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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
29th March
LAC(DH)(2010)1 FINAL YEAR'S ALLOCATIONS OF THE SOCIAL CARE REFORM GRANT
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Lettersandcirculars/LocalAuthorityCirculars/DH
_114788
30th March
ATTITUDES TO MENTAL ILLNESS 2010 RESEARCH REPORT
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsStatistics/DH_114795
BUILDING THE NATIONAL CARE SERVICE

http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/D
H_114922
31st March
MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM REFORM: TOWARDS DELIVERING NEW HORIZONS AND
QUALITY AND PRODUCTIVITY
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Lettersandcirculars/Dearcolleagueletters/DH_1
15010
APPLYING THE NHS PERFORMANCE FRAMEWORK TO MENTAL HEALTH TRUSTS

H_109146
1st April
LEARNING DISABILITIES CONFIDENTIAL INQUIRY AND PUBLIC HEALTH OBSERVATORY:
ANNOUNCEMENT OF CONTRACT AWARDS 23 MARCH 2010
14996
ONE YEAR ON: HEALTHY LIVES, BRIGHTER FUTURES: THE STRATEGY FOR CHILDREN
AND YOUNG PEOPLE’S HEALTH
15039
2nd April
TOWARDS 'FULFILLING AND REWARDING LIVES': THE FIRST YEAR DELIVERY PLAN FOR
ADULTS WITH AUTISM IN ENGLAND
H_115115
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NATIONAL NEWS
29th March
CHARITIES JOIN FORCES TO IMPROVE YOUNG PEOPLE'S MENTAL HEALTH
A coalition of charities will launch plans to improve the mental health of young people up to the
age of 25 at an event at the House of Lords today
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/183980.php
30th March
COMPULSORY LEVY FOR SOCIAL CARE PLEDGED BY LABOUR
A compulsory levy will be introduced to create a universal system of social care for adults in
England, under plans unveiled by ministers.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8593118.stm
THE MEOW MEOW FARCE: DRUG WILL BE BANNED BUT POLICE WON'T ARREST USERS
Home Secretary Alan Johnson last night promised to force a ban on the legal high mephedrone
through Parliament 'within weeks'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1262068/Meow-Meow-drug-banned-police-wont-arrest-
users.html
METHADONE FOR ADDICTS COSTS £16M A YEAR

Prescribing the heroin-substitute methadone to drug addicts is costing Scotland more than £16
million a year, according to the latest official figures
http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/methadone-for-addicts-costs-16m-a-year-1.1017350
AMBITIOUS WHITE PAPER IS WELCOME BUT LEAVES MANY GREY AREAS

Welcoming the government’s White Paper on social care reform, the acting chief executive of The
King’s Fund, said
http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/press/press_releases/ambitious_white.html
STAFF TRAINING VITAL TO IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH IN JUSTICE SYSTEM, SAYS NEW
PAPER
The justice workforce will need radically improved training and support for the Government's
plans to make major improvements to the way people with mental health problems or learning
disabilities are treated in the justice system to be a success,
http://www.scmh.org.uk/news/2010_staff_training_vital.aspx
1st April
BIGGEST NI PARTY AND DAVID BLUNKETT BACK DEMENTIA CAMPAIGN
The Democratic Unionist Party has become the first of the Westminster political parties to support
to Community Care's Dementia Declaration campaign.
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/04/01/114201/biggest-ni-party-and-david-blunkett-
back-dementia-campaign.htm
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
26th March
DO HUMANS HAVE A DAILY REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN KINDS OF EMOTIONS, LIKE
THE BODY DOES FOR CERTAIN NUTRIENTS?
A Web-based psychology experiment is investigating whether human beings have a daily
requirement for certain kinds of emotions, in the same way that the body has a proven
requirement for certain nutrients.
30th March
TRAUMA SYMPTOMS DETERMINED BY CHILDREN'S SENSE OF THREAT FROM
PARENTAL FIGHTING
If children feel threatened by even very low levels of violence between their parents, they may be
at increased risk for developing trauma symptoms
31st March
HEALTH CARE REFORM: A STEP FORWARD FOR PATIENTS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS
The American Psychiatric Association applauded the passage of comprehensive health care
reform last week, saying that without it, patients with mental illness may not receive the care they
need.
TITAN INITIATES CONFIRMATORY PHASE 3 STUDY OF PROBUPHINE(R) IN THE

TREATMENT OF OPIOID ADDICTION
Titan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced the initiation of a randomized, placebo and active
controlled, multi-center Phase 3 clinical study of Probuphine in the treatment of opioid addiction
PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE IS A GROWING CONCERN

The nation's emergency physicians are issuing a strong warning to parents about the dangers of
prescription drug abuse, which are now the second most abused drugs, after marijuana
1st April
MANY NEWLY DIAGNOSED ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE PATIENTS DO NOT RECEIVE
ALZHEIMER'S DRUGS AS FIRST-LINE THERAPY
NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION CAMPAIGN FOR TEENS

SAMHSA, working in collaboration with the Ad Council and the Inspire USA Foundation,
announced today the launch of a national public service announcement PSA campaign designed
to reduce the incidence of suicide and suicide attempts among teens in the United States.
RESEARCH
30th March
DOES BODY PIERCING INDICATE MENTAL ILLNESS?
A paper published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics addresses the
relationship of body piercing with psychopathology
ADDICTIONS
28th March
JUNK FOOD 'ADDICTION' MAY BE REAL
In study of rats, the more fattening foods they ate, the more they wanted
http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=637430
1st April
CRACK AND COCAINE USE A SIGNIFICANT HIV RISK FACTOR FOR TEENS
Teens with a history of crack or cocaine use are significantly more likely to engage in unprotected
sex than youth who have never used these drugs, putting themselves at increased risk for HIV,
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/03/100331141006.htm
DocGuide TopAbstracts in Addictions
• A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial Combining Sertraline and Naltrexone for

Treating Co-Occurring Depression and Alcohol Dependence - (Am J Psychiatry)
• Adrenocortical and Pituitary Glucocorticoid Feedback in Abstinent Alcohol-Dependent
Women - (Alcohol Clin Exp Res)
• Open label trial of the tolerability and efficacy of zonisamide in the treatment of alcohol
dependence - (Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse)
• Disulfiram in severe alcoholism-an open controlled study - (Nordic J Psychiatry)
• Mental disorders as risk factors for substance use, abuse and dependence: results from the
10-year follow-up of the National Comorbidity Survey - (Addiction)
ANXIETY
29th March
ACUPUNCTURE MAY EASE ANXIETY OVER DENTAL WORK
For fearful patients, ancient therapy could help, study suggests
31st March
DocGuide TopAbstracts in Anxiety
• Adjunctive valproate in panic disorder patients with comorbid bipolar disorder or otherwise
resistant to standard antidepressants: a 3-year "open" follow-up study - (Eur Arch Psychiatry
Clin Neurosci)
• Clonazepam for Refractory Headache: Three Cases Illustrative of Benefit and Risk -
(Headache)
• Emotion-modulated startle in anxiety disorders is blunted by co-morbid depressive
episodes - (Psychol Med)
• Maternal anxiety is related to infant neurological condition, paternal anxiety is not - (Early
Human Devel)
• Insomnia and sleep duration in a large cohort of patients with major depressive disorder
and anxiety disorders - (J Clin Psych)
DEMENTIA
30th March
NEW RAT MODEL FOR HUMAN RESEARCH INTO ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
Prof. Claudio Cuello at McGill University and his collaborators have genetically manipulated rats
that can emulate Alzheimer's disease in humans, enabling research that will include the
development of new treatments.
ALZHEIMER'S-LIKE MEMORY LOSS REVERSED IN FRUIT FLIES

By blocking the cellular signaling activity of a protein, neuroscientists have prevented memory
loss in fruit flies caused by brain plaques similar to those thought to cause Alzheimer's disease
1st April
HEALTHY LIFESTYLE IN MIDDLE-AGE 'CAN HELP TO WARD OFF ALZHEIMER’S'
A healthy lifestyle in middle-age can help to ward off Alzheimer’s disease, experts have advised
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/7541451/Healthy-lifestyle-in-middle-age-can-help-
to-ward-off-Alzheimers.html
DocGuide TopAbstracts in Alzheimer’s
• Intravenous immunoglobulins as a treatment for Alzheimer's disease: rationale and current

evidence - (Drugs)
• Lower Barthel Index Scores Predict Less Prescription of Pharmacological Therapy in
Elderly Patients with Alzheimer Disease - (Dementia Geriatr Cognitive Disorders)
• Alzheimer's disease: a molecular mechanism, new hypotheses, and therapeutic strategies -
(Medicina)
• Pittsburgh Compound-B and Alzheimer's Disease Biomarkers in CSF, Plasma and Urine:
An Exploratory Study - (Dementia Geriatr Cognitive Disorders)
• T(1rho) MRI in Alzheimer's Disease: Detection of Pathological Changes in Medial
Temporal Lobe - (J Neuroimaging)
DEPRESSION
28th March
ANESTHESIA DRUGS, A POSSIBLE CURE FOR DEPRESSION?
A small study has indicated that anesthesia may relieve depression in some patients. This is one
of many trends
WIDELY USED SCREENING SCALE MAY MISIDENTIFY BORDERLINE PERSONALITY

DISORDER AS BIPOLAR DISORDER
A study from Rhode Island Hospital has shown that a widely-used screening tool for bipolar
disorder may incorrectly indicate borderline personality disorder rather than bipolar disorder
30th March
CRITERIA FOR CHILDHOOD BIPOLAR DISORDER DIAGNOSIS QUESTIONED
The incidence of DSM-IV-defined bipolar disorder is very low in children and adolescents,
according to the results of an epidemiological study.
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/87022/Psychiatry/Criteria_for_childhood_bipolar_disorder_diagnosis_questioned.html
31st March
DEPRESSION AFFECTS HOW WOMEN WITH PMDD RESPOND TO STRESS, PAIN
As science slowly, but continually, unravels the causes of disorders, it increasingly teases apart
biological threads that, when spooled together, begin to take on the warp and weft of separate
disorders
RAPID CYCLING IN BIPOLAR DISORDER LINKED TO SERIOUS LIFE DISRUPTION

Patients with bipolar disorder who experience frequent mood episodes show a greater level of life
disruption than their peers with less frequent episodes, results of a large community study show.
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/87044/Psychiatry/Rapid_cycling_in_bipolar_disorder_linked_to_serious_life_disruption.html
TopAbstracts - Past 7 days
• The pharmacological properties of antidepressants - (Int Clin Psychopharmacol)

• A Functional Serotonin Transporter Gene Polymorphism and Depressive Effects
Associated With Interferon-{alpha} Treatment - (Psychosomatics)
• Transdermal selegiline in patients receiving electroconvulsive therapy - (Psychosomatics)
• Association of major depression and mortality in Stage 5 diabetic chronic kidney disease -
(Gen Hosp Psychiatr)
• Rumination as a predictor of drinking behaviour in alcohol abusers: a prospective study -
(Addiction)
1st April
OBESITY IS POSSIBLE MARKER OF BIPOLAR DISORDER SEVERITY
Obesity appears to be associated with a history of suicide attempts in patients with bipolar
disorder, study findings show
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/87051/Psychiatry/Obesity_is_possible_marker_of_bipolar_disorder_severity.html
2nd April
EMOTIONAL VULNERABILITY AFFECTS COGNITIVE CONTROL IN BIPOLAR DISORDER
PATIENTS
Researchers have found that heightened emotional arousal in bipolar disorder patients, compared
with mentally healthy individuals, may enhance their reaction time to cognitive tasks.
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/87053/Psychiatry/Emotional_vulnerability_affects_cognitive_control_in_bipolar_disor
der_patients.html
DUAL DIAGNOSIS
1st April
PSYCHOEDUCATION FOR PERSONALITY DISORDERS AS AN ADD-ON TO SUBSTANCE
ABUSE TREATMENT VERSUS ATTENTION PLACEBO: A CONTROLLED TRIAL
Assessment of personality disorders in substance abusing patients may produce important
insights
http://pierprofessional.metapress.com/content/4r3071h6266hx10x/
EATING DISORDERS
29th March
COMPULSIVE EATING THAT LEADS TO OBESITY HAS SIMILAR BIOLOGY TO DRUG
ADDICTION
US researchers working with rats have shown for the first time that the compulsion to overeat that
leads to obesity has the same biological mechanism as seen in addiction to drugs like cocaine
and heroin abuse: it affects the brain's pleasure circuitry in a similar way.
DETEMINING FACTORS FOR TARGET WEIGHTS IN AN ANOREXIA NERVOSA INPATIENT

PROGRAM FOR ADOLESCENTS and young adults: study on the links between theory-based
hypotheses and the realities of clinical practice.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20179403
PATTERNS AND PREVALENCE OF DISORDERED EATING AND WEIGHT CONTROL

BEHAVIORS IN WOMEN AGES 25-45
The current study describes detailed eating behaviors, dieting behaviors, and attitudes about
shape and weight in 4023 women ages 25 to 45
RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL OF YOGA IN THE TREATMENT OF EATING
DISORDERS
This was a pilot project designed to assess the effect of individualized yoga treatment on eating
disorder outcomes among adolescents receiving outpatient care for diagnosed eating disorders
http://www.jahonline.org/article/S1054-139X(09)00334-6/abstract
2nd April
BOOK AND TALKING THERAPY HELPED BINGE EATERS CUT DOWN, US STUDY
New research from the US found that reading a self-help book and 12 weeks of talking therapy
helped binge eaters cut down for up to a year, and saved them money
LEARNING DISABILITIES
26th March
ADHD SYMPTOMS OFTEN SUBSIDE WITHIN A YEAR
Children should be rechecked annually to prevent unneeded treatment, researchers say
30th March
SUSCEPTIBILITY TO AUTISM TIED TO GENES
Researchers identify variations that point to spectrum disorders
31st March
META-COGNITIVE THERAPY MORE EFFECTIVE FOR ADULT ADHD PATIENTS
Researchers have learned that meta-cognitive therapy (MCT), a method of skills teaching by use
of cognitive-behavioral principles, yielded significantly greater improvements in symptoms of
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in adults than those that participate in supportive therapy.
O/C DISORDERS
1st April
SYMPTOM CLUSTERS IN OBSESSIVE–COMPULSIVE DISORDER: INFLUENCE OF AGE AND
AGE OF ONSET
The objective of our study was to evaluate the rates of symptoms’ contents and the age of
manifestation of the various OCD symptoms in adolescents and adults with early and late onset of
disorder.
http://www.springerlink.com/content/y7p8120l1qk163h7/
CHILDREN WITH TOURETTE'S SYNDROME MAY SUFFER IMMUNOGLOBULIN A

DYSGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA: PRELIMINARY REPORT
Postinfectious autoimmunity has been implicated in Tourette's syndrome and obsessive-
compulsive disorder, whereas increased frequency of upper respiratory tract infections in TS/OCD
patients suggests immune deficiency.
http://www.journals.elsevierhealth.com/periodicals/bps/article/S0006-3223(09)01234-7/abstract
POST TRAUMATIC STRESS
1st April
PHARMACOLOGICAL TREATMENT OF COMBAT-INDUCED PTSD: A LITERATURE REVIEW.
Historically, soldiers have returned from war changed men. Over the years there has been an
increase in awareness of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and the impact of diagnosis.
VULNERABILITY FACTORS FOR DISASTER-INDUCED CHILD POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS

DISORDER: THE CASE FOR LOW FAMILY RESILIENCE AND PREVIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS
The aim of the present study was to investigate whether parent report of family resilience
predicted children's disaster-induced post-traumatic stress disorder
PSYCHOLOGY
29th March
MOTHER-SON RELATIONSHIP KEY TO EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
New research from the University of Reading says that children, especially boys, who have
insecure attachments to their mothers in the early years have more behaviour problems later in
childhood.
31st March
RISK-TAKING PEAKS IN ADOLESCENCE, MALE STUDY
UK and French researchers investigating how boys and men aged from 9 to 35 chose between
risky and safe options in a computer gambling game concluded that adolescents took the most
risks, with 14 year olds showing the most risk-taking behaviour.
SCHIZOPHRENIA
30th March
SUBJECTIVE WORKING MEMORY TEST VALIDATED IN SCHIZOPHRENIA
Patients with schizophrenia who report working memory deficits on a self-assessed scale show
reductions in left and right frontal lobe volumes relative to their peers with fewer deficits, a
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) study has shown.
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/87023/Psychiatry/Subjective_working_memory_test_validated_in_schizophrenia_.html
31st March
SCHIZOPHRENIA LINKED TO WORSE VERBAL MEMORY THAN 22Q11.2 DELETION
SYNDROME
Young patients with schizophrenia show marked deficits in verbal memory compared with
intellectually matched youths with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22qDS), research sho
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/87043/Psychiatry/Schizophrenia_linked_to_worse_verbal_memory_than_22q11.2_deletion_syndrome.html
ESTROGEN AIDS WOMEN WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA

A new Australian study has found a synthetic estrogen used for treatment of osteoporosis helps
postmenopausal women with schizophrenia.
http://psychcentral.com/news/2010/03/31/estrogen-aids-women-with-schizophrenia/12488.html
1st April
LATE-ONSET SCHIZOPHRENIA SHOULD BE DISTINCT SUBTYPE
Late-onset schizophrenia (LOS), occurring over the age of 40 years, should be considered a
distinct subtype of schizophrenia
http://www.medwire-news.md/47/87052/Psychiatry/Late-
onset_schizophrenia_should_be_distinct_subtype.html
DocGuide TopAbstracts in Schizophrenia
• Risperidone Maintenance Treatment in Schizophrenia: A Randomized, Controlled Trial -

(Am J Psychiatry)
• Cholinesterase inhibitors as adjunctive therapy in patients with schizophrenia and
schizoaffective disorder: a review and meta-analysis of the literature - (CNS Drugs)
• Comparison of the efficacy and impact on cognition of glycopyrrolate and biperiden for
clozapine-induced sialorrhea in schizophrenic patients: A randomized, double-blind,
crossover study - (Schizophr Res)
• Motor behavior abnormalities in drug-naïve patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders
- (Movement Disord)
• Positron Emission Tomography in Schizophrenia: A New Perspective - (J Nucl Med)
2nd April
NEGATIVE SCHIZOPHRENIA SYMPTOMS COMMON DESPITE TREATMENT
A high number of patients with schizophrenia or schizophrenia spectrum disorders continue to
experience negative symptoms despite receiving antipsychotic treatment,
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/87054/Psychiatry/Negative_schizophrenia_symptoms_common_despite_treatment.html
SOCIAL WORK
1st April
THE CAUSAL IMPACT OF CHILDHOOD-LIMITED MALTREATMENT AND ADOLESCENT
MALTREATMENT ON EARLY ADULT ADJUSTMENT
The study used full-matching propensity score models to test whether developmentally specific
measures of maltreatment, in particular childhood-limited maltreatment versus adolescent
maltreatment, are causally related to involvement in crime, substance use, health-risking sex
behaviors, and internalizing problems during early adulthood
http://www.jahonline.org/article/S1054-139X(09)00381-4/abstract
FROM RESILIENCE TO RESISTANCE: A RECONSTRUCTION OF THE STRENGTHS

PERSPECTIVE IN SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE
Many practice models in social work focus primarily on the concepts associated with resilience. By
contrast, resistance and rebellion, important strategies of the disadvantaged, are often neglected
by social workers in developed countries
http://isw.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/53/2/233
NEW PUBLICATIONS
(Hot off the press not yet in your library)
The Bradley Report and te Criminal Justice workforce: Tackling mental health and learning
disabilities in the Justice system
http://www.scmh.org.uk/pdfs/Bradley_report_and_cj_workforce.pdf
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Chronic Pain

JoAnne C. Dahl Context Press: 31st Mar ISBN: 9781878978523 £32.99
Understanding Behavior Disorders: A Contemporary Behavioral Perspective
Doug Woods Context Press: 31st Mar ISBN: 9781878978615 £45.99
Insomnia and Anxiety

Colleen Carney Springer-Verlag: 1st April ISBN: 9781441914330 £79.00
Clinical Manual of Electroconvulsive Therapy

Mehul V. Mankad Amer. Psych. Publishing: 1st April ISBN: 9781585622696 £43.00
Posttraumatic Growth and Culturally Competent Practice: Lessons Learned from Around
the Globe
Tzipi Weiss John Wiley: 7th April ISBN: 9780470358023 £30.99
Evidence-based Practice Training Video Series for Mental Health Professionals

Arthur E. Jongsma John Wiley: 5th April ISBN: 9780470409626 £865.20
CONFERENCES
(New additions are in green type)
2010 BRITISH PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY ANNUAL CONFERENCE: 14th – 16th April:

Stratford-upon-Avon
http://www.bps.org.uk/ac2010/
WORKING WITH DRUG AND ALCOHOL USERS IN PRIMARY CARE 2010:

22nd April – 24th April: Glasgow
http://www.healthcare-events.co.uk/conf/booking.php?action=home&id=404
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
4th NATIONAL CONFERENCE: TREATING SCHIZOPHRENIA: 29th – 30th April: London

http://www.mahealthcareevents.co.uk/cgi-bin/go.pl/conferences/detail.html?conference_uid=144
NUTRITION AND ADDICTION: PROMOTING RECOVERY THROUGH NUTRITIONAL AND

LIFESTYLE INTERVENTIONS: 5th May: London
BILD: POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR SUPPORT LEADING THE WAY AND REDUCING RESTRICTIVE
PRACTICE: 5th – 7th May: Dublin
http://www.bildservices.org.uk/acatalog/positive_behaviour_support.html
CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH: 6th May: Glasgow

http://www.rdlearning.org.uk/courseDetails.asp?ID=47596
FRED STONE MEMORIAL CONFERENCE: CHILD MENTAL HEATH & LAW:

7th May: Glasgow
STATE-OF-THE-ART TREATMENT FOR CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS:

11th May: Reading
Flyer
WHOLE AGAIN: DEALING WITH THE CONSEQUENCES OF ABUSE FOR ADULTS WITH
LEARNING DISABILITIES: 12th May: London
SAFEGUARDING VULNERABLE ADULTS IN HOSPITAL: 13th May: London
7TH UK/EUROPEAN SYMPOSIUM ON ADDICTIVE DISORDERS: 13th – 15th May: London

QUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN FORENSIC MENTAL HEALTH: 14th May: London

http://www.priorygroup.com/pg.asp?p=QualityImprovementForensicMentalHealth
ENHANCING QUALITY OF LIFE IN DEMENTIA - A ONE DAY CONFERENCE:

18th May: Glasgow
ETHNICITY AND USE OF THE MENTAL HEALTH ACT: 24th May: London
MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE: MAKING INTEGRATED CARE IN THE CRIMINAL
JUSTICE SYSTEM A REALITY: 25th May: London
ADULTS AND ADOLESCENTS WITH AUTISTIC SPECTRUM CONDITIONS: WHAT ARE THE
IMPORTANT ISSUES FOR RECOGNITION, DIAGNOSIS AND SUPPORT?: 9th June: Bristol
http://www.rsm.ac.uk/academ/autismbristol.php
SAFEGUARDING VULNERABLE ADULTS: 12TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE:

June 9th: Manchester
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
8TH ANNUAL SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN FORUM: ENCOURAGING EFFECTIVE MULTI-

DISCIPLINARY WORKING: 10th June: London
http://www.neilstewartassociates.com/kd182/
EARLY INTERVENTION IN AUTISM - FROM RECENT RESEARCH TO MULTIAGENCY

PRACTICE: 11th June: Manchester
http://www.rsm.ac.uk/academ/mancautism.php
IMPROVING CHILDREN'S SAFEGUARDING: 14th June: London

NATIONAL COMMISSIONING CONFERENCE: BEYOND EFFICIENCIES - DOING THINGS

DIFFERENTLY: 15th June: Manchester
RACE AND MENTAL HEALTH: MAINTAINING AND DEVELOPING SPECIALIST EXPERTISE

AND FOCUS TO ENABLE SOLUTIONS: 17th June: London
INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PSYCHIATRISTS:

21st -24th June: Edinburgh
DISABILITY HISTORY GROUP 2010 CONFERENCE: 25th – 26th June: Preston

Flyer Booking Form
INTEGRATING APPROACHES TO TRAUMA IN PLAY THERAPY WITH CHILDREN:

25th – 26th June: Birmingham
REAL PEOPLE: THE SELF IN MENTAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE:

28th – 30th June: Manchester
TRANSFORMING SERVICES IN CHALLENGING TIMES NATIONAL SOCIAL SERVICES

CONFERENCE FOR WALES 2010; 30th June: Llandudno
HOUSING CARE AND SUPPORT 16TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE: 30th June: Manchester
PSYCHOLOGY LEARNING AND TEACHING CONFERENCE 2010:

30th June – 2nd July: Edinburgh
http://www.psychology.heacademy.ac.uk/plat2010/
SOCIAL HISTORY OF LEARNING DISABILITY CONFERENCE: 1st – 2nd July: Milton Keynes
Link
ATP CONFERENCE 2010, TEACHING PSYCHOLOGY: CHANGING LIVES, CHANGING

MINDS: 2nd – 4th July: Staffordshire
http://www.atpconference.org.uk/
DIVISION OF COUNSELLING PSYCHOLOGY ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2010:

8th July – 10th July: Glasgow
http://www.bps.org.uk/dcop2010/
5TH INTERNATIONAL CARERS CONFERENCE: NEW FRONTIERS IN CARING: 2010 AND

BEYOND: 8th – 11th July: Leeds
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