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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
11th May
PROMOTING THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF LOOKED AFTER CHILDREN - REVISED
STATUTORY GUIDANCE
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/D
H_099046
13th May
NEW HEALTH TASKFORCE TO SPOT SIGNS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
A new taskforce of health professionals working together to spot early signs of violence and
abuse against women and girls
http://nds.coi.gov.uk/environment/fullDetail.asp?ReleaseID=401344&NewsAreaID=2&NavigatedF
romDepartment=False
NATIONAL NEWS
10th May
MEN 'SUFFERING RECESSION BLUES'
Men are struggling to cope with the emotional impact of the recession, a mental health charity has
warned
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8040699.stm
11th May
OPTIMISM FOR BIPOLAR DISORDER AND SCHIZOPHRENIA IF PSYCHIATRISTS ABANDON
19TH CENTURY DOGMA
Nineteenth century thinking about schizophrenia and bipolar disorder must be abandoned if
psychiatry is to progress, said a leading UK psychiatrist
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/149556.php
12th May
FRY URGES MEN TO OPEN UP ABOUT DEPRESSION
Actor and broadcaster Stephen Fry today urged men suffering from mental distress to seek help
and talk about their feelings as new research was published showing men are struggling with the
emotional impact of the recession.
http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/information/news/?entryid17=72431
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TASKFORCE REPORTS FRONTLINE SOCIAL WORKERS' CONFUSION OVER ROLE OF
GOVERNMENT BODIES
Social workers are confused about the role of government-funded social care agencies and are
frustrated with their lack of leadership
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/05/12/111530/social-work-task-force-workers-
frustrated-at-lack-of-leadership.html
13th May
ALZHEIMER'S SOCIETY BACKS 'CARING WITH CONFIDENCE', UK
Alzheimer's Society has welcomed the launch of 'Caring with Confidence', a new learning
programme that will deliver knowledge and skills to carers across England.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/149879.php
CARE QUALITY COMMISSION PUBLISHES REPORT ON THE NHS CARE OF BABY PETER
Robust improvements already made but more necessary
National review of NHS safeguarding of children underway
http://www.cqc.org.uk//newsandevents/pressreleases.cfm?cit_id=34876&FAArea1=customWidget
s.content_view_1&usecache=false
OLDER PEOPLE COULD HELP PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES FIND JOBS
Anne Williams, learning disabilities co-ordinator talks at Community Care LIVE
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/05/13/111554/learning-disabilities-route-into-
employment-spelt-out.html
14th May
SOCIAL WORKERS' TIME IS WASTED ON 'COMPLEX AND REPETITIVE' IT SYSTEM
The Integrated Children's System (ICS) has failed to reduce social workers' working hours,
according to a report from the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF).
http://www.cypnow.co.uk/news/ByDiscipline/Social-Care/login/905166/
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS
11th May
DUAL DIAGNOSIS LICENSING: THE NEXT WAVE OF COMPLETE MENTAL HEALTH AND
ADDICTION TREATMENT
At least half of the 2 million Americans with severe mental illness also abuse illicit drugs or
alcohol, compared to 15 percent of the general population
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/149564.php
13th May
AS WITH ADULTS, MOST DEPRESSED TEENS DON’T GET TREATMENT
US:A new government report released Wednesday shows that only about 39 percent of
depressed teenagers in the U.S. receive treatment.
http://psychcentral.com/news/2009/05/13/as-with-adults-most-depressed-teens-dont-get-
treatment/5892.html
RESEARCH
ADDICTIONS
8th May
IMPULSIVITY RAISES ALCOHOLISM RISK
Mouse study finds those that crave alcohol are more likely to choose quick rewards
http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=626281
12th May
DRINKING TO UP MOOD TIED TO ALCOHOLISM, DEPRESSION
People who drink to cope with the blues are more prone to becoming depressed and at greater
risk of alcohol dependence, a
http://uk.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUKTRE54B71820090512
13th May
AIDING PROBLEM DRINKERS IN THE PRIVACY OF THEIR OWN HOMES USING WEB-
BASED, SELF-HELP INTERVENTION
This study examined the real-world effectiveness of a 24/7 free-access, anonymous, interactive,
and Web-based self-help intervention called Drinking Less (DL)
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/149864.php
ANXIETY
12th May
BRAIN CHEMICAL MAY PLAY KEY ROLE IN ANXIETY
A chemical important for brain development may play a role in explaining why some people are
genetically predisposed to anxiety and could lead to new treatments
http://uk.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUKTRE54B6V620090512
TopAbstracts in Anxiety
DEMENTIA
10th May
BINGE DRINKING 'INCREASES RISK' OF DEMENTIA
Heavy drinking may be to blame for one in four cases of dementia
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/may/10/alcohol-intake-dementia-memory-loss
11th May
CHEMICAL CLUE TO DEMENTIA DECLINE
Scientists have pinpointed compounds in the spinal fluid which may give an early warning of how
fast patients with mild dementia will decline
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8039586.stm
12th May
EXPLORING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN DIABETES AND ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
Modern societies face the increasing burden of age-related diseases, in particular Alzheimer's
disease and type 2 diabetes. There is some evidence that the causes underlying both diseases
are linked
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/149750.php
14th May
NEW TOOL COULD PREDICT ALZHEIMER'S RISK
Research published describes a new tool which could help to predict a high risk of developing
Alzheimer's disease
http://news.netdoctor.co.uk/news_detail.php?id=19168802
DEPRESSION
8th May
BRAIN STIMULATION MAY EASE STUBBORN DEPRESSION
Targeted electrical stimulation of a particular region of the brain can lessen symptoms of major
depression that hasn't improved with other treatments
http://uk.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUKTRE5475A920090508
12th May
TEEN DEPRESSIVES ARE LESS EXPRESSIVE
Teenagers who don't express their emotions are more likely to suffer from depressive symptoms
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/149601.php
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BIPOLAR DISORDER WITH PERSECUTORY DELUSIONS SIMILAR TO SCHIZOPHRENIA
Bipolar disorder patients with persecutory delusions have similar prefrontal and temporal lobe
abnormalities to those of schizophrenia patients
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/82375/Psychiatry/Bipolar_disorder_with_persecutory_delusions_similar_to_schizophrenia.html
13th May
ANTIDEPRESSANT DRUG DEVELOPMENT IS SKEWED
New research finds one reason antidepressant medication treatments do not work as well in real
life as they do in clinical studies could be the limited type of study participants selected to test the
medications.
http://psychcentral.com/news/2009/05/13/antidepressant-drug-development-is-skewed/5871.html
TopAbstracts in Depression
• Combining Antidepressants: a Useful Strategy for Therapy Resistant Depression? - (Fortschr Neurol
Psychiatr)
• Orosomucoid influences the response to antidepressants in major depressive disorder - (J Psychopharmacol)
• The impact of treatment of depression on quality of life, disability and relapse in patients with Parkinson's
disease - (Movement Disord)
• Reduced affective symptoms during tobacco dependence treatment with varenicline - (Addiction)
• Identifying depression in epilepsy in a busy clinical setting is enhanced with systematic screening - (Seizure)
14th May
BRAIN ACTIVITY DETERMINES RISK OR RESILIENCE IN BIPOLAR DISORDER
Researchers in the UK have identified differences in brain activity and structure that may explain
why some people at high risk for bipolar disorder remain mentally healthy while others develop
the mood condition
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/82418/Psychiatry/Brain_activity_determines_risk_or_resilience_in_bipolar_disorder.html
DUAL DIAGNOSIS
11th May
SELF-REPORTED REASONS FOR SUBSTANCE USE IN SCHIZOPHRENIA: A Q
METHODOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION
Large numbers of people with a diagnosis of schizophrenia use drugs and alcohol, resulting in
poorer symptomatic and functional outcomes for many.
http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a907736144~db=all~order=page
12th May
THE RELATIONSHIP OF BULIMIA AND ANOREXIA NERVOSA WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER
AND ITS TEMPERAMENTAL FOUNDATIONS.
Earlier studies have suggested a relationship between bipolar disorder and eating disorders, more
specifically, bulimia nervosa and bipolar II disorder.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19007998?ordinalpos=5&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pub
med.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
LEARNING DISABILITIES
11th May
DISRUPTED UBE3A GENE CAUSES ANGELMAN SYNDROME
A disrupted gene triggers severe mental retardation known as the Angelman Syndrome,
according to a new study
http://www.rxpgnews.com/learning-disabilities-mental-retardation/Disrupted-gene-causes-severe-
mental-retardation_168138.shtml
13th May
CHILDHOOD ADHD IMPACTS ON CLINICAL COURSE OF BIPOLAR DISORDER
A childhood history of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has a significant impact on
the course of bipolar disorder, regardless of whether ADHD symptoms persist in to adulthood
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/82393/Psychiatry/Childhood_ADHD_impacts_on_clinical_course_of_bipolar_disorder.html
O/C DISORDERS
12th May
SYMPTOM DIMENSIONS AND SUBTYPES OF OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER: A
DEVELOPMENTAL PERSPECTIVE.
In the absence of definitive etiological markers for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD%
obsessive-compulsive (OC) symptom dimensions may offer a fruitful point of orientation
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19432385?ordinalpos=3&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pub
med.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
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POST TRAUMATIC STRESS
11th May
DEFAULT MODE NETWORK CONNECTIVITY AS A PREDICTOR OF POST-TRAUMATIC
STRESS DISORDER SYMPTOM SEVERITY IN ACUTELY TRAUMATIZED SUBJECTS.
The goal of this study was to investigate the relationship between default mode network
connectivity and the severity of PTSD symptoms in a sample of acutely traumatized subjects
http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/ebm/record/19426163/abstract/Default_mode_network_connectivity_as_a_p
redictor_of_post_traumatic_stress_disorder_symptom_severity_in_acutely_traumatized_subjects_
PSYCHOLOGY
12th May
STUDY AIMS TO HELP PRESCHOOL AGE CHILDREN OF PARENTS WITH DRINKING
PROBLEMS
Children who grow up with a parent with a drinking problem have been shown to suffer from
depression
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/149633.php
13th May
THE SECRET TO BUILDING CHILDREN'S SOCIAL SKILLS
The way that mothers talk to their children when they are young has a lasting effect on children's
social skills,
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/149818.php
SCHIZOPHRENIA
12th May
HERITABLE CORTICAL THICKNESS REDUCTIONS SEEN IN SCHIZOPHRENIA PATIENTS
Schizophrenia patients have heritable reductions in cortical thickness distributed widely
throughout the brain, although such changes are not observed in unaffected siblings
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/82376/Psychiatry/Heritable_cortical_thickness_reductions_seen_in_schizophrenia_patients.html
13th May
FES PATIENTS HAVE DECREASED DMFC VOLUME DESPITE POSITIVE LINK TO DELUSION
SEVERITY
Study results suggest that first-episode schizophrenia patients have volumetric reductions of the
dorso-medial frontal cortex , even in the presence of a positive correlation between DMFC volume
and delusion severity.
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/82392/Psychiatry/FES_patients_have_decreased_DMFC_volume_despite_positive_link_to_delusion_severity.html
14th May
NO OBSERVABLE BRAIN CHANGES IN UHR ADOLESCENTS
Contrary to expectations, young adolescents at ultra high risk for psychosis (UHR) do not have
gross neuroanatomical changes
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/82419/Psychiatry/No_observable_brain_changes_in_UHR_adolescents.html
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SOCIAL WORK
11th May
AN ANTI-STIGMA APPROACH TO WORKING WITH PERSONS WITH SEVERE MENTAL
DISABILITY: SEEKING REAL CHANGE THROUGH NARRATIVE CHANGE
Self-stigma is the process whereby individuals expect to be discriminated against by society and
in turn hold prejudicial beliefs about themselves
http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a909175157~db=all~order=page
NEW PUBLICATIONS
(Hot off the press not yet in your library)
How Social Workers Spend Their Time - An Analysis of the Keof the Key Issues that Impact on
Practice pre- and post Implementation of the Integrated Children's System y Issues that Impact on
Practice pre- and post Implementation of the Integrated Children's System
http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/research/data/uploadfiles/DCSF-RR087(R).pdf
CONFERENCES
(New additions are in green type)
VALUING PEOPLE - HAVING YOUR OWN HOME: DELIVERING THE GOVERNMENT AIMS
FOR PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITES: 5th June: London
http://www.pavpub.com/pavpub/conferences/showfull.asp?Conference=834
PSYCHOANALYTIC PSYCHOTHERAPY NOW: 6th – 7th June: London
http://www.psychoanalytic-council.org/main/index.php?page=14119
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
http://www.mahealthcareevents.co.uk/cgi-bin/go.pl/conferences/detail.html?conference_uid=83
9TH IAFMHS ANNUAL CONGRESS: FACING THE FUTURE: FORENSIC MENTAL HEALTH
SERVICES IN CHANGE: 24th -26th June: Edinburgh
http://www.iafmhs.org/iafmhs.asp
WOMENS LONG TERM MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH: 16th July: London
http://www.pavpub.com/pavpub/conferences/showfull.asp?Conference=849
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
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
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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.”
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.
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
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http://www.pavpub.com/pavpub/journals/aimhld/index.asp
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
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
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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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