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News from all corners of the world

Department of Health

Paul Burstow next steps for social care reform Social Care bulletin: December 2011, issue 19 Children and Young Peoples Mental Health recent developments Adult Autism Strategy: next steps in the national self assessment framework exercise

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Regional News

Norfolk and Suffolk charity raises awareness of gaming addiction A charity is warning that addiction to playing computer games is set to become a major issue after its new research showed huge numbers of 10 to 16-year-olds in Norfolk would be lost without them Dementia plea to East Anglian families Families in East Anglia are being reminded of the signs of dementia and the importance of early diagnosis at a time of year when they are likely to see elderly relatives.

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National News

One in four employers actively encourage mental health discussions Many workers suffering mental health issues are afraid to discuss them with their employer, research has revealed

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Cross-party inquiry launched into dementia diagnosis An inquiry is being launched by MPs and peers to investigate dementia diagnosis rates in the UK Community Care's predictions for social care in 2012 Here are some of Community Care's predictions for the social care sector in 2012 Top five victories against social care cuts of 2011 2011 was the year in which the cuts to social care and related services really started to bite Can we be aspirational about quality standards for mental health when resources are so tight? Last week, NICE published guidance that aims to provide adult users of mental health services with the best possible experience of care from the NHS Assessment process for adopters to be reformed The assessment process for prospective adopters is to be overhauled, the Government announced today. Children's Minister Tim Loughton has asked a group of experts to draw up a new process to recruit, train and assess people as adoptive parents Mind responds to latest talking therapy figures Mind today responded to the latest performance figures from the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) scheme, which aims to enable more people who are experiencing mental distress to access talking treatments like Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Homeless people die 30 years younger, study suggests Homeless people in England die 30 years younger than the national average, research has suggested

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International News

Drug Overdoses Kill More Americans Than Car Accidents: CDC Almost half of drug poisonings are now from abuse of prescription painkillers, researchers note

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RESEARCH RESEARCH

Effect of Preventive Interventions in Mentally Ill Parents on the Mental Health of the Offspring: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Mental illness in parents affects the mental health of their children. A systematic review and a meta-analysis of the effectiveness of interventions to prevent mental disorders or psychological symptoms in the offspring were performed Patient characteristics and symptoms associated with perceived coercion during hospital treatment Large numbers of psychiatric patients either are involuntarily admitted to hospital treatment or feel coerced despite a legally voluntary admission Personality disorders: review and clinical application in daily practice Personality disorders have been documented in approximately 9 percent of the general U.S. population Routine structured risk assessments reduce ward aggression, seclusion Regular use of short-term structured risk assessments reduces the number of aggression incidents and the use of restraint and seclusion in psychiatric wards, show study findings

Addictions
Substance abuse, alcoholism, Brief strategic family therapy versus treatment as usual: Results of a multisite randomized trial for substance using adolescents To determine the effectiveness of brief strategic family therapy; an evidence-based family therapy compared to treatment as usual as provided in community-based adolescent outpatient drug abuse programs

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Topiramate for the treatment of methamphetamine addiction: a multi-center placebocontrolled trial Topiramate has shown efficacy at facilitating abstinence from alcohol and cocaine abuse. This double-blind, placebo-controlled outpatient trial tested topiramate for treating methamphetamine addiction Tobacco and marijuana use among adolescents and young adults: A systematic review of their co-use Tobacco and marijuana are the most widely used drugs among adolescents and young adults. The literature on their co-use, however, has not been systematically reviewed Predictors of Repeated Emergency Department Visits among Persons Treated for Addiction To determine whether frequent emergency department (ED) users who enter specialized treatment programs for alcohol and/or drug problems have any characteristics that predict their future ED use

Anxiety Disorders

Remission After Acute Treatment in Children and Adolescents With Anxiety Disorders: Findings From the CAMS To report on remission rates in anxious youth who participated in the Child/Adolescent Anxiety Multimodal Study Attention Bias Modification Treatment for Pediatric Anxiety Disorders: A Randomized Controlled Trial While attention bias modification is a promising novel treatment for anxiety disorders, clinical trial data remain restricted to adults Social anxiety and eating disorder comorbidity: The role of negative social evaluation fears Social anxiety and eating disorders are highly comorbid

Dementia
Alzheimers Long-term progression of Alzheimers disease in patients under antidementia drugs Patients with Alzheimers disease, even in the presence of symptomatic relief from medical intervention, face a persistent worsening of cognitive decline and performance in activities of daily living Predictors of suicide in patients with dementia Assessing predictors of suicide and means of completion in patients with dementia may aid the development of interventions to reduce risk of suicide among the growing population of individuals with dementia

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Circadian activity rhythms and risk of incident dementia and mild cognitive impairment in older women Previous cross-sectional studies have observed alterations in activity rhythms in dementia patients but the direction of causation is unclear Early and Presenting Symptoms of Dementia with Lewy Bodies Patients with mild dementia fulfilling diagnostic criteria for DLB and Alzheimer's disease were recruited from outpatient dementia clinics in western Norway Long term incidence of dementia, predictors of mortality and pathological diagnosis in older stroke survivors Greater understanding of the risk factors and mechanisms of incident dementia in stroke survivors is needed for prevention and management Alzheimer's - Experimental Drug May Stop Progression According to findings in a study published in PLoS One, a new drug candidate may be the first drug that is capable of halting the devastating mental decline of Alzheimer's disease Early Alzheimer's Disease - Brain's Cortex Size May Predict Risk People with no Alzheimer's disease signs whose brain cortex regions are smaller than normal probably have a higher risk of developing early symptoms of the disease

Depression
Bipolar disorders Blood Test Might Predict How Well a Depressed Patient Responds to Antidepressants Loyola University Medical Center researchers are reporting what could become the first reliable method to predict whether an antidepressant will work on a depressed patient Antiepileptic Drugs for Bipolar Disorder and the Risk of Suicidal Behavior: A 30-Year Observational Study In 2009 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a warning regarding suicidality and antiepileptic drugs based on meta-analyses of 199 randomized trials (over 43,000 subjects with different illnesses) of 11 antiepileptics Seeking help for depression from family and friends: A qualitative analysis of perceived advantages and disadvantages People with depression often seek help from family and friends and public health campaigns frequently encourage such help seeking behaviours Memantine for late-life depression and apathy after a disabling medical event: a 12-week, double-blind placebo-controlled pilot study Preclinical data suggests that memantine, a noncompetitive glutamate N-methyl- D-aspartatereceptor blocker used for the treatment of moderate to severe Alzheimer's disease, could reduce depressive and amotivated behavior occurring in the context of psychosocial stress Double discharge HDR algorithm identifies DSM-IV-TR bipolar disorder Study findings suggest that identification of DSM-IV-TR bipolar disorder for use in epidemiologic research is possible using a hospital discharge register (HDR)-based algorithm employing two discharge diagnoses of bipolar disorder

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Major depressive disorder: new clinical, neurobiological, and treatment perspectives In this Seminar we discuss developments from the past 5 years in the diagnosis, neurobiology, and treatment of major depressive disorder Last affective episode predicts future learning response in BD patients Study findings suggest that in patients with bipolar disorder, the quality of the last affective episode influences the learning response to positive or negative feedback Rare Deletions Or Duplications Of DNA Tied To Bipolar Disorder New research led by University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, finds that rare copy number variants where sections of DNA are either duplicated or missing Binge Eating And Depression Often Linked In Teenage Girls After carrying out a US-wide study, researchers report that depressed adolescent girls are two times more likely to begin binge eating as girls who are not depressed Major Depression Requires Several Treatment Steps For Remission During a 12-month period, 7% of all adults are affected by major depressive disorder, and approximately 1 in 6 individuals is affected by this major public health problem during his/her lifetime Childhood Depression - Group Programs Effective For Prevention A systematic review reveals that psychological programs designed to prevent depression in children and teenagers can be helpful; the protective effects can last for up to a year Bipolar I disorder disease progression chaotic, not progressive Patients with bipolar I disorder show disease progression that is random or even "chaotic," suggest findings from a 6-year study that contradict research supporting a predominant, progressive worsening of illness course

Dual Diagnosis

Treatment of Co-Occurring Substance Abuse and Suicidality Among Adolescents: A Randomized Trial This study tested a cognitivebehavioral treatment protocol for adolescents with a co-occurring alcohol or other drug use disorder and suicidality in a randomized clinical trial

Eating Disorders

Weight Suppression Predicts Time to Remission From Bulimia Nervosa investigate whether, at study entry, (a) weight suppression (WS), the difference between highest past adult weight and current weight, prospectively predicts time to first full remission from bulimia nervosa (BN) over a follow-up period of 8 years, and (b) weight change over time mediates the relationship between WS and time to first full remission

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A Body Image and Disordered Eating Intervention for Women in Midlife: A Randomized Controlled Trial This study examined the outcome of a body image and disordered eating intervention for midlife women The Eating Disorder Inventory-2 Perfectionism scale: Factor structure and associations with dietary restraint and weight and shape concern in eating disorders The Eating Disorder Inventory-2 Perfectionism subscale (EDI-P) was originally construed as a unidimensional measure of perfectionism Social anxiety and eating disorder comorbidity: The role of negative social evaluation fears Social anxiety and eating disorders are highly comorbid Addictive personality and maladaptive eating behaviors in adults seeking bariatric surgery This study examined the relationship between addictive personality and maladaptive eating behaviors in bariatric surgery candidates Moderators of weight gain in the early stages of outpatient cognitive behavioral therapy for adults with anorexia nervosa Treatments for anorexia nervosa have relatively low levels of effectiveness. This prospective study examines the impact of patients' characteristics on their early responses to cognitive behavioral therapy for anorexia nervosa

Forensic Psychiatry

Understanding desisting and persisting forms of delinquency: the unique contributions of disruptive behavior disorders and interpersonal callousness While associations between conduct disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and interpersonal callousness symptoms and delinquency onset are well established, less is known about whether these characteristics differentiate desisting and persisting delinquency Emotion regulation in incarcerated young offenders with psychopathic traits Core features of psychopathic personality in adults are shallow affectivity and generally low levels of emotional distress

Learning Disabilities

Co-occurring weight problems among children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder: the role of executive functioning To explore the link between pediatric obesity and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder by examining whether executive functioning and medication status are associated with body mass index and weight status in children with ADHD

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The Role of Family Experiences and ADHD in the Early Development of Oppositional Defiant Disorder The present study examined the role of family experiences in the early development and maintenance of oppositional defiant disorder symptoms in preschool-age children with behavior problems Daily Health Symptoms of Mothers of Adolescents and Adults with Fragile X Syndrome and Mothers of Adolescents and Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder Health symptoms of mothers of adolescents and adults with fragile X syndrome were compared to a nationally-representative sample of mothers of similarly-aged children without disabilities as well as to a sample of mothers of adolescents and adults with autism spectrum disorders Social Support and Well-being at Mid-Life Among Mothers of Adolescents and Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders The present study investigated the impact of social support on the psychological well-being of mothers of adolescents and adults with ASD Meta-Analysis of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder or AttentionDeficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms, Restriction Diet, and Synthetic Food Color Additives The role of diet and of food colors in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorde or its symptoms warrants updated quantitative meta-analysis, in light of recent divergent policy in Europe and the United States

Nursing Research

Pro re nata use in a psychiatric intensive care unit Pro re nata (PRN) or as required medication is a regular part of mental health nursing practice. This retrospective study accessed data recorded for all PRN being given to patients within an eight-bed psychiatric intensive care unit Psychometric properties of the Quality in Psychiatric Care Outpatient (QPCOP) instrument The purpose of the present study was to test the psychometric properties and dimensionality of the Quality in Psychiatric Care Outpatient (QPCOP) instrument, in order to determine whether the model of QPC that is applicable to the inpatient clinic is also applicable to the outpatient clinic, and to briefly describe the patients' perceptions of quality of psychiatric outpatient care

Obsessive Compulsive Disorders

Rare Copy Number Variants in Tourette Syndrome Disrupt Genes in Histaminergic Pathways and Overlap with Autism Studies of copy number variation have characterized loci and molecular pathways in a range of neuropsychiatric conditions

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Variation in the BDNF Val66Met polymorphism and response to cognitive-behavior therapy in obsessive-compulsive disorder Recent research suggests that the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) may play a role in extinction learning

Occupational Therapy

Outcomes of a Multi-Component Physical Activity Program for Sedentary, CommunityDwelling, Older Adults This single-group repeated-measures pilot study evaluated the effects of a 10-week, multicomponent, best practice, exercise program on physical activity

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Family Structure and Posttraumatic Stress Reactions: A Longitudinal Study Using Multilevel Analyses There is limited research on the relevance of family structures to the development and maintenance of posttraumatic stress following disasters Remission from post-traumatic stress disorder in the general population Few studies have focused on post-traumatic stress disorder remission in the population, none have modelled remission beyond age 54 years and none have explored in detail the correlates of remission from PTSD

Psychology

Good Things Dont Come Easy (to Mind) Recently, the general phenomenon of a positive-negative-asymmetry was extended to judgments of truth Medicating Patients in Psychoanalytic Therapy: Implications for Introjection, Transference, and Countertransference If a patient comes for psychotherapy or psychoanalysis, why medicate him with psychotropic drugs? The answers to this question are explored and addressed from several points of view School Absenteeism Linked to Mental Health Problems School absenteeism may be reciprocally associated with psychopathology during childhood and adolescence

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Prejudice Comes from a Basic Human Need and Way of Thinking, New Research Suggests Where does prejudice come from? Not from ideology, say the authors of a new paper

Schizophrenia

Metabolic syndrome in antipsychotic nave patients diagnosed with schizophrenia The article aims to study the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and subthreshold MS in antipsychotic nave patients with schizophrenia Sustaining Full Recovery in Schizophrenia after 15 Years: Does Resilience Matter? The main purpose of this study was to follow up a group of persons who, fifteen years ago were considered to be fully recovered from schizophrenia, in order to examine how many have sustained their recovery and to investigate the role of resilience in recovery Monitoring Metabolic Side Effects when Initiating Treatment with Second-Generation Antipsychotic Medication Published guidelines recommend metabolic monitoring for patients prescribed secondgeneration antipsychotic (SGA) medications Low peak oxygen uptake, high CVD risk among men with schizophrenia Men with schizophrenia have a significantly lower peak oxygen uptake (VO2peak) than the general population and may be at higher risk for developing cardiovascular disease (CVD), suggest study findings Heavy smoking linked to increased risk for suicide in schizophrenia Patients with schizophrenia who smoke heavily have a higher risk for suicide than those who do not smoke, suggest study findings

Social Work

Solution-focused therapy in an Emergency Room setting: Increasing hope in persons presenting with suicidal ideation One-third or more of persons presenting to Emergency Rooms/Accident and Emergency departments in psychiatric emergencies report experiencing suicidal ideations Working with Trafficked Children and Young People: Complexities in Practice This article argues for a review of children's services responses to trafficked children. It draws on findings from research funded by the National Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Children
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NEW PUBLICATIONS
Books and reports hot of the press Click the title to connect to the website entry Schizophrenia is a Misdiagnosis: 2012 Suicide Risk Management: A Manual fof Health Professionals: 2nd Revised edition Dyslexia & Mental Health: Investigations from Differing Perspectives Recovery & Resilience of Persons With Mental Problems: Conceptual Interpretation & Interaction Social Determinants & Mental Health The Social Work Experience: An Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare: 6th Revised edition Treating Adolescent Substance Abuse Using Family Behavior Therapy: A Step-by-Step Approach The Ethical Treatment of Depression: Autonomy Through Psychotherapy

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