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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
27th July
NATIONAL OVERSIGHT GROUP FOR HIGH SECURE PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES: FIRST
ANNUAL REPORT 2008/09
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/D
H_103351
29th July
THE EVIDENCE BASE TO GUIDE DEVELOPMENT OF TIER 4 CAMHS
H_103444
31st July
WORKING WITH OLDER PRISONERS
H_103518
SOCIAL CARE BULLETIN GREEN PAPER SPECIAL ISSUE

http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Bulletins/Socialcarebulletin/Browsable/DH_103
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NATIONAL NEWS
24th July
SMOKING BAN UPHELD AT HIGH SECURITY HOSPITALS
Appeal judges have upheld a High Court ruling allowing a smoking ban at high security mental
hospitals.
http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/information/news/?entryid17=74032
27th July
COMMUNITY SENTENCES WITH MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT GROWING BUT A MISSED
OPPORTUNITY FOR MOST, SAYS SAINSBURY CENTRE
More Mental Health Treatment Requirements are being issued to offenders on community
sentences than ever before
http://www.scmh.org.uk/news/2009_community_sentences_with_MHTR.aspx
28th July
MENTAL HEALTH KILLINGS INCREASE
The number of people killed by those with a mental illness increased between 1997 and 2005,
official figures show.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8173386.stm
DOCTORS STRUGGLE TO RECOGNISE DEPRESSION

Many GPs in the UK find it hard to tell the difference between patients who do and do not have
depression, according to a new study in the Lancet.
http://news.netdoctor.co.uk/news_detail.php?id=19284733
CWDC ISSUES FRESH GUIDANCE ON INTEGRATED WORKING FOR CHILDREN

Revised guidance published on common assessment framework and lead professional role
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/07/28/112198/cwdc-issues-fresh-guidance-on-
integrated-working-for-children.html
29th July
TASKFORCE ISSUES CALL FOR NATIONAL COLLEGE OF SOCIAL WORK
Social Work Task Force interim report says college would be champion for profession and rebuild
confidence
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/07/29/112205/taskforce-issues-call-for-national-
college-of-social-work.html
CONFUSION 'FUELS ALCOHOL MISUSE'

Widespread public confusion about how much it is safe to drink may be contributing to the growth
of alcohol misuse in England, say MPs
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8173975.stm
30th July
MPS DEMAND OVERHAUL OF SOCIAL WORK TRAINING SYSTEM
Children, schools and families select committee call for creation of Social Work Development
Agency to take hold of training system
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/07/30/112214/mps-demand-overhaul-of-social-
work-training-system.html
NICE EXAMINES STROKE, DEMENTIA AND VTE

Stroke, dementia and venous thromboembolism (VTE) will be among the first clinical areas for
which NICE will develop quality standards, it has been announced.
http://www.healthcarerepublic.com/news/GP/LatestNews/923818/NICE-examines-stroke-
dementia-VTE/
PCTS FAIL TO TACKLE ALCOHOL HARM

PCTs are not meeting their responsibility to tackle alcohol harm, according to the Committee of
Public Accounts.
http://www.healthcarerepublic.com/news/GP/LatestNews/923815/PCTs-fail-tackle-alcohol-harm/
ONE IN TEN 16-YEAR-OLDS HAVE SELF-HARMED

A tenth of 16-year-olds in Northern Ireland have self-harmed recently, new research revealed
31st July
UK DRUG POLICY 'TOO FOCUSED ON ARRESTS'
Police are focusing too much on seizures and arrests when it comes to tackling drug dealing in
the UK and more needs to be done to reduce actual harm, a new report has claimed
http://news.netdoctor.co.uk/news_detail.php?id=19290610
ONLINE EXPERIMENT TO SPREAD HAPPINESS

Britain could be a happier place next week thanks to a unique psychological experiment aimed at
spreading smiles around the country.
NATIONAL AUTISTIC SOCIETY ANGRY OVER GARY MCKINNON DECISION

Man with Asperger syndrome loses High Court bid to stop extradition to US
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/07/31/112223/national-autistic-society-angry-over-
gary-mckinnon-decision.html
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
29th July
THOSE FROM HOMELESS FAMILIES MORE LIKELY TO SUFFER MENTAL HEALTH
PROBLEMS
The study found that children who had experienced homelessness at some point during their lives
were significantly more likely to have an emotional, behavioral or developmental problem
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/159065.php
HEALTH PROFESSIONALS EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY TREATING PATIENTS WITH DUAL

MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSES
In an accompanying piece, The Washington Post reports that sometimes 50 percent or more of
mental health therapists' and substance abuse counselors' patients suffer from both mental illness
and addiction to drugs or alcohol
29th July
MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES TO IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH
A new research project will investigate the efficacy of an innovative training program that calls for
supervisors to better support their employees’ work and family demands
http://psychcentral.com/news/2009/07/29/management-techniques-to-improve-mental-
health/7409.html
RESEARCH
29th July
MENTAL, EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS CAN BE PREVENTED IN YOUNG
PEOPLE
Around one in five young people in the U.S. have a current mental, emotional, or behavioral
disorder
CANCER SURVIVORS FACE MENTAL HEALTH RISK

Surviving cancer is more than surmounting the physical assault of a malignant disease
http://psychcentral.com/news/2009/07/29/cancer-survivors-face-mental-health-risk/7411.html
INDEPENDENT MENTAL HEALTH NURSE PRESCRIBING.

Independent prescribing (IP) is a new form of prescriptive authority for mental health services
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19594672?ordinalpos=4&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pub
med.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
ADDICTIONS
27th July
CONCURRENT COCAINE AND ALCOHOL USE IN INDIVIDUALS PRESENTING TO AN
ADDICTION TREATMENT PROGRAM.
National population surveys and information from the National Drug Treatment Reporting System
indicate cocaine use is increasing
DEVELOPING A CLINICAL ASSESSMENT MODEL SUITED TO USE IN AN AGENCY

PROVIDING SHORT-TERM SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT: FINDINGS FROM A DELPHI
SURVEY OF EXPERT OPINION.
This paper presents findings from a Delphi survey of expert opinion asking participants to identify
the minimum level of clinical assessment information they would be willing to collect during a
single treatment opportunity of 60-min in duration.
ANXIETY
28th July
ASSESSMENT OF RELEVANT PARENTING FACTORS IN FAMILIES OF CLINICALLY
ANXIOUS CHILDREN: THE FAMILY ASSESSMENT CLINICIAN-RATED INTERVIEW (FACI).
Research on child and adolescent anxiety disorders has seen a surge in investigations of
parenting factors potentially associated with their etiology
ASSESSMENT OF PARENTAL EXPERIENTIAL AVOIDANCE IN A CLINICAL SAMPLE OF

CHILDREN WITH ANXIETY DISORDERS.
This investigation seeks to establish the psychometric properties of an adapted measure of
experiential avoidance (EA) in the parenting context by assessing its relation to other parenting
constructs and psychosocial correlates of child anxiety in a clinical sample
DEMENTIA
28th July
OLDER DIABETICS SHOULD AVOID DEMENTIA MEDS
Combo linked to higher risk for hyperglycemia hospitalization in study
http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=629397
29th July
HOW IMMUNE CELLS MAY HELP PREDICT ALZHEIMER'S RISK
What if you could test your risk for Alzheimer's disease much like your cholesterol levels —
through a simple blood test?
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090713124714.htm
30th July
EARLY WARNING: KEY ALZHEIMER'S BRAIN CHANGES OBSERVED IN UNIMPAIRED
OLDER HUMANS
New research has uncovered an early disruption in the process of memory formation in older
humans who exhibit some early brain changes associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD) but
show little or no memory impairment.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090729121548.htm
DEPRESSION
28th July
GLOOMY DAYS DIM COGNITIVE POWERS OF THE DEPRESSED
Study found thinking skills suffered when skies were overcast
http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=629434
BIPOLAR-SPECIFIC PSYCHOLOGICAL THERAPY PREVENTS OR DELAYS RELAPSE

Bipolar disorder relapse is effectively prevented or delayed by psychological therapy specifically
designed for the condition
http://www.medwire-news.md/47/83664/Psychiatry/Bipolar-
specific_psychological_therapy_prevents_or_delays_relapse.html
29th July
FEAR OF HARM PHENOTYPE LINKED TO PEDIATRIC BIPOLAR DISORDER SEVERITY
Fear of harm (FOH) represents a clinically homogenous pediatric bipolar disorder phenotype
characterized by more severe disease, with potentially distinct biological characteristics
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/83682/Psychiatry/Fear_of_harm_phenotype_linked_to_pediatric_bipolar_disorder_severity.html
ERRORS IN DIAGNOSIS OF DEPRESSION LEAD TO OVER AND UNDER DIAGNOSIS IN

PRIMARY CARE
Leicester researchers find GPs have great difficulty identifying depression in patients
IF BIPOLAR DISORDER IS OVER-DIAGNOSED, WHAT ARE THE ACTUAL DIAGNOSES?

New Rhode Island Hospital research is follow-up to previous study suggesting that bipolar
disorder is over-diagnosed.
DocGuide TopAbstracts in Depression
• Do the old psychostimulant drugs have a role in managing treatment-resistant depression? - (Acta Psychiatr
Scand)
• Treatment-resistant depression - (Am Fam Physician)
• A double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot study of quetiapine for depressed adolescents with bipolar disorder -
(Bipolar Disord)
• Citalopram for continuation therapy after repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in vascular depression -
(Am J Geriatr Pschiatry)
• The use of an antagonist 5-HT2a/c for depression and motor function in Parkinson' disease - (Arq
Neuropsiquiatr)
30th July
LITHIUM-TREATED BD PATIENTS SHOW LARGE AMYGDALA VOLUMES
Study results show that lithium-treated patients with bipolar disorder (BD) have larger amygdala
volumes than healthy individuals.
http://www.medwire-news.md/47/83704/Psychiatry/Lithium-
treated_BD_patients_show_large_amygdala_volumes.html
31st July
MANIA REMISSION IN BD ASSOCIATED WITH DECREASED AMYGDALA ACTIVATION
Study results show that amygdala activation during motor response inhibition decreases between
mania and remission in patients with bipolar disorder (BD).
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/83716/Psychiatry/Mania_remission_in_BD_associated_with_decreased_amygdala_activation.html
DUAL DIAGNOSIS
27th July
SUBSTANCE MISUSE AND EARLY PSYCHOSIS.
This paper sought to review current knowledge about the relationship between substance misuse
and early psychosis
EATING DISORDERS
28th July
DocGuide TopAbstracts in Eating Disorders
• Comorbidity of diabetes mellitus and eating disorders - case 05/2009 - (Dtsch Med Wochenschr)
• Validity and utility of the current definition of binge eating - (Int J Eat Disord)
• Should amenorrhea be a diagnostic criterion for anorexia nervosa? - (Int J Eat Disord)
• Frequency of binge eating episodes in bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder: Diagnostic considerations -
(Int J Eat Disord)
• Respiratory Function in Patients With Stable Anorexia Nervosa - (Chest)
LEARNING DISABILITIES
29th July
AUTISM: AN EMERGING 'NEUROIMMUNE DISORDER' IN SEARCH OF THERAPY
ASDs present in early childhood and their prevalence has increased significantly to 1/150
children.
DIFFERENT BEHAVIORAL AND EYE MOVEMENT PATTERNS OF DYSLEXIC READERS

WITH AND WITHOUT ATTENTIONAL DEFICITS DURING SINGLE WORD READING
Comorbidity of learning disabilities is a very common phenomenon which is intensively studied in
genetics, neuropsychology, prevalence studies and causal deficit research
O/C DISORDERS
27th July
OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE SYMPTOM DIMENSIONS IN SCHIZOPHRENIA PATIENTS WITH
COMORBID OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER
A substantial proportion of schizophrenia patients also exhibit obsessive-compulsive symptoms
CHILDREN'S FLORIDA OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE INVENTORY: PSYCHOMETRIC

PROPERTIES AND FEASIBILITY OF A SELF-REPORT MEASURE OF OBSESSIVE-
COMPULSIVE SYMPTOMS IN YOUTH.
This report describes the development and psychometric properties of the Children's Florida
Obsessive Compulsive Inventory (C-FOCI). Designed specifically as a brief measure for
assessing obsessive-compulsive symptoms
POST TRAUMATIC STRESS
26th July
A PRELIMINARY STUDY OF NEGATIVE APPRAISALS AND DYSFUNCTIONAL COPING
ASSOCIATED WITH POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER SYMPTOMS FOLLOWING
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION.
The results of this preliminary study suggest perception of consequences and dysfunctional
coping may be important in PTSD symptoms following MI.
PSYCHOLOGY
28th July
OUR PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING IS REFLECTED IN THE STORIES WE TELL ABOUT
NATIONAL TRAUMA
A new study finds that in the aftermath of national trauma, the ability to make sense out of what
happened has implications for individual well-being and that the kinds of stories people tell about
the incident predict very different psychological outcomes for them.
30th July
MEN AND WOMEN SEE THINGS DIFFERENTLY
Sex differences in how the brain processes visual information could be a legacy of our hunter-
gather past
SCHIZOPHRENIA
28th July
BIPOLAR RISK ALLELE LINKED TO SCHIZOPHRENIA AND RECURRENT DEPRESSION
An allele associated with increased bipolar disorder risk also increases the risk for schizophrenia
and recurrent major depression at similar effect sizes, UK
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/83665/Psychiatry/Bipolar_risk_allele_linked_to_schizophrenia_and_recurrent_depression.html
29th July
DREAM THERAPY IN PSYCHIATRY COULD BE REVIVED FOLLOWING DISCOVERY OF
NEW LINKS BETWEEN LUCID DREAMING AND PSYCHOSIS
Similarities in brain activity during lucid dreaming and psychosis suggest that dream therapy may
be useful in psychiatric treatment
29th July
SOCIAL COGNITION BRAIN ABNORMALITIES SEEN IN SCHIZOPHRENIA
Functional and structural brain abnormalities in areas known to be associated with social
cognition occur in schizophrenia patients
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/83683/Psychiatry/Social_cognition_brain_abnormalities_seen_in_schizophrenia.html
30th July
SMALL PUTAMINAL VOLUMES LINKED TO POOR TREATMENT OUTCOMES IN
SCHIZOPHRENIA
Study results suggest that a progressive loss of volume of the putamen is associated with poor
treatment outcomes in patients with chronic schizophrenia.
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/83705/Psychiatry/Small_putaminal_volumes_linked_to_poor_treatment_outcomes_in_schizophrenia.html
31st July
COGNITIVE DEFICITS RELATED TO BRAIN VOLUME ABNORMALITIES IN FIRST-EPISODE
PSYCHOSIS
Study findings suggest that cognitive performance is directly related to regional gray matter (GM)
volumes in the frontal and temporo-parietal cortices in patients with schizophrenia, as early as in
the first episode
http://www.medwire-news.md/47/83717/Psychiatry/Cognitive_deficits_related_to_brain_volume_abnormalities_in_first-
episode_psychosis.html
SOCIAL WORK
28th July
PREDICTING JUVENILE DELINQUENCY: THE NEXUS OF CHILDHOOD MALTREATMENT,
DEPRESSION AND BIPOLAR DISORDER.
It is important to identify and provide preventative interventions for youth who are most at risk for
offending behaviour.
SCHOOL FUNCTIONING OF CHILDREN IN RESIDENTIAL CARE: THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF

MULTILEVEL CORRELATES.
This studyexamines the relationships between problems in school functioning of children in
residential care with a number of variables describing the child and the care setting
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19589598?ordinalpos=11&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pu
bmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
NEW PUBLICATIONS
(Hot off the press not yet in your library)
July 2009 issue of Evidence Based Mental Health now added

http://www.library.nhs.uk/mentalHealth/SearchResults.aspx?searchText=EBMH+2009&sort=PUB
LICATION_DATE&resultsPerPage=10&summaries=true
Life in the Community: An action research project promoting citizenship for people with
high support needs
http://www.learningdisabilities.org.uk/publications/?entryid5=32795
Recognising Fathers: A national survey of fathers who have children with learning
disabilities
http://www.learningdisabilities.org.uk/publications/?entryid5=32902
Refocusing Drug-Related Law Enforcement to Address Harms.

http://www.ukdpc.org.uk/resources/Refocusing_Enforcement_Full.pdf
Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Binge Eating and Bulimia

Debra L. Safer Guilford Publications: 31st July ISBN: 9781606232651 £24.00
Skills in Rational Emotive Behaviour Counselling and Psychotherapy

Windy Dryden SAGE Publications: 31st July ISBN: 9781848606708 £19.99
Existential Perspectives on Supervision: Widening the Horizon of Psychotherapy and

Counselling
Emmy Van Deurzen Palgrave Macmillan: 31st July ISBN: 9780230203303 £21.99
Treating Bulimia in Adolescents: annotated edition
Daniel Le Grange Guilford Publications: 1st August ISBN: 9781606233511 £16.95
Psychosis in The Family: The Journey of a Psychotherapist and Mother

Janet Love Karnac Books: 1st August ISBN: 9781855755208 £16.99
Cognitive-behavioral Therapy With Children

Katharina Manassis Routledge: 1st August ISBN: 9780415996709 £22.50
CONFERENCES
(New additions are in green type)
COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY SECTION ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2009:

1st – 3rd September: Hatfield
http://www.bps.org.uk/conferences-and-events/event-
listing/events$/2009/september/cog_sec_conf_2009/cog_sec_conf_2009_home.cfm?subsite=
SEXUAL RIGHTS AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY: EXPLORING POLICY, ATTITUDES AND

SUPPORT INITIATIVES 8th September: Ireland
http://www.pavpub.com/pavpub/conferences/showfull.asp?Conference=855
THE PAST, THE PRESENT, THE FUTURE: 9th Annual Mental Health Education and Training
Conference: 9th – 10th September: Hendon
BPS: DIVISION OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY CONFERENCE 2009:

9th – 11th September: Birmingham http://www.bps.org.uk/dhp2009/
BEST PRACTICE & INNOVATION IN OLDER PERSONS MENTAL HEALTH:

10th September: London
http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/information/events/?EventId12=96348&sDate=633881376000000
000&fDate=633881376000000000
FAMILIES FIRST - FAMILY THERAPY IN AND BEYOND THE CONSULTING ROOM:

11th – 13th September: Cambridge
http://www.aft.org.uk/training/conferences.asp
CONSCIOUSNESS & EXPERIENTIAL PSYCHOLOGY SECTION ANNUAL CONFERENCE

2009: 11th – 13th September: Oxford
http://www.bps.org.uk/conferences-and-events/event-
listing/events$/2009/september/conciousnessandexperiential2009/conciousnessandexperiential2009_home.cfm?subsite=
BASPCAN CONGRESS 2009: CHANGING LANDSCAPES, EMERGING CHALLENGES:

13th September: Swansea
http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/information/events/?EventId12=90294&sDate=633883968000000
000&fDate=633807072000000000
DEMENTA SERVICES DEVELOPMENT CENTRES 3RD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE:

FACING THE FUTURE: 14th – 16th September: York
http://www.rdlearning.org.uk/courseDetails.asp?ID=43843
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY SECTION CONFERENCE 2009: 15th – 17th September: Sheffield

http://www.bps.org.uk/conferences-and-events/event-listing/events$/2009/september/social-psychology-section-conference-
2009/social-psychology-section-conference-2009_home.cfm?subsite=
THE MENTAL CAPACITY ACT IN PRACTICE: 21st September: London

WORKING WITH PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILTIES AND OFFENDING BEHAVIOUR:
24th September: London
15TH INTERNATIONAL NETWORK FOR PSYCHIATRIC NURSING RESEARCH (NPNR)

CONFERENCE 2009: 24th – 25th September: Oxford
http://www.rcn.org.uk/newsevents/event_details/rcn_events/15th_international_network_for_psyc
hiatric_nursing_research_npnr_conference_2009
PERSONALISATION AND HOUSING SUPPORT: MAKING IT WORK FOR SERVICE USERS &
HOUSING PROVIDERS: 30th September: London
PERSONALISATION IN MENTAL HEALTH: 1st October: London

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

2nd October: Bristol
http://www.pavpub.com/pavpub/conferences/index.asp
MENTAL HEALTH IN PRISONS: WORKING TOGETHER CONFERENCE:

5th October: London
http://www.bps.org.uk/conferences-and-events/event-listing/events$/2009/october/mental-health-in-prisons-working-together-
conference/mental-health-in-prisons-working-together-conference_home.cfm?subsite=
MENTAL CAPACITY ACT IN THE CARE OF OLDER PEOPLE: 2nd National Conference:
7th October: London
http://www.healthcare-events.co.uk/conf/booking.php?action=home&id=33
QUALITY INDICATORS AND METRICS IN MENTAL HEALTH: 7th October: London

NAO ADULTS WITH AUTISM NATIONAL CONFERENCE: 15th October: London

http://www.neilstewartassociates.com/sh264/
WORLD CLASS MENTAL HEALTH COMMISSIONING 2009: 19th October: London

http://www.healthcare-
events.co.uk/conf/booking.php?action=home&id=293&confbook=d0fc99373775384cf73314eb2cd5b2ad
12TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT:

19th – 21st October: Stirling
EATING DISORDERS: 20th October: Manchester

NATIONAL CHILDREN AND ADULT SERVICES CONFERENCE 2009:

21st October: Harrogate
JOINED UP SERVICES FOR OLDER PEOPLE: 22nd October: London

http://www.neilstewartassociates.com/sh262/
UK DEMENTIA CONGRESS: 3rd November: Harrogate

SAFEGUARDING VULNERABLE ADULTS: 9th National Conference: 4th November: London

SCHIZOPHRENIA: THE FINAL FRONTIER: 5th November: London

http://www.iop.kcl.ac.uk/events/?id=739
ANNUAL PSYCHIATRY OF LEARNING DISABILITY HIGHER TRAINEES NATIONAL

CONFERENCE: 12th -13th November: Croydon
Alison Evans: Roselands Clinic, 163 Kingston Road, New Malden, Surrey, KT3 3NN
Tel: 020 8949 9978, Fax: 020 8949 5971
5TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE: AUTISM TODAY: 17th – 18th November: Edinburgh

7TH ANNUAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CONFERENCE: 19th November: London

http://www.neilstewartassociates.com/li284/
OUR SAY, OUR WAY: HOW OLDER CITIZENS CAN INFLUENCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF
LOCAL SERVICES AND EXPERIENCE AN IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE:
24th November: London
ANOREXIA, CACHEXIA AND FATIGUE: 26th November: London

http://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/event/details.aspx?e=1412
COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPY WITH CHILDREN AND FAMILIES: MAKING CBT WORK
FOR INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, PRACTITIONERS AND SERVICES: 2nd December: London
A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO SAFEGUARDING VULNERABLE ADULTS:

3RD December: Manchester
http://www.healthcare-events.co.uk/conf/uploads/brochures/204_20080827-
113126_Vulnerable_Adults_Dec.pdf
7TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE: BIPOLAR DISORDERS: 4th December: London

MOOD DISORDERS ACROSS THE LIFESPAN: 10th December: London

http://www.iop.kcl.ac.uk/events/?id=758
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
CSIP: EASTERN (formerly NIMHE)

http://www.eastern.csip.org.uk/Home
DRUG & ALCOHOL FINDINGS

Drug and Alcohol Findings bridges the divide between research on the effectiveness of responses
to drug and alcohol problems and the practitioners who provide those interventions, with a focus
on UK-relevant research
http://findings.org.uk/index.php
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,
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DEPRESSION DUAL DIAGNOSIS EATING DISORDERS

LEARNING DISABILITIES O/C DISORDERS POST TRAUMATIC STRESS

PSYCHOLOGY SCHIZOPHRENIA SOCIAL WORK

NEW PUBLICATIONS CONFERENCES

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DOCTORS STRUGGLE TO RECOGNISE DEPRESSION

CWDC ISSUES FRESH GUIDANCE ON INTEGRATED WORKING FOR CHILDREN

CONFUSION 'FUELS ALCOHOL MISUSE'

NICE EXAMINES STROKE, DEMENTIA AND VTE

PCTS FAIL TO TACKLE ALCOHOL HARM

ONE IN TEN 16-YEAR-OLDS HAVE SELF-HARMED

ONLINE EXPERIMENT TO SPREAD HAPPINESS

NATIONAL AUTISTIC SOCIETY ANGRY OVER GARY MCKINNON DECISION

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HEALTH PROFESSIONALS EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY TREATING PATIENTS WITH DUAL

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CANCER SURVIVORS FACE MENTAL HEALTH RISK

INDEPENDENT MENTAL HEALTH NURSE PRESCRIBING.

DEVELOPING A CLINICAL ASSESSMENT MODEL SUITED TO USE IN AN AGENCY

ASSESSMENT OF PARENTAL EXPERIENTIAL AVOIDANCE IN A CLINICAL SAMPLE OF

BIPOLAR-SPECIFIC PSYCHOLOGICAL THERAPY PREVENTS OR DELAYS RELAPSE

ERRORS IN DIAGNOSIS OF DEPRESSION LEAD TO OVER AND UNDER DIAGNOSIS IN

IF BIPOLAR DISORDER IS OVER-DIAGNOSED, WHAT ARE THE ACTUAL DIAGNOSES?

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DIFFERENT BEHAVIORAL AND EYE MOVEMENT PATTERNS OF DYSLEXIC READERS

CHILDREN'S FLORIDA OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE INVENTORY: PSYCHOMETRIC

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July 2009 issue of Evidence Based Mental Health now added

Refocusing Drug-Related Law Enforcement to Address Harms.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Binge Eating and Bulimia

Skills in Rational Emotive Behaviour Counselling and Psychotherapy

Existential Perspectives on Supervision: Widening the Horizon of Psychotherapy and

Treating Bulimia in Adolescents: annotated edition

Psychosis in The Family: The Journey of a Psychotherapist and Mother

Cognitive-behavioral Therapy With Children

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COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY SECTION ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2009:

SEXUAL RIGHTS AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY: EXPLORING POLICY, ATTITUDES AND

BPS: DIVISION OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY CONFERENCE 2009:

BEST PRACTICE & INNOVATION IN OLDER PERSONS MENTAL HEALTH:

FAMILIES FIRST - FAMILY THERAPY IN AND BEYOND THE CONSULTING ROOM:

CONSCIOUSNESS & EXPERIENTIAL PSYCHOLOGY SECTION ANNUAL CONFERENCE

BASPCAN CONGRESS 2009: CHANGING LANDSCAPES, EMERGING CHALLENGES:

DEMENTA SERVICES DEVELOPMENT CENTRES 3RD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE:

SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY SECTION CONFERENCE 2009: 15th – 17th September: Sheffield

THE MENTAL CAPACITY ACT IN PRACTICE: 21st September: London

15TH INTERNATIONAL NETWORK FOR PSYCHIATRIC NURSING RESEARCH (NPNR)

PERSONALISATION IN MENTAL HEALTH: 1st October: London

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

MENTAL HEALTH IN PRISONS: WORKING TOGETHER CONFERENCE:

QUALITY INDICATORS AND METRICS IN MENTAL HEALTH: 7th October: London

NAO ADULTS WITH AUTISM NATIONAL CONFERENCE: 15th October: London

WORLD CLASS MENTAL HEALTH COMMISSIONING 2009: 19th October: London