry/Similar_neuropsychologic_dysfunction_across_psychosis_patient_
groups.html
27th August
MORTALITY IN NEVER-TREATED AND TREATED SCHIZOPHRENIA SIMILAR IN RURAL
CHINA
Never-treated patients with schizophrenia have similar rates of mortality but higher rates of
marked symptoms than their treated counterparts, the results of a long-term study of individuals in
rural China indicates.
http://www.medwire-news.md/47/84100/Psychiatry/Mortality_in_never-
treated_and_treated_schizophrenia_similar_in_rural_China.html
28th August
BREAST CANCER RISK MAY BE INCREASED IN SCHIZOPHRENIA
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Female schizophrenia patients appear to have an increased risk for breast cancer, UK
researchers discovered in a systematic review that yielded no proven risk factor to explain the
association.
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/84116/Psychiatry/Breast_cancer_risk_may_be_increased_in_schizophrenia.html
SOCIAL WORK
27th August
THE COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF INTEGRATED HOME CARE AND DISCHARGE PRACTICE
FOR HOME CARE PATIENTS.
The study suggests that the IHCaD-practice may be a cost-effective alternative to usual care.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19272667?ordinalpos=6&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pub
med.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
NEW PUBLICATIONS
(Hot off the press not yet in your library)
CONFERENCES
(New additions are in green type)
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SEXUAL RIGHTS AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY: EXPLORING POLICY, ATTITUDES AND
SUPPORT INITIATIVES 8th September: Ireland
http://www.pavpub.com/pavpub/conferences/showfull.asp?Conference=855
THE PAST, THE PRESENT, THE FUTURE: 9th Annual Mental Health Education and Training
Conference: 9th – 10th September: Hendon
http://www.pavpub.com/pavpub/conferences/showfull.asp?Conference=846
PERSONALISATION AND HOUSING SUPPORT: MAKING IT WORK FOR SERVICE USERS &
HOUSING PROVIDERS: 30th September: London
http://www.pavpub.com/pavpub/conferences/showfull.asp?Conference=857
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AGOMELATINE: A NEW ANTIDEPRESSANT: 30th September: Hatfield
Link
2ND NATIONAL CONFERENCE: ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION: 1st – 2nd October: London
http://www.mahealthcareevents.co.uk/cgi-bin/go.pl/conferences/detail.html?conference_uid=95
MENTAL CAPACITY ACT IN THE CARE OF OLDER PEOPLE: 2nd National Conference:
7th October: London
http://www.healthcare-events.co.uk/conf/booking.php?action=home&id=33
OUR SAY, OUR WAY: HOW OLDER CITIZENS CAN INFLUENCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF
LOCAL SERVICES AND EXPERIENCE AN IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE:
24th November: London
http://www.pavpub.com/pavpub/conferences/showfull.asp?Conference=858
COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPY WITH CHILDREN AND FAMILIES: MAKING CBT WORK
FOR INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, PRACTITIONERS AND SERVICES: 2nd December: London
http://www.rdlearning.org.uk/courseDetails.asp?ID=41245
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
EMENTAL-HEALTH.COM
http://www.emental-health.com
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“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.”
InPsychiatry.com
“The website for psychiatry professionals”
http://www.inpsychiatry.com/
KINGSFUND
http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/
Health and Social Care website
MENTALHEALTH tv
“The UK’s first dedicated television channel for mental healthcare issues on the internet”
www.mentalhealth.tv
MYILIBRARY
Mental Health e-books
www.Myilibrary.com
NICE
Monthly newsletter for the National Institute for Clinical Excellence
http://www.nice.org.uk/page.aspx?o=e-newsletter
YOUNG MINDS
http://www.youngminds.org.uk/
Improving the mental well-being of children and young people
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These websites are to allow you to view the contents page of the current part of a journal and in
most cases will NOT give full text without a subscription. Contact you local library for availability.
Local Messages:
EJOURNALS
http://journals.library.nhs.uk/frames.asp
ACADEMIC PSYCHIATRY
http://ap.psychiatryonline.org/current.shtml
ADDICTION
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/rd.asp?code=ADD&goto=journal
ADDICTION BIOLOGY
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/loi/ADB
BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00063223
BIPOLAR DISORDERS
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/rd.asp?code=BDI&goto=journal
CURRENT PSYCHIATRY
http://www.currentpsychiatry.com/pages_toc.asp
DEMENTIA
http://dem.sagepub.com/current.dtl
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EUROPEAN ADDICTION RESEARCH
http://content.karger.com/ProdukteDB/produkte.asp?Aktion=JournalCurrentIssue&ProduktNr=224
233
EUROPEAN PSYCHIATRY
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/09249338
HISTORY OF PSYCHIATRY
http://hpy.sagepub.com/current.dtl
JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
http://www.ccspublishing.com/j_psych.htm
PSYCHIATRIC BULLETIN
http://pb.rcpsych.org/current.shtml
PSYCHIATRIC NEWS
http://pn.psychiatryonline.org/current.shtml
PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES
http://psychservices.psychiatryonline.org/current.shtml
PSYCHIATRY
http://www.extenza-eps.com/extenza/contentviewing/viewJournal.do?journalId=272
PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01651781
PSYCHOLOGICAL BULLETIN
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00332909
PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE
http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=PSM
PSYCHOSOMATICS
http://psy.psychiatryonline.org/current.shtml
SCHIZOPHRENIA RESEARCH
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/09209964
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