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CONTENTS LINKS
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

ECLaKSA/MHCA/No.199/30.3.09 1
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH NEWS
24th March
PUTTING PEOPLE FIRST: WORKING TOGETHER WITH USER-LED ORGANISATIONS
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/D
H_096859
25th March
LAC(DH)(2009)2: THE MENTAL CAPACITY ACT 2005, RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR THE
YEAR 2009 -2010
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Lettersandcirculars/LocalAuthorityCirculars/DH
_096868
back to CONTENTS LINKS
NATIONAL NEWS
23rd March
SUICIDAL CHILDREN'S CALLS TRIPLE
The number of suicidal children ringing the telephone helpline ChildLine has tripled in the last five
years, the service has said
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7957992.stm
24th March
LEARNING DISABLED 'FAILED BY NHS'
NHS and social services in England are failing to meet the health needs of people with learning
disabilities, investigators
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7959730.stm
MORE WOMEN ACCESSING NHS SPECIALIST MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

Women account for over two-thirds of the growth in demand for NHS specialist mental health
services
http://www.nursinginpractice.com/default.asp?title=MorewomenaccessingNHSspecialistmentalhe
althservices&page=article.display&article.id=16119
25th March
ONE IN FIVE BRITONS SUFFERING 'RECESSION DEPRESSION'
One in five Britons claim they are suffering from 'recession depression' as the economic downturn
takes its toll on their mood
http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/information/news/?entryid17=70426
SCIENTISTS CREATE 'ARTIFICIAL BRAIN' TO HELP FIGHT ALZHEIMER'S

Scientists have created an "artificial brain" they believe could help them discover a cure for
diseases like Alzheimer's.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/science/5050106/Scientists-create-artificial-
brain-to-help-fight-Alzheimers.html
NICE: SCHIZOPHRENIA (UPDATE)

Core interventions in the treatment and management of schizophrenia in primary and secondary care
http://www.nice.org.uk/CG082
RETHINK WARNS THAT NEW SCHIZOPHRENIA GUIDELINE NEEDS REALITY CHECK

Mental health charity Rethink welcomed a new guideline on the treatment of schizophrenia from
NICE, but warned that it would fail unless local services were forced to offer real choice
http://www.rethink.org/how_we_can_help/news_and_media/press_releases/rethink_warns_that_n
.html
ONE IN FIVE MENTAL-HEALTH STAFF ATTACKED
The U.K. Healthcare Commission has conducted its annual survey of violence against healthcare
staff. The survey found that one in five mental-health Trust staff had been attacked in the last year
http://mentalhealthupdate.blogspot.com/2009/03/one-in-five-mental-health-staff.html
26th March
DRINK AND DRUG ABUSERS COST SCOTLAND £5BN EVERY YEAR
ALCOHOL and drug abuse costs every man, woman and child in Scotland £1000 a year.
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/health-news/2009/03/26/drink-and-drug-abusers-cost-scotland-
5bn-every-year-86908-21228333/
MINISTER SPENDS DAY IN THE LIFE OF SOCIAL CARE WORKER

To highlight the need for people to retrain for the social care sector, the Minister swapped his
Whitehall office to spend the morning working in a care home for people with learning disabilities
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/143682.php
LEADING WOMEN'S MAGAZINE PLANS POSITIVE ARTICLE ON SOCIAL WORK

Publication responds to Community Care's Stand Up Now for Social Work campaign
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/03/26/111111/leading-womens-magazine-plans-
positive-article-on-social-work.html
COMMUNITY SENTENCES BETTER THAN PRISON FOR OFFENDERS WITH MENTAL

HEALTH PROBLEMS, SAYS SAINSBURY CENTRE REPORT
Community sentences are not meeting their potential to keep offenders with mental health
problems out of prison, says a report
http://www.scmh.org.uk/news/2009_missed_opportunity.aspx
CHILDREN IN CARE FACE EXCLUSION

The Children's Rights Alliance for England has found widespread discrimination against looked-
after children.
http://www.cypnow.co.uk/news/ByDiscipline/Social-Care/893434/Children-care-face-exclusion/
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
20th March
DEPRESSION PILL OK'D FOR KIDS BUT PROBE GOES ON
Just weeks after prosecutors accused Forest Laboratories Inc of illegally marketing its anti-
depressants Celexa and Lexapro to children and paying pediatricians kickbacks
http://uk.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUKTRE52J5KZ20090320
25th March
WORLDWIDE COST ESTIMATE FOR ALZHEIMER'S AND DEMENTIA IS US$315.4 BILLION
Scientists at the conference report a worldwide societal cost estimate for dementia of US$315.4
billion, based on a worldwide prevalence estimate of 29.4 million people with dementia
27th March
STATEMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA ON PREVENTING MENTAL, EMOTIONAL, AND
BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE
Mental Health America concurs with the Institute of Medicine/National Research Council report
that the prevention of mental health and substance abuse conditions among young people must
be a national priority.
RESEARCH
23rd March
LOCKED DOORS IN INPATIENT UNITS: A REVIEW OF THE EVIDENCE
Many acute inpatient psychiatric wards in the U.K. are kept permanently locked, despite the fact
that this is contrary to the current Mental Health Act Code of Practice
http://mentalhealthupdate.blogspot.com/2009/03/locked-doors-in-inpatient-units-review.html
MENTAL HEALTH AND TEETH

People with long-term mental-health problems often have worse teeth than the rest of the
population
http://mentalhealthupdate.blogspot.com/2009/03/mental-health-and-teeth.html
ADDICTIONS
23rd March
SEVERE VOMITING SICKNESS WITH CHRONIC CANNABIS ABUSE
This obscure clinical manifestation of severe vomiting sickness due to chronic abuse of
marijuana, recognized by Dr. Sontineni
25th March
STUDY HELPS IDENTIFY COLLEGE DRINKERS AT RISK FOR ADULT ALCOHOL ABUSE
College students who are problem drinkers using alcohol to cope with personal problems and
boost self-confidence are more likely to continue excessive drinking into adulthood,
NALTREXONE HELPS WITH SMOKING AND DRINKING

A study of 78 people by researchers at the University of Chicago has found that it can also help
heavy social drinkers who smoke give up tobacco and cut down on their drinking
http://mentalhealthupdate.blogspot.com/2009/03/naltrexone-helps-with-smoking-and.html
ANXIETY
27th March
ONE-YEAR FOLLOW-UP OF FAMILY VERSUS CHILD CBT FOR ANXIETY DISORDERS:
EXPLORING THE ROLES OF CHILD AGE AND PARENTAL INTRUSIVENESS.
To compare the relative long-term benefit of family-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (FCBT)
and child-focused cognitive behavioral therapy for child anxiety disorders at a 1-year follow-up
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19165592?ordinalpos=2&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pub
med.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
DEMENTIA
23rd March
DEMENTIA RISK IS WIDELY OVERESTIMATED BY GPS, ACCORDING TO NEW RESEARCH,
UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER
People with memory problems are less at risk of developing dementia than previously thought, a
new study led by the University of Leicester and Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust reveals
DEPRESSION
24th March
CHRONIC STRESS MAY INCREASE LIKELIHOOD OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS IN BPD
OFFSPRING
Study findings do not support the stress generation theory as applied to bipolar disorder, but
suggest that elevated levels of episodic and chronic stress may be important markers of risk for
affective disorders in high-risk youth.
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/81488/Psychiatry/Chronic_stress_may_increase_likelihood_of_affective_disorders_in_BPD_offspring.html
25th March
INHERITED DEPRESSION LINKED TO BRAIN CORTEX THINNING
Scientists found that a thinning of the brain's cortex in the right hemisphere appeared to be linked
to inherited or the familial form of depression.
“HOT” COGNITION DEFICITS IN BIPOLAR DISORDER UNRELATED TO MEDICATION

Deficits in reward processing, short-term spatial memory storage, and sensitivity to negative
feedback in depressed patients with bipolar disorder appear to be an effect of the illness itself
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/81509/Psychiatry/“Hot”_cognition_deficits_in_bipolar_disorder_unrelated_to_medicat
ion_.html
TopAbstracts in Depression
• An integrated analysis of olanzapine/fluoxetine combination in clinical trials of treatment-resistant depression

- (J Clin Psych)
• Sexual function in postpartum women treated for depression: results from a randomized trial of nortriptyline
versus sertraline - (J Clin Psych)
• Antidepressant use in demented elderly subjects: Current data - (Rev Med Interne)
• Riluzole for relapse prevention following intravenous ketamine in treatment-resistant depression: a pilot
randomized, placebo-controlled continuation trial - (Int J Neuropsychopharmacol)
• Botulinum toxin treatment : Therapy success in cases of depression and ongoing pension applications -
(Nervenarzt)
26th March
SUMMER JOBS MAY REDUCE SUICIDES
A new study has found that when a friend of a friend attempts suicide, at-risk teens are more
likely to seriously consider doing so
http://psychcentral.com/news/2009/03/26/summer-jobs-may-reduce-suicides/4979.html
STRUCTURAL VENTRAL PREFRONTAL CORTEX ABNORMALITIES IN BIPOLAR DISORDER

Researchers have found structural abnormalities in both the ventral prefrontal cortex and the
orbitofrontal cortex in patients with bipolar disorder.
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/81540/Psychiatry/Structural_ventral_prefrontal_cortex_abnormalities_in_bipolar_disorder.html
27th March
COLLABORATIVE THERAPEUTIC RELATIONSHIP REDUCES SUICIDE IDEATION IN
BIPOLAR PATIENTS
People with bipolar disorder are less likely to consider suicide if they believe that their relationship
with their mental health treatment provider is collaborative
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/81573/Psychiatry/Collaborative_therapeutic_relationship_reduces_suicide_ideation_in_bipolar_patients.html
DUAL DIAGNOSIS
26th March
DAILY CONSUMPTION OF CANNABIS PREDISPOSES TO APPEARANCE OF PSYCHOSIS
AND SCHIZOPHRENIA, STUDY FINDS
This work has studied the risk factors associated with schizophrenia, identifying and
characterizing in depth those psychosis associated with a continual consumption of cannabis.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090325132328.htm
EATING DISORDERS
27th March
PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS ARE COMMON IN ADULTS WHO HAVE HAD ANOREXIA
Many adults who were diagnosed as teenagers to be suffering from anorexia nervosa cannot
work due to psychiatric disorders
LEARNING DISABILITIES
23rd March
ADHD, CONDUCT DISORDER AND DRINK PROBLEMS
Researchers managed to track 110 people from birth to the age of 40 and looked into the links
between ADHD and conduct disorder in childhood, and the later development of drink problems.
http://mentalhealthupdate.blogspot.com/2009/03/adhd-conduct-disorder-and-drink.html
24th March
ANESTHESIA IN YOUNGEST KIDS MAY BE LINKED TO LEARNING DISABILITIES
Study found having 'gone under' more than once by age 3 seemed to raise risk for problems
http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=625351
25th March
ADHD ASSOCIATED WITH POOR MEMORY
Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ADHD show more variable or inconsistent
responses during short-term memory tasks when compared with typically developing peers.
http://psychcentral.com/news/2009/03/25/adhd-associated-with-poor-memory/4943.html
26th March
AUTISM STUDY FINDS SIGNIFICANT BENEFIT WITH HYPERBARIC TREATMENT
The research trial concludes that children with autism who received hyperbaric treatment at 1.3
atmospheres and 24% oxygen for 40 hourly sessions had significant
SLEEP PROBLEMS COMMON IN CHILDREN WITH ADHD

Children with ADHD who are not receiving medication often have sleep disturbances
characterized by difficulty falling asleep and short duration of sleep and of REM sleep
http://uk.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUKTRE52P7ED20090326
CBT FOR ANXIETY IN AUTISTIC YOUNGSTERS

Anxiety disorders are common in children with autism and are associated with more difficulties in
getting on with other people
http://mentalhealthupdate.blogspot.com/2009/03/cbt-for-anxiety-in-autistic-youngsters.html
O/C DISORDERS
23rd March
THE GENETICS OF OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER AND TOURETTE'S SYNDROME:
WHAT ARE THE COMMON FACTORS?
Genetic discovery in obsessive-compulsive disorder and Tourette's syndrome has made
significant progress in the past decade
ATTENTION IN SUB-CLINICAL OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE CHECKERS.

The aim of the study was to explore differential attention profiles, according to attention types, in
sub-clinical obsessive-compulsive checkers compared to controls
POST TRAUMATIC STRESS
23rd March
REPORT WARNS OF JURY SERVICE 'TRAUMA'
A new report by psychologists at the University of Leicester warns of the dangers of jurors facing
trauma because of their exposure to harrowing and gruesome evidence
PSYCHOLOGY
26th March
THERAPISTS STILL OFFERING TREATMENTS FOR HOMOSEXUALITY DESPITE LACK OF
EVIDENCE
A significant minority of psychiatrists and therapists are still attempting to help lesbian, gay and
bisexual clients become heterosexual despite lack of evidence that such treatment is beneficial
SCHIZOPHRENIA
21st March
GENE 'HAS KEY SCHIZOPHRENIA ROLE'
Two studies have pinpointed a single gene as key to the development and treatment of
schizophrenia
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7954451.stm
24th March
HEALTH PROFESSIONALS SHOW STIGMATIZED ATTITUDES TOWARDS SCHIZOPHRENIA
Researchers have found high levels of stigma among health professionals towards enduring
mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, a history of detention in a secure hospital, and patients
with substance use disorder currently in relapse
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/81489/Psychiatry/Health_professionals_show_stigmatized_attitudes_towards_schizophrenia.html
25th March
WHITE MATTER PATHOLOGY DIFFERENCES EXIST BETWEEN ADULT AND ADOLESCENT
SCHIZOPHRENIA
A study has found that diffusion tensor anisotropy measures of tracts involving the connectivity of
the frontal lobe – a region with decreased functional activation and reduced white matter volume
in schizophrenia – differ between adolescence and adulthood in schizophrenic patients.
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/81508/Psychiatry/White_matter_pathology_differences_exist_between_adult_and_adolescent_schizophrenia_.html
26rh March
TOOTH SIZE REDUCED IN SCHIZOPHRENIA PATIENTS
Patients with schizophrenia tend to have smaller teeth than those without the mental health
disorder
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/81541/Psychiatry/Tooth_size_reduced_in_schizophrenia_patients.html
27th March
SPEECH MOTOR DYSFUNCTION UNDERPINS SCHIZOPHRENIA AUDIOVISUAL DEFICITS
Audiovisual integration deficits during speech perception in schizophrenia patients are linked to
speech motor system dysfunction in the right hemisphere and reduced lateralization in the left
hemisphere
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/81572/Psychiatry/Speech_motor_dysfunction_underpins_schizophrenia_audiovisual_deficits.html
SOCIAL WORK
23rd March
EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE IN SOCIAL WORK: LESSONS FROM JUDGMENT AND
DECISION-MAKING THEORY
This paper introduces a critique of the experimentalist strand of the evidence-based practice
movement in social work
http://bjsw.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/39/2/243
NEW PUBLICATIONS
(Hot off the press not yet in your library)
Six lives: the provision of public services to people with learning disabilities
http://www.ombudsman.org.uk/improving_services/special_reports/hsc/six_lives/index.html
A Missed Opportunity? Community Sentences and the Mental Health Treatment

Requirement
http://www.scmh.org.uk/pdfs/Missed_Opportunity.pdf
Young Adults With Serious Mental Illness

David O. Sullivan Nova Science: 1st April ISBN: 9781606926413 £35.99
Psychological Responses to Eating Disorders: Recent and Innovative Work

Julia Buckroyd Wiley-Blackwell: 27th March ISBN: 9780470773253 £86.25
Severe and Enduring Eating Disorder (seed): Management of Complex Presentations of

Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa
Paul H. Robinson Wiley-Blackwell: 3rd April ISBN: 9780470062067 £75.00
Psychology of Relationships
Emma Cuyler Nova Science: 1st April ISBN: 9781606922651 £74.50
Adolescents and Adults With Learning Disabilities and Adhd

Noel Gregg Guilford Publications: 31st March ISBN: 9781606230343 £27.00
Helping Children With Down Syndrome Communicate Better: Speech and Language Skills
for Ages 6-14
Libby Kumin Woodbine House: 1st April ISBN: 9781890627546 £20.99
Guide to Psychoanalytic Developmental Theories

Joseph Palombo Springer-Verlag: 1st April ISBN: 9780387884547 £73.50
CONFERENCES
(New additions are in green type)
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
http://www.pavpub.com/pavpub/conferences/showfull.asp?Conference=801
DEVELOPING GOOD PRACTICE: REDUCING THE USE OF RESTRICTIVE PHYSICAL

INTERVENTIONS: 23rd April: Midlands
http://www.bildservices.org.uk/acatalog/bild_conf_Developing_Good_Practice2009.pdf
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

http://www.mahealthcareevents.co.uk/cgi-bin/go.pl/conferences/detail.html?conference_uid=79
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
EATING FOR HEALTH, MENTAL PERFORMANCE AND WELLBEING: 5th May: Edinburgh
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
REDUCING RESTRICTIVE PRACTICE AND CHANGING CULTURES OF CARE:

7th – 8th May: York
http://www.bildservices.org.uk/acatalog/bild_conf2009_ReducingRestrictivePractice.pdf
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
ADVOCACY: REAL CHOICE, VOICE AND CONTROL: 12th May: London

http://www.neilstewartassociates.com/sh253/
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
events.co.uk/conf/booking.php?action=home&id=263&confbook=5e05deac9e0523e79391c33ac318dabc
15th ANNUAL BACP RESEARCH CONFERENCE: 15th – 16th May: Portsmouth

http://www.bacp.co.uk/research/conf2009/index.php
SAFETY FIRST: WORKING WITH FAMILIES AND CHILDREN AFFECTED BY ALCOHOL

MISUSE: 18th May: London
MAKING THE MOVE: TRANSITION FROM CHILDREN'S TO ADULT SERVICES FOR YOUNG
PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES: 20th May: London
NIHR MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH NETWORK NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE:

20th -22nd May: Nottingham
http://www.mhrn.info/index/news/newsItems/annual-conference.html
THE JOURNEY TO RECOVERY: SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN LIVING WITH TRAUMA &

FAMILY VIOLENCE - ASSESSMENT & INTERVENTION: 21st 22nd May: London
http://www.childandfamilytraining.org.uk/LondonConferenceMay09.pdf
MENTAL CAPACITY ACT IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE: MOVING FORWARD:

29th May: London
PUTTING US FIRST:A LEARNING CONFERENCE FOR PRACTITIONERS AND POLICY-

MAKERS ABOUT DIRECT PAYMENTS AND INDIVIDUAL BUDGETS IN MENTAL HEALTH.
June 2nd: London
SELF HARM IN CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE: 4th June: Glasgow

LEARNING DISABILITY AND MENTAL HEALTH: KNOWLEDGE FOR IMPROVING CLINICAL

PRACTICE: 8th -12th June: Bradford
MEASURING AND MONITORING OUTCOMES IN MENTAL HEALTH: 9th June: London
events.co.uk/conf/booking.php?action=home&id=286&confbook=a2c2fc97311c706af4dadd66d990c8d4
TRAUMA FOCUSED CBT FOR PTSD: INTEGRATING THEORY WITH PRACTICE FOR ADULT
SURVIVORS OF TRAUMA: 10th – 11th June: Birmingham
http://www.bps.org.uk/conferences-and-events/event-
listing/events$/2009/june/trauma_focused_cbt_for_ptsd_wmids/trauma_focused_cbt_for_ptsd_wmids_home.cfm?subsite=
2ND NATIONAL CONFERENCE: ADDICTION AND THE LIVER: 11th – 12th June: London
MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND AUTISTIC SPECTRUM DISORDER:

18th June: Kidderminster
SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN: PREVENTION, PROTECTION, PROVISION: 18th June: London

http://www.neilstewartassociates.com/kd175/
FROZEN UNDER FIRE: IS IT POSSIBLE TO THINK ABOUT ASSAULTS ON NURSES AND

NURSING?: 19th June: London
http://www.tavi-port.org/conferences/forthcoming-conferences/frozen-under-fire-is-it-possible-to-
think-about-assaults-on-nurses-and-nursing.html
PAEDIATRIC PSYCHOLOGY NETWORK CONFERENCE 2009: 19th June: Leeds

listing/events$/2009/june/ppn_conf2009/ppn_conf2009_home.cfm?subsite=
NATIONAL COMMISSIONING CONFERENCE: 22nd – 23rd June:

DIVISION OF FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2009:

23rd – 25th June: Preston
listing/events$/2009/june/dfp_annual_conference2009/dfp_annual_conference2009_home.cfm?subsite=
9TH IAFMHS ANNUAL CONGRESS: FACING THE FUTURE: FORENSIC MENTAL HEALTH
SERVICES IN CHANGE: 24th -26th June: Edinburgh http://www.iafmhs.org/iafmhs.asp
HISTORY OF DRUGS AND ALCOHOL: THE PATHWAYS TO PROHIBITION:

26th – 28th June: Glasgow
PSIGE ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2009: 1st – 3rd July: Swansea

http://www.bps.org.uk/conferences-and-events/event-listing/events$/2009/july/psige-2009/psige-
2009_home.cfm
5TH ANNUAL TRAUMA SEMINAR: GIVING EVIDENCE IN ASYLUM AND IMMIGRATION

PROCEEDINGS: 3rd July: London
http://www.tavi-port.org/conferences/forthcoming-conferences/5th-annual-trauma-seminar-giving-
evidence-in-asylum-and-immigration-proceedings.html
4TH NATIONAL AUTISM TODAY: 6th – 7th July: London

REDEFINING BOUNDARIES: PROBLEMS WITH DIAGNOSIS, ABUSE AND CAPACITY IN

MENTAL HEALTH?: 8th July: Chelmsford
DIVISION OF COUNSELLING PSYCHOLOGY ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2009:

9th – 11th July: Warwick
http://www.bps.org.uk/conferences-and-events/event-listing/events$/2009/july/dcop2009/dcop2009_home.cfm?subsite=
PERSPECTIVES ON CHILD PSYCHOANALYSIS TODAY: 10th – 12th July: London

PSYCHOLOGY OF WOMEN SECTION ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2009:

15th – 17th July: Windsor
http://www.bps.org.uk/conferences-and-events/event-listing/events$/2009/july/pows2009/pows2009_home.cfm?subsite
BPS: DIVISION OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY CONFERENCE 2009:

9th – 11th September: Birmingham
http://www.bps.org.uk/dhp2009/
FAMILIES FIRST - FAMILY THERAPY IN AND BEYOND THE CONSULTING ROOM:

11th – 13th September: Cambridge
http://www.aft.org.uk/training/conferences.asp
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
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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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MORE WOMEN ACCESSING NHS SPECIALIST MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

SCIENTISTS CREATE 'ARTIFICIAL BRAIN' TO HELP FIGHT ALZHEIMER'S

NICE: SCHIZOPHRENIA (UPDATE)

RETHINK WARNS THAT NEW SCHIZOPHRENIA GUIDELINE NEEDS REALITY CHECK

MINISTER SPENDS DAY IN THE LIFE OF SOCIAL CARE WORKER

LEADING WOMEN'S MAGAZINE PLANS POSITIVE ARTICLE ON SOCIAL WORK

COMMUNITY SENTENCES BETTER THAN PRISON FOR OFFENDERS WITH MENTAL

CHILDREN IN CARE FACE EXCLUSION

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MENTAL HEALTH AND TEETH

NALTREXONE HELPS WITH SMOKING AND DRINKING

“HOT” COGNITION DEFICITS IN BIPOLAR DISORDER UNRELATED TO MEDICATION

• An integrated analysis of olanzapine/fluoxetine combination in clinical trials of treatment-resistant depression

STRUCTURAL VENTRAL PREFRONTAL CORTEX ABNORMALITIES IN BIPOLAR DISORDER

SLEEP PROBLEMS COMMON IN CHILDREN WITH ADHD

CBT FOR ANXIETY IN AUTISTIC YOUNGSTERS

ATTENTION IN SUB-CLINICAL OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE CHECKERS.

POST TRAUMATIC STRESS

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A Missed Opportunity? Community Sentences and the Mental Health Treatment

Young Adults With Serious Mental Illness

Psychological Responses to Eating Disorders: Recent and Innovative Work

Severe and Enduring Eating Disorder (seed): Management of Complex Presentations of

Adolescents and Adults With Learning Disabilities and Adhd

Guide to Psychoanalytic Developmental Theories

EUROPEAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION SEVETION OF NEUROIMAGING: THE 5TH

8TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE CARE AND TREATMENT OF OFFENDERS

DEVELOPING GOOD PRACTICE: REDUCING THE USE OF RESTRICTIVE PHYSICAL

SAFEGUARDING VULNERABLE ADULTS: SEVENTH NATIONAL CONFERENCE:

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:

MENTAL CAPACITY ACT IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE: MOVING FORWARD:

REDUCING RESTRICTIVE PRACTICE AND CHANGING CULTURES OF CARE:

MANAGEMENT OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL USERS IN PRIMARY CARE:

PERSONALISATION: MAKING TRANSFORMATION A REALITY: 12th May: London

ADVOCACY: REAL CHOICE, VOICE AND CONTROL: 12th May: London

DELIVERING SERVICES FOR GYPSIES AND TRAVELLERS: INCREASING INCLUSION AND

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

DEPRIVATION OF LIBERTY SAFEGUARDS IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE:

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

SAFETY FIRST: WORKING WITH FAMILIES AND CHILDREN AFFECTED BY ALCOHOL

NIHR MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH NETWORK NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE:

THE JOURNEY TO RECOVERY: SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN LIVING WITH TRAUMA &

MENTAL CAPACITY ACT IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE: MOVING FORWARD:

PUTTING US FIRST:A LEARNING CONFERENCE FOR PRACTITIONERS AND POLICY-

SELF HARM IN CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE: 4th June: Glasgow

LEARNING DISABILITY AND MENTAL HEALTH: KNOWLEDGE FOR IMPROVING CLINICAL

MEASURING AND MONITORING OUTCOMES IN MENTAL HEALTH: 9th June: London

MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND AUTISTIC SPECTRUM DISORDER:

SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN: PREVENTION, PROTECTION, PROVISION: 18th June: London