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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
2nd February
MENTAL HEALTH EMPLOYMENT AND ACCOMMODATION SURVEY
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Lettersandcirculars/Dearcolleagueletters/DH_1
11803
29th January
SPECIAL NEEDS SCHOOL LABELLING SLAMMED
Schools are wrongly diagnosing thousands of children with special needs in an effort to boost
their league table scores, a Government adviser has suggested.
http://www.learningdisabilities.org.uk/information/news/?entryid17=34665
30th January
FREE SOCIAL CARE COSTS UNDERESTIMATED
The government has "significantly underestimated" the cost of delivering free social care, council
chiefs say.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8488219.stm
31st January
DOCTORS CALL FOR BAN ON ‘LEGAL HIGH’ AFTER WOMAN DIES
Doctors are calling for a ban on the latest “legal high” craze to sweep Scotland – the plant food
mephedrone
http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/doctors-call-for-ban-on-legal-high-after-woman-dies-
1.1002660
1st February
MENTAL HEALTH DISCRIMINATION IN PARLIAMENT 'UNTENABLE' SAYS GOVERNMENT
Outdated legislation that requires MPs who have been detained under the Mental Health Act to
stand down has been branded 'untenable' by the Government
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/177733.php
2nd February
PEERS DEFEAT MOVE TO DELAY FREE SOCIAL CARE PLAN
An attempt to delay a bid to provide free personal care at home for some 250,000 people in
England has failed.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8492473.stm
3rd February
DEMENTIA 'LOSING OUT' TO CANCER IN FUNDING STAKES
Dementia now costs the UK economy twice as much as cancer but gets a fraction of the funding
to find causes and cures, a report seen by the BBC shows
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8493248.stm
4th February
ATTENTION-DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER LINK TO GENIUS
Attention-deficit disorders may be the spark behind creative geniuses such as Byron, Picasso and
even Kurt Cobain, claims a psychiatrist.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8496955.stm
5th February
SOCIAL WORKERS' PRACTICE HELPS HALF RATE OF CHILD ABUSE DEATHS
40 per cent fall in rate of child abuse-related deaths
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/02/05/113740/social-workers-practice-helps-half-
rate-of-child-abuse-deaths.htm
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
31st January
CARING FOR THE CARERS OF THOSE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS, AUSTRALIA
The University of Queensland has joined a consortium trialling a new support program for families
caring for relatives with mental illness.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/177641.php
2nd February
SURVEY FINDS AMERICANS HESITANT TO SEEK MENTAL HEALTH FOR
CONFIDENTIALITY REASONS
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A survey has found that workers' fears about losing their status at work and about confidentiality
are the reasons American workers hesitate to seek treatment for mental health issues,
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/177847.php
RESEARCH
1st February
POOR MENTAL FUNCTIONING MAY PREDICT STROKE
Men who scored lowest on test also had worst outcomes, study reports
http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=635517
2nd February
FISH OIL SUPPLEMENTS 'BEAT PSYCHOTIC MENTAL ILLNESS'
Taking a daily fish oil capsule can stave off mental illness in those at highest risk, trial findings
suggest.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8490937.stm
5th February
ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION IN THE ACUTE MENTAL HEALTH WARD:
PERSPECTIVE OF NURSES AND PATIENTS
The administration of medication is an important therapeutic intervention. However, concerns
have been raised about the management of this procedure in the acute area
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/123234642/abstract
ADDICTIONS
29th January
"CLUB DRUG" ECSTASY RISKY FOR HEALTHY YOUTH
The so-called "club drug" ecstasy is more likely than other stimulants like speed or crystal meth to
kill young, healthy people who are not known as regular drug users,
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE60S2Y620100129
1st February
STUDY LINKS HORMONE TO ADDICTION, RISK-TAKING
People with high levels of the hormone dopamine in the brain, and low sensitivity to it, tend to be
greater risk takers and may be more prone to addictive behavior, drug abuse and gambling, a
study has found.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE6105RE20100201
2nd February
EXCITING NEW ACTIVITIES MAY HELP PREVENT RELAPSE IN COCAINE ADDICTION
The brain's innate interest in the new and different may help trump the power of addictive drugs,
according to research
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/177897.php
4th February
DocGuide TopAbstracts in Addictions
• Methadone Deaths: Risk Factors in Pain and Addicted Populations - (J Gen Intern Med)
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• Supervised Disulfiram in Relapse Prevention in Alcohol-Dependent Patients Suffering From Comorbid
Borderline Personality Disorder--A Case Series - (Alcohol Alcohol)
• Influence of smoking cessation after diagnosis of early stage lung cancer on prognosis: systematic review of
observational studies with meta-analysis - (BMJ)
• Substance misuse among older patients in psychiatric emergency service - (Gen Hosp Psychiatr)
• Methylphenidate : Therapy option for adults with ADHD and comorbid substance use disorder? -
(Nervenarzt)
ANXIETY
3rd February
DocGuide TopAbstracts in Anxiety
• Anxiety is a better predictor of platelet reactivity in coronary artery disease patients than depression - (Eur
Heart J)
• Emotional functioning in eating disorders: attentional bias, emotion recognition and emotion regulation -
(Psychol Med)
• Treatment strategies for obsessive-compulsive disorder - (Expert Opin Pharmacother)
• Anxiety disorders in older adults: a comprehensive review - (Depress Anxiety)
• Specific phobia: a review of DSM-IV specific phobia and preliminary recommendations for DSM-V -
(Depress Anxiety)
DEMENTIA
4th February
RIVASTIGMINE FOR THE TREATMENT OF DEMENTIA IN PATIENTS WITH PROGRESSIVE
SUPRANUCLEAR PALSY: CLINICAL OBSERVATIONS AS A BASIS FOR POWER
CALCULATIONS AND SAFETY ANALYSIS
Cognitive decline and dementia are present in about 50% of patients with progressive
supranuclear palsy (PSP).
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20129321?itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_
ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum&ordinalpos=12
TopAbstracts in Alzheimer’s
• Sertraline for the Treatment of Depression in Alzheimer Disease - (Am J Geriatr Pschiatry)
• Effects of donepezil, galantamine and rivastigmine in 938 italian patients with Alzheimer's disease: a
prospective, observational study - (CNS Drugs)
• Safety and tolerability of rivastigmine transdermal patch compared with rivastigmine capsules in patients
switched from donepezil: data from three clinical trials - (Int J Clin Pract)
• Spotlight on memantine in moderate to severe Alzheimer's disease - (Drugs Aging)
• Management of behavioral problems in Alzheimer's disease - (Int Psychogeriatr)
DEPRESSION
1st February
GENETIC VARIANTS IN DEPRESSED PEOPLE RAISE SUICIDE RISK
Certain mutations increase the likelihood nearly fivefold, study finds
http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=635522
2nd February
BRIGHT CHILDREN MORE LIKELY TO SUFFER BIPOLAR DISORDER
The brightest school children are also those most likely to suffer a serious mental illness as
adults, research has shown
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http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/information/news/?entryid17=76850
http://www.nhs.uk/news/2010/02February/Pages/child-genius-intelligence-bipolar-disorder.aspx
3rd February
'INTERNET ADDICTION' LINKED TO DEPRESSION, SAYS
There is a strong link between heavy internet use and depression, UK psychologists have said
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8493149.stm
• Antidepressant medication and executive dysfunction: a deleterious interaction in late-life depression - (Am J
Geriatr Pschiatry)
• Metabolomic Differences in Heart Failure Patients With and Without Major Depression - (J Geriatr
Psychiatry Neurol)
• Anxiety is a better predictor of platelet reactivity in coronary artery disease patients than depression - (Eur
Heart J)
• Pharmacotherapy of major depressive disorder in adolescents - (Expert Opin Pharmacother)
• Hippocampal volume changes in healthy subjects at risk of unipolar depression - (J Psychiatr Res)
4th February
EXCELLENT SCHOOL PERFORMANCE WARNS OF BIPOLAR DISORDER RISK
Students who gain higher than average grades at school are at increased risk for developing
bipolar disorder
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/86302/Psychiatry/Excellent_school_performance_warns_of_bipolar_disorder_risk.html
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5th February
CORTISOL LEVELS PERSISTENTLY ELEVATED IN OFFSPRING OF PARENTS WITH
BIPOLAR DISORDER
Children born to parents with bipiolar disorder appear to have increased cortisol levels that persist
over time, say researchers.
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/86311/Psychiatry/Cortisol_levels_persistently_elevated_in_offspring_of_parents_with_bipolar_disorder.html
DUAL DIAGNOSIS
2nd February
VERY HIGH PREVALENCE OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS IN BIPOLAR PATIENTS
Patients with bipolar disorder are three times more likely to experiment with illicit substances than
the general population, although excessive substance abuse does not impact the course of illness
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/86270/Psychiatry/Very_high_prevalence_of_substance_use_disorders_in_bipolar_patients.html
EATING DISORDERS
2nd February
PERCENT BODY FAT IS A RISK FACTOR FOR RELAPSE IN ANOREXIA NERVOSA: A
REPLICATION STUDY.
Lower percent adipose tissue after short-term weight normalization is associated with poor clinical
outcome in the year following inpatient treatment. These findings may be important in the
assessment of risk for relapse in patients with AN
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20127939?itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_
ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum&ordinalpos=4
LEARNING DISABILITIES
1st February
MSU RESEARCHER ADVOCATES NEW WAY TO TREAT AUTISM
Children with autism would likely receive better treatment if supporters of the two major teaching
methods stopped bickering over theory and focused on a combined approach,
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/177615.php
2nd February
LEAD EXPOSURE MAY CONTRIBUTE TO ADHD
Two studies report higher levels in kids with symptoms
http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=635563
3rd February
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MEALTIME A CHALLENGE FOR SOME WITH AUTISM
Those with the disorder prone to restrictive, obsessive eating habits
http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=635299
4th February
ALTERATIONS IN THE BRAIN'S REWARD SYSTEM RELATED TO ATTENTION-
DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER
Until now, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) was related to alterations in the brain
affecting attention and cognitive processes
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/178132.php
O/C DISORDERS
5th February
FAMILY FUNCTIONING IN PEDIATRIC TRICHOTILLOMANIA
Little is known about how pediatric trichotillomania , a clinically significant and functionally
impairing disorder, is impacted by, and impacts, family functioning
http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a917145326~db=all~jumptype=rss
5th February
DO ALL PSYCHOLOGICAL TREATMENTS REALLY WORK THE SAME IN POSTTRAUMATIC
STRESS DISORDER?
A recent meta-analysis concluded that all bona fide treatments are equally effective in
posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD
doi:10.1016/j.cpr.2009.12.001
PSYCHOLOGY
1st February
STUDY INVESTIGATES WHO IS MOST LIKELY TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS DURING A
PANDEMIC
A study that looked at how people behave during pandemics has identified key demographic and
psychological factors that may predict protective behaviours
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/177737.php
3rd February
VISUAL PROCESSING PLAYS ROLE IN BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDER
Brain area related to behavior also affects how patients see themselves, research finds
http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=635501
4th February
'ELEVATION' LEADS TO ALTRUISTIC BEHAVIOR
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The authors conclude that "by eliciting elevation, even brief exposure to other individuals'
prosocial behavior motivates altruism, thus potentially providing an avenue for increasing the
general level of prosociality in society."
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/178191.php
SCHIZOPHRENIA
2nd February
SCHIZOPHRENIA PATIENT CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM INVOLVEMENT HIGH
US study findings show that individuals with schizophrenia are more likely than the general
population to have encounters with the criminal justice system,
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/86271/Psychiatry/Schizophrenia_patient_criminal_justice_system_involvement_high.html
3rd February
HIGH PREVALENCE OF PHYSICAL INACTIVITY AMONG ADOLESCENTS WHO DEVELOP
PSYCHOSIS
Individuals at high risk for psychosis are significantly more likely to be physically inactive than
individuals of a similar age who do not develop psychosis,
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/86278/Psychiatry/High_prevalence_of_physical_inactivity_among_adolescents_who_develop_psychosis.html
4th February
DEATH FROM NATURAL CAUSES HIGH IN PATIENTS WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA
Patients with schizophrenia continue to have a mortality risk that is two to three times that of the
general population, findings from a 25-year mortality study
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/86303/Psychiatry/Death_from_natural_causes_high_in_patients_with_schizophrenia.html
5th February
SCHIZOPHRENIA RELAPSE IS COSTLY AND PREDICTS SUBSEQUENT RELAPSE
Researchers have found that relapse of schizophrenia is associated with substantial healthcare
costs and remains an important predictor of subsequent relapse.
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/86312/Psychiatry/Schizophrenia_relapse_is_costly_and_predicts_subsequent_relapse.html
SOCIAL WORK
5th February
YOUNG CHILDREN RETURNING HOME FROM CARE: THE BIRTH PARENTS' PERSPECTIVE
While a wide range of literature exists on the experiences of children in foster care or adoption,
much less is known about children who return home from care to their birth parents
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/123233736/abstract?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0
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WOMEN'S ABUSE OF THEIR CHILDREN IN THE CONTEXT ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE:
REFLECTION FROM WOMEN'S ACCOUNTS
This paper draws upon the findings of a study that looked at women's experiences of mothering in
the context of co-occurrence of domestic violence and child abuse
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/122599130/abstract
NEW PUBLICATIONS
(Hot off the press not yet in your library)
Dementia 2010: The economic burden of dementia and associated research funding in
the United Kingdom
Alzheimer’s Research Trust
http://www.dementia2010.org/reports/Dementia2010Full.pdf
Severe Depression
Roger S. McIntyre Oxford University Press: 11th Feb ISBN: 9780199570249 £5.99
From Madness to Mental Health: Psychiatric Disorder and Its Treatment in Western
Civilization
Greg Eghigian Rutgers University Press: 15th Feb ISBN: 9780813546650 £66.50
Intellectual Disability: Definition, Classification, and Systems of Supports: 11th Rev. Edn.
Robert L. Schalock American Association on Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities: 15th Feb
ISBN: 9781935304043 £65.95
CONFERENCES
(New additions are in green type)
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
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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
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
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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
DIGNITY AND CHOICE IN END OF LIFE CARE: THE ROLE OF SOCIAL WORKERS:
28th April: London
http://www.pavpub.com/pavpub/conferences/showfull.asp?Conference=900
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
SOCIAL HISTORY OF LEARNING DISABILITY CONFERENCE: 1st – 2nd July: Milton Keynes
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Link
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
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“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
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
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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
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http://content.karger.com/ProdukteDB/produkte.asp?Aktion=JournalCurrentIssue&ProduktNr=224
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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
http://jsw.sagepub.com/current.dtl
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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