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CONTENTS LINKS
REGIONAL NEWS NATIONAL NEWS

INTERNATIONAL NEWS LOCAL ADDITIONS
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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REGIONAL NEWS
13th February
NORFOLK CORONER BACKS DRUG AND ALCOHOL SUPPORT CENTRE
A Norfolk coroner has backed plans to set up a new drug and alcohol support centre in the county
in memory of a father of two who died of a heroin overdose.
http://www.edp24.co.uk/content/edp24/news/story.aspx?brand=EDPOnline&category=News&tBrand=EDP
Online&tCategory=xDefault&itemid=NOED12%20Feb%202010%2014%3A50%3A46%3A593
17th February
BLOW FOR NORFOLK AUTISTIC YOUNGSTERS
Two hundred parents with autistic youngsters will lose dedicated support from a charity which
specialises in caring for them, as the cuts facing public services in Norfolk begin to bite
18th February
BACK TO 1950S KITCHEN FOR DEMENTIA PATIENTS
Residents of a Norfolk care home are taking a step back in time and cooking up a project that
could help them cope with dementia
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NATIONAL NEWS
12th February
ADASS LEAD: DEMENTIA STRATEGY MONEY NOT BEING SPENT AS DESIRED
Simon Williams said PCTs had already committed budgets before funding was announced
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/02/12/113802/adass-lead-dementia-money-not-
being-spent-as-desired.htm
15th February
POLITICAL DEBATE ON CARE DESCENDS INTO ACRIMONY
The political debate on the future of long-term care for the elderly and disabled has descended
into acrimony over the past week.
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/02/15/113803/political-debate-on-care-descends-
into-acrimony.htm
NICE: LOOKED AFTER CHILDREN: CONSULTATION ON THE DRAFT GUIDANCE

The Department of Health asked the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)
and the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) to produce joint guidance on improving the
physical and emotional health and wellbeing of looked-after children and young people.
http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/index.jsp?action=folder&o=47410
16th February
CHILDREN 'COPY PARENTS' DRINKING'
Parents underestimate the influence their own drinking habits have on their children's attitude to
alcohol, government research suggests
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8516745.stm
RCN CALLS FOR MANDATORY CODE ON ALCOHOL LABELLING

The Royal College of Nursing welcomed the launch of a UK-wide consultation on the labelling of
alcohol
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/179260.php
16th February
INTEGRATED CHILDREN'S SYSTEM PROVES TOO RIGID FOR ASSESSMENTS
The integrated children's system cannot cope with the push to use more familiy assessments in
child protection cases, according to experts
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/02/16/113812/ics-fails-to-cope-with-rise-in-family-
assessments.htm
LGA'S LORD BEST SET TO DELAY PERSONAL CARE AT HOME BILL

The Local Government Association has put forward amendments to delay implementation of the
government's controversial bill to introduce free care at home and to review its costs
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/02/16/113818/Personal-Care-LGA-calls-for-
independent-report.htm
18th February
REPORT SUGGESTS COMPROMISE IS POSSIBLE IN CARE FOR ELDERLY BATTLE, UK
INCONSISTENT MENTAL HEALTH PROVISION IS DISADVANTAGING YOUNG PEOPLE IN

CARE
Young people in care are not receiving consistent access to child and adolescent mental health
services (CAMHS), with provision varying from good to none at all, according to an Ofsted report
published today.
http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/information/news/?entryid17=76966
NEWQUAY: DEALING WITH DEMENTIA

The NHS has been told to prepare for a ‘dementia time-bomb’, with cases expected to double
over the next 40 years. This is mainly due to the ageing population. Many areas struggle to cope
with this disease, but the Cornish seaside town of Newquay is pioneering new ways of working. It
is providing integrated care from diagnosis to the end of life.
http://www.idea.gov.uk/idk/core/page.do?pageId=16349929
19th February
DEATH TAX' BEST FOR SOCIAL CARE
The government is under pressure to back a compulsory fee to pay for social care in England
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8522734.stm
MMR VACCINE DOCTOR ANDREW WAKEFIELD QUITS AUTISM CENTRE

Controversial medic steps down from facility he founded in Texas
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2010/feb/19/wakefield-quits-texas-autism-centre
IMPROVEMENTS FOUND IN HEALTH AND BENEFIT TAKE-UP IN EVALUATION OF ADULTS

FACING CHRONIC EXCLUSION PROGRAMME
A Cabinet Office programme to improve support for adults with multiple needs and chaotic
lifestyles is reporting "promising" early results.
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/02/19/113848/Chronic-exclusion-pilots-yield-
better-outcomes-for-adults-in.htm
Eating Disorders Awareness Week (EDAW)

22nd – 28th February
http://www.b-eat.co.uk/Events/beat21/EatingDisordersAwarenessWeek

INTERNATIONAL NEWS
15th February
CATCHING CALCIUM WAVES COULD PROVIDE ALZHEIMER INSIGHTS
New insights on what causes Alzheimer's disease could arise from a recent discovery made by
bioengineers from the University of California, San Diego.
16th February
TROUBLED TEENS AND DEPRESSED KIDS: NEW EUROPEAN RESEARCH SHOWS HOW
QLD PARENTING PROGRAM CAN HELP
Two new European studies show how The University of Queensland's Triple P - Positive
Parenting Program can treat childhood depression and tame out-of-control teenagers
18th February
COMPUTER SIMULATION OF PROTEIN MALFUNCTION RELATED TO ALZHEIMER'S
DISEASE
The research proposes a three-dimensional model which simulates the interaction between the
peptide Amyloid beta and the different forms of Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) and offers a first
molecular base for the comprehension of this phenomenon
VTT HAS DEVELOPED A RAPID IMAGE ANALYSIS METHOD TO HELP DIAGNOSE

ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed a method for analysing MR images in
just a few minutes when diagnosing Alzheimer's disease
"HEARTS AND MINDS" EDUCATION PROGRAM LAUNCHED: ON AVERAGE, PEOPLE WITH

MENTAL ILLNESS LIVE 25 YEARS LESS THAN OTHER AMERICANS
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has launched a new health education program to
promote sound "mind and body" health practices among individuals who live with serious mental
illness
LOCAL ADDITIONS
(items added by your area library)

RESEARCH
18th February
PRISON HEALTH-CARE WINGS: PSYCHIATRY'S FORGOTTEN FRONTIER?
There is worldwide evidence of high rates of mental disorder among prisoners, with significant co-
morbidity. In England and Wales, mental health services have been introduced from the National
Health Service to meet the need, but prison health-care wings have hardly been evaluated.
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/123262039/abstract?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0
ADDICTIONS
18th February
DocGuide TopAbstracts in Addictions
• The efficacy of smoking cessation therapies in cardiac patients: A meta-analysis of

randomized controlled trials - (Can J Cardiol)
• Interactions between Buprenorphine and Antiretrovirals: Nucleos(t)ide Reverse
Transcriptase Inhibitors (NRTI) Didanosine, Lamivudine, and Tenofovir - (Am J Addic)
• The Association between Cocaine Use and Treatment Outcomes in Patients Receiving
Office-Based Buprenorphine/Naloxone for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence - (Am J
Addic)
• Benzodiazepines, methadone and buprenorphine: interactions and clinical management -
(Am J Addic)
• Lack of Clinically Significant Drug Interactions between Nevirapine and Buprenorphine -
(Am J Addic)
ANXIETY
17th February
DocGuide TopAbstracts in Anxiety
• Use of venlafaxine compared with other antidepressants and the risk of sudden cardiac
death or near death: a nested case-control study - (BMJ)
• Randomized, single-blind, trial of sertraline and buspirone for treatment of elderly patients
with generalized anxiety disorder - (Psychiatry Clin Neurosci)
• Mania complicated with delirium following cessation of long-term lithium therapy - (Gen
Hosp Psychiatr)
• Long-Term Impact of Efavirenz on Neuropsychological Performance and Symptoms in
HIV-Infected Individuals (ACTG 5097s) - (HIV Clin Trials)
• Role of dopamine in the pathophysiology and treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder -
(Expert Rev Neurother)
18th February
ANXIETY DISORDER PATIENTS PROCESS EMOTIONS DIFFERENTLY
For those with the common mental illness known as generalized anxiety disorder, a new study
has found that the brain processes emotions in abnormal ways.
http://www.mentalhelp.net/poc/view_doc.php?type=news&id=126015&cn=1
DEMENTIA
15th February
GENE CLUE TO EARLY DEMENTIA SPEED
A gene that may give you an increased risk of a distressing early form of dementia has been
identified by Cambridge scientists
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8513110.stm
16th February
NEW RISK FACTOR FOR SECOND-MOST-COMMON FORM OF EARLY-ONSET DEMENTIA
Examining brain tissue from over 500 individuals in 11 countries, researchers found a new risk
factor for the second-most-common cause of early-onset dementia after Alzheimer's disease
18th February
DocGuide TopAbstracts in Alzheimer’s
• BAC 40 battery: A tool of cognitive evaluation for the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease at
the specialist office - (Rev Neurol (Paris))
• Metabolic Compensation and Depression in Alzheimer's Disease - (Dementia Geriatr Cognitive
Disorders)
• CSF Biomarkers in Prediction of Cerebral and Clinical Change in Mild Cognitive
Impairment and Alzheimer's Disease - (J Neurosci)
• Anaesthetics and postoperative cognitive dysfunction: a pathological mechanism
mimicking Alzheimer's disease - (Anaesthesia)
• Assessment and familial aggregation of psychosis in Alzheimer's disease from the National
Institute on Aging Late Onset Alzheimer's Disease Family Study - (Brain)
DEPRESSION
15th February
CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE VICTIMS AT HIGHER RISK OF FATAL SELF-HARM, AUSTRALIA
Victims of child sexual abuse are at increased risk of suicide and accidental fatal drug overdose
later in life
16th February
SHORTENED HYPOMANIA CHECKLIST EFFECTIVELY DISCRIMINATES BD FROM MDD
Researchers have found that a shortened 16-item version of the Hypomania Checklist (HCL-16)
reliably differentiates between patients with bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder,
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/86447/Psychiatry/Shortened_Hypomania_Checklist_effectively_discriminates_BD_from_MDD.html
17th February
CLINICAL FEATURES DIFFER AMONG ABSCONDING, AGREED-LEAVE PATIENTS
COMMITTING SUICIDE
Researchers have confirmed study findings showing a substantial number of inpatient suicides
after absconding from psychiatric wards, and that different clinical features exist
http://www.medwire-news.md/47/86465/Psychiatry/Clinical_features_differ_among_absconding,_agreed-
leave_patients_committing_suicide.html
CORTICOLIMBIC DYSREGULATION INVOLVED IN BD PATHOPHYSIOLOGY

BD patients experiencing an episode of mania show corticolimbic dysregulation characterized by
simultaneous resting limbic/paralimbic hypermetabolism and prefrontal hypometabolism
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/86464/Psychiatry/Corticolimbic_dysregulation_involved_in_BD_pathophysiology.html
BRIEF MEASURE ASSESSES BIPOLAR DISORDER AND SCHIZOPHRENIA FUNCTIONING
Functioning across a range of domains can be assessed in both schizophrenia and bipolar
disorder patients using a brief performance-based measure
http://www.medwire-news.md/47/86478/Psychiatry/Brief_measure_assesses_bipolar_disorder_and_schizophrenia_functioning.html
DocGuide TopAbstracts in Depression
• Use of venlafaxine compared with other antidepressants and the risk of sudden cardiac
death or near death: a nested case-control study - (BMJ)
• Interactions between tamoxifen and antidepressants via cytochrome P450 2D6 - (J Clin
Psych)
• Efficacy and safety of two treatment algorithms in bipolar depression consisting of a
combination of lithium, lamotrigine or placebo and paroxetine - (Acta Psychiatr Scand)
• Interaction of childhood stress with hippocampus and prefrontal cortex volume reduction in
major depression - (J Psychiatr Res)
• Treating major depression: antidepressant algorithms - (J Clin Psych)
19th February
LITHIUM MAY REDUCE DEMENTIA RATE IN BIPOLAR DISORDER
Bipolar disorder patients treated with lithium appear to have a reduced rate of dementia compared
with patients who receive anticonvulsants, antidepressants, or antipsychotics
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/86498/Psychiatry/Lithium_may_reduce_dementia_rate_in_bipolar_disorder.html
DUAL DIAGNOSIS
18th February
DUAL DIAGNOSIS COMPETENCY AMONG ADDICTION TREATMENT STAFF: TRAINING
LEVELS, TRAINING NEEDS AND THE LINK TO RETENTION
Dually diagnosed clients are described as one of the most challenging treatment populations,
often leading to staff frustration, helplessness and negative attitudes
http://content.karger.com/ProdukteDB/produkte.asp?Aktion=ShowAbstract&ArtikelNr=277657&Au
sgabe=253760&ProduktNr=224233
PATIENTS WITH SUBSTANCE USE AND PERSONALITY DISORDERS: A COMPARISON OF

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS, TREATMENT PROCESS, AND OUTCOMES IN SWISS AND
U.S. SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER PROGRAMS
Cross-cultural comparisons may increase our understanding of different models of substance use
treatment and help identify consistent associations between patients’ characteristics, treatment
conditions, and outcomes
http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.3109/00952990903575806
EATING DISORDERS
19th February
TREATING EATING DISORDERS: A REVIEW OF THE EVIDENCE
The assessment and management of patients with eating disorders can cause significant anxiety
for all involved in their care, particularly as many patients are ambivalent about treatment and
may develop concerning physical complications
http://ebmh.bmj.com/content/13/1/1.short?rss=1
BODY DISSATISFACTION, ABNORMAL EATING BEHAVIOURS AND EATING DISORDER
ATTITUDE IN HOMO AND HETEROSEXUALS.
The primary aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between sexual orientation and
disordered eating attitudes and behaviors in a sample of homosexuals and heterosexuals subject.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20160471?itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_
ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum&ordinalpos=2
LEARNING DISABILITIES
15th February
COMMON THREAD LINKS MULTIPLE HUMAN COGNITIVE DISORDERS
A new study reveals that a common underlying mechanism is shared by a group of previously
unrelated disorders which all cause complex defects in brain development and function.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/02/100215122819.htm
BEHAVIOURAL SIGNS OF AUTISM BECOME EVIDENT BETWEEN THE AGES OF 6 AND 12

MONTHS
This study provides an answer to when the first behavioral signs of autism become evident,” said
Sally Ozonoff, the study’s lead author
http://www.rxpgnews.com/autism/Behavioural_signs_of_autism_become_evident_between_6_an
d_12_months_231958.shtml
17th February
AUTISM: THE ADMINISTRATION OF OXYTOCIN IMPROVES THE SOCIAL BEHAVIOR OF
PATIENTS
The researchers have shown that the inhalation of oxytocin, a hormone known to promote
mother-infant bonds and social relationships, significantly improved the abilities of autistic patients
to interact with other individuals.
SERVICE USE AND COST OF MENTAL DISORDER IN OLDER ADULTS WITH

INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY
The cost of caring for people with intellectual disability currently makes up a large proportion of
healthcare spending in western Europe, and may rise in line with the increasing numbers of
people with intellectual disability now living to old age
http://bjp.rcpsych.org/cgi/content/abstract/196/2/133
O/C DISORDERS
17th February
DISTINCT CORRELATES OF HOARDING AND CLEANING SYMPTOM DIMENSIONS IN
RELATION TO ONSET OF OBSESSIVE–COMPULSIVE DISORDER AT MENARCHE OR THE
PERINATAL PERIOD
Ninety female outpatients with obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) completed a semistructured
interview to assess the relationship between different OCD symptom dimensions and the onset of
OCD at menarche or during the perinatal period
http://www.springerlink.com/content/mg836v17041812n4/?p=2f6073747d254ddca232793d5f3447
07&pi=18
POST TRAUMATIC STRESS
18th February
SHOULD CHILDBIRTH BE CONSIDERED A STRESSOR SUFFICIENT TO MEET THE
CRITERIA FOR PTSD?
http://www.springerlink.com/content/g382824466l6v1ut/
PSYCHOLOGY
15th February
STUDY HIGHLIGHTS BEBEFITS OF VOLUNTEERING
Volunteering has many psychological benefits and may improve people's enjoyment of work, a
study published today has found
http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/information/news/?entryid17=76937
18th February
HAPPY, ENTHUSIASTIC PEOPLE LESS LIKELY TO DEVELOP HEART DISEASE
People with a tendency to experience positive emotions, such as being happy, enthusiastic and
content, are also less likely to to develop heart disease than those who tend not to experience it,
http://www.nhs.uk/news/2010/02February/Pages/Happy-people-healthy-hearts.aspx
SCHIZOPHRENIA
16th February
PREMORBID DEVELOPMENTAL DEFICITS, LAGS PRESENT IN CHILDREN WHO DEVELOP
SCHIZOPHRENIA
Study findings suggest that children who develop schizophrenia in adulthood struggle with verbal
reasoning in primary school and lag behind their peers in working memory, attention,
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/86448/Psychiatry/Premorbid_developmental_deficits,_lags_present_in_children_who_develop_schizophrenia.html
18th February
SCHIZOPHRENIA AUDITORY GATING DEFICITS LINKED TO AUDITORY HALLUCINATIONS
Schizophrenia patients have impaired auditory gating responses to human voices in the left
hemisphere, with greater deficits linked to more severe auditory hallucinations, reflecting a
sensory overload effect,
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/86479/Psychiatry/Schizophrenia_auditory_gating_deficits_linked_to_auditory_hallucinations.html
BRIEF MEASURE ASSESSES BIPOLAR DISORDER AND SCHIZOPHRENIA FUNCTIONING

Functioning across a range of domains can be assessed in both schizophrenia and bipolar
disorder patients using a brief performance-based measure
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/86478/Psychiatry/Brief_measure_assesses_bipolar_disorder_and_schizophrenia_functioning.html
DocGuide TopAbstracts in Schizophrenia
• Carriers of the UGT1A4 142T>G gene variant are predisposed to reduced olanzapine
exposure-an impact similar to male gender or smoking in schizophrenic patients - (Eur J Clin
Pharmacol)
• Genetic association of the GDNF alpha-receptor genes with schizophrenia and clozapine
response - (J Psychiatr Res)
• Hippocampal plasticity in response to exercise in schizophrenia - (Arch Gen Psychiatry)
• A naturalistic controlled study of relapsing schizophrenic patients with tardive dyskinesia
and supersensitivity psychosis - (J Psychopharmacol)
• Premorbid phase of bipolar disorder - (L' Encephale)
19th February
BRAIN ACTIVATION ALTERED IN SCHIZOPHRENIA DURING WORKING MEMORY TASKS
Blood oxygenation analyses reveal brain areas with inverted U-shaped activation curves in
schizophrenia patients that are not present in healthy individuals and point to widespread neural
inefficiency in working memory
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/86497/Psychiatry/Brain_activation_altered_in_schizophrenia_during_working_memory_tasks.html
SOCIAL WORK
18th February
CONTAINMENT AND ITS FAILURE IN AN OUT OF HOURS EMERGENCY SOCIAL WORK
TEAM
This paper begins with an extended discussion of the case of A, a client diagnosed with a
personality disorder who tested the ability of the professionals involved in his care to the limits.
http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all~content=a919363334
MENTAL HEALTH SOCIAL WORK AND THE BUREAU-MEDICALISATION OF MENTAL

HEALTH CARE: IDENTITY IN A CHANGING WORLD
Psychiatry in the UK is seemingly moving inexorably towards bureau-medicalisation, a potent
combination of the medical model and organisational imperative.
http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all~content=a919362870
NEW PUBLICATIONS
(Hot off the press not yet in your library)
An evaluation of the provision of mental health services for looked after young people over the
age of 16 accommodated in residential settings
Care Services Improvement Partnership (CSIP): ACE Evaluation Interim Report

http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/media/342005/ace231209final.pdf
The World of Psychology: International Edition: 7th New edition

Samuel E. Wood Pearson Education: 28th Feb ISBN: 9780205715251 £39.99
Depression in Children
Bernice T. Naylor Nova Science Publishers: 1st March ISBN: 9781607414551 £107.50
Adherence to Mental Health Treatment

Peter F Buckley Oxford University Press Inc: 25th Feb ISBN: 9780195384338 £15.99
Behavioral Activation for Depression

Christopher R. Martell Guilford Publications: 28th Feb ISBN: 9781606235157 £24.00
Counselling and Supporting Children and Young People: A Person-centred Approach

Mark Prever SAGE Publications: 28th Feb ISBN: 9781847879356
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in Mental Health Care: 2nd Revised edition

Michael Townend SAGE Publications: 28th Feb ISBN: 9781847876065 £22.99
CONFERENCES
(New additions are in green type)
ANNUAL SEMINAR 2010 : "SOCIAL CARE IN TRANSITION - TRANSFORMING PEOPLE'S

LIVES": 1st – 2nd March: Durham
http://www.rdlearning.org.uk/courseDetails.asp?ID=36302
MANAGING NEW REALITIES: 2nd March: London
http://www.pavpub.com/pavpub/conferences/showfull.asp?Conference=879
CARE PATHWAYS IN MENTAL HEALTH: 3er March: London

http://www.healthcare-events.co.uk/conf/booking.php?action=home&id=391
RCN MENTAL HEALTH CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION: 3rd - March: Liverpool

REAL JOBS - DEAL OR NO DEAL?: 4th March: London

http://www.bildservices.org.uk/acatalog/real_jobs.html
RCN MENTAL HEALTH CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION: 5th – 6th March: Liverpool
CHT ANNUAL CONFERENCE: PSYCHOSIS AND SUBSTANCE MISUSE: 5th March: London
PERSONALISED TECHNOLOGY: MAKING IT WORK: 9th March: London

EATING DISORDERS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: 11th – 13th March: London

CULTURE, CAMHS AND EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE: DO THEY MIX?:

12th March: London
http://www.tavi-port.org/node/1461
8TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE DELIVERING SERVICES FOR GYPSIES AND TRAVELLERS:

16th March: London
http://www.neilstewartassociates.com/se238/
SAFEGUARDING VULNERABLE ADULTS: 17th March: London

WHAT DO WE WANT FROM LEADERSHIP? SOCIAL WORK AND ITS FUTURES:

19th March: London
http://www.tavi-port.org/WhatDoWeWantFromLeadership
BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR: FAMILIES, DRUGS AND ALCOHOL: INVOLVEMENT
OR SUPPORT?: 23rd March: London
QUALITY, INNOVATION PRODUCTIVITY AND PREVENTION IN MENTAL HEALTH:

25th March: London
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
DRINKING THEIR LIVES AWAY? – CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND ALCOHOL: 26th March:
Glasgow
NO PLACE FOR HATE: WORKING TOGETHER TO TACKLE HATE CRIME:

26th March : London
6TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE: DEVELOPING THE CHILDCARE WORKFORCE:
30th March: London
http://www.neilstewartassociates.com/kd179/
FINDING SOLUTIONS:EFFECTIVE PRACTICE IN MALE MENTAL HEALTH:

30th March: Reading
http://www.mind.org.uk/assets/0000/6539/Finding_Solutions_conference.pdf
9TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE CARE AND TREATMENT OF OFFENDERS

WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY: 8th April: Preston
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
DIGNITY AND CHOICE IN END OF LIFE CARE: THE ROLE OF SOCIAL WORKERS:
28th April: London
4th NATIONAL CONFERENCE: TREATING SCHIZOPHRENIA: 29th – 30th April: London

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
SAFEGUARDING VULNERABLE ADULTS IN HOSPITAL: 13th May: London

7TH UK/EUROPEAN SYMPOSIUM ON ADDICTIVE DISORDERS: 13th – 15th May: London

MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE: MAKING INTEGRATED CARE IN THE CRIMINAL
JUSTICE SYSTEM A REALITY: 25th May: London
3RD NATIONAL CONFERENCE: ADDICTION AND THE LIVER: 10th – 11th June: London
8TH ANNUAL SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN FORUM: ENCOURAGING EFFECTIVE MULTI-

DISCIPLINARY WORKING: 10th June: London
http://www.neilstewartassociates.com/kd182/
INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PSYCHIATRISTS:

21st -24th June: Edinburgh
INTEGRATING APPROACHES TO TRAUMA IN PLAY THERAPY WITH CHILDREN:

25th – 26th June: Birmingham
TRANSFORMING SERVICES IN CHALLENGING TIMES NATIONAL SOCIAL SERVICES
CONFERENCE FOR WALES 2010; 30th June: Llandudno
SOCIAL HISTORY OF LEARNING DISABILITY CONFERENCE: 1st – 2nd July: Milton Keynes
Link
5TH INTERNATIONAL CARERS CONFERENCE: NEW FRONTIERS IN CARING: 2010 AND

BEYOND: 8th – 11th July: Leeds
http://www.neilstewartassociates.com/sh259/
USEFUL WEBSITES
BRITISH INSTITUTE OF LEARNING DISABILITIES (BILD)

http://www.bild.org.uk/
The British Institute of Learning Disabilities is working to improve the lives of people in the UK
with a learning disability
CARE QUALITY COMMISSION

http://www.cqc.org.uk/
The Healthcare Commission, Commission for Social Care Inspection and the Mental Health Act
Commission ceased to exist on 31 March 2009.. The Care Quality Commission is the new health
and social care regulator for England.
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”
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
EASTERN DEVELOPMENT CENTRE

www.easterndc.org.uk
The Eastern Development Centre has a key role to support the NHS and social care to improve
the lives of those living in the East of England
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.”
ERPHO: MENTAL HEALTH

Mental health statistics and data in the East of England
http://www.erpho.org.uk/topics/mh/mental_health.aspx
HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE INFORMATION CENTRE - NHS website

http://www.ic.nhs.uk/
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social care. By simplifying data gathering, we aim to reduce the burden on frontline staff.”
INTEGRATED CARE NETWORK
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http://www.inpsychiatry.com/
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KINGSFUND
http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/
Health and Social Care website
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www.mentalhealth.tv
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http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk
Founded in 1949, the Mental Health Foundation is a leading UK charity that provides
information, carries out research, campaigns and works to improve services for anyone affected
by mental health problems, whatever their age and wherever they live.
MENTAL HEALTH SURVIVAL GUIDE

Helping to break the link between disability and poverty: Information from a patient’s perspective
http://www.houlston.freeserve.co.uk/mental.htm
MENTAL HEALTH UPDATE

Bethlem Librarian John Gale’s mental health blog
http://mentalhealthupdate.blogspot.com/
MINDING MATTERS
http://ephrumindingmatters.blogspot.com/
Essex Public Health Resourse Unit Library’s mental health blog
MYILIBRARY
Mental Health e-books
www.Myilibrary.com
NATIONAL CAMHS SUPPORT NETWORK

http://www.cypf.csip.org.uk/camhs/national-camhs-support-service-ncss.html
NHS EVIDENCE - LEARNING DISABILITIES

http://www.library.nhs.uk/learningdisabilities/
NHS EVIDENCE - MENTAL HEALTH

http://www.library.nhs.uk/mentalhealth/
NICE
Monthly newsletter for the National Institute for Clinical Excellence
http://www.nice.org.uk/page.aspx?o=e-newsletter
PARENTAL MENTAL HEALTH AND CHILD WELFARE NETWORK
The Parental Mental Health and Child Welfare Network is a unique national network for social
care and health workers who work with parents with a mental health problem or their children,
offering a wealth of information about local and national policies, services, publications and
events.
http://www.pmhcwn.org.uk/about.asp
PRINCESS ROYAL TRUST FOR CARERS PROFESSIONALS WEBSITE

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information available on the internet.”
http://www.carers.org/professionals
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
SAINSBURY CENTRE FOR MENTAL HEALTH

http://www.scmh.org.uk/
“We work to improve the quality of life for people with mental health problems by influencing
policy and practice in mental health and related services”
SOCIAL CARE BULLETIN

http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Bulletins/Socialcarebulletin/DH_072666
Department of Health monthly bulletin
SOCIAL CARE ONLINE (replaces eLSC:Electronic Library for Social Care)

a free online resource owned and managed by the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE).” It
provides a single point of access to an extensive range of social care knowledge, including
practice information, skills tutorials, and around 80,000 abstracts of books, reports, research
papers, journals, official publications and articles”
http://www.scie-socialcareonline.org.uk/
TRIP (Turning Research Into Practice)

“Search engine aimed at health professionals looking for clinical research literature to support
patient care “
http://www.tripdatabase.com/index.html
UKPPG Mental Health Links

United Kingdom Psychiatric Pharmacy Group mental health links page
http://www.ukppg.org.uk/links.html
WELLCOME COLLECTION IMAGES

http://images.wellcome.ac.uk/
A source of contemporary and historical medical images that are free to download in not profit
making documents
YOUNG MINDS
http://www.youngminds.org.uk/
Improving the mental well-being of children and young people
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ACADEMIC PSYCHIATRY
http://ap.psychiatryonline.org/current.shtml
ACTA PSYCHIATRICA SCANDANAVICA

http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/120195079/grouphome/home.html
ADDICTION
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/rd.asp?code=ADD&goto=journal
ADDICTION BIOLOGY
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/loi/ADB
ADDICTION RESEARCH & THEORY

http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t713454341
ADDICTIVE DISORDERS & THEIR TREATMENT

http://www.addictiondisorders.com/pt/re/adt/currenttoc.htm
ADOPTION AND FOSTERING

http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/baaf/afj
ADVANCES IN DUAL DIAGNOSIS

http://www.pavpub.com/pavpub/journals/add/index.asp
ADVANCES IN MENTAL HEALTH AND LEARNING DISABILITIES

http://www.pavpub.com/pavpub/journals/aimhld/index.asp
ADVANCES IN PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT

http://apt.rcpsych.org/current.shtml
AGE AND AGING

http://ageing.oxfordjournals.org/current.dtl
AGING AND MENTAL HEALTH

http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t713404778
ALCOHOLISM: CLINICAL & EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH

http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/loi/ACER?cookieSet=1
ALZHEIMER DISEASE & ASSOCIATED DISORDERS

http://www.alzheimerjournal.com/pt/re/adad/currenttoc.htm;jsessionid=B19PU69ot21YJVa1WSX
QcjRQ93aaw2NjynqLrbiGNu85RO32ZFj0!-218751034!-949856031!9001!-1
ALZHEIMER’S & DEMENTIA: JOURNAL OF THE ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/15525260
(P) AMERICAN JOURNAL OF GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY

http://journals.lww.com/ajgponline/pages/currenttoc.aspx
(P) AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY

http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/current.shtml
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SOCIOLOGY

http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/AJS/journal/available.html
AMERICAN JOURNAL ON INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES

http://aamr.allenpress.com/aamronline/?request=get-current-issue
APPLIED COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY

http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/4438/home
ARCHIVES OF GENERAL PSYCHIATRY

http://archpsyc.ama-assn.org/current.dtl
ARCHIVES OF PSYCHIATRIC NURSING

ARCHIVES OF SUICIDE RESEARCH

http://taylorandfrancis.metapress.com/link.asp?id=102849
BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY
BIPOLAR DISORDERS
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/rd.asp?code=BDI&goto=journal
BRITISH JOURNAL OF LEARNING DIASABILITIES

http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/loi/bld?cookieSet=1
BRITISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY

Future issue: http://bjp.rcpsych.org/future.shtml
Current & archive: http://bjp.rcpsych.org/contents-by-date.0.shtml
BRITISH JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WORK

http://bjsw.oupjournals.org/current.dtl
BRITISH JOURNAL OF SOCIOLOGY

http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/loi/bjos
BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL

http://www.bmj.com/archive/
CHILD & FAMILY SOCIAL WORK

http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/loi/cfs
CLINICAL CHILD PSYCHOLOGY & PSYCHIATRY

http://ccp.sagepub.com/current.dtl
COGNITION & EMOTION

COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH JOURNAL
http://www.kluweronline.com/issn/1573-2789/contents
CURRENT PSYCHIATRY
http://www.currentpsychiatry.com/pages_toc.asp
DEMENTIA
http://dem.sagepub.com/current.dtl
DRUGS AND ALCOHOL TODAY

http://metapress.com/content/121399
EUROPEAN ADDICTION RESEARCH

http://content.karger.com/ProdukteDB/produkte.asp?Aktion=JournalCurrentIssue&ProduktNr=224
233
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WORK

EUROPEAN PSYCHIATRY
EVIDENCE-BASED MENTAL HEALTH

http://ebmh.bmjjournals.com/current.shtml
HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE IN THE COMMUNITY

http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/loi/hsc
HISTORY OF PSYCHIATRY
http://hpy.sagepub.com/current.dtl
INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES

http://aaidd.allenpress.com/aamronline/?request=get-current-issue
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ART THERAPY: INSCAPE

http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t716100706~db=all
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CULTURE AND MENTAL HEALTH

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EATING DISORDERS

http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/jhome/34698
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH NURSING

http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/servlet/useragent?func=showIssues&code=inm
ISSUES IN MENTAL HEALTH NURSING

INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL WORK

http://isw.sagepub.com/current.dtl
THE JOURNAL OF ADULT PROTECTION

http://www.pavpub.com/pavpub/journals/JAP/index.asp
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE

http://iospress.metapress.com/content/105656/?p=75ed1d2b98024904b2fbfcd609e96382&pi=0
JOURNAL OF ANXIETY DISORDERS

JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH IN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES

http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/rd.asp?code=JAR&goto=journal
JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS

http://www.springerlink.com/content/1573-3432/
JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY & PSYCHIATRY

http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/servlet/useragent?func=showIssues&code=jcpp
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY

http://www.psychiatrist.com/toc.htm
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

http://journals.lww.com/psychopharmacology/pages/currenttoc.aspx
JOURNAL OF DUAL DIAGNOSIS

JOURNAL OF FAMILY PSYCHOLOGY

http://psycnet.apa.org/index.cfm?fa=browsePA.volumes&jcode=fam
JOURNAL OF GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY & NEUROLOGY

http://jgp.sagepub.com/current.dtl
JOURNAL OF INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES

http://jld.sagepub.com/current.dtl
JOURNAL OF INTELLECTUAL DISIBILITY RESEARCH

http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/openurl?genre=journal&stitle=jir
JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH

JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING, EDUCATION AND PRACTICE

http://pierprofessional.metapress.com/content/121412/
JOURNAL OF NERVOUS AND MENTAL DISEASE

http://www.jonmd.com/pt/re/jnmd/currenttoc.htm
(P) JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY, NEUROSURGERY & PSYCHIATRY

http://jnnp.bmjjournals.com/current.shtml
JOURNAL OF NEUROPSYCHIATRY & CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES

http://neuro.psychiatryonline.org/current.shtml
JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH

JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
http://www.ccspublishing.com/j_psych.htm
JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRIC AND MENTAL HEALTH NURSING

http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/servlet/useragent?func=showIssues&code=jpm
(P) JOURNAL OF PSYCHOSOCIAL NURSING AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

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JOURNAL OF PUBLIC MENTAL HEALTH

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JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WORK

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JOURNAL OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT

http://www.journals.elsevierhealth.com/periodicals/sat/current
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MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE: DUAL DIAGNOSIS

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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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NICE: LOOKED AFTER CHILDREN: CONSULTATION ON THE DRAFT GUIDANCE

RCN CALLS FOR MANDATORY CODE ON ALCOHOL LABELLING

LGA'S LORD BEST SET TO DELAY PERSONAL CARE AT HOME BILL

INCONSISTENT MENTAL HEALTH PROVISION IS DISADVANTAGING YOUNG PEOPLE IN

NEWQUAY: DEALING WITH DEMENTIA

MMR VACCINE DOCTOR ANDREW WAKEFIELD QUITS AUTISM CENTRE

IMPROVEMENTS FOUND IN HEALTH AND BENEFIT TAKE-UP IN EVALUATION OF ADULTS

Eating Disorders Awareness Week (EDAW)

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VTT HAS DEVELOPED A RAPID IMAGE ANALYSIS METHOD TO HELP DIAGNOSE

"HEARTS AND MINDS" EDUCATION PROGRAM LAUNCHED: ON AVERAGE, PEOPLE WITH

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• The efficacy of smoking cessation therapies in cardiac patients: A meta-analysis of

CORTICOLIMBIC DYSREGULATION INVOLVED IN BD PATHOPHYSIOLOGY

DocGuide TopAbstracts in Depression

PATIENTS WITH SUBSTANCE USE AND PERSONALITY DISORDERS: A COMPARISON OF

BEHAVIOURAL SIGNS OF AUTISM BECOME EVIDENT BETWEEN THE AGES OF 6 AND 12

SERVICE USE AND COST OF MENTAL DISORDER IN OLDER ADULTS WITH

POST TRAUMATIC STRESS

BRIEF MEASURE ASSESSES BIPOLAR DISORDER AND SCHIZOPHRENIA FUNCTIONING

DocGuide TopAbstracts in Schizophrenia

MENTAL HEALTH SOCIAL WORK AND THE BUREAU-MEDICALISATION OF MENTAL

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Care Services Improvement Partnership (CSIP): ACE Evaluation Interim Report

The World of Psychology: International Edition: 7th New edition

Adherence to Mental Health Treatment

Behavioral Activation for Depression

Counselling and Supporting Children and Young People: A Person-centred Approach

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in Mental Health Care: 2nd Revised edition

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ANNUAL SEMINAR 2010 : "SOCIAL CARE IN TRANSITION - TRANSFORMING PEOPLE'S

CARE PATHWAYS IN MENTAL HEALTH: 3er March: London

RCN MENTAL HEALTH CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION: 3rd - March: Liverpool

REAL JOBS - DEAL OR NO DEAL?: 4th March: London

PERSONALISED TECHNOLOGY: MAKING IT WORK: 9th March: London

EATING DISORDERS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: 11th – 13th March: London

CULTURE, CAMHS AND EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE: DO THEY MIX?:

8TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE DELIVERING SERVICES FOR GYPSIES AND TRAVELLERS:

SAFEGUARDING VULNERABLE ADULTS: 17th March: London

WHAT DO WE WANT FROM LEADERSHIP? SOCIAL WORK AND ITS FUTURES:

QUALITY, INNOVATION PRODUCTIVITY AND PREVENTION IN MENTAL HEALTH:

NO PLACE FOR HATE: WORKING TOGETHER TO TACKLE HATE CRIME:

FINDING SOLUTIONS:EFFECTIVE PRACTICE IN MALE MENTAL HEALTH:

9TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE CARE AND TREATMENT OF OFFENDERS

2010 BRITISH PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY ANNUAL CONFERENCE: 14th – 16th April:

WORKING WITH DRUG AND ALCOHOL USERS IN PRIMARY CARE 2010:

4th NATIONAL CONFERENCE: TREATING SCHIZOPHRENIA: 29th – 30th April: London

NUTRITION AND ADDICTION: PROMOTING RECOVERY THROUGH NUTRITIONAL AND

SAFEGUARDING VULNERABLE ADULTS IN HOSPITAL: 13th May: London