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This service is checking selected Internet sites for reports and news items of interest to
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
issues.
EPHRU library
http://www.ephru.nhs.uk/journal_alerts/main_page.asp?journal=12
ECLaKSA
http://www.eclaksa.nhs.uk/
CONTENTS LINKS
RESEARCH
ADDICTIONS ANXIETY DEMENTIA
23rd June
SOCIAL CARE FOR DEAFBLIND CHILDREN AND ADULTS
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Lettersandcirculars/LocalAuthorityCirculars/DH
_101114
24th June
VALUING EMPLOYMENT NOW
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/D
H_101401
NATIONAL NEWS
18th June
MENTAL HEALTH CHARITY GETS £10,000 FOR FILM
Southwark-based charity CoolTan Arts has been awarded £10,000 of Heritage Lottery Fund
money to take part in the Story of London Festival.
http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/information/news/?entryid17=73115
21st June
PSYCHIATRIC WARD SMOKING 'SECRET'
Attempts to ban smoking on psychiatric wards are simply driving the habit underground, a survey
suggests
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8109495.stm
22nd June
WITHDRAWAL OF CO-PROXAMOL LINKED TO REDUCTION IN SUICIDES AND
ACCIDENTAL POISONINGS
Withdrawal of the painkiller co-proxamol from the UK market has led to a major reduction in
suicides and accidental poisonings involving the drug, without an increase in deaths from other
painkillers
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154834.php
24th June
CALL FOR SWIFT 'PARTY DRUG' BAN
The mother of a student who died after taking a liquid "party drug" is meeting the home secretary
in her efforts to force the government to ban the drug
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/sussex/8116146.stm
NEW GOAL TO GET MORE PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES INTO WORK
People with a learning disability will be helped into paid jobs to close the employment gap
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155233.php
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DH/DWP BIDS TO CLOSE LEARNING DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT GAP
Learning Disability Coalition welcomes strategy but issues funding warning
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/06/24/111925/dhdwp-bids-to-close-learning-
disability-employment-gap.html
25th June
MOTHER OF YOUNG TEARAWAY SAYS ASBO WILL NOT WORK 'AS HE HAS ODD'
The mother of a 12-year-old boy responsible for "terrorising" an estate claims her son should not
have been given an ASBO because he has oppositional defiant disorder (ODD).
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/5625501/Mother-of-young-tearaway-says-ASBO-
will-not-work-as-he-has-ODD.html
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
19th June
FATHERHOOD INFLUENCES MEN IN MENTAL HEALTH DECISIONS
Being a father is an important factor in a man's decision to seek help for mental health issues,
according to a survey
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154593.php
24th June
AMERICA'S SILENT CRISIS: ADDICTION -- DOWNTURN FUELS RISING DRUG AND
ALCOHOL ABUSE, PHOENIX HOUSE STUDY REVEALS
Addiction is on the upswing, fueled by pressures from the economic downturn
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155097.php
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RESEARCH
26th June
STUDY REPORTS EARLY DIAGNOSIS OF MENTAL DISORDERS FROM NEW COMPUTER
TEST
A group of doctors in Pittsburgh have developed the Computer Assessment of Mild Cognitive
Impairment (CAMCI) to identify cognitive difficulties easily and reliably
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155450.php
ADDICTIONS
23rd June
HIGHER DRINKING AGE LINKED TO LESS BINGE DRINKING...EXCEPT IN COLLEGE
STUDENTS
New research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has found substantial
reductions in binge drinking since the national drinking age
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154907.php
25th June
TopAbstracts in Addictions
ANXIETY
24th June
TopAbstracts in Anxiety
• Efficacy and safety of fluoxetine in preschool children with obsessive-compulsive disorder - (J Child
Adolesc Psychopharmacology)
• Effects of escitalopram on anxiety and respiratory responses to carbon dioxide inhalation in subjects at high
risk for panic disorder: a placebo-controlled, crossover study - (J Clin Psychopharmacol)
• The relationship of intravenous midazolam and posttraumatic stress disorder development in burned soldiers -
(J Trauma Injury Inf Crit Care)
• Takotsubo syndrome from original description up to now - (Med Klin)
• Neurochemistry of the hippocampus in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder - (Psychiatry Clin
Neurosci)
DEMENTIA
22nd June
PET SCANS MAY IMPROVE ACCURACY OF DEMENTIA DIAGNOSIS
A new study shows that the use of positron emission tomography (PET) scans may improve the
accuracy of dementia diagnoses early in disease onset for more than one out of four patients.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090615144333.htm
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24th June
CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHOWS ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE DETERIORATION MUCH
EARLIER
It is possible to determine which patients run a high risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and
the dementia associated with it, even in patients with minimal memory impairment.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155074.php
TopAbstracts in Alzheimer’s
26th June
BLOOD FLOW IN ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
Researchers have discovered that endothelin converting enzyme-2 (ECE-2) may cause the
decrease in cerebral blood flow seen in Alzheimer's disease.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155387.php
NEW MECHANISM FOR AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN'S TOXIC IMPACT ON THE ALZHEIMER'S
BRAIN
Scientists have uncovered a novel mechanism linking soluble amyloid β protein with the synaptic
injury and memory loss associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD).
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155392.php
DEPRESSION
23rd June
LITHIUM SERUM LEVELS AND MOOD STATE AFFECT ADRS IN BIPOLAR DISORDER
Patient reporting and severity of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) during long-term lithium
treatment for bipolar disorder are affected by both serum lithium concentration and mood state
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/83097/Psychiatry/Lithium_serum_levels_and_mood_state_affect_ADRs_in_bipolar_disorder_.html
ECT RESPONSE QUICKER IN BIPOLAR VERSUS UNIPOLAR DEPRESSION
There are no outcome differences from ultra-brief pulse electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) between
bipolar disorder and unipolar depression patients, but the former have a faster response
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/83101/Psychiatry/ECT_response_quicker_in_bipolar_versus_unipolar_depression.html
24th June
CARE MANAGEMENT REDUCES DEPRESSION AND SUICIDAL THOUGHTS IN OLDER
PRIMARY CARE PATIENTS
Depression in older adults too often goes unrecognized and untreated, resulting in untold misery,
worsening of medical illness, and early death
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155105.php
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A study that attempted to replicate the "seminal" study that laid the foundation for psychiatry's
"serotonin theory" of depression, claiming has been debunked by the data from 14 similar studies
claiming a genetic underpinning to depression
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155114.php
25th June
HIPPOCAMPAL PROTEIN LEVELS REDUCED IN MDD AND BIPOLAR DISORDER
Reduced hippocampal brain-derived neurotrophic factor precursor ([pro]BDNF) expression is
common to both major depressive disorder (MDD) and bipolar disorder
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/83155/Psychiatry/Hippocampal_protein_levels_reduced_in_MDD_and_bipolar_disorder.html
26th June
HIGH SPRING PEAK IN SUICIDE RATES AMONG MOOD DISORDER PATIENTS
The seasonal spring peak in suicide rates is particularly high among patients with a history of
mood disorders
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/83182/Psychiatry/High_spring_peak_in_suicide_rates_among_mood_disorder_patients.html
DUAL DIAGNOSIS
25th June
COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT IN DUAL DIAGNOSIS INPATIENTS WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA AND
ALCOHOL USE DISORDER.
Cognitive impairment has been found independently among individuals with schizophrenia and
individuals with alcohol use disorders
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19540724?ordinalpos=10&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pu
bmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
EATING DISORDERS
23rd June
A BIOMARKER FOR ANOREXIA?
Eating disorders are frequently seen as psychological or societal diseases, but do they have an
underlying biological cause?
http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/information/news/?entryid17=73211
LEARNING DISABILITIES
19th June
STANDARD IQ TEST MAY UNDERVALUE PEOPLE WITH AUTISM
Study shows they could solve problems faster than non-autistics on a different test
http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=628202
24th June
ADHD GENES FOUND, KNOWN TO PLAY ROLES IN NEURODEVELOPMENT
Pediatric researchers have identified hundreds of gene variations that occur more frequently in
children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) than in children without ADHD.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090623120835.htm
25th June
MEASURING INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY
Researchers have developed a specific and quantitative means of measuring levels of the fragile
X mental retardation 1 (FMR1) protein (FMRP), which is mutated in fragile X syndrome
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090624093309.htm
O/C DISORDERS
24th June
CHILDREN'S FLORIDA OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE INVENTORY: PSYCHOMETRIC
PROPERTIES AND FEASIBILITY OF A SELF-REPORT MEASURE OF OBSESSIVE-
COMPULSIVE SYMPTOMS IN YOUTH.
This report describes the development and psychometric properties of the Children's Florida
Obsessive Compulsive Inventory (C-FOCI).
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19326209?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pub
med.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
24th June
AFGHANI CHILDREN SUFFERING FROM POST TRAUMATIC STRESS
Children who live in Afghanistan are particularly affected every day by a multitude of war time
stressors which increase the likelihood of developing PTSD: trauma, child labor, and family and
military violence
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155058.php
PSYCHOLOGY
21st June
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BRAIN DETECTS HAPPINESS MORE QUICKLY THAN SADNESS
Our brains get a first impression of people's overriding social signals after seeing their faces for
only 100 milliseconds (0.1 seconds).
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090617080118.htm
24th June
PSYCHOLOGISTS EXAMINE ROLE OF CONTROL IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Male and female perpetrators of domestic violence exhibit similar levels of controlling behaviour.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155185.php
SCHIZOPHRENIA
23rd June
ALTERATIONS IN BRAIN'S WHITE MATTER KEY TO SCHIZOPHRENIA, UCLA STUDY
SHOWS
Schizophrenia, a chronic and debilitating disorder marked in part by auditory hallucinations and
paranoia, can strike in late adolescence or early adulthood at a time when people are ready to
stand on their own two feet as fully independent adults.
http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/information/news/?entryid17=73180
24th June
IMPAIRED CONFIGURAL FACE PROCESSING FOUND IN SCHIZOPHRENIA
Configural processing to integrate visual features into a perceptual whole is impaired in
schizophrenia, with patients over-reliant on featural processing
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/83127/Psychiatry/Impaired_configural_face_processing_found_in_schizophrenia.html
25th June
JUMPING TO CONCLUSIONS IN DELUSIONAL PATIENTS ‘CAN BE IMPROVED’
The tendency to jump to conclusions during reasoning tasks among individuals with delusions can
be improved, although better training is required for more severe cases
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/83156/Psychiatry/Jumping_to_conclusions_in_delusional_patients_‘can_be_improved’.html
TopAbstracts in Schizophrenia
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• Efficacy and safety of long-acting injectable risperidone in maintenance phase of bipolar and schizoaffective
disorder - (Actas Esp Psiquiatr)
• Changes in neurocognitive function in patients with schizophrenia after starting or switching to amisulpride
in comparison with the normal controls - (J Clin Psychopharmacol)
• Formal Thought Disorder, Neuropsychology and Insight in Schizophrenia - (Psychopathology)
26th June
EVIDENCE THAT COGNITIVE THERAPY IS OF NO VALUE IN SCHIZOPHRENIA
Research co-led by an academic at the University of Hertfordshire, concludes that Cognitive
Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is of no value in schizophrenia and has limited effect on depression
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155402.php
SOCIAL WORK
23rd June
CLOSELY SUPERVISED FOSTER CARE LINKED WITH REDUCED PREGNANCY RATES FOR
DELINQUENT TEENS, STUDY SAYS
Teenage girls with a history of delinquency who were placed in individualized foster care
programs were less likely than their peers to become pregnant
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154974.php
NEW PUBLICATIONS
(Hot off the press not yet in your library)
Methamphetamine Addiction
John M. Roll Guilford Publications: 30th June ISBN: 978160623252 £27.00
Treating Child and Adolescent Mental Illness: A Practice, All-in-one Guide for Clinicians
Jess Shatkin WW Norton & Co: 1st July ISBN: 9780393705454 £25.00
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A Casebook of Cognitive Therapy for Traumatic Stress Reactions
Nick Grey Routledge: 1st July ISBN: 9780415438032 £24.99
CONFERENCES
(New additions are in green type)
A NEW DIRECTION FOR SOCIAL CARE? WHAT THE GREEN PAPER MEANS FOR THE
FUTURE OF CARE AND SUPPORT: 7th July: London
http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/learn/conferences_and_seminars/a_new_direction_for.html
SOCIAL HISTORY OF LEARNING DISABILITY: Families, History and Learning Difficulties: 9th –
10th July: Milton Keynes: Registration Form
WOMENS LONG TERM MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH: 16th July: London
http://www.pavpub.com/pavpub/conferences/showfull.asp?Conference=849
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http://www.bps.org.uk/conferences-and-events/event-
listing/events$/2009/september/cog_sec_conf_2009/cog_sec_conf_2009_home.cfm?subsite=
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
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
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
“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.”
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“We aim to help frontline organisations to work together to deliver flexible services that help
people to remain in control and live independent lives.”
http://www.integratedcarenetwork.gov.uk/homepage.php
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
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.
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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
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
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JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE
http://taylorandfrancis.metapress.com/link.asp?id=102223
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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