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This service is checking selected Internet sites for reports and news items of interest to
staff working in the Mental Health and Social Care sectors.
In addition there will be information on research, imminent conferences, training, books
newly published, useful websites and journals offering table of contents (TOC) of current
issues.
EPHRU library
http://www.ephru.nhs.uk/journal_alerts/main_page.asp?journal=12
ECLaKSA
http://www.eclaksa.nhs.uk/
CONTENTS LINKS
RESEARCH
ADDICTIONS ANXIETY DEMENTIA
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH NEWS
11th June
PANDEMIC INFLUENZA: GUIDANCE FOR COMMISSIONERS AND PROVIDERS OF SOCIAL
CARE
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/D
H_093380
12th June
ATTITUDES TO MENTAL ILLNESS 2009 RESEARCH REPORT
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsStatistics/DH_100345
NATIONAL NEWS
1st June
CQC SEEKS FEEDBACK ON GUIDANCE FOR REGISTRATION OF ALL HEALTH AND ADULT
SOCIAL CARE SERVICES
http://www.cqc.org.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases.cfm?cit_id=34914&FAArea1=customWidget
s.content_view_1&usecache=false
7th June
ROW OVER CLAIM THAT BURNS WAS A MANIC DEPRESSIVE
A heated debate has broken out over whether Robert Burns suffered from bipolar disorder amid
claims that the National Trust for Scotland deliberately played down a report suggesting that he
was a manic depressive
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/scotland/article6452567.ece
8th June
YOUTH DRUG TREATMENT HITS RECORD
A record number of young people in England sought treatment for drug or alcohol problems in
2007/8,
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8088502.stm
9th June
MULTI-AGENCY WORKING NEEDED TO TACKLE 'WORRYINGLY HIGH' PRISON DEATHS
Mental health care must improve to halt the staggering number of suicides occurring in prisons
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/153025.php
10th June
'CRISIS IN MASCULINITY' LEADS TO EATING DISORDERS IN STRAIGHT MEN
Young heterosexual men are falling prey to eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia just as
much as women and gay men - and their numbers are increasing
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/153277.php
RIGHT TO CONTROL
A government consultation asks disabled people to make choice and control a reality
http://www.mencap.org.uk/news.asp?id=10021&pageno=&year=&menuId=90
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http://www.nursinginpractice.com/default.asp?title=GuidanceonAlzheimer%27sdrugsupdated&pa
ge=article.display&article.id=17116
http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/index.jsp?action=folder&o=44561
12th June
DONCASTER ADMITS DEAD BABY WAS KNOWN TO SOCIAL CARE
Man arrested and bailed following death of 10-week-old Ashley Shaw
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/06/12/111803/doncaster-admits-dead-baby-was-
known-to-social-care.html
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
10th June
FDA PANEL OKS NEWER ANTIPSYCHOTICS FOR CHILDREN
Seroquel, Zyprexa and Geodon have been linked to certain health risks, experts note
http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=627975
11th June
US: STUDY TO FOLLOW PREGNANT WOMEN TO BETTER UNDERSTAND CAUSES, EARLY
SIGNS OF AUTISM
NIH and the advocacy group Autism Speaks are enrolling 1,200 pregnant women who have other
children with autism spectrum disorders to participate in a large study
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/153488.php
12th June
US: NEW FAMILY-FOCUSED MODEL OF DEPRESSION CARE NEEDED TO MINIMIZE RISKS
AND PROBLEMS FOR PARENTS WITH DEPRESSION AND THEIR CHILDREN
Health and social service professionals who care for adults with depression should not only tackle
their clients' physical and mental health, but also detect and prevent possible spillover effects on
their children
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/153526.php
RESEARCH
9th June
DISCOVERY OF RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN NAPPING, HYPERACTIVITY, DEPRESSION AND
ANXIETY IN YOUNG CHILDREN
Napping may have a significant influence on young children's daytime functioning, according to a
research abstract
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/153111.php
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BOYS WITH INTERMITTENT EYE DEVIATION APPEAR MORE LIKELY TO DEVELOP
MENTAL ILLNESS
Children and especially boys diagnosed with intermittent exotropia appear more likely to develop
mental illness by young adulthood than children without strabismus
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/153162.php
11th June
CANCER DIAGNOSIS LOWERS MENTAL HEALTH
A new study confirms that cancer patients who are older than 65 years have poorer physical
health and, in some cases, mental health when compared with people of the same age group
without cancer
http://psychcentral.com/news/2009/06/11/cancer-diagnosis-lowers-mental-health/6442.html
ADDICTIONS
10th June
COCAINE USERS 'RISK GETTING HEP C'
People who snort drugs like cocaine are putting themselves at risk of contracting Hepatitis C,
health charities are warning
http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/health/newsid_8090000/8090969.stm
11th June
TopAbstracts in Addictions
• A Double-Blind Trial of Gabapentin Versus Lorazepam in the Treatment of Alcohol Withdrawal - (Alcohol
Clin Exp Res)
• Naltrexone implants after in-patient treatment for opioid dependence: randomised controlled trial - (Br J
Psychiatry)
• Prescription of heroin for the management of heroin dependence: current status - (CNS Drugs)
• Gene-environment interactions and alcohol use and dependence: current status and future challenges -
(Addiction)
• Treatment outcome after inpatient alcohol withdrawal : Impact of motivational interventions: a comparative
study - (Nervenarzt)
ANXIETY
5th June
ANXIETY, INSOMNIA AND SLEEPING TABLETS
People who suffer with anxiety can often have sleep problems as well and the prevalence of
insomnia in people with generalized anxiety disorder has been estimated at 43.6%.
http://mentalhealthupdate.blogspot.com/2009/06/anxiety-insomnia-and-sleeping-tablets.html
10th June
PUBERTY IN OFFSPRING DELAYED BY POSTPARTUM ANXIETY
Hormonal changes early in pregnancy cause maternal postpartum anxiety and behavior changes
that can lead to a delayed onset of puberty in both birth and adoptive daughters
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/153401.php
TopAbstracts in Anxiety
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• A comparison of low-dose risperidone to paroxetine in the treatment of panic attacks: a randomized single-
blind study - (BMC Psychiatry)
• Duloxetine: a review of its use in the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder - (CNS Drugs)
• Quetiapine augments the effect of citalopram in non-refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder: a randomized,
double-blind, placebo-controlled study of 76 patients - (J Clin Psych)
• Body temperature in patients with panic disorder treated with escitalopram - (Clin Auton Res)
• Temporal lobe epilepsy confused with panic disorder: implications for treatment - (Clin Neuropharmacol)
DEMENTIA
8th June
ROGUE PROTEIN 'SPREADS IN BRAIN'
Scientists have shown a rogue protein thought to cause Alzheimer's can spread through the
brain, turning healthy tissue bad
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8084787.stm
11th June
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE: NEWLY FOUND PEPTIDE OFFERS HOPE OF EARLY TEST AND
BETTER TREATMENT
Researchers in Japan have detected a peptide in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) that can show
whether a person is developing Alzheimer's disease
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/153329.php
TopAbstracts in Alzheimer’s
DEPRESSION
8th June
FAMILY OBLIGATION IN CHINESE HOMES LOWERS TEENAGE DEPRESSION SYMPTOMS
A new study of Chinese-American youth has found that family obligation plays a positive role in
the mental health of Chinese-American adolescents and may prevent symptoms of depression
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090604124804.htm
8th June
COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION HELPS PREVENT DEPRESSION AMONG AT-
RISK TEENS
Adolescents at an increased risk of depression who participated in a group cognitive behavioral
intervention significantly reduced their symptoms and episodes of depression compared to teens
who received usual care
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090602111808.htm
9th June
TREATING DEPRESSION MAY PROTECT AGAINST INSULIN RESISTANCE IN TYPE 2
DIABETES PATIENTS
US researchers found that treating depression may protect against insulin resistance observed in
depression in patients at risk of type 2 diabetes.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/153074.php
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'STRONG LINK' BETWEEN CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE AND SUICIDE ATTEMPTS IN
WOMEN
Sexual abuse in childhood damages women far more than men and could account for just over a
quarter of suicide attempts in women
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/153022.php
10th June
FUNCTIONAL RECOVERY SUBOPTIMAL IN MANY BIPOLAR PATIENTS
People with bipolar disorder commonly exhibit functional impairment despite being euthymic and
clinically “in remission”, say the authors of a new study
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/82877/Psychiatry/Functional_recovery_suboptimal_in_many_bipolar_patients_.html
TopAbstracts in Depression
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11th June
SNPS LINKED TO LITHIUM RESPONSE IN BIPOLAR DISORDER
Several single nucleotide polymorphisms are linked to response to lithium for the prevention of
recurrence in bipolar disorder, including in a region spanning a gene regulated by lithium
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/82902/Psychiatry/SNPs_linked_to_lithium_response_in_bipolar_disorder.html
DUAL DIAGNOSIS
12th June
ANXIETY, MOOD, AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS IN PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH
ANXIETY DISORDERS.
Examined the prevalence of anxiety, mood, and substance use disorders in the parents of anxiety
disordered (AD) children relative to children with no psychological disorder
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19229606?ordinalpos=2&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pub
med.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
EATING DISORDERS
12th June
'LIKING' AND 'WANTING' FOOD REWARDS: BRAIN SUBSTRATES AND ROLES IN EATING
DISORDERS
What brain reward systems mediate motivational 'wanting' and hedonic 'liking' for food rewards?
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19336238?ordinalpos=3&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pub
med.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
LEARNING DISABILITIES
9th June
ALERTNESS IN INDIVIDUALS WITH PROFOUND INTELLECTUAL AND MULTIPLE
DISABILITIES: A LITERATURE REVIEW .
Literature review to identify problems faced by direct supporters in observing and determining
alertness in individuals with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities:
Link
12th June
THE PSYCHOSOCIAL IMPACT OF EPILEPSY IN ADULTS WITH AN INTELLECTUAL
DISABILITY.
Epilepsy has a pervasive impact on the quality of life, and thus the psychosocial well-being, of
adults with an intellectual disability. Social and economical well-being appears to be affected by
an increase in restrictions on activities and thus social contact
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19303943?ordinalpos=2&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pub
med.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
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O/C DISORDERS
12th June
NEW RESEARCH INTO TREATMENT AVAILABILITY FOR PEOPLE WITH OBSESSIVE-
COMPULSIVE DISORDER
OCD-UK, the leading national charity for people with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder with the
support of a grant from Comic Relief has announced a year long research project
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/153555.php
5th June
PTSD RAISES RISK FOR DIABETES AND HEART DISEASE
There is some evidence that people suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may be
more at risk for developing metabolic syndrome and taking antipsychotic drugs is also known to
raise the risk.
http://mentalhealthupdate.blogspot.com/2009/06/ptsd-raises-risk-for-diabetes-and-heart.html
12th June
TESTING GENDER EFFECTS ON THE MECHANISMS EXPLAINING THE ASSOCIATION
BETWEEN POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS SYMPTOMS AND SUBSTANCE USE FREQUENCY.
The study examines gender differences in the mechanisms that explain the association between
PTSD symptoms and substance use frequency in a sample of 182 urban substance users.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19423233?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pub
med.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
PSYCHOLOGY
5th June
BE YOUR BEST FRIEND IF YOU'LL BE MINE: ALLIANCE HYPOTHESIS FOR HUMAN
FRIENDSHIP
Psychologists studying the cognitive mechanisms behind human friendship have determined that
how you rank your best friends is closely related to how you think your friends rank you
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090602204301.htm
10th June
BULLIED CHILDREN 'FOUR TIMES MORE LIKELY TO DEVELOP PSYCHOSIS'
Children who are bullied at school are up to four times more likely than their peers to develop
psychotic symptoms, such as hallucinations, delusions and paranoia
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/153279.php
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11th June
COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY IS AN EFFECTIVE TREATMENT FOR CHRONIC
INSOMNIA
A majority of people experiencing chronic insomnia can experience a normalization of sleep
parameters through the use of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/153365.php
SCHIZOPHRENIA
9th June
PREGNANCY AND THE FLU: A LINK TO SCHIZOPHRENIA
When mothers become infected with influenza during their pregnancy, it may increase the risk for
schizophrenia in their offspring
http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/information/news/?entryid17=72984
11th June
SCHIZOPHRENIA RESIDENTIAL OUTCOMES DIFFER BETWEEN CULTURES
Real-world residential outcomes are widely different among schizophrenia patients from different
cultures, despite similar scores on performance-based measures of everyday living
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/82903/Psychiatry/Schizophrenia_residential_outcomes_differ_between_cultures.html
TopAbstracts in Schizophrenia
12th June
SCHIZOPHRENIA PATIENTS HAVE HIGH-CLARITY EMOTION IDENTIFICATION DEFICITS
Schizophrenia patients have deficits in identifying high-clarity emotional cues, supporting the
notion that the disease is characterized by high noise in internal representations
http://www.medwire-news.md/47/82925/Psychiatry/Schizophrenia_patients_have_high-
clarity_emotion_identification_deficits.html
SOCIAL WORK
11th June
HIGH-RISK CHILDREN WITH CHALLENGING BEHAVIOUR: CHANGING DIRECTIONS FOR
THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES
This paper is about an evaluation of three centre-based projects established by a voluntary
organization under the Scottish Government's Youth Crime Prevention Fund
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/122296186/abstract
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USING AN EVIDENCE-BASED CBT GROUP INTERVENTION MODEL FOR ADOLESCENTS
WITH DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS: LESSONS LEARNED FROM A SCHOOL-BASED
ADAPTATION
This paper highlights the process of implementing and adapting CBT
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/122296184/abstract
NEW PUBLICATIONS
(Hot off the press not yet in your library)
Making choice and control a reality for disabled people: Consultation on the Right to
Control
http://www.odi.gov.uk/docs/wor/rtc/rtc-consult-standard.pdf
Preventing Harmful Substance Use - The Evidence Base for Policy and Practice
T Stockwell Wiley-Blackwell: 12th June ISBN: 9780470713624 £92.00
Psychological Responses to Eating Disorders and Obesity: Recent and Innovative Work
Julia Buckroyd Wiley-Blackwell: 19th June ISBN: 9780470773253 £86.25
CONFERENCES
(New additions are in green type)
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PERSONALISATION AND LEARNING DISABILITIES: How do organisations change to meet the
challenges: 24th June: London
http://www.pavpub.com/pavpub/conferences/showfull.asp?Conference=850
9TH IAFMHS ANNUAL CONGRESS: FACING THE FUTURE: FORENSIC MENTAL HEALTH
SERVICES IN CHANGE: 24th -26th June: Edinburgh
http://www.iafmhs.org/iafmhs.asp
A NEW DIRECTION FOR SOCIAL CARE? WHAT THE GREEN PAPER MEANS FOR THE
FUTURE OF CARE AND SUPPORT: 7th July: London
http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/learn/conferences_and_seminars/a_new_direction_for.html
THE NEW DRUGS STRATEGY: A CLEAR FOCUS ON FAMILIES?: 15th July: Manchester
http://www.pavpub.com/pavpub/conferences/showfull.asp?Conference=762
WOMENS LONG TERM MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH: 16th July: London
http://www.pavpub.com/pavpub/conferences/showfull.asp?Conference=849
THE PAST, THE PRESENT, THE FUTURE: 9th Annual Mental Health Education and Training
Conference: 9th – 10th September: Hendon
http://www.pavpub.com/pavpub/conferences/showfull.asp?Conference=846
2ND NATIONAL CONFERENCE: ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION: 1st – 2nd October: London
http://www.mahealthcareevents.co.uk/cgi-bin/go.pl/conferences/detail.html?conference_uid=95
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http://www.healthcare-
events.co.uk/conf/booking.php?action=home&id=293&confbook=d0fc99373775384cf73314eb2cd5b2ad
COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPY WITH CHILDREN AND FAMILIES: MAKING CBT WORK
FOR INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, PRACTITIONERS AND SERVICES: 2nd December: London
http://www.rdlearning.org.uk/courseDetails.asp?ID=41245
USEFUL WEBSITES
ANANOVA
http://www.psychnet-uk.com/ananova/index.htm
“Ananova is a UK News Service which can be used to locate all the latest local and international
mental health news articles. The Search on PsychNet-UK is initially set to search for mental
health articles however once on the Ananova site you can change your search requirements to
what other subject matter interests you.”
CHAINs –
http://chain.ulcc.ac.uk/chain/index.html
Contact, Help, Advice and Information Networks – “are online networks for people working in
health and social care. They are based around specific areas of interest, and give people a simple
and informal way of contacting each other to exchange ideas and share knowledge”
CSCI PROFESSIONAL
http://www.csci.org.uk/professional/
The website for social care professionals
EMENTAL-HEALTH.COM
http://www.emental-health.com
“Dedicated to providing accurate information and raising public awareness on mental health.
Provides information, news and discussions relevant to schizophrenia and related psychoses,
Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, depression and bipolar disorder.”
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INTEGRATED CARE NETWORK
“We aim to help frontline organisations to work together to deliver flexible services that help
people to remain in control and live independent lives.”
http://www.integratedcarenetwork.gov.uk/homepage.php
InPsychiatry.com
“The website for psychiatry professionals”
http://www.inpsychiatry.com/
KINGSFUND
http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/
Health and Social Care website
MENTALHEALTH tv
“The UK’s first dedicated television channel for mental healthcare issues on the internet”
www.mentalhealth.tv
MYILIBRARY
Mental Health e-books
www.Myilibrary.com
NICE
Monthly newsletter for the National Institute for Clinical Excellence
http://www.nice.org.uk/page.aspx?o=e-newsletter
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RiPfA: Research in practice for adults
“research in practice for adults is the only research implementation service in the UK solely
dedicated to improving services for vunerable adults”
http://www.ripfa.org.uk/index.asp
YOUNG MINDS
http://www.youngminds.org.uk/
Improving the mental well-being of children and young people
These websites are to allow you to view the contents page of the current part of a journal and in
most cases will NOT give full text without a subscription. Contact you local library for availability.
Local Messages:
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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
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ARCHIVES OF GENERAL PSYCHIATRY
http://archpsyc.ama-assn.org/current.dtl
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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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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MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE: DUAL DIAGNOSIS
http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t777186830~db=all
PSYCHIATRIC BULLETIN
http://pb.rcpsych.org/current.shtml
PSYCHIATRIC NEWS
http://pn.psychiatryonline.org/current.shtml
PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES
http://psychservices.psychiatryonline.org/current.shtml
PSYCHIATRY
http://www.extenza-eps.com/extenza/contentviewing/viewJournal.do?journalId=272
PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01651781
PSYCHOLOGICAL BULLETIN
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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