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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
CONTENTS LINKS
RESEARCH
ADDICTIONS ANXIETY DEMENTIA
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH NEWS
16th December
RESPONSE TO THE CONSULTATION ON THE REVISION OF THE FAIR ACCESS TO CARE
SERVICES GUIDANCE TO SUPPORT COUNCILS TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY FOR SOCIAL
CARE SERVICES
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Consultations/Responsestoconsultations/DH_110137
17th December
GUIDANCE ON THE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL BY CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE. A
REPORT BY THE CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/D
H_110258
NATIONAL NEWS
11th December
MENTAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE FOR YOUNG SERVICE USERS
The experiences of children and young people using mental health services may soon be
measurable using a tool developed at King's College, London
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/12/11/113414/tool-to-gauge-childrens-
experiences-of-mental-health-services.htm
15th December
ANTI-DEPRESSANTS 'UP STROKE RISK'
Post menopausal women who take anti-depressants face a small - but statistically significant -
increased risk of a stroke, research suggests
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8408783.stm
16th December
ONE IN 10 TAKING ANTIDEPRESSANTS
Daily antidepressants are being prescribed to nearly one in 10 adults in Scotland, according to
new figures.
http://www.nursingtimes.net/whats-new-in-nursing/mental-health/one-in-10-taking-
antidepressants/5009754.article
18th December
ANTHRAX FOUND IN GLASGOW HEROIN USERS
Health agencies across Scotland have been placed on alert after a drug user who died in a
Glasgow hospital tested positive for anthrax
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/8419113.stm
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
13th December
TARGACEPT INITIATES PHASE 2 STUDY OF TC-5619 IN COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION IN
SCHIZOPHRENIA
Targacept, Inc. (NASDAQ: TRGT), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a new
class of drugs known as NNR TherapeuticsTM, announced that it has initiated a Phase 2 clinical
proof of concept trial of TC-5619 in cognitive dysfunction in schizophrenia
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/173796.php
14th December
MARIJUANA USE NO LONGER DROPPING AMONG U.S. TEENS
Federal report cites lower rates for meth and smoking, but concerns about prescription abuse
http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=634057
15th December
AUTISM CENTRE 'FUNDING RETHINK'
Cross border co-operation was seen as working this week when an all-Ireland centre for children
with autism was put firmly back on track after the Irish government ended a pause in funding
http://www.4ni.co.uk/northern_ireland_news.asp?id=104200
NATIONWIDE STUDY SHOWS SHARP DECLINE IN SUICIDE RATE AMONG HIV PATIENTS,
BUT NOT For All
A nationwide study found that suicide rates for HIV patients in Switzerland decreased by more
than half, after 1996 when the highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) was introduced
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/174120.php
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16th December
FDA APPROVES GENERIC ARICEPT TO TREAT DEMENTIA RELATED TO ALZHEIMER'S
DISEASE
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first generic versions of Aricept (donepezil
hydrochloride) orally disintegrating tablet s on Dec. 11. Donepezil hydrochloride is indicated for
the treatment of dementia related to Alzheimer's disease.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/174173.php
17th December
TEENS THINK SMOKING MORE DANGEROUS THAN DRINKING, DRUGS
American teens believe that smoking cigarettes is riskier than using illicit drugs or binge drinking,
a new government report shows
http://www.mentalhelp.net/poc/view_doc.php?type=news&id=124496&cn=28
RESEARCH
14th December
'ALARMING' MENTAL PROBLEMS SEEN IN SARS SURVIVORS
Many survivors of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) pandemic of 2003 suffer from
persistent mental health problems and chronic fatigue years later
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE5BD4XW20091214
ADDICTIONS
16th December
BEHAVIORAL FAMILY COUNSELING FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE: A TREATMENT
DEVELOPMENT PILOT STUDY.
The present results show Behavioral family counseling is a promising method for retaining
patients in treatment, increasing abstinence, and reducing substance use
http://tinyurl.com/yhlgwcf
SUBSTANCE USE AMONG LATE ADOLESCENT URBAN YOUTHS: MENTAL HEALTH AND
GENDER INFLUENCES
This paper explores gender and mental health influences on alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drug use
among late adolescent urban youths.
http://tinyurl.com/yky43d8
ANXIETY
16th December
REDUCING CHRONIC ANXIETY BY MAKING THE THREATENING EVENT PREDICTABLE: AN
EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH
Panic disorder is characterized by both specific, phased fear and generalized, chronic anxiety.
Standard extinction procedures are efficient in reducing specific fear
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19604499
15th December
ALZHEIMER'S PROTEIN MAY BE EARLY RISK FACTOR
Imaging tests may be able to detect the early signs of Alzheimer's disease long before it begins to
affect memory, a finding that may lead to earlier, more effective treatments
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE5BE05720091215
16th December
HORMONE THAT CURBS HUNGER MAY GUARD AGAINST ALZHEIMER'S
High levels of a hormone that controls appetite appear to be linked to a reduced risk of developing
Alzheimer's disease, US research suggests.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8414989.stm
DRUG FOR ALZHEIMER DISEASE DOES NOT APPEAR TO SLOW COGNITIVE DECLINE
Although there were promising results in a phase 2 trial, patients with mild Alzheimer disease who
received the drug tarenflurbil as part of a phase 3 trial did not have better outcomes on measures
of cognitive decline or loss of activities of daily living compared to patients who received placebo
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/174160.php
17th December
NEW STUDY PUBLISHED IN JAMA SUPPORTS NEUROTEZ PLANS FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF LEPTIN AS A THERAPY FOR ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
A report on a long-term, prospective study of elderly, dementia-free focusing on the association
between the protein hormone Leptin and the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/174359.php
DEPRESSION
15th December
MUSIC AND THE ARTS FIGHT DEPRESSION, PROMOTE HEALTH
If you paint, dance or play a musical instrument -- or just enjoy going to the theatre or to concerts
-- it's likely that you feel healthier and are less depressed than people who don't, a survey of
nearly 50,000 individuals from all socio-economic backgrounds from a county in mid-Norway
shows.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/12/091215160651.htm
16th December
SUBTHRESHOLD MIXED STATES WORSENS BIPOLAR OUTCOMES
Bipolar patients with a current mood episode who have subthreshold symptoms of the opposite
polarity have worse outcomes than those without such symptoms
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/85730/Psychiatry/Subthreshold_mixed_states_worsens_bipolar_outcomes_.html
17th December
CANCER DIAGNOSIS INCREASES THE RISK OF SUICIDE AND CARDIOVASCULAR
DISEASE
Men who have recently been diagnosed with prostate cancer are at greater risk of committing
suicide and developing and dying from cardiovascular disease
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/174273.php
18th December
ANTIDEPRESSANTS CUT RISK OF HOSPITAL READMISSION FOR SUICIDAL YOUTH
Suicidal adolescents who were prescribed an antidepressant medication during inpatient
psychiatric hospital treatment were 85 percent less likely than others to be readmitted within a
month after discharge, a new study found.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/174398.php
DUAL DIAGNOSIS
15th December
BIPOLAR OUTCOME WORSE FOR PREDOMINANTLY DEPRESSIVE PATIENTS
Bipolar disorder patients who have predominantly depressive symptoms have a worse prognosis
and are more likely to maintain substance abuse than mostly manic patients
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/85705/Psychiatry/Bipolar_outcome_worse_for_predominantly_depressive_patients.html
EATING DISORDERS
15th December
DocGuide TopAbstracts in Eating Disorders
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• Anorexia nervosa and Wernicke Korsakoff's syndrome: Atypical presentation by acute psychosis - (Int J Eat
Disord)
• Prevalence of orthorexia among medical students in Erzurum, Turkey - (Compr Psychiatry)
LEARNING DISABILITIES
14th December
PEOPLE WITH AUTISM 'HAVE PROBLEM WITH SELF-AWARENESS'
Scientists have produced evidence that self-awareness is a big problem for people with autism
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8407857.stm
16th December
AUDITORY STREAM SEGREGATION IN CHILDREN WITH ASPERGER SYNDROME
Individuals with Asperger syndrome (AS) often have difficulties in perceiving speech in noisy
environments
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19751798
O/C DISORDERS
16th December
AN INFERENCE-BASED APPROACH TO TREATING OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDERS
This article outlines the conceptual and empirical basis for an inference-based approach (IBA) to
treating obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
doi:10.1016/j.cbpra.2009.05.001
16th December
PUBLIC HEALTH CLINICAL DEMONSTRATION PROJECT FOR SMOKING CESSATION IN
VETERANS WITH POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
Veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder are at high risk for smoking and experience difficulty
with smoking cessation
http://tinyurl.com/ykpnkg9
17th December
BRAIN IMAGING SHOWS KIDS' PTSD SYMPTOMS LINKED TO POOR HIPPOCAMPUS
FUNCTION
Psychological trauma leaves a trail of damage in a child's brain, say scientists at the Stanford
University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/12/091208132237.htm
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PSYCHOLOGY
15th December
WITNESSES TO BULLYING MAY FACE MORE MENTAL HEALTH RISKS THAN BULLIES AND
VICTIMS
Students who watch as their peers endure the verbal or physical abuses of another student could
become as psychologically distressed, if not more so, by the events than the victims themselves
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/12/091214121449.htm
SCHIZOPHRENIA
14th December
WORKINGS OF ANTI-PSYCHOTIC DRUGS IN THE LIVING BRAIN REVEALED BY NEW
BIOSENSORS
Scientists have resolved a question about how a popular class of drugs used to treat
schizophrenia works using biosensors that reveal previously hidden components of chemical
communication in the brain.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/173913.php
15th December
EMOTIONAL REGULATION DIFFICULTIES IDENTIFIED IN SCHIZOPHRENIA
Schizophrenia patients are significantly more likely to suppress and have difficulties identifying
emotions compared with healthy individuals, potentially due to symptoms of depression
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/85706/Psychiatry/Emotional_regulation_difficulties_identified_in_schizophrenia.html
16th December
LACK OF MOTIVATION LINKED TO SCHIZOPHRENIA FUNCTIONAL OUTCOMES
The link between negative symptoms and functional impairment in schizophrenia patients
appears to be mediated by lack of motivation,
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/85729/Psychiatry/Lack_of_motivation_linked_to_schizophrenia_functional_outcomes
_.html
17th November
REACTIONS TO SPECIFIC FEARFUL FACIAL COMPONENTS ALTERED IN SCHIZOPHRENIA
Schizophrenia patients have altered neural responses to the eyes and brows of fearful faces
compared with healthy individuals on principal component analysis (PCA), study results indicate
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/85734/Psychiatry/Reactions_to_specific_fearful_facial_components_altered_in_schizophrenia.html
18th December
SELF-PERCEPTION DEFICITS UNDERPIN SCHIZOPHRENIA DELUSIONS OF INFLUENCE
Delusions of influence in schizophrenia are based on imprecise internal predictions of the sensory
consequences of patients' actions that cause them to rely on external agency cues
http://www.medwire-news.md/47/85742/Psychiatry/Self-
perception_deficits_underpin_schizophrenia_delusions_of_influence_.html
SOCIAL WORK
17th December
DYING OLD IN THE 21ST CENTURY: A NEGLECTED ISSUE FOR SOCIAL WORK
Dying in old age has become the majority dying of the developed world, yet older people are
routinely denied palliative care, their dying characterized by failure to facilitate choice and
recognize their needs
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http://isw.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/52/6/713
NEW PUBLICATIONS
(Hot off the press not yet in your library)
Vulnerable defendants in the criminal courts: a review of provision for adults and children
http://www.prisonreformtrust.org.uk/uploads/documents/courtreport.pdf
Guidance on the consumption of alcohol by children and young people. A report by the
Chief Medical Officer
http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/documents/digitalasset/dh_11025
6.pdf
Keeping in Touch
http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/Ofsted-home/Publications-and-research/Browse-all-by/Care/Children-s-
rights/Keeping-in-touch/(language)/eng-GB
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Primitive Mental States
Jane Van Buren Routledge: 16th Dec ISBN: 9780415468947 £22.99
Severe Depression
Roger S. McIntyre Oxford University Press: 31st Dec ISBN: 9780199570249 £5.99
Preventing Harmful Substance Use - The Evidence Base for Policy and Practice
T Stockwell Wiley-Blackwell: 25th Dec ISBN: 9780470713624 £92.00
CONFERENCES
(New additions are in green type)
YES WE CAN!: HELPING PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES FROM BLACK AND
MINORITY ETHNIC COMMUNITIES MOVE ON AND UP: 19th January: London
http://www.pavpub.com/pavpub/conferences/index.asp
DRUG AND ALCOHOL TREATMENT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE: 24th February: London
http://www.pavpub.com/pavpub/conferences/showfull.asp?Conference=883
GETTING AND KEEPING THE FUTURE WORKFORCE: THE SKILLS FOR CARE ANNUAL
CONFERENCE 2010 25th February: Birmingham
http://www.pavpub.com/pavpub/conferences/showfull.asp?Conference=885
RCN MENTAL HEALTH CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION: 3th – 6th March: Liverpool
http://www.rdlearning.org.uk/courseDetails.asp?ID=41906
RCN MENTAL HEALTH CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION: 5th – 6th March: Liverpool
http://www.rdlearning.org.uk/courseDetails.asp?ID=41906
3RD NATIONAL CHILD AND ADOLESCENT ADDICTIONS: 25th – 26th March: London
http://www.mahealthcareevents.co.uk/cgi-bin/go.pl/conferences/detail.html?conference_uid=137
USEFUL WEBSITES
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”
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.”
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
MINDING MATTERS
http://ephrumindingmatters.blogspot.com/
Essex Public Health Resourse Unit Library’s mental health blog
MYILIBRARY
Mental Health e-books
www.Myilibrary.com
NICE
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Monthly newsletter for the National Institute for Clinical Excellence
http://www.nice.org.uk/page.aspx?o=e-newsletter
YOUNG MINDS
http://www.youngminds.org.uk/
Improving the mental well-being of children and young people
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JOURNAL TOC PAGES
(current articles table of content)
New titles in orange
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:
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
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
EUROPEAN PSYCHIATRY
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/09249338
HISTORY OF PSYCHIATRY
http://hpy.sagepub.com/current.dtl
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JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01650327
JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
http://www.ccspublishing.com/j_psych.htm
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JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRIC AND MENTAL HEALTH NURSING
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/servlet/useragent?func=showIssues&code=jpm
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.psychiatryjournal.co.uk/current
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
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PSYCHOSOMATICS
http://psy.psychiatryonline.org/current.shtml
SCHIZOPHRENIA RESEARCH
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/09209964
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