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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
16th March
CHEAP ALCOHOL IS KILLING US AND OUR QUALITY OF LIFE, SAYS CHIEF MEDICAL
OFFICER
http://nds.coi.gov.uk/environment/fullDetail.asp?ReleaseID=395493&NewsAreaID=2&NavigatedF
romDepartment=False
17th March
NEW AGENCY FOR A NEW ERA IN MENTAL HEALTH
romDepartment=False
£4M BOOST FOR 'P PLATE' ADULT SOCIAL WORKERS

romDepartment=False
19th March
HEALTH ACTION PLANNING AND HEALTH FACILITATION FOR PEOPLE WITH LEARNING
DISABILITIES: GOOD PRACTICE GUIDANCE
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/D
H_096505
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NATIONAL NEWS
13th March
OPPOSITION FROM PUBLIC TO PLANS FOR SOUTH LONDON MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY
Major redevelopment plans for a mental health hospital in south London have been turned down
by the local authority following strong opposition from the community.
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/03/13/111004/wandsworth-council-rejects-plans-
for-mental-health-hospital.html
16th March
BROWN COOL ON ALCOHOL PRICE PLAN
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has given a lukewarm response to proposals for minimum prices
for alcohol.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7945357.stm
RISE IN ALCOHOL-RELATED MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS IN CHILDREN

Official figures show that there has been a huge rise in recent years in the number of children
admitted to hospital with mental health disorders related to alcohol misuse
http://www.nursingtimes.net/news/breakingnews/2009/03/rise_in_alcoholrelated_mental_health_d
isorders_in_children.html
HEALTH INEQUALITIES ARE KILLING PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS

Rethink for severe mental illness, called for urgent action to end the "death sentence" imposed by
health inequalities
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/142360.php
ADULT PROVIDER BODIES FORGE NEW ALLIANCE TO INCREASE CLOUT

Care Providers Alliance formed with National Care Forum's Des Kelly as first chair
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/03/16/111013/adult-provider-bodies-forge-new-
alliance-to-increase-clout.html
'PERSONALISE CARE FOR LEARNING DISABLED USERS WITH COMPLEX NEEDS'

Healthcare Commission, CSCI and MHAC set commissioning challenge for councils and PCTs
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/03/16/111012/personalise-care-for-learning-
disabled-users-with-complex-needs.html
http://www.healthcarecommission.org.uk/newsandevents/mediacentre/pressreleases.cfm?cit_id=
1639&FAArea1=customWidgets.content_view_1&usecache=false
17th March
THOUSANDS OF DEMENTIA PATIENTS CARED FOR BY UNTRAINED STAFF
Older people in care homes are given drugs to control their behaviour by staff who have no
dementia training, says report
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/mar/17/dementia-care-homes
SCIE PRIORITISES DEMENTIA CARE SUPPORT

The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) is prioritising the development of training
resources for care staff working with older people – including those with dementia
http://www.scie.org.uk/news/mediareleases/2009/170309.asp
IS COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY REALLY THE ANSWER TO BRITAIN'S

DEPRESSION 'EPIDEMIC'?
Last week, prompted by fears that the recession could cause a depression epidemic, the
Government announced funding for hundreds more therapists trained in CBT
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1162512/Is-Cognitive-Behavioural-Therapy-really-
answer-Britains-depression-epidemic.html
LAMING PLAN FOR NATIONAL ICS IS 'PREMATURE', WARN EXPERTS

Eileen Munro says problems with IT system are 'deep-rooted'
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/03/17/111026/laming-plan-for-national-ics-is-
premature-warn-experts.html
18th March
PRINCE CHARLES WARNS OF 'CATASTROPHIC' DEMENTIA BURDEN
Prince Charles has warned of the 'catastrophic' burden dementia will bring unless steps are taken
to fund further research.
http://news.netdoctor.co.uk/news_detail.php?id=19079414
NEW AGENCY FOR A NEW ERA IN MENTAL HEALTH

A new agency to ensure national mental health policies bring about real improvements for
patients and carers will start work on 1 April, Care Services Minister Phil Hope announced today.
PSYCHIATRIST BACKS TRACKING DEVICES FOR DEMENTIA SUFFERERS

A psychiatrist at the first NHS trust to trial tracking devices for dementia patients said today the
new technology could provide patients with more freedom to go out safely.
http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/information/news/?entryid17=69923
JUDGE URGES NATIONAL ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES FOR CHILDREN'S SOCIAL CARE

Mrs Justice Black warns of complexity of determining access to services
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/03/18/111009/judge-urges-national-eligibility-
guidelines-for-childrens-social-care.html
BASW OFFICIAL: SOCIAL WORKERS 'TOO EXPENSIVE' FOR PERSONALISATION

Ruth Cartwright issues warning over frozen posts at World Social Work Day conference
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/03/18/111051/basw-official-social-workers-too-
expensive-for-personalisation.html
YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH PROJECT TO EXPAND

An early intervention psychosis service for young people will roll out to older people after being
deemed a success.
http://www.cypnow.co.uk/news/ByDiscipline/Health/891516/Youth-mental-health-project-expand/
19th March
ACTION FOR CHILDREN BACKS EARLY INTERVENTION WITH FAMILIES IN NEED
Charity echoes Laming's call for sustained investment in crisis and preventive services
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/03/19/111053/action-for-children-backs-early-
intervention-with-families-in-need.html
BILL SETS OUT LIVING STANDARDS FOR CARE-LEAVERS

A Labour MP has put forward a bill to set out minimum standards of accommodation for care-
leavers.
http://www.cypnow.co.uk/news/ByDiscipline/Social-Care/892442/Bill-sets-living-standards-care-
leavers/
SAFEGUARDING: IMPLEMENTATION OF VETTING SCHEME DELAYED AGAIN

The government has delayed the implementation of its vetting and barring scheme for staff
working with children and vulnerable adults for the second time, it announced today.
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/03/19/111064/safeguarding-implementation-of-
vetting-scheme-delayed-again.html
20th March
COUNCILS RECEIVE IN CONTROL HELP WITH CONVERTING SOCIAL WORKERS TO
PERSONALISATION
In Control, the social enterprise promoting self-directed support, has set up a project to help
councils prepare social workers for personalisation.
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/03/20/111070/in-control-sets-up-personalisation-
scheme-for-social-workers.html
PROGRAMMES READY BY THE AUTUMN

Newly qualified social worker programmes could be available in all English councils across
children’s and adult services as early as the autumn.
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/03/20/111066/newly-qualified-social-worker-
support-schemes-almost-ready.html
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
17th March
NEW TREATMENT FOR GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER APPROVED BY HEALTH
CANADA
Health Canada has approved Cymbalta® (duloxetine HCl) for the symptomatic relief of anxiety
causing clinically significant distress in patients with generalized anxiety
18th March
CEPHALON ANNOUNCES POSITIVE RESULTS FROM A PHASE TWO STUDY OF NUVIGIL IN
BIPOLAR DEPRESSION
Cephalon, Inc.announced positive results from a phase two clinical trial of NUVIGIL(R)
(armodafinil) Tablets [C-IV] as adjunctive therapy for treating major depressive disorder in adults
with bipolar I disorder
World Autism Day 2nd April

http://www.worldautismawarenessday.org/site/c.egLMI2ODKpF/b.3917065/k.BE58/Home.htm
RESEARCH
18th March
ANTI-STIGMA CAMPAIGNS UNDERMINED BY MEDIA FOCUS ON VIOLENCE
Initiatives to improve public attitudes toward people with mental illness can be effective but are
also undermined by press coverage focusing on violence,
http://www.medwire-news.md/47/81386/Psychiatry/Anti-
stigma_campaigns_undermined_by_media_focus_on_violence.html
ADDICTIONS
19th March
TopAbstracts in Addictions
• Expectancy in Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trials: An Example from Alcohol Dependence -

(Psychother Psychosom)
• Emerging drugs for the treatment of tobacco dependence - (Expert Opin Emerg Drugs)
• Early outcomes following low dose naltrexone enhancement of opioid detoxification - (Am J Addic)
• Infective endocarditis secondary to intravenous Subutex abuse - (Singapore Med J)
• Substance use disorders in women with anorexia nervosa - (Int J Eat Disord)
ANXIETY
18th March
TopAbstracts in Anxiety
• Genetic and pharmacokinetic factors affecting the initial pharmacotherapeutic effect of paroxetine in
Japanese patients with panic disorder - (Eur J Clin Pharmacol)
• Impact of music therapy on anxiety and depression for patients with Alzheimer's disease and on the burden
felt by the main caregiver (feasibility study) - (L' Encephale)
• Psychosocial stress and anxiety in musculoskeletal pain patients with and without depression - (Gen Hosp
Psychiatr)
• Integrated psychological treatment for substance use and co-morbid anxiety or depression vs. treatment for
substance use alone. A systematic review of the published literature - (BMC Psychiatry)
• Stressful life events, chronic difficulties, and the symptoms of clinical depression - (J Nervous Mental Dis)
DEMENTIA
15th March
ALZHEIMER'S DRUG MAY SOMEDAY HELP HEAD TRAUMA VICTIMS
Finding may prevent long-term harm that often follows brain injury, researcher says
http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=625037
17th March
BIOMARKER SIGNATURES PREDICT CONVERSION FROM MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT
TO ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
A test capable of confirming or ruling out Alzheimer's disease has been validated and
standardized by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
19th March
PROTEIN 'BEHIND ALZHEIMER'S FITS'
Scientists in Scotland say they may have found what causes some Alzheimer's patients to
develop epilepsy.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7948465.stm
MECHANISM OF ALZHEIMER'S SUGGESTS COMBINATION THERAPY NEEDED

Researchers have discovered a mode of action for mysterious but diagnostic protein snarls found
in the brains of Alzheimer's patients that suggests a one-two punch of therapy may be needed
TopAbstracts in Alzheimer’s
• Donepezil in Severe Alzheimer's Disease - (Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen)

• Effects of memantine on cognition in patients with moderate to severe Alzheimer's disease: post-hoc analyses
of ADAS-cog and SIB total and single-item scores from six randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled
studies - (Int J Geriatr Pschiatry)
• Increase of BDNF serum concentration in lithium treated patients with early Alzheimer's disease - (J
Alzheimer Dis)
• Thyroid function and Alzheimer's disease - (J Alzheimer Dis)
• Decreased cerebrospinal fluid Abeta(42) correlates with brain atrophy in cognitively normal elderly - (Ann
Neurol)
20th March
PROGRESS TOWARD AN ALZHEIMER’S DRUG THAT SAVES BRAIN CELLS
VIB scientists have identified a molecule that can form the basis for a new therapy for Alzheimer’s
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090319104027.htm
DEPRESSION
16th March
PITT STUDY OF PREGNANT WOMEN SHOWS ANTIDEPRESSANTS, DEPRESSION MAY
RAISE RISK OF PREMATURE BIRTH
Pregnant women who had untreated major depression in all three trimesters of pregnancy, as well
as those who took certain antidepressants, had preterm birth rates exceeding 20 percent
17th March
BIPOLAR DISORDER PATIENTS ‘MORE LIKELY TO BE EVENING TYPES’
Bipolar disorder patients are more likely to be “evening types” than mentally healthy individuals,
say researchers who also found circadian phase was associated with treatment and mood scores.
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/81365/Psychiatry/Bipolar_disorder_patients_‘more_likely_to_be_evening_types’.html
18th March
DOUBLE THE RISK OF DEPRESSION IN SEIZURE SUFFERERS
A new study published in Epilepsia finds that the prevalence of depression is almost twice as high
in people with epilepsy compared to the general population
PSYCHOSIS IN BIPOLAR DISORDER ‘HAS LITTLE IMPACT ON COGNITIVE FUNCTION’

The neuropsychological functioning of people with bipolar I disorder is generally unaffected by the
presence of psychosis except for a possible effect on verbal memory
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/81385/Psychiatry/Psychosis_in_bipolar_disorder_‘has_little_impact_on_cognitive_function’.html
TopAbstracts in Depression
• Low frequency (1-Hz), right prefrontal repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) compared with
venlafaxine ER in the treatment of resistant depression: A double-blind, single-centre, randomized study - (J
Affect Disord)
• The effect of serotonergic and noradrenergic antidepressants on face emotion processing in depressed patients
- (J Affect Disord)
• Effects of adjunctive reboxetine in patients with duloxetine-resistant depression: a 12-week prospective study
- (J Psychopharmacol)
• Pulmonary embolism from persistent dilatation of the bladder secondary to anticholinergic side effects - (Gen
Hosp Psychiatr)
• Coronary endothelial dysfunction associated with a depressive mood in patients with atypical angina but
angiographically normal coronary artery - (Int J Cardiol)
19th March
DEPRESSED INDIVIDUALS MISS OUT ON GOOD THINGS IN LIFE
While depression is often linked to negative thoughts and emotions, a new study suggests the
real problem may be a failure to appreciate positive experiences.
http://psychcentral.com/news/2009/03/19/depressed-individuals-miss-out-on-good-things-in-
life/4837.html
20th March
HERBAL AND NUTRITIONAL REMEDIES COMMONLY USED IN MOOD DISORDERS
Almost a third of older adults with mood disorders use orally ingested herbal and nutritional
compounds (HNC) and are unlikely to discuss them with their physician
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/81434/Psychiatry/Herbal_and_nutritional_remedies_commonly_used_in_mood_disorders.html
GLOBAL CORTICAL FOLDING REDUCED WITH TREATMENT-RESISTANT DEPRESSION

In unipolar and bipolar patients, treatment-resistant depression is associated with reduced global
cortical folding surface
http://www.medwire-news.md/47/81433/Psychiatry/Global_cortical_folding_reduced_with_treatment-
resistant_depression.html
DUAL DIAGNOSIS
17th March
THE MATRIX MODEL OF DUAL DIAGNOSIS SERVICE DELIVERY.
The Matrix Model is essentially a strategy for managing dual diagnosis across a range of
agencies
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19291161?ordinalpos=2&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pub
med.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
EATING DISORDERS
18th March
EMOTIONS CAN HELP PREDICT FUTURE EATING DISORDERS
A PhD thesis has analysed the role played by a number of emotional variables, such as the way
in which negative emotions are controlled or attitudes to emotional expression, and to use these
variables as tools to predict the possibility of suffering an eating disorder.
BLACK GIRLS AT RISK FOR BULIMIA

An important new study challenges the widespread perception that bulimia primarily affects
privileged, white teenagers
http://psychcentral.com/news/2009/03/19/black-girls-at-risk-for-bulimia/4835.html
LEARNING DISABILITIES
18th March
BRAIN ABNORMALITY FOUND IN BOYS WITH ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY
DISORDER
Researchers trying to uncover the mechanisms that cause attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
and conduct disorder have found an abnormality in the brains of adolescent boys suffering from
the conditions
O/C DISORDERS
16th March
A DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED STUDY OF THE OPIATE ANTAGONIST,
NALTREXONE, IN THE TREATMENT OF KLEPTOMANIA
Kleptomania is a rare psychiatric disorder characterized by recurrent stealing and for which there
exists no empirically validated treatments.
POST TRAUMATIC STRESS
18th March
NEW TREATMENT STRATEGY FOR PTSD
Scientists shed new light on the biology of stress effects upon memory formation. In so doing,
they suggest new approaches to the treatment of the distress related to traumatic memories.
http://psychcentral.com/news/2009/03/18/new-treatment-strategy-for-ptsd/4803.html
PSYCHOLOGY
18th March
IF YOU DON'T SHOW YOUR DISGUST, YOUR EMOTIONS MAY STAY NEGATIVE
One of the most recognizable facial expressions is disgust: the expression displayed by an
individual who is exposed to a nauseating image or horrifying story
19th March
FEW FRIENDS COMBINED WITH LONELINESS LINKED TO POOR MENTAL AND PHYSICAL
HEALTH FOR ELDERLY
Although not having many close friends contributes to poorer health for many older adults, those
who also feel lonely face even greater health risks,
SCHIZOPHRENIA
17th March
SEROTONERGIC NEUROTRANSMISSION INCREASED IN PRODROMAL SCHIZOPHRENIC
PATIENTS
Study results suggest that enhanced serotonergic neurotransmission is a trait marker for
schizophrenia that is already present before the onset of full-blown psychosis, and does not
increase during the course of illness.
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/81366/Psychiatry/Serotonergic_neurotransmission_increased_in_prodromal_schizophrenic_patients.html
19th March
HEARING COULD HOLD KEY TO UNLOCKING SCHIZOPHRENIA MYSTERY
Measuring brain waves in response to hearing a variety of tones appears to be a useful way to
begin understanding the underlying genetic abnormalities associated with schizophrenia,
TIME PERCEPTION PROBLEMS IN SCHIZOPHRENIA LINKED TO WIDER DYSFUNCTION

Schizophrenia patients have abnormalities in time perception that are part of general
neuropsychologic dysfunction and may affect activities of daily living
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/81410/Psychiatry/Time_perception_problems_in_schizophrenia_linked_to_wider_dysfunction.html
REDUCED FUNCTIONING OBSERVED IN ANTISOCIAL SCHIZOPHRENICS

Schizophrenia patients with antisocial behavior appear to have reduced intellectual functioning
and memory dysfunction compared with other patients and may require different management,
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/81411/Psychiatry/Reduced_functioning_observed_in_antisocial_schizophrenics.html
TopAbstracts in Schizophrenia
• A new pharmacological strategy for schizophrenia: The partial agonists of D2 dopaminergic receptors. The
principle characteristics of aripiprazole - (L' Encephale)
• UK cost-consequence analysis of aripiprazole in schizophrenia: diabetes and coronary heart disease risk
projections (STAR study) - (Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci)
• Ziprasidone as an adjuvant for clozapine- or olanzapine-associated medical morbidity in chronic
schizophrenia - (Hum Psychopharmacol)
• Pattern and evolution of the prescription of olanzapine during one year: Results of the cohort study ECOL -
(L' Encephale)
• Cognitive and antismoking effects of varenicline in patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder -
(Schizophr Res)
SOCIAL WORK
18th March
PRIMING MEDIA STEREOTYPES REDUCES SUPPORT FOR SOCIAL WELFARE POLICIES:
THE MEDIATING ROLE OF EMPATHY
Experiments involving White participants tested the influence of media-based priming of Black
stereotypes on support for government policy that assisted Black versus White persons-in-need.
NEW PUBLICATIONS
(Hot off the press not yet in your library)
Commissioning services and support for people with learning disabilities and complex
needs
http://www.healthcarecommission.org.uk/_db/_documents/Report_for_commissioning_LD_joint_r
eview.pdf
Mental health in children and young people: An RCN toolkit for nurses who are not mental
health specialists
http://www.rcn.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/235299/003311.pdf
Social Cognition: Development, Neuroscience and Autism

Tricia Striano Wiley-Blackwell: 27th March ISBN: 9781444305333 £57.50
Asperger Syndrome in Adulthood A Comprehensive Guide for Clinicians

Kevin Stoddart W W Norton: 29th March ISBN: 9780393705508 £22.99
Evidence-based Practice With Emotionally Troubled Children and Adolescents

Morley D. Glicken Academic Press: 30th March ISBN: 9780123745231 £34.99
Oxford Handbook of Psychiatry: 2nd Revised edition

David Semple Oxford University Press: 26th March ISBN: 9780199239467 £24.95
Depression Care Across The Lifespan

Lynne Walsh Wiley-Blackwell: 27th March ISBN: 9780470517727 £27.99
Cognitive Psychology Research Developments

Stella P. Weingarten Nova Science: 1st April ISBN: 9781606921975 £74.50
CONFERENCES
(New additions are in green type)
9th LONDON INTERNATIONAL EATING DISORDERS CONFERENCE 2009:

31st March – 2nd April: London
http://www.mahealthcareevents.co.uk/cgi-bin/go.pl/conferences/detail.html?conference_uid=58
FIFTH NATIONAL CONFERENCE: DEVELOPING THE CHILDCARE WORKFORCE 2009:

31st March: London
http://www.neilstewartassociates.com/kd174/
MENTAL HEALTH ACT 1983: IMPLEMENTING THE CHANGES IN PRACTICE:

2nd April: London
http://www.pavpub.com/pavpub/conferences/showfull.asp?Conference=819
2009 BRITISH PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY ANNUAL CONFERENCE:

1st – 3rd April: Brighton
http://www.bps.org.uk/ac2009/
BRITISH PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY SMG Conference 2009: 3rd April: Brighton

http://www.bps.org.uk/conferences-and-events/event-listing/events$/2009/april/smg-conference-
2009/smg-conference-2009_home.cfm?subsite=
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
http://www.rdlearning.org.uk/courseDetails.asp?ID=42336
NUTRITION AND MENTAL HEALTH: 21st April: London

GETTING ON WITH IT: PRACTICAL WAYS TO SUPPORT THE HEALTH OF PEOPLE WITH
LEARNING DISABILITIES: 23rd April: London
SAFEGUARDING VULNERABLE ADULTS: SEVENTH NATIONAL CONFERENCE:

24th April: London
http://www.healthcare-events.co.uk/conf/booking.php?action=home&id=255
PSYCHIATRY BEYOND MEDICATION: 11th Annual Conference: 25th April: London

3RD NATIONAL CONFERENCE: TREATING SCHIZOPHRENIA: 27th – 28th April: London

NEW CHALLENGES FOR CARE HOMES: CAPACITY, COMPETENCE, COMMITMENT:

29th April: London
http://www.neilstewartassociates.com/sh254/
MENTAL CAPACITY ACT IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE: MOVING FORWARD:

29th April: London
EATING FOR HEALTH, MENTAL PERFORMANCE AND WELLBEING: 5th May: Edinburgh
WORKING IN EMERGENCY CARE WITH PEOPLE WHO SELF HARM: 7th May: Leeds
http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/information/events/?EventId12=89447&sDate=633772512000000
000&fDate=633772512000000000
MANAGEMENT OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL USERS IN PRIMARY CARE:

7th – 8th May: Liverpool
http://www.healthcare-
events.co.uk/conf/booking.php?action=home&id=209&confbook=01f3df8f0ce21baa9bf4e0adcd820da3
PERSONALISATION: MAKING TRANSFORMATION A REALITY: 12th May: London

events.co.uk/conf/booking.php?action=home&id=265&confbook=9966ce22cda22ba541722b9596a0a014
DELIVERING SERVICES FOR GYPSIES AND TRAVELLERS: INCREASING INCLUSION AND

IMPROVING HEALTHCARE: 14th May: London
http://www.neilstewartassociates.com/se226/
6TH UK/EUROPEAN SYMPOSIUM ON ADDICTIVE DISORDERS: 14th – 16th May: London

DEPRIVATION OF LIBERTY SAFEGUARDS IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE:

15th May: Manchester
events.co.uk/conf/booking.php?action=home&id=263&confbook=5e05deac9e0523e79391c33ac318dabc
15th ANNUAL BACP RESEARCH CONFERENCE: 15th – 16th May: Portsmouth

http://www.bacp.co.uk/research/conf2009/index.php
SAFETY FIRST: WORKING WITH FAMILIES AND CHILDREN AFFECTED BY ALCOHOL

MISUSE: 18th May: London
MAKING THE MOVE: TRANSITION FROM CHILDREN'S TO ADULT SERVICES FOR YOUNG
PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES: 20th May: London
NIHR MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH NETWORK NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE:

20th -22nd May: Nottingham
http://www.mhrn.info/index/news/newsItems/annual-conference.html
THE JOURNEY TO RECOVERY: SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN LIVING WITH TRAUMA &

FAMILY VIOLENCE - ASSESSMENT & INTERVENTION: 21st 22nd May: London
http://www.childandfamilytraining.org.uk/LondonConferenceMay09.pdf
MENTAL CAPACITY ACT IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE: MOVING FORWARD:

29th May: London
PUTTING US FIRST:A LEARNING CONFERENCE FOR PRACTITIONERS AND POLICY-

MAKERS ABOUT DIRECT PAYMENTS AND INDIVIDUAL BUDGETS IN MENTAL HEALTH.
June 2nd: London
SELF HARM IN CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE: 4th June: Glasgow

LEARNING DISABILITY AND MENTAL HEALTH: KNOWLEDGE FOR IMPROVING CLINICAL

PRACTICE: 8th -12th June: Bradford
MEASURING AND MONITORING OUTCOMES IN MENTAL HEALTH: 9th June: London

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MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND AUTISTIC SPECTRUM DISORDER:

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH NEWS NATIONAL NEWS

DEPRESSION DUAL DIAGNOSIS EATING DISORDERS

LEARNING DISABILITIES O/C DISORDERS POST TRAUMATIC STRESS

PSYCHOLOGY SCHIZOPHRENIA SOCIAL WORK

NEW PUBLICATIONS CONFERENCES

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£4M BOOST FOR 'P PLATE' ADULT SOCIAL WORKERS

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RISE IN ALCOHOL-RELATED MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS IN CHILDREN

HEALTH INEQUALITIES ARE KILLING PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS

ADULT PROVIDER BODIES FORGE NEW ALLIANCE TO INCREASE CLOUT

'PERSONALISE CARE FOR LEARNING DISABLED USERS WITH COMPLEX NEEDS'

SCIE PRIORITISES DEMENTIA CARE SUPPORT

IS COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY REALLY THE ANSWER TO BRITAIN'S

LAMING PLAN FOR NATIONAL ICS IS 'PREMATURE', WARN EXPERTS

NEW AGENCY FOR A NEW ERA IN MENTAL HEALTH

PSYCHIATRIST BACKS TRACKING DEVICES FOR DEMENTIA SUFFERERS

JUDGE URGES NATIONAL ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES FOR CHILDREN'S SOCIAL CARE

BASW OFFICIAL: SOCIAL WORKERS 'TOO EXPENSIVE' FOR PERSONALISATION

YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH PROJECT TO EXPAND

BILL SETS OUT LIVING STANDARDS FOR CARE-LEAVERS

SAFEGUARDING: IMPLEMENTATION OF VETTING SCHEME DELAYED AGAIN

PROGRAMMES READY BY THE AUTUMN

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World Autism Day 2nd April

• Expectancy in Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trials: An Example from Alcohol Dependence -

MECHANISM OF ALZHEIMER'S SUGGESTS COMBINATION THERAPY NEEDED

• Donepezil in Severe Alzheimer's Disease - (Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen)

PSYCHOSIS IN BIPOLAR DISORDER ‘HAS LITTLE IMPACT ON COGNITIVE FUNCTION’

GLOBAL CORTICAL FOLDING REDUCED WITH TREATMENT-RESISTANT DEPRESSION

BLACK GIRLS AT RISK FOR BULIMIA

POST TRAUMATIC STRESS

TIME PERCEPTION PROBLEMS IN SCHIZOPHRENIA LINKED TO WIDER DYSFUNCTION

REDUCED FUNCTIONING OBSERVED IN ANTISOCIAL SCHIZOPHRENICS

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Social Cognition: Development, Neuroscience and Autism

Asperger Syndrome in Adulthood A Comprehensive Guide for Clinicians

Evidence-based Practice With Emotionally Troubled Children and Adolescents

Oxford Handbook of Psychiatry: 2nd Revised edition

Depression Care Across The Lifespan

Cognitive Psychology Research Developments

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9th LONDON INTERNATIONAL EATING DISORDERS CONFERENCE 2009:

FIFTH NATIONAL CONFERENCE: DEVELOPING THE CHILDCARE WORKFORCE 2009:

MENTAL HEALTH ACT 1983: IMPLEMENTING THE CHANGES IN PRACTICE:

2009 BRITISH PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY ANNUAL CONFERENCE:

BRITISH PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY SMG Conference 2009: 3rd April: Brighton

EUROPEAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION SEVETION OF NEUROIMAGING: THE 5TH

8TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE CARE AND TREATMENT OF OFFENDERS

NUTRITION AND MENTAL HEALTH: 21st April: London

SAFEGUARDING VULNERABLE ADULTS: SEVENTH NATIONAL CONFERENCE:

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

3RD NATIONAL CONFERENCE: TREATING SCHIZOPHRENIA: 27th – 28th April: London

NEW CHALLENGES FOR CARE HOMES: CAPACITY, COMPETENCE, COMMITMENT:

MENTAL CAPACITY ACT IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE: MOVING FORWARD:

MANAGEMENT OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL USERS IN PRIMARY CARE:

PERSONALISATION: MAKING TRANSFORMATION A REALITY: 12th May: London

DELIVERING SERVICES FOR GYPSIES AND TRAVELLERS: INCREASING INCLUSION AND

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