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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
CONTENTS LINKS
RESEARCH
ADDICTIONS ANXIETY DEMENTIA
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH NEWS
11th January
OVERARCHING REPORT OF FINDINGS FROM THE ADULT AUTISM STRATEGY
CONSULTATION
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/D
H_110923
18th January
THE STANDARD NHS CONTRACTS FOR ACUTE HOSPITAL, MENTAL HEALTH,
COMMUNITY AND AMBULANCE SERVICES AND SUPPORTING GUIDANCE
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/D
H_111203
IMPROVING CARE AND SAVING MONEY: LEARNING THE LESSONS ON PREVENTION AND
EARLY INTERVENTION FOR OLDER PEOPLE
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/D
H_111223
19th January
ADULT AUTISM STRATEGY CONSULTATION. A SUMMARY OF THE SUBMISSIONS
RECEIVED IN RESPONSE TO THE ONLINE CONSULTATION
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/D
H_111278
20th January
VALUING PEOPLE NOW: REAL JOBS FOR PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Lettersandcirculars/Dearcolleagueletters/DH_1
11310
22nd January
PANDEMIC FLU TRAINING MODULE FOR MENTAL HEALTH TRUSTS, TERTIARY AND
ASSOCIATED SPECIALIST TRUSTS
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/D
H_111453
NATIONAL NEWS
13th January
APPOINTMENT OF A NEW INTERIM CHAIR OF THE ADVISORY COUNCIL ON THE MISUSE
OF DRUGS
Professor Les Iversen’s role as interim chair starts immediately and will run for 12 months. He
was previously the chair of the ACMD technical committee and has been a member of the Council
since 2004
http://www.press.homeoffice.gov.uk/press-releases/acmd-new-interim-chair.html
18th January
MENTAL HEALTH CHARITY HAILS BAN ON EMPLOYMENT HEALTH CHECKS
Rethink says government move should put stop to discriminatory hiring practices
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http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/01/18/113581/Mental-health-charity-hails-ban-on-
employment-health.htm
19th January
SAFEGUARDING ADULTS BOARDS TO BE MADE MANDATORY
Response to No Secrets review consultation
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/01/19/113592/phil-hope-announces-extra-
protection-for-vulnerable-adults.htm
20th January
AGE CONCERN AND HELP THE AGED COMMENT ON THE GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSE
TO THE CONSULTATION ON SAFEGUARDING ADULTS
Following the Government's response to the consultation on safeguarding adults, Andrew Harrop,
Head of Public Policy for Age Concern and Help the Aged, said:
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/176482.php
21st January
INDUSTRY DOCUMENTS REVEAL THE TRUTH ABOUT ALCOHOL ADVERTISING
Although the content of alcohol advertisements in the UK is restricted, an analysis of previously
unseen industry documents published on bmj.com today, finds that advertisers are still managing
to appeal to young people and promote drinking.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/176621.php
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NURSES: MANDATORY ALCOHOL CODE MUST BE STRONGER
Responding to the news that the government is to introduce a mandatory code on alcohol, Dr
Peter Carter, Chief Executive & General Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), said
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/176638.php
22nd January
PARENTS RATE SUBSTANCE ABUSE AS TOP CONCERN FOR CHILDREN
Parents are more concerned that their children will abuse drugs and alcohol than be involved in a
serious accident, research by parenting advice website Parentchannel has revealed
http://www.cypnow.co.uk/news/ByDiscipline/Health/979186/Parents-rate-substance-abuse-top-
concern-children/
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
18th January
RESEARCHERS LOOK TO DEVELOP ALZHEIMER'S TREATMENT
Researchers are hoping to develop a new treatment for Alzheimer's sufferers, it was revealed
today
http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/information/news/?entryid17=76669
21st January
INNOVATIVE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND TAI CHI PROGRAM TREATS DEPRESSION,
DIABETES AND OBESITY, AUSTRALIA
Promising results from an innovative UQ Tai Chi-based study show depression, diabetes and
obesity can all be improved through a gentle mind-body therapeutic program
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/176626.php
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RESEARCH
19th January
PROLONGED IMMIGRATION DETENTION PUTS DETAINEES AT HIGHER RISK OF MENTAL
ILLNESS
Asylum seekers and other detainees who are held in Australian immigration detention centres for
long periods of time are more likely to require medical attention for mental health problems than
those detained for a shorter time
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/176348.php
ADDICTIONS
19th January
OVERDOSES FROM PRESCRIPTION PAINKILLERS ON THE RISE
Use of opioids such as oxycodone, hydrocodone soaring, researchers say
http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=634993
20th January
USED AS PRESCRIBED, OPIOIDS RELIEVE CHRONIC PAIN WITH LITTLE ADDICTION RISK
a new review finds that taking opioids long term is associated with clinically significant pain relief
in some patients with a very small risk of addition.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/176506.php
ANXIETY
20th January
USING THE WEB TO TREAT PANIC DISORDER
An online treatment system for patients suffering with panic disorder and anxiety problems
combine biofeedback therapy with web technologies and allows patients and medical
professionals to communicate effectively
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/176450.php
MAJORITY WHO CARE FOR A RELATIVE SUFFER FROM ANXIETY AND STRESS,
ACCORDING TO STUDY
Eight out of 1ten people in charge of caring for a relative suffer from anxiety and stress,
regardless of their socio-demographic variables.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/176477.php
TopAbstracts in Anxiety
• Morphine use after combat injury in Iraq and post-traumatic stress disorder - (N Engl J Med)
• Somatic symptoms: An important index in predicting the outcome of depression at six-month and two-year
follow-up points among outpatients with major depressive disorder - (J Affect Disord)
• Depression and anxiety in chronic heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: prevalence,
relevance, clinical implications and management principles - (Int J Geriatr Pschiatry)
• Comorbid anxiety and depression disorders in patients with chronic pain - (Arq Neuropsiquiatr)
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• Propranolol does not reduce risk for acute stress disorder in pediatric burn trauma - (J Trauma Injury Inf
Crit Care)
DEMENTIA
19th January
FREQUENT MENTAL LAPSES MAY PRECEDE ALZHEIMER'S
But experts stress that 'senior moments' don't guarantee that dementia is on the way
http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=635085
20th January
TREATMENT OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE IN MICE WITH ANTI-HOMOCYSTEIC ACID
ANTIBODY
Recent research reporting the clinical inefficacy of amyloid treatment for Alzheimer's disease has
introduced some confusion into this research field
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/176463.php
DEPRESSION
19th January
GENERALIZED WHITE MATTER STRUCTURAL ABNORMALITIES PRESENT IN BD
Study findings suggest that generalized white matter microstructural abnormalities may exist in
bipolar disorder (BD), and that these may be exacerbated by past substance use and decreased
by lithium.
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/86065/Psychiatry/Generalized_white_matter_structural_abnormalities_present_in_BD.html
20th January
A THIRD OF BD PATIENTS RECEIVE INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE TREATMENT
Over one-third of bipolar disorder (BD) patients do not receive adequate provision or continuity of
maintenance treatment during their first follow-up maintenance phase
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/86089/Psychiatry/A_third_of_BD_patients_receive_inadequate_maintenance_treatment.html
TopAbstracts in Depression
• Effect of electroconvulsive therapy on 5-HT1A receptor binding in patients with depression: a PET study
with [11C]WAY 100635 - (Int J Neuropsychopharmacol)
• Somatic symptoms: An important index in predicting the outcome of depression at six-month and two-year
follow-up points among outpatients with major depressive disorder - (J Affect Disord)
• The functional neuroanatomy of mental pain in depression - (Psychiatry Res)
• Folate in depression: efficacy, safety, differences in formulations, and clinical issues - (J Clin Psych)
• Omega-3 fatty acids in major depressive disorder - (J Clin Psych)
21st January
DRUGS FOR DEPRESSION, ANXIETY TIED TO PRETERM BIRTH
Pregnant women who take certain drugs for depression or anxiety may have heightened risks of
preterm delivery or other birth complications,
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE60K56420100121
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DUAL DIAGNOSIS
22nd January
USE OF INTEGRATED DUAL DISORDER TREATMENT VIA ASSERTIVE COMMUNITY
TREATMENT VERSUS CLINICAL CASE MANAGEMENT FOR PERSONS WITH CO-
OCCURRING DISORDERS AND ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER.
This study provides preliminary evidence that persons with co-occurring serious mental illness,
substance use disorders, and ASPD may benefit from delivery of IDDT through ACT teams.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19996720?itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_
ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum&ordinalpos=4
EATING DISORDERS
21st January
BETTER RECOGNITION OF EATING DISORDERS IN BIPOLAR DISORDER PATIENTS
NEEDED
Study findings highlight the need for clinicians to recognize comorbid eating disorders in patients
with bipolar disorder.
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/86116/Psychiatry/Better_recognition_of_eating_disorders_in_bipolar_disorder_patients_needed.html
LEARNING DISABILITIES
17th January
ADULTS WITH ADHD 'STRUGGLE TO GET TREATMENT'
Adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are struggling to access treatment
because of a lack of services, figures suggest
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8462358.stm
18th January
LOSS OF EPIGENETIC REGULATORS CAUSES MENTAL RETARDATION
Developing neurons don't just need the right genes to guide them as they grow, they need access
to the right genes at the right times
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100114225326.htm
21st January
ATTENTION DRUG DRIVES MEMORY RESEARCH, AUSTRALIA
Scientists have found a way to measure the attention span of a fly, which could lead to further
advances in the understanding of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism in humans.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/176627.php
22nd January
AMYGDALA ACTIVITY DURING EMOTION PROCESSING AIDS PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS
Research findings suggest that there are unique neural mechanisms mediating face–emotion
processing deficits in patients with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), bipolar
disorder, and severe mood dysregulation.
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http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/86131/Psychiatry/Amygdala_activity_during_emotion_processing_aids_psychiatric_diagnosis.html
O/C DISORDERS
19th January
COMPULSIVE DOGS YIELD CLUES TO HUMAN OCD, AUTISM
Repetitive flank-sucking in Dobermans and hand-washing in humans could share similar DNA,
researchers say
http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=635039
20th January
SCIENTISTS DISCOVER TEST TO DIAGNOSE STRESS DISORDER
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can be diagnosed by measuring magnetic fields in the
brain, research has shown
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-01/iop-psd011810.php
PSYCHOLOGY
18th January
SELF-CONTROL, AND LACK OF SELF-CONTROL, IS CONTAGIOUS
Before patting yourself on the back for resisting that cookie or kicking yourself for giving in to
temptation, look around.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100113172359.htm
21st January
THREE KEY FACTORS TO HELP CHILDREN AVOID SOCIAL REJECTION IDENTIFIED
Neurobehavioral researchers at Rush University Medical Center have found three key factors in a
child's behavior that can lead to social rejection
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/176645.php
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SCHIZOPHRENIA
18th January
A SYSTEMIC LOOK AT SCHIZOPHRENIA
Proteomic analysis of peripheral cells reveals aspects of psychiatric disorder
http://pubs.acs.org/cen/science/88/8803sci1.html
19th January
GENERALIZED COGNITIVE DEFICITS MOST SEVERE, ENDURING IN SCHIZOPHRENIA
Study findings suggest that generalized cognitive deficits are present early in the course of all
psychotic disorders, but are most severe and enduring in schizophrenia
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/86066/Psychiatry/Generalized_cognitive_deficits_most_severe,_enduring_in_schizophrenia.html
20th January
INCREASED AMYGDALA, HIPPOCAMPAL ACTIVATION IN SCHIZOPHRENIA PATIENTS
WITH HALLUCINATIONS
Researchers have found that schizophrenia patients with hallucinations have greater activation in
the amygdala and parahippocampal gyrus than patients without hallucinations and individuals
without schizophrenia.
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/86088/Psychiatry/Increased_amygdala,_hippocampal_activation_in_schizophrenia_patients_with_hallucinations.html
21st January
FUNCTIONAL IMPROVEMENT IN SCHIZOPHRENIA TREATMENT IS NOT DELAYED
Researchers have found that improvement in functional outcomes in response to antipsychotic
treatment is not delayed in schizophrenia patients relative to improvement in psychiatric
symptoms.
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/86117/Psychiatry/Functional_improvement_in_schizophrenia_treatment_is_not_delayed_.html
22nd January
MATERNAL ANTENATAL DEPRESSION INCREASES SCHIZOPHRENIA RISK IN
VULNERABLE OFFSPRING
Maternal depression during pregnancy may additionally increase the risk for schizophrenia in
offspring with a family history of psychosis,
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/86130/Psychiatry/Maternal_antenatal_depression_increases_schizophrenia_risk_in_vulnerable_offspring.html
SOCIAL WORK
21st January
TWO STUDIES EXPLORE THE CONSEQUENCES OF NOT REPORTING SEXUAL ABUSE
Half of sexual abuse survivors wait up to five years before disclosing they were victimized,
according to a collaborative study
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/176592.php
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NEW PUBLICATIONS
(Hot off the press not yet in your library)
Count me in 2009
http://www.cqc.org.uk/_db/_documents/Count_me_in_2009_(FINAL_tagged).pdf
Report on the prescribing of anti-psychotic drugs to people with dementia: time for action
http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/documents/digitalasset/dh_10830
2.pdf
Severe Depression
Roger S. McIntyre Oxford University Press: 26th Jan ISBN: 9780199570249 £5.99
Depression in Children
Bernice T. Naylor Nova Science: 1st Feb ISBN: 9781607414551 £102.50
CONFERENCES
(New additions are in green type)
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SERVICE USER INVOLVEMENT AND EMPOWERMENT IN MENTAL HEALTH:
9th February: London
http://www.rdlearning.org.uk/courseDetails.asp?ID=42231
WELL-BEING AND THE WHOLE CHILD: LEADING ACROSS THE CHILDREN’S WORKFORCE:
22nd – 23rd February: Birmingham
http://www.nationalcollege.org.uk/wellbeing-conference
DRUG AND ALCOHOL TREATMENT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE: 24th February: London
http://www.pavpub.com/pavpub/conferences/showfull.asp?Conference=883
GETTING AND KEEPING THE FUTURE WORKFORCE: THE SKILLS FOR CARE ANNUAL
CONFERENCE 2010 25th February: Birmingham
http://www.pavpub.com/pavpub/conferences/showfull.asp?Conference=885
RCN MENTAL HEALTH CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION: 3th – 6th March: Liverpool
http://www.rdlearning.org.uk/courseDetails.asp?ID=41906
RCN MENTAL HEALTH CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION: 5th – 6th March: Liverpool
http://www.rdlearning.org.uk/courseDetails.asp?ID=41906
CHT ANNUAL CONFERENCE: PSYCHOSIS AND SUBSTANCE MISUSE: 5th March: London
http://www.pavpub.com/pavpub/conferences/showfull.asp?Conference=893
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PERSONALISED TECHNOLOGY: MAKING IT WORK: 9th March: London
http://www.pavpub.com/pavpub/conferences/showfull.asp?Conference=895
BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR: FAMILIES, DRUGS AND ALCOHOL: INVOLVEMENT
OR SUPPORT?: 23rd March: London
http://www.pavpub.com/pavpub/conferences/showfull.asp?Conference=699
3RD NATIONAL CHILD AND ADOLESCENT ADDICTIONS: 25th – 26th March: London
http://www.mahealthcareevents.co.uk/cgi-bin/go.pl/conferences/detail.html?conference_uid=137
DRINKING THEIR LIVES AWAY? – CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND ALCOHOL: 26th
March: Glasgow
http://www.rdlearning.org.uk/courseDetails.asp?ID=47001
3RD NATIONAL CONFERENCE: ADDICTION AND THE LIVER: 10th – 11th June: London
http://www.mahealthcareevents.co.uk/cgi-bin/go.pl/conferences/detail.html?conference_uid=147
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back to CONTENTS LINKS
USEFUL WEBSITES
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”
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.”
InPsychiatry.com
“The website for psychiatry professionals”
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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
MINDING MATTERS
http://ephrumindingmatters.blogspot.com/
Essex Public Health Resourse Unit Library’s mental health blog
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.
Local Messages:
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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
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JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY & PSYCHIATRY
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/servlet/useragent?func=showIssues&code=jcpp
JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
http://www.ccspublishing.com/j_psych.htm
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http://www.haworthpress.com/store/Toc_views.asp?sid=PQDDG7NL7HPW9H98KR2J400MRKW
G65S9&TOCName=J079v32n02%5FTOC&desc=Volume%3A%2032%20Issue%3A%202
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.psychiatryjournal.co.uk/current
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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