Mental Health Bulletin No 189 January 19th 2009

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH NEWS REGIONAL 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
16th January
PROTECTION OF VULNERABLE ADULTS (POVA) SCHEME IN ENGLAND AND WALES FOR
ADULT PLACEMENT SCHEMES, DOMICILIARY CARE AGENCIES AND CARE HOMES: A
PRACTICAL GUIDE
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/D
H_093299
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REGIONAL NEWS
12th January
FOSTER CARERS NEEDED FOR TROUBLED TEENS
Foster carers are urgently needed to take on some of Norfolk's most challenging teenagers - and
stop their being put into private care that costs up to double the usual rate
http://new.edp24.co.uk/content/News/story.aspx?brand=EDPOnline&category=News&tBrand=ed
ponline&tCategory=news&itemid=NOED11%20Jan%202009%2019%3A28%3A02%3A190
14th January
MORE HELP FOR PROBLEM GAMBLERS IN NORFOLK
More people will be able to get help with gambling problems after more local counsellors were
given specialist training
http://new.edp24.co.uk/content/News/story.aspx?brand=EDPOnline&category=News&tBrand=ed
ponline&tCategory=news&itemid=NOED14%20Jan%202009%2017%3A45%3A27%3A693
15th January
HARMFUL DANCE DRUG IS ON THE RISE
A LEADING drugs charity today said use of the harmful dance-drug ketamine is on the increase in
the Ipswich area
http://www.eveningstar.co.uk/content/eveningstar/news/story.aspx?brand=ESTOnline&category=
News&tBrand=ESTOnline&tCategory=xDefault&itemid=IPED15%20Jan%202009%2008%3A56%
3A58%3A637
COUNCIL'S £3.8M SOCIAL SERVICES BOOST

Suffolk is to pump in an additional £3.8million in the next financial year to recruit 50 new social
workers and they are asking residents in the county to consider being trained to achieve the
necessary qualifications.
http://www.eveningstar.co.uk/content/eveningstar/news/story.aspx?brand=ESTOnline&category=News&tBr
and=ESTOnline&tCategory=xDefault&itemid=IPED15%20Jan%202009%2011%3A36%3A51%3A303
16th January
BRAIN INJURIES WORK REWARDED
A PSYCHOLOGIST has won a lifetime achievement award for her work on brain injuries.
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/cn%5Fnews%5Fely/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=381691
NATIONAL NEWS
9th January
MIND COMMENTS ON THE INDIGNITY OF MIXED SEX WARDS
A report out by the Conservative Party reveals that patients with mental health problems continue
to suffer the indignity of being accommodated on mixed sex wards
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134951.php
12th January
ALZHEIMER’S CARERS ‘GET LITTLE HELP’
ALMOST half of those who care for relatives with Alzheimer’s get no help from social services, an
investigation by Channel Four’s Dispatches programme has revealed
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2009/01/12/alzheimer-s-carers-get-little-help-
91466-22671151/
CHILDREN'S LIFE CHANCES STILL DEPENDENT ON SOCIAL CLASS

Social background remains a major determinant behind children's life chances, according to a
social mobility commission which reports today.
http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/information/news/?entryid17=66824
13th January
EMERGENCY DEBATE CALLED ON CHILD DEATHS
An emergency meeting will be held today to discuss child protection issues at a council under fire
following the deaths of seven youngsters
http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/information/news/?entryid17=66861
NUMBER OF DEMENTIA AND HEART DISEASE SUFFERERS TO STRETCH NHS TO

BREAKING POINT
A 50 per cent rise in the number of over 65s with dementia, heart disease and osteoporosis by
2025 will stretch the NHS to breaking point, a charity has warned
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/4226617/Number-of-dementia-and-heart-disease-
sufferers-to-stretch-NHS-to-breaking-point.html
14th January
MP BRANDS DYSLEXIA A 'FICTION'
A Labour MP has claimed dyslexia is a myth invented by education chiefs to cover up poor
teaching
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/7828121.stm
WHO CARES?
The Times's investigation into nursing homes suggests that Britain is miserably failing many of its
most vulnerable, elderly people
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/leading_article/article5512205.ece
15th January
DRUG SERVICE FAILS HALF ITS USERS
Drug treatment programmes are only successful for around half of the drug addicts who enrol on
them, figures have shown
http://www.nursinginpractice.com/default.asp?title=Drugservicefailshalfitsusers&page=article.displ
ay&article.id=15298
NATIONAL DEMENTIA STRATEGY 'DELAYED BY ECONOMIC DOWNTURN'

Project lead says public money 'harder to come by' due to recession
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/01/15/110447/national-dementia-strategy-delayed-
by-economic-downturn.html
16th January
SOUTH WEST LONDON AND ST GEORGE'S MENTAL HEALTH TRUST MUST IMPROVE
CLEANLINESS AND ACTIVITIES FOR PATIENTS
The Healthcare Commission has called on South West London and St George’s Mental Health
Trust to improve cleanliness and provide more activities for patients.
http://www.healthcarecommission.org.uk/newsandevents/mediacentre/pressreleases.cfm?cit_id=
1591&FAArea1=customWidgets.content_view_1&usecache=false
RUNAWAYS GUIDANCE COULD BE DELAYED
Government guidance on young runaways, expected to be published in April, could be delayed
until November.
http://www.cypnow.co.uk/news/ByDiscipline/Social-Care/874037/Runaways-guidance-delayed/
ALZHEIMER'S DRUGS DECISION BASED ON FLAWED CALCULATIONS

Thousands of people with early stage Alzheimer's are being denied access to the only drugs for
the disease due to fundamental flaws in the way their cost effectiveness has been calculated.
SAFEGUARDING ADULTS ALLIANCE LAUNCHED TO CAMPAIGN FOR LEGISLATION

Over 700 organisations and individuals join coalition for reform
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/01/16/110449/safeguarding-adults-alliance-
launched-to-campaign-for-legislation.html
ADCS: CHILD PROTECTION FURORE SHOULD KEEP SOCIAL WORK JOBS SAFE
Mounting redundancies in town halls 'should not hit children's social care'
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/01/16/110441/adcs-child-protection-furore-should-
keep-social-work-jobs-safe.html
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
12th January
ALKERMES ANNOUNCES INITIATION OF FIRST CLINICAL STUDY FOR A FOUR-WEEK
LONG-ACTING INJECTABLE FORMULATION OF RISPERIDONE
Alkermes, Inc. announced that its partner, Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research &
Development, L.L.C has initiated a phase 1 study of a four-week long-acting injectable formulation
of risperidone for the treatment of schizophrenia
13th January
STANDARDIZED TEST BATTERY TO AID THOSE WITH DOWN SYNDROME
Researchers at The University of Arizona are developing a set of standardized tests that could
improve the lives of people with Down syndrome.
14th January
FDA FINDS NO LINK SO FAR BETWEEN ASTHMA DRUGS AND SUICIDE RISK
Singulair, top-selling drug for teens, plus Accolate and Zyflo show no behavioral changes in trials
submitted by manufacturers, agency says; safety review to continue
http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=623089
15th January
U.S. FDA ISSUES COMPLETE RESPONSE LETTER FOR SAPHRIS(TM) (ASENAPINE) IN THE
ACUTE TREATMENT OF BOTH SCHIZOPHRENIA AND BIPOLAR I DISORDER
Schering-Plough Corporation announced that the FDA has issued a complete response letter for
SAPHRIS(TM) (asenapine) sublingual tablets in the acute treatment of schizophrenia in adults
16th January
SOCIALLY STABLE INDIVIDUALS DELAY SEEKING HELP FOR ALCOHOL PROBLEMS
People with a stable psychosocial life situation often delay in seeking help for their alcohol
problems even though they are serious

RESEARCH
14th January
CAFFEINE LINKED TO HALLUCINATIONS
Researchers in the UK found that people who ingest a lot of caffeine, for instance by drinking lots
of coffee, tea, and caffeinated energy drinks, are more likely to report experiencing hallucinations,
including hearing voices and seeing things and people that are not there
ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTICS LINKED TO SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH

Current users of atypical antipsychotic drugs have a comparable dose-dependent increased risk
of sudden cardiac death as users of typical antipsychotic drugs,
http://www.mentalhelp.net/poc/view_doc.php?type=news&id=116032&cn=295
15th January
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IMPROVES MOOD OF PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS
Even meager levels of physical activity can improve the mood of people with serious mental
illnesses (SMI) such as bipolar disorder, major depression and schizophrenia.
http://psychcentral.com/news/2009/01/15/physical-activity-improves-mood-of-people-with-mental-
illness/3644.html
ADDICTIONS
15th January
NEW RESEARCH REVEALS GROUPS REDUCE THE EFFECT OF ALCOHOL
New research has revealed that people who drink alcohol in a group assess risk better and are
less likely to make mistakes than those who drink alone.
ALCOHOL EXPOSURE IN THE WOMB AFFECTS 'TEENAGE' BOOZE BEHAVIOR

Rats whose mothers were fed alcohol during pregnancy are more attracted to the smell of liquor
during puberty.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090114200001.htm
ANXIETY
14th January
SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER GENE TIED TO SOCIAL ANXIETY
Finding in monkeys could yield model for studying autism, schizophrenia, team says
http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=623022
DEMENTIA
12th January
WOMEN-ONLY GENE LINK TO DEMENTIA
Scientists have found a genetic risk factor for late onset Alzheimer's disease which is carried only
by women
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7820650.stm
15th January
START DRINKING COFFEE AND CUT YOUR RISK OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
Four cups of coffee a day could keep Alzheimer's at bay
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1116464/Start-drinking-coffee-cut-risk-Alzheimers-
disease.html
FAMILY CONSENT FOR ALZHEIMER’S RESEARCH

By the time they have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, many patients’ decision-making
ability is so impaired that they cannot give informed consent to participate in research studies
http://psychcentral.com/news/2009/01/15/family-consent-for-alzheimers-research/3645.html
SOCIAL STIGMA TO DEMENTIA PERCIEVED GREATER IN UK

A new study has found that in spite of their universal health care system which facilitates access
to free dementia care, older adults in the United Kingdom are less willing to undergo dementia
screening than their counterparts in the U.S
http://www.rxpgnews.com/neurosciences/Social_stigma_to_dementia_percieved_greater_in_UK_
144220.shtml
DEPRESSION
9th January
RAPID CYCLING IN BIPOLAR DISORDER INCREASES SUICIDE RISK
Bipolar disorder patients with a rapid cycling course of illness are more likely to ideate and
attempt suicide than their peers without this feature, study
http://www.medwire-
news.md/55/79954/Bipolar_Disorder/Rapid_cycling_in_bipolar_disorder_increases_suicide_risk.html
12th January
RECOGNIZING CHILDREN'S SUCCESSES IN ALL AREAS MAY PREVENT TEENAGE
DEPRESSION
Researchers found links among students’ weak academic performance in the first grade, self-
perceptions in the sixth grade, and depression symptoms in the seventh grade
13th January
POLARITY OF BIPOLAR DISORDER ONSET AFFECTS ILLNESS COURSE
Bipolar disorder patients with a depressive onset of illness tend to have an earlier age at illness
onset, more rapid cycling, and increased risk for suicide attempt compared with their peers with a
manic onset
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/80030/Psychiatry/Polarity_of_bipolar_disorder_onset_affects_illness_course.html
TopAbstracts in Depression
• Effects of selective serotonin reuptake and dual serotonergic-noradrenergic reuptake treatments on memory
and mental processing speed in patients with major depressive disorder - (J Psychiatr Res)
• Remission and Recovery in the Treatment for Adolescents With Depression Study (TADS): Acute and Long-
Term Outcomes - (J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry)
• Comparison of depression, anxiety and life quality in acne vulgaris patients who were treated with either
isotretinoin or topical agents - (Int J Dermatol)
• Managing unipolar depression in pregnancy - (Curr Opin Psychiatry)
• Depression in patients with heart failure: clinical implications and management - (Pharmacotherapy)
15th January
VARIANT GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR PROTECTS AGAINST MANIA IN BIPOLAR
DISORDER
Bipolar disorder patients with a variant form of the glucocorticoid receptor (GR) gene have fewer
manic episodes than their peers with the wild-type allele, study results show
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/80079/Psychiatry/Variant_glucocorticoid_receptor_protects_against_mania_in_bipolar_disorder.html
PSYCHOTHERAPY BENEFITS BIPOLAR II DEPRESSION PATIENTS

Interpersonal and Social Rhythm Therapy (IPSRT) benefits a significant proportion of patients
with bipolar II depression
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/80080/Psychiatry/Psychotherapy_benefits_bipolar_II_depression_patients.html
HEALTH VISITORS CAN COMBAT POST-NATAL DEPRESSION

Health visitors can be trained to identify women with postnatal depression and offer effective
psychological treatment,
http://www.cypnow.co.uk/news/ByDiscipline/Health/874028/Health-visitors-combat-post-natal-
depression/
NO CHILDREN'S SERVICES IN JOINT WORKING SCHEME

Children's services will not feature in a Department of Health programme to improve integrated
working, the government's primary care tsar has revealed
http://www.cypnow.co.uk/news/ByDiscipline/Health/873128/No-childrens-services-joint-working-
scheme/
16th January
PEER SUPPORT HALVES POSTNATAL DEPRESSION RISK
Telephone peer support between mothers can halve the risk of developing postnatal depression
http://www.healthcarerepublic.com/news/GP/LatestNews/874010/Peer-support-halves-postnatal-
depression-risk/
MANIC BIPOLAR PATIENTS SHOW MAJOR AMYGDALA ACTIVITY UPON AFFECTIVE

STIMULI
Bipolar disorder patients in an episode of mania or hypomania show substantially heightened
activation of the left amygdala relative to healthy individuals when presented with affective stimuli,
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/80117/Psychiatry/Manic_bipolar_patients_show_major_amygdala_activity_upon_affective_stimuli.html
DUAL DIAGNOSIS
15th January
WARNING SYSTEMS CAN PREVENT SUICIDE AMONG YOUNG MEN WITH SUBSTANCE
ABUSE
If suicide among young men living with substance abuse is to be prevented it is not enough to
focus on the individual client
EATING DISORDERS
13th January
TopAbstracts in Eating Disorders
• Anorexia Nervosa: Beyond boundaries - (Int J Eat Disord)

• Transdiagnostic Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Patients With Eating Disorders: A Two-Site Trial With
60-Week Follow-Up - (Am J Psychiatry)
• Slow-growing craniopharyngioma masquarading as early-onset eating disorder: Two cases - (Int J Eat
Disord)
• Mechanisms and treatment of anorexia in end-stage renal disease patients on hemodialysis - (J Renal Nutr)
• Family structure, body mass index, and eating behavior - (Int J Eat Disord)
LEARNING DISABILITIES
12th January
AUTISM SCREENING TEST ON UNBORN BABIES RAISES FEARS OF RISE IN ABORTIONS
Babies exposed to high levels of the male hormone testosterone in the womb have an increased
risk of autistic traits, groundbreaking research has found
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1112622/Autism-screening-test-unborn-babies-raises-
fears-rise-abortions.html
15th January
IMPACT OF ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS ON COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION OF PERSONS
WITH AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
This study describes which environmental factors have an impact on community participation of
persons with an intellectual disability
http://www.library.nhs.uk/learningdisabilities/viewResource.aspx?resid=304386&code=e234807e
9ad75cb949f0e5e250c25162
CANCER INCIDENCE AMONG PERSONS WITH FRAGILE X SYNDROME IN FINLAND: A

POPULATION –BASED STUDY
This study examines the cancer incidence among a large cohort of persons with FXS in order to
test the hypothesis of reduced cancer risk
http://www.library.nhs.uk/learningdisabilities/viewResource.aspx?resid=304382&code=2cbca76b5
91fb92551411a09888860e9
ANTIPSYCHOTIC MEDICATION AND PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES: THEIR

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE
This study suggests participants have limited information about their medication, beyond knowing
the regime
http://www.library.nhs.uk/learningdisabilities/viewResource.aspx?resid=304381&code=aefe06f62
2605379ab0cc8a01b1ef6bf
O/C DISORDERS
16th January
MEMANTINE AUGMENTATION IN TREATMENT-RESISTANT OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE
DISORDER: AN OPEN-LABEL TRIAL
Data from the fields of genetics, neuroimaging, and animal studies, along with case reports and
small clinical trials, point to a role for glutamatergic dysfunction in the pathophysiology of
obsessive-compulsive disorder
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19142108?ordinalpos=2&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pub
med.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
AFFECTIVE AND SENSORY CORRELATES OF HAIR PULLING IN PEDIATRIC

TRICHOTILLOMANIA
Hair pulling in pediatric populations has not received adequate empirical study
POST TRAUMATIC STRESS
16th January
ARIPIPRAZOLE IN THE TREATMENT OF POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER: AN OPEN-
LABEL TRIAL
Patients achieved a good response to treatment with aripiprazole, but placebo-controlled studies
are needed for more accurate results.
PSYCHOLOGY
12th January
BEHAVIORAL DIFFICULTIES AT SCHOOL MAY LEAD TO LIFELONG HEALTH AND SOCIAL
PROBLEMS
Adolescents who misbehave at school are more likely to have difficulties throughout their adult
lives
WHY WE PROCRASTINATE AND HOW TO STOP

It's a new year and many of us have started thinking about various resolutions: updating that
resume, cleaning out the attic, starting that exercise routine.
13th January
STUDY REVEALS MOTIVATING FACTOR FOR ENJOYING THE PRESENT
It is common knowledge that when something becomes scarce, its value goes up
SCHIZOPHRENIA
9th January
FUNCTIONAL RECOVERY ‘VIABLE GOAL IN SCHIZOPHRENIA MANAGEMENT’
Functional remission in schizophrenia is a viable concept and a separate domain from clinical
remission, and its achievement would allow greater autonomy for patients
http://www.medwire-
news.md/61/79955/Schizophrenia/Functional_recovery_‘viable_goal_in_schizophrenia_management’.html
13th January
IN UTERO INFECTION POINTS TO LONGER CSPS IN SCHIZOPHRENIA
Schizophrenia patients exposed to in utero infection have increased cavum septum pellucidum
(CSP) lengths compared with unexposed patients,
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/80029/Psychiatry/In_utero__infection_points_to_longer_CSPs_in_schizophrenia.html
15th January
NEWER SCHIZOPHRENIA DRUGS CAUSE HEART RISKS: STUDY
Newer "atypical" drugs for schizophrenia and other mental problems, which are supposed to be
safer, may in fact carry a greater risk of a fatal heart attack than older medicines
http://uk.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUKTRE50E04O20090115
SCHIZOPHRENIA AND BIPOLAR DISORDER SHARE A GENETIC CAUSE

A new study from Sweden found evidence that schizophrenia and bipolar disorder partly share a
common genetic cause
CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS LESS COMMON IN SCHIZOPHRENIC SMOKERS
Smokers who have both type 2 diabetes and schizophrenia are significantly less likely to receive
care that improves cardiovascular outcomes than those without severe mental illness
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/80118/Psychiatry/Cardiovascular_interventions_less_common_in_schizophrenic_smokers.html
SOCIAL WORK
15th January
HOW MENTAL HEALTH CARE AFFECTS OUTCOMES FOR FOSTER CHILDREN
Despite the prevalence of mental health problems among foster children, little is known about how
pre-existing mental health conditions affect their outcomes in foster care.
NEW PUBLICATIONS
(Hot off the press not yet in your library)
Safe and Appropriate Care for Young People on Adult Mental Health Wards
http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/pdf/Safe%20%20App%204%20YP%20on%20IPAMH-8_jan_FINAL.pdf
General Principles and Empirically Supported Techniques of Cognitive Behavior Therapy

William T. O'Donohue Wiley-Blackwell: 14th Jan ISBN: 9780470227770 £70.00
Adolescents With Bipolar Disorder (DVD)

American Psychological Association: 15th January ISBN: 9781433803673 £101.78
Disgust and Its Disorders: Theory, Assessment, and Treatment Implications

Bunmi O. Olatunji Amer. Psych. Assoc: 15th Jan ISBN: 9781433803970 £52.95
Body Image, Eating Disorders, and Obesity in Youth: Assessment, Prevention, and
Treatment: 2nd Revised edition
J. Kevin Thompson Amer. Psych. Assoc: 15th Jan ISBN: 9781433804052 £52.95
The Interpersonal Theory of Suicide: Guidance for Working with Suicidal Clients
Thomas E. Joiner Amer. Psych. Assoc: 15th Jan ISBN: 9781433804267 £52.95
Psychopharmacology for Pediatric Primary Care

Marsha Rappley Amer. Psych. Assoc: 15th Jan ISBN: 9781581102758 £61.95
CONFERENCES
(New additions are in green type)
UNDERSTANDING & WORKING WITH IDENTITY CHANGE (workshop): 26th January: Ely
http://www.ozc.nhs.uk/default.asp?id=93
SELF DIRECTED SUPPORT - THE FUTURE FOR SUPPORTED HOUSING?:

27th January: Manchester
http://www.pavpub.com/pavpub/conferences/showfull.asp?Conference=777
CARE PATHWAYS IN MENTAL HEALTH: 28th January: London

http://www.rdlearning.org.uk/courseDetails.asp?ID=41566
DELIVERING THE NATIONAL DEMENTIA STRATEGY TRANSFORMING THE QUALITY OF

DEMENTIA CARE: 29th January: London
RESEARCH IN MEDIUM SECURE UNITS 6TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE:

29th January: London
CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVES ON ASSESSMENT IN CHILD PSYCHOANALYSIS:

31st January: London
PERSONALITY DISORDER AND FORENSIC SERVICES: 3rd February: London

LEARNING DISABILITIES CONFERENCE: 11th February: Leeds

SERVICE USER INVOLVEMENT AND EMPOWERMENT IN MENTAL HEALTH:

12th February: London
http://www.healthcare-
events.co.uk/conf/booking.php?action=home&id=230&confbook=44f744138975dd318c57b975d7
dd4cba
SKILLS FOR CARE ANNUAL CONFERENCE: 24th February: London

DEVELOPING LEARNING DISABILITIES SERVICES : 24th February: London

SELF DIRECTED SUPPORT: DIRECT PAYMENTS AND INDIVIDUAL BUDGETS FOR PEOPLE
WITH LEARNING DISABILTIES: 24th February: London
PERSPECTIVES ON CULTURE, BELIEFS AND MENTAL HEALTH:

24th February: London
http://www.iop.kcl.ac.uk/events/?id=681
11TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE; DEMENTIAS 2009: 26th – 27th February: London

http://www.mahealthcareevents.co.uk/cgi-bin/go.pl/conferences/detail.html?conference_uid=73
MANAGING NEW REALITIES: 3rd March: London

DEPRIVATION OF LIBERTY SAFEGUARDS IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE:

5th March: London
http://www.healthcare-events.co.uk/conf/booking.php?action=home&id=233&confbook=2e09d66743818f63a3558b8b2e19a4d2
CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH IN SCHOOLS: SHARING INNOVATIVE

PRACTICE: 6th March: London
http://www.tavi-port.org/conferences/forthcoming-conferences/child-and-adolescent-mental-
health-in-schools-sharing-innovatice-practice.html
ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY: 10th March: London

2ND NATIONAL CONFERENCE: CHILD AND ADOLESCENT ADDICTION:
12th – 13th March: London
SOCIAL WORK LOST AND FOUND: 13th March: London

http://www.tavi-port.org/conferences/forthcoming-conferences/social-work-lost-and-found.html
THE 2009 NATIONAL DRUG TREATMENT CONFERENCE: 19th – 20th March: London
http://www.exchangesupplies.org/conferences/NDTC/2009_NDTC/intro.html
IT’S TIME TO TALK: DRUG TREATMENT & PSYCHOLOGICAL THERAPIES:

20th March: London
RCN MENTAL HEALTH CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION 2009: 20th – 21st March: Edinburgh
http://www.rcn.org.uk/newsevents/event_details/rcn_events/rcn_mental_health_conference__and
__exhibition_2009
AUTISM: 23rd March: London

http://www.rsm.ac.uk/academ/autism08.php
INTER-AGENCY WORKING: EXPLORING THE COMPLEX REALITIES (Change for Children):

24th – 26th March: London
http://www.tavi-port.org/training/tavistock-clinic-courses-and-professional-training/by-course-
code/codes/d42c.html
SEXUAL LIVES: POLICY AND PRACTICE CHANGES AFFECTING THE SEXUAL LIVES OF
PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES: 25th March: Glasgow
KEYS TO POWER: EXPLORING THE POTENTIAL AND CHALLENGES OF SERVICE-USER

RUN SERVICES: 25TH MARCH: LONDON
IMPROVING THE EXPERIENCE OF INPATIENT CARE: DEVELOPING A POSITIVE

APPROACH TO RISK-TAKING: 26TH MARCH: LONDON
9th LONDON INTERNATIONAL EATING DISORDERS CONFERENCE 2009:

31st March – 2nd April: London
2009 BRITISH PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY ANNUAL CONFERENCE:

1st – 3rd April: Brighton
http://www.bps.org.uk/ac2009/
EUROPEAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION SEVETION OF NEUROIMAGING: THE 5TH

ANNUAL MEETING: GENES, BRAIN, BEHAVIOUR: 9th April: Edinburgh
http://www.iop.kcl.ac.uk/events/?id=702
8TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE CARE AND TREATMENT OF OFFENDERS

WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY: 16th – 17th April: Preston
NUTRITION AND MENTAL HEALTH: 21st April: London

PSYCHIATRY BEYOND MEDICATION: 11th Annual Conference: 25th April: London

3RD NATIONAL CONFERENCE: TREATING SCHIZOPHRENIA: 27th – 28th April: London
MANAGEMENT OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL USERS IN PRIMARY CARE:

7th – 8th May: Liverpool
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6TH UK/EUROPEAN SYMPOSIUM ON ADDICTIVE DISORDERS : 14th – 16th May: London

15th ANNUAL BACP RESEARCH CONFERENCE: 15th – 16th May: Portsmouth

http://www.bacp.co.uk/research/conf2009/index.php
NIHR MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH NETWORK NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE: 20th

-22nd May: Nottingham
http://www.mhrn.info/index/news/newsItems/annual-conference.html
FROZEN UNDER FIRE: IS IT POSSIBLE TO THINK ABOUT ASSAULTS ON NURSES AND

NURSING?: 19th June: London
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think-about-assaults-on-nurses-and-nursing.html
9TH IAFMHS ANNUAL CONGRESS: FACING THE FUTURE: FORENSIC MENTAL HEALTH
SERVICES IN CHANGE: 24th -26th June: Edinburgh
http://www.iafmhs.org/iafmhs.asp
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.”
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on UK-relevant research
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Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, depression and bipolar disorder.”
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NICE
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DEMENTIA
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH NEWS REGIONAL NEWS

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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COUNCIL'S £3.8M SOCIAL SERVICES BOOST

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CHILDREN'S LIFE CHANCES STILL DEPENDENT ON SOCIAL CLASS

NUMBER OF DEMENTIA AND HEART DISEASE SUFFERERS TO STRETCH NHS TO

NATIONAL DEMENTIA STRATEGY 'DELAYED BY ECONOMIC DOWNTURN'

ALZHEIMER'S DRUGS DECISION BASED ON FLAWED CALCULATIONS

SAFEGUARDING ADULTS ALLIANCE LAUNCHED TO CAMPAIGN FOR LEGISLATION

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ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTICS LINKED TO SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH

ALCOHOL EXPOSURE IN THE WOMB AFFECTS 'TEENAGE' BOOZE BEHAVIOR

FAMILY CONSENT FOR ALZHEIMER’S RESEARCH

SOCIAL STIGMA TO DEMENTIA PERCIEVED GREATER IN UK

PSYCHOTHERAPY BENEFITS BIPOLAR II DEPRESSION PATIENTS

HEALTH VISITORS CAN COMBAT POST-NATAL DEPRESSION

NO CHILDREN'S SERVICES IN JOINT WORKING SCHEME

MANIC BIPOLAR PATIENTS SHOW MAJOR AMYGDALA ACTIVITY UPON AFFECTIVE

• Anorexia Nervosa: Beyond boundaries - (Int J Eat Disord)

CANCER INCIDENCE AMONG PERSONS WITH FRAGILE X SYNDROME IN FINLAND: A

ANTIPSYCHOTIC MEDICATION AND PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES: THEIR

AFFECTIVE AND SENSORY CORRELATES OF HAIR PULLING IN PEDIATRIC

POST TRAUMATIC STRESS

WHY WE PROCRASTINATE AND HOW TO STOP

SCHIZOPHRENIA AND BIPOLAR DISORDER SHARE A GENETIC CAUSE

CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS LESS COMMON IN SCHIZOPHRENIC SMOKERS

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General Principles and Empirically Supported Techniques of Cognitive Behavior Therapy

Adolescents With Bipolar Disorder (DVD)

Disgust and Its Disorders: Theory, Assessment, and Treatment Implications

Psychopharmacology for Pediatric Primary Care

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SELF DIRECTED SUPPORT - THE FUTURE FOR SUPPORTED HOUSING?:

CARE PATHWAYS IN MENTAL HEALTH: 28th January: London

DELIVERING THE NATIONAL DEMENTIA STRATEGY TRANSFORMING THE QUALITY OF

RESEARCH IN MEDIUM SECURE UNITS 6TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE:

CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVES ON ASSESSMENT IN CHILD PSYCHOANALYSIS:

PERSONALITY DISORDER AND FORENSIC SERVICES: 3rd February: London

LEARNING DISABILITIES CONFERENCE: 11th February: Leeds

SERVICE USER INVOLVEMENT AND EMPOWERMENT IN MENTAL HEALTH:

SKILLS FOR CARE ANNUAL CONFERENCE: 24th February: London

DEVELOPING LEARNING DISABILITIES SERVICES : 24th February: London

PERSPECTIVES ON CULTURE, BELIEFS AND MENTAL HEALTH:

11TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE; DEMENTIAS 2009: 26th – 27th February: London

MANAGING NEW REALITIES: 3rd March: London

DEPRIVATION OF LIBERTY SAFEGUARDS IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE:

CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH IN SCHOOLS: SHARING INNOVATIVE

ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY: 10th March: London

SOCIAL WORK LOST AND FOUND: 13th March: London

IT’S TIME TO TALK: DRUG TREATMENT & PSYCHOLOGICAL THERAPIES:

AUTISM: 23rd March: London