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News from all corners of the world
Department of Health
Commissioning young peoples substance misuse services in secure estate 2011/12
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National News
6m funding boost for new family intervention projects The government has announced an extra 6m per year to fund the development of intensive family intervention programmes across 37 local authorities Half of councils failed to carry out 12-week consultations More than half of councils failed to comply with the government's recommended 12-week period for consultation in setting their adult social care budgets for 2011-12 Alcohol Sales In Scotland At An All-Time High, This Is Bad News For The NHS, Warns BMA Following reports by Health Scotland that alcohol sales in the country had reached an all-time high, surpassing England and Wales in volume sales, tough action to deal with the cost of alcohol in Scotland was called for yesterday by doctors leaders Adults' staff 'should use CAF in family mental health cases' Adults' social workers should be encouraged to use the common assessment framework (CAF) to improve support for families with adults who have mental health problems New study finds increased role for practice nurses in treating depression has mutual benefits Mind, in association with the Royal College of Nursing, releases new findings that show structured contact with practice nurses can help people with chronic and recurrent depression in their recovery Autism - management of autism in children and young people: scope consultation NICE have been asked to develop a clinical practice guideline on the management of autism in children and young people for use in the NHS in England, Wales and Northern Ireland Smoking cessation - mental health services: draft scope consultation NICE is developing public health guidance on Smoking cessation in secondary care - mental health services Boom in personal assistants drives adult sector growth A boom in the number of personal assistants swelled the size of the adult social care workforce
by 7% in a single year, figures have revealed today
International News
Partner Violence Impacts Mental Health Of Over Half-Million Californians Victims who suffer violence at the hands of a spouse, boyfriend or girlfriend, or other intimate partner aren't only brutalized physically; they also suffer disproportionately higher rates of mental health distress, according to a new policy brief from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research UTHealth Launches Study On New Depression Medication A new medication to treat major depressive disorder in patients who have not responded to other antidepressants is being studied in a Phase II clinical trial by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) Testing For 'Legal Marijuana,' 'Bath Salts' And Other Emerging Designer Drugs Scientists have reported development of much needed new tests to help cope with a wave of deaths, emergency room visits and other problems from a new genre of designer drugs sold legally in stores and online that mimic the effects of cocaine, ecstasy and marijuana Half of Americans Will Suffer From Mental Health Woes, CDC Says About half of Americans will experience some form of mental health problem at some point in their life, a new government report warns, and more must be done to help them FDA warns of allergy risk with Merck antipsychotic The Food and Drug Administration warned on Thursday that serious allergic reactions have been reported with the use of Merck & Co Inc's antipsychotic drug Saphris
World Suicide Prevention Day: September 10th

RESEARCH RESEARCH
School-Based Mental Health Screening For Teens Results In Connection To Care A new study involving nearly 2,500 high school students demonstrates the value of routine mental health screening in school to identify adolescents at-risk for mental illness, and to connect those adolescents with recommended follow-up care Yoga Is Put To The Test As A Modern Treatment For Psychiatric Disorders Yoga is commonly seen as a practice beneficial to body and mind. Increasingly, yoga is being taken a step further and applied as a form of complementary and alternative medicine in treating psychiatric disorders
Abortion and mental health: quantitative synthesis and analysis of research published 19952009 Given the methodological limitations of recently published qualitative reviews of abortion and mental health, a quantitative synthesis was deemed necessary to represent more accurately the published literature and to provide clarity to clinicians Advanced dental disease in people with severe mental illness: systematic review and meta-analysis Psychiatric patients have increased comorbid physical illness. There is less information concerning dental disease in this population in spite of risk factors including diet and psychotropic side-effects Child Marriage Tied to Higher Risk of Psychiatric Disorders Women who marry before 18 years have increased lifetime, 12-month rates of psychiatric disorders
Addictions
Substance abuse, alcoholism, Relationship between Personality Change and the Onset and Course of Alcohol Dependence in Young Adulthood The study examined the reciprocal effects between the onset and course of alcohol use disorder and normative changes in personality traits of behavioral disinhibition and negative emotionality during the transition between adolescence and young adulthood Treatment use and barriers among adolescents with prescription opioid use disorders This study examined national trends, patterns, correlates, and barriers to substance abuse treatment use by adolescents aged 12-17 years who met at least one of the past-year criteria for prescription opioid abuse or dependence
Anxiety Disorders
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Can Help Treat Patients With Dental Phobia According to a study a single session of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy could help individuals who suffer from severe dental phobia to overcome their anxieties A Child's Capacity To Form Friendships May Be Affected By Anxiety As children move toward adolescence, they rely increasingly on close relationships with peers The diagnostic value of clinical EEG in detecting abnormal synchronicity in panic disorder Electroencephalographic (EEG) findings repeatedly reported abnormal synchronous or even epileptiform discharges in panic disorder Changes in neuropsychological functioning following treatment for late-life generalised anxiety disorder Generalised anxiety disorder in older adults is associated with neuropsychological impairment
Dementia
Alzheimers
Common Irregular Heartbeat Raises Risk of Dementia, Study Finds The most common kind of chronically irregular heartbeat, known as atrial fibrillation, is associated with a greater risk of dementia, including Alzheimer's disease Correlation between cognitive functions and nitric oxide levels in patients with dementia Dementia is defined as a clinical syndrome characterized by acquired loss of cognitive and emotional abilities, severe enough to interfere with daily functioning and quality of life UBC Researchers Find A New Culprit In Alzheimer's Disease: Too Many Blood Vessels University of British Columbia scientists may have uncovered a new explanation for how Alzheimer's disease destroys the brain - a profusion of blood vessels
Depression
Bipolar disorders Treating Depression In Cardiac Patients Is A Key Step In Preventing Disability And Premature Death Researchers have demonstrated the benefits of the 8-week 'Beating Heart Problems' group programme in a randomised controlled trial Comparative efficacy and acceptability of antimanic drugs in acute mania: a multipletreatments meta-analysis Conventional meta-analyses have shown inconsistent results for efficacy of pharmacological treatments for acute mania Short telomere load linked to depressive episode number in BD II patients Patients with bipolar II disorder (BD II) have a significantly higher load of short telomeres than mentally healthy individuals Striatal and CMS activation, connectivity linked to depression in BD II Striatal and cortical midline structure activation and connectivity abnormalities are associated with depression in patients with bipolar II disorder Mice fed yoghurt 'less depressed' Bacteria found in yoghurt could stave off depression, according to the Daily Mail Response to psychosocial treatment in poststroke depression is associated with serotonin transporter polymorphisms The Living Well With Stroke study has demonstrated effectiveness of a brief psychosocial treatment in reducing depressive symptoms after stroke
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GDNF levels linked to mood state in bipolar disorder patients Circulating levels of the glial cell-line derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) are associated with mood state in patients with bipolar disorder Efficacy of agomelatine in major depressive disorder: meta-analysis and appraisal Agomelatine is the first approved antidepressant that mediates its activity through the melatoninergic pathway rather than the monoaminergic system
Dual Diagnosis
Affective disorders, anxiety disorders and the risk of alcohol dependence and misuse is unclear whether common affective disorders and anxiety disorders increase the risk of alcohol dependence and alcohol misuse Treatment of comorbid posttraumatic stress disorder and major depressive disorder: A pilot study The efficacy of a cognitivebehavioral treatment program for individuals with comorbid posttraumatic stress disorder and major depression was examined
Eating Disorders
Invisibility and insubstantiality in an anorexic adolescent: phenomenology and dynamics The author describes a sub-group of anorexic patients who present themselves clinically as invisible and insubstantial Cognitive interpersonal maintenance model of eating disorders: intervention for carers Carers of people with eating disorders report high levels of distress
Forensic Psychiatry
Contributors to traumatic exposure and posttraumatic stress disorder in juvenile justice youths This study considers demographic, offense, and disorder contributors to exposure and posttraumatic stress disorder in a large dataset of standardized psychiatric assessments resulting from nationwide collaborations with justice agencies Substance Use Disorders in Forensic Psychiatry: Differences Among Different Types of Offenders This is the first study that compared different types of offenders in forensic outpatient treatment regarding the prevalence of substance use disorders at the time of the offense
Learning Disabilities
An open label trial of donepezil for enhancement of rapid eye movement sleep in young children with autism spectrum disorders apid eye movement sleep is greatest in the developing brain, is driven by acetylcholine, and may represent a protected time for neuroplasticity Preschool Onset Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Course and Predictors of Stability over 24 Months The present study examined the course of ADHD over 24 months in a preschool population Utility of the electroencephalogram in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder An electroencephalogram has not been routinely utilized in the evaluation of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ADHD in Adults: Current Treatment Trends with Consideration of Abuse Potential of Medications A MEDLINE search was conducted to identify articles relating to functional impairments and treatment options for adults with ADHD, as well as the abuse potential of ADHD medications
Nursing Research
Exploring the role of CBT in mental health This article describes the therapy, explores its history and how it works, and explains who can provide CBT and where it can be practised Qualitative Exploration of Empowerment from the Perspective of Young People with Psychosis Evidence suggests that empowerment is central to improving the effectiveness and quality of mental health care
Obsessive Compulsive Disorders

The impact of obsessive beliefs on pharmacological treatment response in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder The present study examined whether obsessive beliefs change over time in the OCD patients receiving selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and the impact of obsessive beliefs in treatment response
The nature and correlates of avoidance in obsessive-compulsive disorder Avoidance in obsessive-compulsive disorder has been neglected by research
Occupational Therapy
The Down Syndrome Behavioral Phenotype: Implications for Practice and Research in Occupational Therapy Down syndrome is the most common chromosomal cause of intellectual disability. The genetic causes of DS are associated with characteristic outcomes, such as relative strengths in visualspatial skills and relative challenges in motor planning Using Service-Learning to Teach Mental Health and Research Skills This paper describes how an occupational therapy program used service-learning to integrate the learning objectives for mental health and research curriculum content
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Improving the Recognition and Treatment of Cancer-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Life-threatening illness has been identified as a stressor that can precipitate posttraumatic stress disorder The child behavior checklist PTSD scale: Screening for PTSD in young children with high exposure to trauma The objective of this study was to examine the validity of the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) subscale to screen for PTSD in children attending an inner-city early childhood mental health center
Psychology
Playing Highly Competitive Video Games May Lead To Aggressive Behavior While most research into video games and aggressive behavior has focused on violent games, competitiveness may be the main video game characteristic that influences aggression How Impulsiveness Is Controlled By The Brain How the brain controls impulsive behavior may be significantly different than psychologists have thought for the last 40 years Children's Social Goals Help Determine Their Response To Bullying Second and third graders who are bullied react in a variety of ways - from discussing the problem or striking back to seeking emotional support
Faster Progress Through Puberty Linked to Behavior Problems, Study Finds Children who go through puberty at a faster rate are more likely to act out and to suffer from anxiety and depression
Schizophrenia
Influencing factors and predictors of early improvement in the acute treatment of schizophrenia and schizophrenia spectrum disorder 370 patients suffering from a schizophrenia spectrum disorder were examined within a naturalistic multicenter study Neurometabolite levels linked to thought disorder in childhood-onset schizophrenia Neurometabolite concentrations in brain regions associated with language are correlated with thought disorder severity in young patients with childhood-onset schizophrenia Sleep-wake disturbances increased in schizophrenia patients with mostly positive symptoms Results from a Portuguese study suggest that schizophrenia patients with predominantly positive symptoms (SZP) have more disturbed sleep-wake cycles than those with predominantly negative symptoms Cross-national clinical and functional remission rates: Worldwide Schizophrenia Outpatient Health Outcomes (W-SOHO) study Evidence suggests that schizophrenia may have a better outcome for individuals living in lowand middle-income countries compared with affluent settings Tardive dyskinesia linked to decreased BDNF in schizophrenia patients Tardive dyskinesia is associated with reduced levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in patients with schizophrenia
Social Work
Trauma centrality and PTSD symptom severity in adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse Theorists have posited that regarding a trauma as central to one's identity leads to greater posttraumatic stress disorder symptom severity Educational paper : Detection of child abuse and neglect at the emergency room The emergency room (ER) represents the main system entry for crises-based health care visits. It is estimated that 2% to 10% of children visiting the ER are victims of child abuse and neglect
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Books, Conferences, Websites & Journal Tocs
NEW PUBLICATIONS
Books and reports hot of the press Click the title to connect to the website entry ProCEED: Report of a study of proactive care by practice nurses for people with depression and anxiety RCN & MIND Supporting people with depression and anxiety: A guide for practice nurses MIND Oxford Textbook of Community Mental Health Social Determinants & Mental Health Risk Assessment in People With Learning Disabilities: 2nd Revised edition The Ethical Treatment of Depression: Autonomy Through Psychotherapy Social Development: Relationships in Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence Alzheimer's Diagnosis Cognitive Deficit in Mental and Neurological Disorders Perspectives in Psychiatry Research International Handbook of Social Anxiety: Concepts, Research and Interventions Relating to the Self and Shyness
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National News International News

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Occupational Therapy Post Traumatic Stress Psychology Schizophrenia

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Commissioning young peoples substance misuse services in secure estate 2011/12

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by 7% in a single year, figures have revealed today

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World Suicide Prevention Day: September 10th

Obsessive Compulsive Disorders

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

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