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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH NEWS NATIONAL NEWS

INTERNATIONAL NEWS
RESEARCH
ADDICTIONS ANXIETY DEMENTIA
DEPRESSION DUAL DIAGNOSIS EATING DISORDERS
LEARNING DISABILITIES O/C DISORDERS POST TRAUMATIC STRESS
PSYCHOLOGY SCHIZOPHRENIA SOCIAL WORK
NEW PUBLICATIONS CONFERENCES
USEFUL WEBSITES JOURNALS TOC PAGES

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH NEWS
3rd February
NATIONAL DEMENTIA STRATEGY
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/SocialCare/Deliveringadultsocialcare/Olderpeople/NationalDementiaStrat
egy/index.htm
5th February
INDEPENDENT ADVOCACY QUALIFICATION
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/SocialCare/Deliveringadultsocialcare/Advocacy/index.htm
6th February
COMMISSIONING IAPT FOR THE WHOLE COMMUNITY: IMPROVING ACCESS TO
PSYCHOLOGICAL THERAPIES
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/DH_090011
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NATIONAL NEWS
3rd February
TOO LONG IN FRONT OF TV OR COMPUTER 'CAN MAKE CHILDREN MENTALLY ILL'
WATCHING too much television and spending hours on the internet can make children mentally
ill and depressed, according to two reports yesterday.
http://news.scotsman.com/health/Too-long-in-front-of.4938907.jp
http://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/all_about_us/how_we_do_it/the_good_childhood_inquiry/repor
t_summaries/13959.html
UK CHARITIES LAUNCH NEW SELF-HARM WEB SITE

A number of UK charities have joined forces to launch a web site about self-harm
http://mentalhealthupdate.blogspot.com/2009/02/uk-charities-launch-new-self-harm-web.html
MP MEETS PEOPLE WITH AUTISM AT FLAGSHIP CENTRE

Tony McNulty MP today met adults with autism during a visit to the National Autistic Society's
flagship centre in West London.
http://www.learningdisabilities.org.uk/information/news/?EntryId17=32036
CAMERA THAT TALKS TO PATIENTS COULD HELP LIGHTEN DEMENTIA BURDEN

A computerised device which interacts with and talks to patients could help dementia sufferers
become less dependent on their carers.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1134442/Camera-talks-patients-help-lighten-dementia-
burden.html
4th February
'TOO MANY' MENTALLY ILL IN JAILS
Thousands of people with mental health problems are ending up in jail rather than receiving
treatment, the Prison Reform Trust has said.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7867398.stm
FIGHTING DEMENTIA - WITH TECHNOLOGY AND CHICKENS

A dementia care pioneer is using technology and chickens to fight and delay the onset of the
condition amongst a small community in Southport.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/137766.php
COMMISSIONING IS CRUCIAL IF DEMENTIA STRATEGY IS TO DELIVER

Tackling poor commissioning practice is the key message for dignified and safe dementia care,
according to the homecare sector's professional association, UKHCA, on publication of the
National Dementia Strategy today.
SOCIAL WORK FACES RECRUITMENT CRISIS AFTER BABY P CASE, TORIES SAY
Around one in seven social work jobs is empty because of a "recruitment crisis" that threatens
vulnerable children, the Conservatives have said.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/baby-p/4444582/Social-work-faces-recruitment-crisis-
after-Baby-P-case-Tories-say.html
4th February
USERS WITH ACUTE NEEDS POSE PERSONALISATION CHALLENGE FOR COUNCILS
PERSONALISATION LEAD JEFF JEROME DEFENDS COUNCILS' RECORD AFTER CRITICAL
CSCI ANALYSIS
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/02/05/110599/users-with-acute-needs-pose-
personalisation-challenge-for-councils.html
GSCC ANNOUNCES REVIEW OF SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION POWERS

The GSCC announced that it is reviewing its powers to inspect social work degree courses as
part of a number of steps aimed at strengthening the education and training for social workers
http://www.gscc.org.uk/News+and+events/Media+releases/News_04Feb_09.htm
SAINSBURY CENTRE WELCOMES NEW REPORT ON MENTAL HEALTH IN PRISONS
It is now well-known that imprisoning people with severe mental health problems benefits no one
and puts many at risk of getting far worse,"
http://www.scmh.org.uk/news/2009_welcome_PRT_report.aspx
5th February
DEMENTIA STRATEGY MISSES THE IMPORTANCE OF SIGHT LOSS
Thomas Pocklington Trust is disappointed that the National Dementia Strategy contains no
mention of sight loss
MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION'S RECOVERY IN ACTION REPORT

The Mental Health Foundation has called for a culture change within the mental health system to
help service users manage their own conditions and achieve greater independence
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/02/05/110621/mhf-calls-for-culture-shift-to-help-
users-manage-own-conditions.html
6th February
7 YEAR-OLD BOY IS YOUNGEST CASE OF SUICIDE ATTEMPT
A new medical report calls for caution following the recent case of a boy who tried to hang himself
after watching a hanging depicted in a fictional film.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
4th February
METHAMPHETAMINE USE COSTS U.S. $23 BILLION A YEAR
Methamphetamine use costs the United States about $23.4 billion a year considering lost lives
and productivity, drug treatment, law enforcement expenses and other factors, says a report
http://uk.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUKTRE5130ZQ20090204
ELECTRONIC RECORD SYSTEMS CAN IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN IN
FOSTER CARE
The Children's Partnership has released Improving Health Outcomes for Children in Foster Care:
The Role of Electronic Record Systems, an Issue Brief that describes how Electronic Record
Systems (ERSs) can benefit children in foster care and the systems that serve them.
HARSH REALITY FOR MANY PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS IS A LIFE OF LONELINESS
A new study by SANE Australia reveals people affected by mental illness pay a high price when it
comes to relationships and social contact
6th February
LENETIX LAUNCHES SCREENING STUDY OF NEW DOWN SYNDROME TEST
Lenetix, Inc. announced the launch of an Institutional Review Board (IRB)-approved screening
study of an improved first and second trimester non-invasive fetal diagnostic test to detect Down
syndrome
3rd February
MENTAL ILLNESS BY ITSELF DOES NOT PREDICT FUTURE VIOLENT BEHAVIOR
People with mental illness alone are no more likely than anyone else to commit acts of violence
RECIDIVISM RATES INCREASED IN PRISONERS WITH MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS

Prisoners with mental health disorders, particularly those with bipolar disorder, are more likely to
re-offend than their mentally healthy counterparts,
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/80551/Psychiatry/Recidivism_rates_increased_in_prisoners_with_mental_health_disorders.html
ADDICTIONS
3rd February
HEAVY MARIJUANA USE MAY DAMAGE DEVELOPING BRAIN IN TEENS, YOUNG ADULTS
Adolescents and young adults who are heavy users of marijuana are more likely than non-users
to have disrupted brain development, according to a new study
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090202175105.htm
INTERVENTION METHOD REDUCES BINGE DRINKING

Brief but personal intervention reduces drinking among risky college drinkers
PROSTITUTION AND DRUG ABUSE

The link between prostitution and drugs is well-documented. However, not much is known about
how prostitutes fare when they receive drug treatment and whether such treatment stops them
being involved in the sex trade
http://mentalhealthupdate.blogspot.com/2009/02/prostitution-and-drug-abuse.html
TRUANCY AND MARIJUANA USE

The study found that truancy was a significant predictor of cannabis use and that this link was
particularly strong in early adolescence
http://mentalhealthupdate.blogspot.com/2009/02/truancy-and-marijuana-use.html
5th February
GENE'S ROLE IN SEVERITY OF DRINKING REVEALED: FINDINGS COULD LEAD TO MORE
PERSONALIZED ALCOHOL TREATMENT METHODS
New research from the University of Virginia Health System could help explain why some
alcoholics are more severe drinkers than others
TopAbstracts in Addictions
• Dopamine dysregulation syndrome: an overview of its epidemiology, mechanisms and management - (CNS
Drugs)
• Provigil (Modafinil) Plus Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Methamphetamine Use in HIV+ Gay Men: A
Pilot Study - (Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse)
• Cannabis induced acute coronary syndrome in a young female - (Int J Cardiol)
• Searching for Responders to Acamprosate and Naltrexone in Alcoholism Treatment: Rationale and Design of
the Predict Study - (Alcohol Clin Exp Res)
• A Randomized, Open-label Trial Comparing Methadone and Levo-Alpha-Acetylmethadol (LAAM) in
Maintenance Treatment of Opioid Addiction - (Pharmacopsychiatry)
ANXIETY
4th February
COGNITIVE BEHAVIOR THERAPY FOR GENERALIZED SOCIAL ANXIETY DISORDER IN
ADOLESCENTS: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL.
Early identification and treatment of social anxiety disorder (SAD) is critical to prevent
development of a chronic course of symptoms, persistent functional impairment, and progressive
psychiatric comorbidity
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18653310?ordinalpos=10&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pu
bmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
A META-ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTS OF INTERNET- AND COMPUTER-BASED COGNITIVE-

BEHAVIOURAL TREATMENTS FOR ANXIETY
There is good evidence that cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) can improve the symptoms of
anxiety
http://mentalhealthupdate.blogspot.com/2009/02/internet-therapy-for-anxiety.html
TopAbstracts in Anxiety
• Current considerations in the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder - (CNS Drugs)

• Quetiapine versus clomipramine in the augmentation of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors for the
treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder: a randomized, open-label trial - (J Psychopharmacol)
• Escitalopram for older adults with generalized anxiety disorder: a randomized controlled trial - (JAMA)
• Effect of quetiapine vs. placebo on response to two virtual public speaking exposures in individuals with
social phobia - (J Anxiety Disord)
• Anti-tumor necrosis factor-alpha therapy is associated with less frequent mood and anxiety disorders in
patients with rheumatoid arthritis - (Psychiatry Clin Neurosci)
DEMENTIA
2nd February
DRUGS OF LITTLE USE IN TREATING DEMENTIA
The article summarises the available evidence for efficacy of non-drug and drug therapy -
including cholinesterase inhibitors and memantine - and discusses when to stop drug treatment.
3rd February
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE: EDUCATION MAY NOT AFFECT HOW FAST YOU WILL LOSE
YOUR MEMORY
While a higher level of education may help lower the risk of Alzheimer's disease, new research
shows that once educated people start to become forgetful, a higher level of education does not
appear to protect against how fast they will lose their memory.
4th February
INSULIN MAY PROTECT BRAIN AGAINST ALZHEIMER'S
Scientists have discovered that insulin may slow or prevent the damage and loss of memory of
Alzheimer's disease by blocking the action of abnormal proteins that attack brain cells
TopAbstracts in Alzheimer’s
• Cholinergic modulation of the cerebral metabolic response to citalopram in Alzheimer's disease - (Brain)
• Serum albumin level interferes with the effect of Donepezil in Alzheimer's disease - (Aging Clin Exp Res)
• Possible Alzheimer's disease in an apolipoprotein e2 homozygote - (J Alzheimer Dis)
• Melatonin Fails to Improve Sleep or Agitation in Double-Blind Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial of
Institutionalized Patients With Alzheimer Disease - (Am J Geriatr Pschiatry)
• Therapeutic effects of the selective serotonin noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor milnacipran on depressive
symptoms in patients with Alzheimer's disease - (Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry)
DEPRESSION
2nd February
STRESS-INDUCED DEPRESSION AND COMORBIDITIES: FROM BENCH TO BEDSIDE
Major depression (MD) is a severe, life-threatening and widespread psychiatric disorder, which is
predicted to soon become one of the major causes of death worldwide.
STUDY REVEALS RISING SUICIDE RATE IN FEMALE PRISONERS

Suicide is 20 times more common in female prisoners than in the general female population,
according to new research
GENETICS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR IN EXPLAINING THE LINK BETWEEN

SLEEP PROBLEMS EARLY IN LIFE AND THE LATER DEVELOPMENT OF DEPRESSION
A study in the Feb. 1 issue of the journal SLEEP was the first to use twin data to examine the
longitudinal link between sleep problems and depression
3rd February
MORE MEDIA EXPOSURE DURING TEEN YEARS LINKED TO HIGHER DEPRESSION
LIKELIHOOD DURING YOUNG ADULTHOOD
A new study has found that the more a teenager is exposed to television and other electronic
media the higher are his/her chances of developing depression symptoms in young adulthood -
this is especially the case for young men,
NEUROBIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS IN MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER

Genes, psychological adversity in childhood, and recent or ongoing psychological stress may
combine to cause major depression
SSRIS MAY REDUCE SUICIDE IN ADULTS
The study, a meta-analysis of 8 large-scale observational studies, was undertaken to explore
whether SSRIs reduce or increase the risk of suicide in depressed people.
4th February
BIPOLAR DISORDER LINKED TO RISK OF EARLY DEATH FROM NATURAL CAUSES
Bipolar disorder appears to increase the risk of early death from medical illnesses, according to a
literature review study
TopAbstracts in Depression
• Efficacy, safety and tolerability of quetiapine augmentation in treatment resistant depression: An open-label,
pilot study - (J Affect Disord)
• A placebo-controlled study evaluating the efficacy and safety of flexible-dose desvenlafaxine treatment in
outpatients with major depressive disorder - (CNS Spectr)
• Opposite effects of opioid blockade on the blood pressure-pain relationship in depressed and non-depressed
participants - (Pain)
• Increased soluble tumor necrosis factor-alpha receptors in patients with major depressive disorder -
(Psychiatry Clin Neurosci)
• Augmentation of antidepressants with perospirone for treatment-resistant major depressive disorder - (Prog
Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry)
5th February
RISK OF FURTHER SUICIDE ATTEMPTS INCREASED BY NIGHTMARES
A thesis concludes that people who have nightmares following a suicide attempt are five times
more likely to attempt suicide again, compared with those who do not have nightmares
6th February
SEPARATE PSYCHOLOGICAL PROCESSES FOR BIPOLAR STATES UNCOVERED
Depression and mania in bipolar disorder result from separate psychological processes, but even
euthymic patients have cognitive vulnerability to depression
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/80634/Psychiatry/Separate_psychological_processes_for_bipolar_states_uncovered
.html
DUAL DIAGNOSIS
4th February
ALCOHOL USE DISORDERS IN PATIENTS WITH OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER:
THE IMPORTANCE OF APPROPRIATE DUAL-DIAGNOSIS.
The study evaluates the prevalence and clinical associated factors of alcohol use disorders (AUD)
comorbidity in a large clinical sample of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
MEDICAL COMORBIDITY IN PATIENTS WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA AND ALCOHOL

DEPENDENCE
Schizophrenia and alcohol dependence are major risk factors for a variety of medical problems,
yet there has been little research on the medical status of patients with coexisting conditions
EATING DISORDERS
5th February
COUNTERTRANSFERENCE REACTIONS TO ADOLESCENTS WITH EATING DISORDERS:
RELATIONSHIPS TO CLINICIAN AND PATIENT FACTORS.
Clinical report suggests that therapists have strong and sometimes difficult-to-manage reactions
to patients with eating disorders (EDs); however, systematic research is largely absent
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19189302?ordinalpos=5&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pub
med.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
THE EFFECT OF SUPPRESSING NEGATIVE EMOTIONS ON EATING BEHAVIOR IN BINGE

EATING DISORDER.
Overeating may be a consequence of the suppression of negative emotions, by depleting self-
control resources
LEARNING DISABILITIES
3rd February
MOUSE STUDY SUGGESTS ADHD DRUG MIGHT BE ADDICTIVE
But expert says finding doesn't apply to patients because doses used were so high
http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=623750
ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY, TELECARE AND PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES:

ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
Increasingly, commissioners and providers of services for people with intellectual disabilities are
turning to assistive technology and telecare
4th February
GENE MUTATION TIED TO MAJORITY OF CASES OF MENTAL RETARDATION
FINDING MIGHT LEAD TO BETTER DIAGNOSIS AND DRUG TREATMENTS, STUDY SAYS
http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=623783
5th February
DISCOVERY COULD LEAD TO NEW AUTISM TREATMENT
A Brown University research team has discovered something in the brain that could serve as a
target for future autism and mental retardation treatments
O/C DISORDERS
4th February
THE PEDIATRIC OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER TREATMENT STUDY II:
RATIONALE, DESIGN AND METHODS.
This paper presents the rationale, design, and methods of POTS II, which investigates two
different cognitive-behavior therapy (CBT) augmentation approaches in children and adolescents
OBSESSIONS AND COMPULSIONS IN THE COMMUNITY: PREVALENCE, INTERFERENCE,

HELP-SEEKING, DEVELOPMENTAL STABILITY, AND CO-OCCURRING PSYCHIATRIC
CONDITIONS
It is unclear how many people in the community have obsessions and compulsions and
associated levels of interference
POST TRAUMATIC STRESS
4th February
COGNITIVE VULNERABILITIES TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF PTSD: A REVIEW OF FOUR
VULNERABILITIES AND THE PROPOSAL OF AN INTEGRATIVE VULNERABILITY MODEL
While some individuals develop PTSD subsequent to traumatic experiences, many individuals
resume prior functioning naturally
A POOLED ANALYSIS OF GENDER AND TRAUMA-TYPE EFFECTS ON RESPONSIVENESS

TO TREATMENT OF PTSD WITH VENLAFAXINE EXTENDED RELEASE OR PLACEBO
This study examines effects of gender and trauma type on response to treatment with venlafaxine
extended release (ER) or placebo in patients with posttraumatic stress disorder
CAN 'PARTIAL' PTSD EXPLAIN DIFFERENCES IN DIAGNOSIS OF PTSD BY

QUESTIONNAIRE SELF-REPORT AND INTERVIEW AFTER HEAD INJURY?
Can the concept of 'partial' PTSD explain the disparity between the relatively high incidence of
PTSD found using self-report questionnaires and the relatively low incidence using structured
interview?
PSYCHOLOGY
3rd February
THE IRONY OF HARMONY: WHY POSITIVE INTERACTIONS MAY SOMETIMES BE
NEGATIVE
Is it possible that there can be too much of a good thing? Psychologist s examined the negative
effects of positive contact between groups, first in the laboratory and then in the real world.
4th February
DIFFERENCES IN RECOVERED MEMORIES OF CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE
When a child experiences a traumatic event, such as sexual abuse, it may not be until well into
adulthood that they remember the incident.
SCHIZOPHRENIA
3rd February
DOPAMINE OVERACTIVITY PRECEDES SCHIZOPHRENIA ONSET
Among individuals with prodromal psychotic symptoms, dopamine overactivity, largely in the
associative striatum, precedes the onset of schizophrenia and is linked to symptom severity,
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/80549/Psychiatry/Dopamine_overactivity_precedes_schizophrenia_onset.html
4th February
HYPOSMIA IN SCHIZOPHRENIA LINKED TO CAMP SIGNALING IMPAIRMENT
Schizophrenia patients have odor-specific hyposmia that is potentially due to heritable disruption
of cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP)-mediated signal transduction
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/80576/Psychiatry/Hyposmia_in_schizophrenia_linked_to_cAMP_signaling_impairment.html
5th February
NOVEL GENE LOCUS FOR SCHIZOPHRENIA IDENTIFIED
Schizophrenia is significantly associated with the genetic locus chromosome 1p31.1,
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/80599/Psychiatry/Novel_gene_locus_for_schizophrenia_identified.html
BRAIN IMAGING CAN IDENTIFY MENTAL ILLNESS BEFORE IT STARTS

Findings showed that when presented with photographs of emotional faces with "bizarre"
characteristics, the brains of schizophrenic patients were much less reactive than normal
TopAbstracts in Schizophrenia
• A comparison of ziprasidone and risperidone in the long-term treatment of schizophrenia: a 44-week, double-
blind, continuation study - (Can J Psychiatry)
• Rosiglitazone in the Assistance of Metabolic Control during Olanzapine Administration in Schizophrenia: A
Pilot Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, 12-week Trial - (Pharmacopsychiatry)
• Cognitive effects of antipsychotic dosage and polypharmacy: a study with the BACS in patients with
schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder - (J Psychopharmacol)
• Long-term efficacy and safety of aripiprazole in patients with schizophrenia, schizophreniform disorder, or
schizoaffective disorder: 26-week prospective study - (Psychiatry Clin Neurosci)
• Weight gain with clozapine: 8-year cohort naturalistic study among hospitalized Chinese schizophrenia
patients - (Schizophr Res)
6th February
GENE VARIANT ASSOCIATED WITH DELUSIONS IN SCHIZOPHRENIA PATIENTS
A variation in the neuregulin 3 gene is associated with delusions in people with schizophrenia, US
researchers report.
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/80635/Psychiatry/Gene_variant_associated_with_delusions_in_schizophrenia_patients_.html
SOCIAL WORK
5th February
CITIZEN REVIEW PANELS FOR CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES: A NATIONAL PROFILE
Citizen Review Panels for Child Protective Services are groups of citizen-volunteers throughout
the US who are federally mandated to evaluate local and state child protection systems
EFFECTS OF PSYCHOSOCIAL GROUP REHABILITATION ON SOCIAL FUNCTIONING,

LONELINESS AND WELL-BEING OF LONELY, OLDER PEOPLE: RANDOMIZED
CONTROLLED TRIAL.
This paper is a report of a study to explore the effects of psychosocial group nursing intervention
on older people's feelings of loneliness, social activity and psychological well-being
WHY SOCIAL WORK CAN'T IGNORE OBESITY.

Highlights why rising levels of obesity in society are an issue that social work needs to grapple
with if it is to support often vulnerable people making decisions in the best interests of their health,
and the health of their families
http://www.scie-socialcareonline.org.uk/profile.asp?guid=71f09454-5a12-4178-b8be-
e76a5886ad63
NEW PUBLICATIONS
(Hot off the press not yet in your library)
Intimacy and mental illness

Research Bulletin No 8: Sane Australia
http://www.sane.org/images/stories/information/research/0302_info_rb8.pdf
A Good Childhood: Searching for Values in a Competitive Age

http://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/all_about_us/how_we_do_it/the_good_childhood_inquiry/buy_t
he_book/13353.html
SAFE & APPROPRIATE CARE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE ON ADULT MENTAL HEALTH WARDS
http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/pdf/Safe__App_4_YP_on_IPAMH-8_jan_FINAL21.pdf
Working Together: Easy steps to improving how people with a learning disability are
supported when in hospital
http://www.hft.org.uk/data/asset/file174.pdf
Getting it Right A Best Practice Guide for Healthcare Professionals

http://www.mencap.org.uk/document.asp?id=6770&audGroup=&subjectLevel2=&subjectId=&sort
er=1&origin=pageType&pageType=112&pageno=8&searchPhrase=
Causes and Risks for Autism

Alessia C. Giordano Nova Science Publishers: 7th Feb ISBN: 9781604568615 £57.50
Bipolar Expeditions: Mania and Depression in American Culture

Emily Martin Princeton University Press: 4th Feb ISBN: 9780691141060 £13.50
Binge Eating: Psychological Factors, Symptoms and Treatment

Natalie Chambers Nova Science Publishers: 7th Feb ISBN: 9781606922422 £74.50
Addressing Methamphetamine Abuse

Nathan B. Talcott Nova Science Publishers: 7th Feb ISBN: 9781606926703 £35.99
Human Experimental Therapeutic Models in Opioid Dependence

Mark Greenwald Nova Science Publishers: 7th Feb ISBN: 9781604568073 £24.50
Systemic and Metabolic Changes Observed in Alcohol Dependent Male Patients After
Alcohol Withdrawal
Maria Klopocka Nova Science Publishers: 7th Feb ISBN: 9781606921395 £29.50
Cognitive Psychology Research Developments

Stella P. Weingarten Nova Science Publishers: 7th Feb ISBN: 9781606921975 £74.50
Psychology of Relationships
Emma Cuyler Nova Science Publishers: 7th Feb ISBN: 9781606922651 £74.50
CONFERENCES
(New additions are in green type)
FACULTY OF ADDICTIONS DEVELOPMENTS IN THE PSYCHOLOGY OF ADDICTION:

19th – 20th February: London
http://www.bps.org.uk/conferences-and-events/event-listing/events$/2009/february/foa2009/foa2009_home.cfm?subsite=
SKILLS FOR CARE ANNUAL CONFERENCE: 24th February: London

http://www.pavpub.com/pavpub/conferences/showfull.asp?Conference=784
DEVELOPING LEARNING DISABILITIES SERVICES : 24th February: London

http://www.rdlearning.org.uk/courseDetails.asp?ID=41985
SELF DIRECTED SUPPORT: DIRECT PAYMENTS AND INDIVIDUAL BUDGETS FOR PEOPLE
WITH LEARNING DISABILTIES: 24th February: London
PERSPECTIVES ON CULTURE, BELIEFS AND MENTAL HEALTH:

24th February: London
http://www.iop.kcl.ac.uk/events/?id=681
11TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE; DEMENTIAS 2009: 26th – 27th February: London

http://www.mahealthcareevents.co.uk/cgi-bin/go.pl/conferences/detail.html?conference_uid=73
MANAGING NEW REALITIES: 3rd March: London

MENS’ MENTAL HEALTH CONFERENCE: 3rd March: Reading

http://www.reading.ac.uk/nmsruntime/saveasdialog.asp?lID=33097&sID=74611
DEPRIVATION OF LIBERTY SAFEGUARDS IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE:

5th March: London
http://www.healthcare-events.co.uk/conf/booking.php?action=home&id=233&confbook=2e09d66743818f63a3558b8b2e19a4d2
CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH IN SCHOOLS: SHARING INNOVATIVE

PRACTICE: 6th March: London
http://www.tavi-port.org/conferences/forthcoming-conferences/child-and-adolescent-mental-
health-in-schools-sharing-innovatice-practice.html
ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY: 10th March: London

2ND NATIONAL CONFERENCE: CHILD AND ADOLESCENT ADDICTION:

12th – 13th March: London
SOCIAL WORK LOST AND FOUND: 13th March: London

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9th LONDON INTERNATIONAL EATING DISORDERS CONFERENCE 2009:

31st March – 2nd April: London
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1st – 3rd April: Brighton
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PSYCHOLOGY SCHIZOPHRENIA SOCIAL WORK

NEW PUBLICATIONS CONFERENCES

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UK CHARITIES LAUNCH NEW SELF-HARM WEB SITE

MP MEETS PEOPLE WITH AUTISM AT FLAGSHIP CENTRE

CAMERA THAT TALKS TO PATIENTS COULD HELP LIGHTEN DEMENTIA BURDEN

FIGHTING DEMENTIA - WITH TECHNOLOGY AND CHICKENS

COMMISSIONING IS CRUCIAL IF DEMENTIA STRATEGY IS TO DELIVER

GSCC ANNOUNCES REVIEW OF SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION POWERS

MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION'S RECOVERY IN ACTION REPORT

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RECIDIVISM RATES INCREASED IN PRISONERS WITH MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS

INTERVENTION METHOD REDUCES BINGE DRINKING

PROSTITUTION AND DRUG ABUSE

TRUANCY AND MARIJUANA USE

A META-ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTS OF INTERNET- AND COMPUTER-BASED COGNITIVE-

• Current considerations in the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder - (CNS Drugs)

STUDY REVEALS RISING SUICIDE RATE IN FEMALE PRISONERS

GENETICS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR IN EXPLAINING THE LINK BETWEEN

NEUROBIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS IN MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER

SSRIS MAY REDUCE SUICIDE IN ADULTS

MEDICAL COMORBIDITY IN PATIENTS WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA AND ALCOHOL

THE EFFECT OF SUPPRESSING NEGATIVE EMOTIONS ON EATING BEHAVIOR IN BINGE

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY, TELECARE AND PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES:

OBSESSIONS AND COMPULSIONS IN THE COMMUNITY: PREVALENCE, INTERFERENCE,

POST TRAUMATIC STRESS

A POOLED ANALYSIS OF GENDER AND TRAUMA-TYPE EFFECTS ON RESPONSIVENESS

CAN 'PARTIAL' PTSD EXPLAIN DIFFERENCES IN DIAGNOSIS OF PTSD BY

BRAIN IMAGING CAN IDENTIFY MENTAL ILLNESS BEFORE IT STARTS

EFFECTS OF PSYCHOSOCIAL GROUP REHABILITATION ON SOCIAL FUNCTIONING,

WHY SOCIAL WORK CAN'T IGNORE OBESITY.

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Intimacy and mental illness

A Good Childhood: Searching for Values in a Competitive Age

Getting it Right A Best Practice Guide for Healthcare Professionals

Causes and Risks for Autism

Bipolar Expeditions: Mania and Depression in American Culture

Binge Eating: Psychological Factors, Symptoms and Treatment

Addressing Methamphetamine Abuse

Human Experimental Therapeutic Models in Opioid Dependence

Cognitive Psychology Research Developments

FACULTY OF ADDICTIONS DEVELOPMENTS IN THE PSYCHOLOGY OF ADDICTION:

SKILLS FOR CARE ANNUAL CONFERENCE: 24th February: London

DEVELOPING LEARNING DISABILITIES SERVICES : 24th February: London

PERSPECTIVES ON CULTURE, BELIEFS AND MENTAL HEALTH:

11TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE; DEMENTIAS 2009: 26th – 27th February: London

MANAGING NEW REALITIES: 3rd March: London

MENS’ MENTAL HEALTH CONFERENCE: 3rd March: Reading

DEPRIVATION OF LIBERTY SAFEGUARDS IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE:

CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH IN SCHOOLS: SHARING INNOVATIVE

ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY: 10th March: London

2ND NATIONAL CONFERENCE: CHILD AND ADOLESCENT ADDICTION:

SOCIAL WORK LOST AND FOUND: 13th March: London

SAFEGUARDING IN THE NHS: SUPPORTING THE SAFEGUARDING AGENDA IN HEALTH: