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CONTENTS LINKS
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
31st July
PLANNING FOR THE PSYCHOSOCIAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE OF PEOPLE
AFFECTED BY MAJOR INCIDENTS AND DISASTERS: INTERIM NATIONAL STRATEGIC
GUIDANCE
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/DH_103562
4th August
IMPROVING ACCESS TO CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/D
H_103651
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NATIONAL NEWS
30th July
CONSULTATION ON THE CQC MENTAL HEALTH STRATEGY
CQC is currently developing a strategic plan for work on mental health over the next three to five
years. It is keen to get a range of views to help develop this plan
http://www.cqc.org.uk/getinvolved/consultations/consultationonthecqcmentalhealthstrategy.cfm
31st July
SERIOUS CASE REVIEWS: REVISED CHAPTER 8 OF WORKING TOGETHER TO
SAFEGUARD CHILDREN
The revised guidance aims to improve the quality, consistency and impact of serious case
reviews
http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/consultations/index.cfm?action=consultationDetails&consultationId=1661&
external=no&menu=1
3rd August
CPS ISSUES GUIDE TO GIVING VULNERABLE WITNESSES FAIR HEARING
Guidance on witnesses with mental health problems/learning disabilities follows High Court
criticism of CPS
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/08/03/112258/cps-issues-guide-to-giving-
vulnerable-witnesses-fair-hearing.html
4th August
SOCIAL WORK 'MAKES DIFFERENCE' TO LIVES OF MALE CARE LEAVERS
Inferior outcomes for young males excluded from school illustrates impact of statutory support,
finds Bournemouth study
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/08/04/112261/social-work-makes-difference-to-
lives-of-male-care-leavers.html
ALMOST HALF OF CHILDREN IN CARE FEAR STIGMA

Children's rights director report finds perceptions are worst among children's home residents and
those who had spent longest in care
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/08/04/112250/almost-half-of-children-in-care-fear-
stigma.html
5th August
OWERS URGES CAP ON NUMBERS AT 'UNSAFE' COOKHAM WOOD YOI
First full inspection since change from being women's prison finds multiple failings
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/08/05/112270/owers-urges-cap-on-numbers-at-
unsafe-cookham-wood-yoi.html
'LITTLE HELP' FOR ALCOHOL ABUSERS

Almost a third of Scottish men and a quarter of women drink at potentially harmful levels but very
few are getting help,
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8186088.stm
BIRMINGHAM SCRS POINT TO PARENTAL MENTAL HEALTH FAILINGS

Safeguarding board releases four case reviews previously deemed inadequate by Ofsted
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/08/05/112276/birmingham-scrs-point-to-parental-
mental-health-failings.html
MENCAP WELCOMES SEN CHANGES

Children's secretary Ed Balls (pictured) has promised to change the way schools support children
with special educational needs (SEN).
http://www.mencap.org.uk/news.asp?id=10670&pageno=&year=&menuId=90
6th August
TEENS 'AWARE OF CANNABIS HARM'
Nearly one in two teenagers knows someone who has suffered from a mental health problem like
paranoia after using cannabis, a survey suggests
http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/newsbeat/newsid_8186000/8186062.stm
MPS RAISE CONCERNS OVER CPS TREATMENT OF MENTALLY ILL

MPs today criticised the lack of support from the Crown Prosecution Service for crime victims with
mental health problems and raised concerns that they were not being treated as credible
witnesses.
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/08/06/112297/mps-raise-concerns-over-cps-
treatment-of-mentally-ill.html
FOSTERING NETWORK: CARERS OF DISABLED CHILDREN LACK SUPPORT

Charity finds over half of foster carers have not received specialist training
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/08/06/112301/fostering-network-carers-of-
disabled-children-lack-support.html
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
4th August
ANTIDEPRESSANT USE IN U.S. HAS ALMOST DOUBLED
Study also finds increases in use of other psychotropic medications
http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=629615
5th August
U.S. SPENDING ON MENTAL HEALTH CARE SOARING
Rate of increase now outstrips that for heart disease, cancer, data shows
6th August
PSYCHOLOGISTS REJECT GAY REORIENTATION THERAPY
Citing a lack of firm evidence to suggest it can work, the APA adopted a resolution telling mental
health professionals to stop trying to help a client change their sexual orientation
http://psychcentral.com/news/2009/08/06/psychologists-reject-gay-reorientation-
therapy/7589.html
RESEARCH
4th August
CONTROVERSIAL STUDY SAYS UNPROTECTED SEX MAY BOOST MENTAL HEALTH
A Scottish psychologist has caused quite a stir with his most recent study, which says having sex
without a condom is actually good for your mental health, The Scotsman reported.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,536260,00.html
6th August
HIGH HEART DISEASE MORTALITY IN MENTAL DISORDER PATIENTS
Study results show that patients with severe psychiatric disorders have comparable hospital
contact rates for heart disease or myocardial infarction (MI) to the rest of the population, but have
higher mortality rates from these diseases
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/83803/Psychiatry/High_heart_disease_mortality_in_mental_disorder_patients_.html
7th August
DOCTORS 'MORE LIKELY' TO SUFFER MENTAL ILLNESS
A quarter of doctors believe that they are more likely to develop a mental illness than members of
the general public, a UK study has found.
http://www.healthcarerepublic.com/news/GP/LatestNews/925427/Doctors-more-likely-suffer-
mental-illness/
ADDICTIONS
4th August
PHARMACOLOGIC INTERVENTIONS FOR PREGNANT WOMEN ENROLLED IN ALCOHOL
TREATMENT
Excessive alcohol use during pregnancy has been associated with adverse maternal and
neonatal effects
http://www.library.nhs.uk/publichealth/ViewResource.aspx?resID=320792
SOCIAL NORMS INTERVENTIONS TO REDUCE ALCOHOL MISUSE IN UNIVERSITY OR

COLLEGE STUDENTS
Drinking is influenced by youth (mis)perceptions of how their peers drink. If misperceptions can be
corrected, young people may drink less.
HOW MARIJUANA CAUSES MEMORY DEFICITS

Memory loss associated with marijuana use is caused by the drug’s interference with the brain’s
natural protein synthesis machinery,
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090803123240.htm
ANXIETY
5th August
WORKPLACE YOGA AND MEDITATION CAN LOWER FEELINGS OF STRESS
Twenty minutes per day of guided workplace meditation and yoga combined with six weekly
group sessions can lower feelings of stress by more than 10 percent and improve sleep quality in
sedentary office employees
DocGuide TopAbstracts in Anxiety
• Aripiprazole augmentation of serotonin reuptake inhibitors in treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive

disorder: a 12-week open-label preliminary study - (Int Clin Psychopharmacol)
• Does cognitive behavioral therapy change the brain? A systematic review of neuroimaging in anxiety
disorders - (J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci)
• Risk of ventricular arrhythmia after implantable defibrillator treatment in anxious type D patients - (J Am
Coll Cardiol)
• Effect of Music Therapy on Anxiety and Depression in Patients with Alzheimer's Type Dementia:
Randomised, Controlled Study - (Dementia Geriatr Cognitive Disorders)
• The effect of anxiety and depression on decline of memory function in Alzheimer's disease - (Int
Psychogeriatr)
DEMENTIA
4th August
DEMENTIA LINK TO 'MID-LIFE ILLS'
Middle-aged people who smoke, have high blood pressure or diabetes massively increase their
risk of developing dementia, medical experts warn
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8180947.stm
6th August
HIGH CHOLESTEROL IN MIDLIFE RAISES RISK OF LATE-LIFE DEMENTIA, STUDY FINDS
Elevated cholesterol levels in midlife – even levels considered only borderline elevated –
significantly increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia later in life
DEPRESSION
4th August
ADOLESCENT BIPOLAR DISORDER SHOWS FAVORABLE OUTCOMES
Adolescents with adolescent-onset bipolar disorder with psychotic features have better adult
outcomes than those with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder
http://www.medwire-news.md/47/Psychiatry.html
ANTENATAL SCREENING FOR POSTNATAL DEPRESSION: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

This review concluded that none of the available screening instruments for postnatal depression
were suitable for routine application in the antenatal period.
http://www.crd.york.ac.uk/crdweb/ShowRecord.asp?View=Full&ID=12003000347
5th August
BDNF VARIANT INCREASES BIPOLAR LOSS OF PREFRONTAL CORTICAL FOLDING
Accelerated loss of prefrontal gyrification in bipolar disorder is linked to having at least one brain-
derived neurotropgic factor (BDNF) variant, although the overall rate is no higher in such patients
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/83783/Psychiatry/BDNF_variant_increases_bipolar_loss_of_prefrontal_cortical_folding.html
DEPRESSION MAY CAUSE PATIENTS TO BECOME LESS ACTIVE

Feelings of depression could be one reason patients fail to follow their doctors' orders on
exercising and eventually become less physically active
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/159814.php
DocGuide TopAbstracts in Depression

• Anticonvulsants in the treatment of major depressive disorder: an overview - (Harvard Rev Psych)
• Efficacy of modern antipsychotics in placebo-controlled trials in bipolar depression: a meta-analysis - (Int J
Neuropsychopharmacol)
• Effects of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor Therapy on Endothelial Function and Inflammatory
Markers in Patients With Coronary Heart Disease - (Clin Pharmacol Ther)
• Fluoxetine and olanzapine combination therapy in treatment-resistant major depression: review of efficacy
and safety data - (Expert Opin Pharmacother)
• 5HT1A-mediated stimulation of cortisol release in major depression: use of non-invasive cortisol
measurements to predict clinical response - (Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci)
6th August
METABOLIC SYNDROME COMMON IN BD PATIENTS CO-TREATED WITH SGAS
Study results show a high prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in Taiwanese bipolar disorder
(BD) patients, with metabolic abnormalities particularly common among patients co-treated
http://www.medwire-news.md/47/83802/Psychiatry/Metabolic_syndrome_common_in_BD_patients_co-
treated_with_SGAs.html
COMBO TREATMENT MAY EASE DEPRESSION AFTER STROKE

Therapy plus antidepressants improves mood and recovery, study finds
7th August
WHITE MATTER ALTERATIONS PRESENT EARLY IN THE COURSE OF BD
US researchers have found significant white matter tract alterations in adolescent patients with
bipolar disorder (BD) within pathways involved in emotional, behavioral, and cognitive regulation.
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/83821/Psychiatry/White_matter_alterations_present_early_in_the_course_of_BD.html
DUAL DIAGNOSIS
EVALUATING INTEGRATED MI AND CBT FOR PEOPLE WITH PSYCHOSIS AND

SUBSTANCE MISUSE: RECRUITMENT, RETENTION AND SAMPLE CHARACTERISTICS OF
THE MIDAS TRIAL.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19362429?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pub
med.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF TREATMENTS FOR ALCOHOL OR CANNABIS MISUSE
AMONG PEOPLE WITH SEVERE MENTAL DISORDERS.
EATING DISORDERS
3rd August
RISK FACTORS OF SELF-INDUCED VOMITING AND OTHER DISORDERED EATING
BEHAVIORS IN OVERWEIGHT YOUTH
Researchers have identified factors that may increase overweight adolescents' risk of engaging in
extreme weight control behaviors such as self-induced vomiting, the use of diet pills, laxatives,
and diuretics, as well as binge eating
4th August
WHY ANOREXIC PATIENTS CLING TO THEIR EATING DISORDER
Anorexic patients drastically reduce food intake and are often not capable of changing their
behavior
LEARNING DISABILITIES
3rd August
ACCESS TO CERVICAL SCREENING FOR WOMEN WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES
Literature review including published and unpublished international empirical research, discussion
articles and reports written in English from 1990 to October 2007.
AUTISM 'HITS BODY LANGUAGE SKILL'

Problems processing visual information may stop those with autism interpreting body language,
harming their ability to gauge others' emotions, a study says.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8183447.stm
O/C DISORDERS
7th August
OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER COULD SOON HAVE ITS OWN DISEASE
CLASSIFICATION, AND TRIALS OF A DRUG/PSYCHOTHERAPY COMBINATION
TREATMENT ARE ONGOING
The issues around this severe and disabling condition are discussed in a Seminar in this week's
edition of The Lancet,
PROCESSES OF CHANGE IN COGNITIVE-BEHAVIOURAL TREATMENT OF OBSESSIVE-

COMPULSIVE DISORDER: CURRENT STATUS AND SOME FUTURE DIRECTIONS.
The present paper discusses theoretical and methodological issues involved in the processes of
change in cognitive-behavioural treatment (CBT) of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
POST TRAUMATIC STRESS
3rd August
MULTIPLE SESSION EARLY PSYCHOLOGICAL INTERVENTIONS FOR THE PREVENTION
OF POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
The prevention of long-term psychological distress following traumatic events is a major concern
http://www.library.nhs.uk/PUBLICHEALTH/ViewResource.aspx?resID=320773
4th August
FOR MANY, 9/11-LINKED TRAUMA EMERGED YEARS LATER
Rates of reported PTSD climbed 5 years after the attacks, but asthma rates have steadily fallen,
YOUNG VETS WITH PTSD MORE PRONE TO HEART RISK FACTORS

Researcher suspects mental health issues may lead to unhealthy habits
5th August
KHMER ROUGE TRIALS MAY AFFECT POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER SYMPTOMS
AMONG CAMBODIAN SURVIVORS
The so-called "Khmer Rouge trials" now underway are likely to have an impact on the mental
health of many Cambodians
PSYCHOLOGY
3rd August
WHY WE LEARN MORE FROM OUR SUCCESSES THAN OUR FAILURES
If you've ever felt doomed to repeat your mistakes, researchers may have explained why: Brain
cells may only learn from experience when we do something right and not when we fail.
4th August
RESEARCH SHOWS TEMPTATION MORE POWERFUL THAN INDIVIDUALS REALIZE
Whether it's highlighted in major news headlines about Argentinean affairs and Ponzi schemes, or
in personal battles with obesity and drug addiction, individuals regularly succumb to greed, lust
and self-destructive behaviors
DETECTION OF "PROLONGED GRIEF DISORDER" MAY HELP BEREAVED INDIVIDUALS

Identification of criteria for the detection of prolonged grief disorder (PGD) appear able to identify
bereaved persons at heightened risk for enduring distress and dysfunction
5th August
IDENTIFICATION OF BRAIN DIFFERENCE IN PSYCHOPATHS
Colleagues have found differences in the brain which may provide a biological explanation for
psychopathy.
7th August
PSYCHOLOGISTS FIND THAT THOSE WITH LOTS OF WORKING MEMORY ARE NOT
EASILY DISTRACTED
A reaction to undesired distraction may signal a person's low working-memory capacity
SCHIZOPHRENIA
4th August
SCHIZOPHRENIA PREFRONTAL CORTEX DEFICITS IMPEDE SMOKING CESSATION
Schizophrenia patients who fail to quit smoking appear to have deficits in frontal executive
function compared with other patients
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/83774/Psychiatry/Schizophrenia_prefrontal_cortex_deficits_impede_smoking_cessation.html
5th August
SCHIZOPHRENIA MOTOR ACTIVITY COMPLEXITY LINKED TO PUTAMEN VOLUME
The complexity of motor activity in schizophrenia is influenced by the volume of the bilateral
putamen, conclude findings that further link basal ganglia disorders to schizophrenia
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/83784/Psychiatry/Schizophrenia_motor_activity_complexity_linked_to_putamen_volume.html
7th August
SCHIZOPHRENIA DIAGNOSIS IMPACTS CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING RATES
Women with schizophrenia are less likely to receive cervical cancer screening than women in the
general population, suggests a population-based study undertaken in Manitoba, Canada.
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/83822/Psychiatry/Schizophrenia_diagnosis_impacts_cervical_cancer_screening_rates.html
SOCIAL WORK
4th August
ADVOCACY INTERVENTIONS TO REDUCE OR ELIMINATE VIOLENCE AND PROMOTE THE
PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL WELL-BEING OF WOMEN WHO EXPERIENCE INTIMATE
PARTNER ABUSE
Intimate partner abuse is common in all societies and damages the health of survivors and their
children in the short & long term. Advocacy may decrease the impact of abuse on women's health
6th August
OLDER ADULTS SUBJECTED TO ABUSE OR SELF-NEGLECT AT GREATER RISK OF
MORTALITY
Older adults who are subjected to abuse or self-neglect face a greater risk of premature death
NEW PUBLICATIONS
(Hot off the press not yet in your library)
Ian Smith Drug Reference Library Update
Safeguarding the Young and Vulnerable

http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/everychildmatters/_download/?id=6434
People with mental health conditions and Pathways to Work

http://research.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd5/rports2009-2010/rrep593.pdf
Facing up to the Task - The interim report of the Social Work Task Force: July 2009
http://publications.dcsf.gov.uk/eOrderingDownload/DCSF-00752-2009.pdf
Signs for Improvement: Commissioning interventions to reduce alcohol-related harm

Clinical Psychology in Practice

Helen Beinart Wiley-Blackwell: 7th August ISBN: 9781405167673 £29.99
Entering an Online Support Group on Eating Disorders: A Discourse Analysis

Stommel Wyke Editions Rodopi B.V.: 10th August ISBN: 9789042026605 £54.00
Handbook of Reward and Decision Making

Jean-Claude Dreher Academic Press: 12th August ISBN: 9780123746207 £115.00
Psychological Responses to Eating Disorders and Obesity: Recent and Innovative Work
Julia Buckroyd Wiley-Blackwell: 14th August ISBN: 9780470773253 £86.25
Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Children: Treating Complex and Refractory Cases
Dean McKay Springer Publishing: 15th August ISBN: 9780826116864 £63.95
The Truth About Eating Disorders: 2nd Revised edition

Gerri Freid Kramer Facts On File: 15th August ISBN: 9780816076338 £29.95
CONFERENCES
(New additions are in green type)
COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY SECTION ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2009:

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

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

9th – 11th September: Birmingham http://www.bps.org.uk/dhp2009/
BEST PRACTICE & INNOVATION IN OLDER PERSONS MENTAL HEALTH:
10th September: London
http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/information/events/?EventId12=96348&sDate=633881376000000
000&fDate=633881376000000000
FAMILIES FIRST - FAMILY THERAPY IN AND BEYOND THE CONSULTING ROOM:

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

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

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

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

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

WORKING WITH PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILTIES AND OFFENDING BEHAVIOUR:

24th September: London
15TH INTERNATIONAL NETWORK FOR PSYCHIATRIC NURSING RESEARCH (NPNR)

CONFERENCE 2009: 24th – 25th September: Oxford
http://www.rcn.org.uk/newsevents/event_details/rcn_events/15th_international_network_for_psyc
hiatric_nursing_research_npnr_conference_2009
PERSONALISATION AND HOUSING SUPPORT: MAKING IT WORK FOR SERVICE USERS &
HOUSING PROVIDERS: 30th September: London
PERSONALISATION IN MENTAL HEALTH: 1st October: London
2ND NATIONAL CONFERENCE: ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION: 1st – 2nd October: London
http://www.mahealthcareevents.co.uk/cgi-bin/go.pl/conferences/detail.html?conference_uid=95
SAFEGUARDING IN THE NHS: SUPPORTING THE SAFEGUARDING AGENDA IN HEALTH:

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

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

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

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

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

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

NATIONAL CHILDREN AND ADULT SERVICES CONFERENCE 2009:

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

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

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

SCHIZOPHRENIA: THE FINAL FRONTIER: 5th November: London

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

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

7TH ANNUAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CONFERENCE: 19th November: London
http://www.neilstewartassociates.com/li284/
OUR SAY, OUR WAY: HOW OLDER CITIZENS CAN INFLUENCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF
LOCAL SERVICES AND EXPERIENCE AN IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE:
24th November: London
ANOREXIA, CACHEXIA AND FATIGUE: 26th November: London

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

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

MOOD DISORDERS ACROSS THE LIFESPAN: 10th December: London

http://www.iop.kcl.ac.uk/events/?id=758
DRIVING PERFORMANCE, RAISING QUALITY: EFFECTIVE GOVERNANCE FOR THIRD

SECTOR SOCIAL CARE PROVIDERS: 10th December: London
USEFUL WEBSITES
ANANOVA
http://www.psychnet-uk.com/ananova/index.htm
“Ananova is a UK News Service which can be used to locate all the latest local and international
mental health news articles. The Search on PsychNet-UK is initially set to search for mental
health articles however once on the Ananova site you can change your search requirements to
what other subject matter interests you.”
CHAINs –
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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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ALMOST HALF OF CHILDREN IN CARE FEAR STIGMA

'LITTLE HELP' FOR ALCOHOL ABUSERS

BIRMINGHAM SCRS POINT TO PARENTAL MENTAL HEALTH FAILINGS

MENCAP WELCOMES SEN CHANGES

MPS RAISE CONCERNS OVER CPS TREATMENT OF MENTALLY ILL

FOSTERING NETWORK: CARERS OF DISABLED CHILDREN LACK SUPPORT

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SOCIAL NORMS INTERVENTIONS TO REDUCE ALCOHOL MISUSE IN UNIVERSITY OR

HOW MARIJUANA CAUSES MEMORY DEFICITS

DocGuide TopAbstracts in Anxiety

• Aripiprazole augmentation of serotonin reuptake inhibitors in treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive

ANTENATAL SCREENING FOR POSTNATAL DEPRESSION: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

DEPRESSION MAY CAUSE PATIENTS TO BECOME LESS ACTIVE

DocGuide TopAbstracts in Depression

COMBO TREATMENT MAY EASE DEPRESSION AFTER STROKE

EVALUATING INTEGRATED MI AND CBT FOR PEOPLE WITH PSYCHOSIS AND

AUTISM 'HITS BODY LANGUAGE SKILL'

PROCESSES OF CHANGE IN COGNITIVE-BEHAVIOURAL TREATMENT OF OBSESSIVE-

POST TRAUMATIC STRESS

YOUNG VETS WITH PTSD MORE PRONE TO HEART RISK FACTORS

DETECTION OF "PROLONGED GRIEF DISORDER" MAY HELP BEREAVED INDIVIDUALS

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Ian Smith Drug Reference Library Update

Safeguarding the Young and Vulnerable

People with mental health conditions and Pathways to Work

Signs for Improvement: Commissioning interventions to reduce alcohol-related harm

Clinical Psychology in Practice

Entering an Online Support Group on Eating Disorders: A Discourse Analysis

Handbook of Reward and Decision Making

The Truth About Eating Disorders: 2nd Revised edition

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COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY SECTION ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2009:

SEXUAL RIGHTS AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY: EXPLORING POLICY, ATTITUDES AND

BPS: DIVISION OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY CONFERENCE 2009:

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

CONSCIOUSNESS & EXPERIENTIAL PSYCHOLOGY SECTION ANNUAL CONFERENCE

BASPCAN CONGRESS 2009: CHANGING LANDSCAPES, EMERGING CHALLENGES:

DEMENTA SERVICES DEVELOPMENT CENTRES 3RD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE:

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

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

WORKING WITH PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILTIES AND OFFENDING BEHAVIOUR:

15TH INTERNATIONAL NETWORK FOR PSYCHIATRIC NURSING RESEARCH (NPNR)

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

MENTAL HEALTH IN PRISONS: WORKING TOGETHER CONFERENCE:

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

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

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

12TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT:

EATING DISORDERS: 20th October: Manchester

NATIONAL CHILDREN AND ADULT SERVICES CONFERENCE 2009:

JOINED UP SERVICES FOR OLDER PEOPLE: 22nd October: London