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National News

NHS Evidence Mental Health Newsletter

2010 Annual Evidence Update on CAM in Depression

Depression Annual Evidence Update 2010

A new system of regulation

A new system of regulation has begun for adult social care and independent health care
providers

Mental health staff attacks rising in Northern Ireland

Attacks on staff working in mental health are increasing in Northern Ireland, the deputy director
of the Royal College of Nursing has said

Cost of mental ill health soars to £105bn per year

Most of financial burden of mental illness falls on patients and their families, research shows

Munro review: social workers fail children due to focus on rules

Social workers are failing to meet the needs of children because they are too focused on
complying with regulations and meeting targets

Social Care: CQC ratings will measure staff-service user relationships

Staff relationships with service users will be at the heart of a revised quality rating system for
providers run by the Care Quality Commission

More people with mental health problems are being made subject to compulsory care,
says new report
Increasing numbers of people in England are being made subject to restrictions under the
Mental Health Act, suggests a new report from The NHS Information Centre today

RCPsych Responds To NHS Information Centre Statistics On Compulsory Treatment

Royal College of Psychiatrists responds to new NHS Information Centre statistics on the

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subject to supervised community treatment

Report urges mental health screening for service personnel

Servicemen and women should be routinely screened for mental health problems throughout
their time in the armed forces, a Government-commissioned report said today

Extra mental health nurses for troops promised

Additional dedicated nurses for troops and veterans with mental health problems and a 24-hour
helpline are to be introduced to tackle the "national scandal" of post-conflict suicides, Liam Fox
announced today

Mephedrone ban 'not deterring users'

New research carried out in Northern Ireland suggests that the UK's recent ban on mephedrone
has failed to stop people from using the drug

Enquiries about mephedrone rose last year

There has been a significant increase in enquiries about the recreational drug mephedrone, the
Health Protection Agency has said

NICE: Alzheimer's disease - donepezil, galantamine, rivastigmine and memantine

(review): appraisal consultation

Groups hail Alzheimer's drug U-turn by health watchdog

Hundreds of thousands more patients in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease could get drug
treatments following a U-turn by the health watchdog

Drug addicts 'spit out methadone substitute to resell'

Some drug addicts in Scotland who take the heroin substitute methadone under supervision are
reselling it later after spitting it out

The Co-operative Charity of the year

Mencap and ENABLE are The Co-operative Group's new Charity of the year partners

Majority of social workers suffer from mental instability due to their job
More than two-thirds of social workers experience mental or emotional instability as a result of
their job, according to a British Association of Social Workers (BASW) poll

Anorexia develops in pre-teenage years, finds survey

More than half of anorexia sufferers develop the eating disorder by the age of 10, a survey has
found

Mind launches mental health toolkit for prosecutors and advocates

Mind has launched the first mental health toolkit for prosecutors and advocates, providing them
with the tools and knowledge needed to ensure access to justice for people with mental health
problems

Survey underlines BMA warnings over NHS plans

People with mental illness could lose out as part of the biggest shake up of the NHS for a
generation, warns mental health charity Rethink ahead of health secretary Andrew Lansley’s
keynote speech at the Conservative party conference

Drug users are turning to legal highs - report

Young adults are turning to so-called legal highs as they seek alternatives to other drugs,
according to experts

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International News

Telemedicine To Improve Geriatric Depression

Studies have shown a high rate of depression among elderly homebound individuals, and few
patients receive adequate treatment, if any

APA Announces Start Of Field Trials For DSM-5

The American Psychiatric Association announced the start of field trials to test proposed
diagnostic criteria for the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorders (DSM)

Centre For Addiction And Mental Health Selected As Field Trial Site For DSM-5
Toronto's Centre for Addiction and Mental Health has been selected as one of seven adult field
trial sites in North America and the only site in Canada to test proposed diagnostic criteria for
the American Psychiatric Association's fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of
Mental Disorders

Can Vigorous Exercise Curb Drug Abuse? Researchers Want To Find Out
Can exercise reduce cravings for drugs? UT Southwestern Medical Center investigators are
conducting a research study to find out

First ADHD Add-On Drug Approved

The U.S. FDA has given the green light to the nonstimulant medication Kapvay (clonidine
hydrochloride) as the first drug used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder that can be
used as an add-on therapy

Poor countries neglect mentally ill: U.N. agency

Hundreds of millions of people in poor countries suffer from untreated mental health disorders
that could be helped with inexpensive care, the World Health Organization

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Mental Health Courts Appear to Shorten Jail Time, Reduce Re-Arrest for Those With
Psychiatric Illness
Special mental health courts appear to be associated with lower post-treatment arrest rates and
reduced number of days of incarceration for individuals with serious psychiatric illnesses

Serious mental illness increases mortality risk in diabetes patients

Patients with diabetes and schizophrenia or bipolar disorder have significantly higher mortality
rates than those with diabetes alone

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Substance abuse, alcoholism,

Discovery Of Mechanism Involved In Addictions And Some Forms Of Obesity

A researcher has discovered a mechanism underlying some forms of obesity and addictions
which could lead to a treatment for both diseases

Drug That Helps Adults Addicted To Opioid Drugs Also Relieves Withdrawal Symptoms
In Newborns
Thousands of infants each year have exposure to opioids before they are born

Most Alcohol Disorders After Disasters Also Precede Them

Most alcohol use disorders among survivors following disasters are continued or recurring
problems, according to research

Anxiety Disorders

Anxiety buffer disruption theory: a terror management account of posttraumatic stress

disorder
The study presents an anxiety buffer disruption theory and provides a review of current
evidence regarding the theory

Decreased hair cortisol concentrations in generalised anxiety disorder

Previous research examining hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activity in generalised anxiety
disorder has suggested a general hypercortisolism

The Herbal Supplements That Are Effective In Treating Anxiety

A systematic review of research into the use of nutritional supplements for the treatment of
anxiety disorders has found strong evidence for the use of extracts of passionflower or kava and
combinations of L-lysine and L-arginine

Childhood Adversity May Lead to Unhealthy Stress Response in Adult Life

Seemingly healthy adults, if they were abused or neglected during childhood, may suffer
physiological consequences decades later

Dementia
Alzheimer’s

Low Testosterone Linked To Alzheimer's Disease

Low levels of the male sex hormone, testosterone, in older men is associated with the onset of
Alzheimer's disease

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 New Findings Pull Back Curtain on Relationship Between Iron and Alzheimer's Disease
Massachusetts General Hospital researchers say they have determined how iron contributes to
the production of brain-destroying plaques found in Alzheimer's patients

Delirium Is Not Associated with Mortality in Elderly Hip Fracture Patients

The relationship between delirium and mortality remains obscure

Impact of Gender Differences on the Outcome of Alzheimer’s Disease

Since little is known about the role of gender in the course of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), a
prospective epidemiological study was conducted to detect gender differences in relation to AD
evolution and outcome

Depression
Bipolar disorders

Theory of mind impaired in bipolar disorder patients

Patients with bipolar disorder have impaired theory of mind compared with mentally health
individuals

New Studies Suggest That Depression And Distress Is Not Detected In The Majority Of
Patients Seen By Nurses
New research from the University of Leicester reveals that nursing staff have 'considerable
difficulty' detecting depression and distress in patients

Why Physicians Have Difficulties Recognizing Depression In The Elderly?

Depression in the elderly is frequently unrecognized by physicians

Depression During Pregnancy Increases Risk For Preterm Birth And Low Birth Weight
Clinical depression puts pregnant women at increased risk of delivering prematurely and of
giving birth to below-normal weight infants

Depression increases negative symptom burden in schizophrenia patients

Schizophrenia patients with depression should be monitored closely, say researchers who
found that they have a significantly higher burden of negative symptoms and are more likely to
attempt suicide than schizophrenia patients without depression

Cognitive deficits present at bipolar disorder onset

Results from a Canadian study suggest that cognitive deficits are common at disease onset in
patients with bipolar disorder, and are therefore not wholly attributable to factors associated with
disease duration

DocGuide TopAbstracts in Depression

Bipolar disorder associated with poor diet

Women with bipolar disorder tend to have poorer diets than those without the condition

Bipolar disorder prodrome supported

Results from a US study support the existence of a bipolar disorder prodrome that is similar to
the schizophrenia prodrome

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Treatment delay and excessive substance use in bipolar disorder

The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between treatment delay and
excessive substance use

Eating Disorders

Anorexic Teens May Gain From Whole-Family Treatment

Instead of blaming parents, these experts involve them in recovery process

Self-Injury Behavior Not Recognized in Many Youths With Eating Disorders

An alarming number of adolescents already battling eating disorders are also intentionally
cutting themselves, and health-care providers may be failing to diagnose many instances of
such self-injury

Learning Disabilities

Girls With Autism Or ADHD Symptoms Not Taken Seriously

When girls with symptoms of autism or ADHD seek professional medical help, their problems
are often played down or misinterpreted, and there is a real risk that they will not get the help or
support they need

Children With ADHD At Increased Risk For Depression And Suicidal Thoughts As
Adolescents
Children diagnosed with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder at ages 4 to 6 are more likely to
suffer from depression as adolescents than those who did not have ADHD at that age

Obsessive Compulsive
Disorders

Psychodynamic Therapy Appears To Be Of Little Help For Obsessions

This study demonstrates that supplemental brief dynamic therapy in the treatment of patients
with obsessive compulsive-disorder with concurrent major depressive disorder has no
significant clinical effect on both obsessive and depressive symptoms

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 Deep brain stimulation of the nucleus accumbens for treatment-refractory obsessive-
compulsive disorder
Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a chronic psychiatric disorder that affects 2% of the general
population

Occupational Therapy

A qualitative study of service user experiences of occupation in forensic mental health

This qualitative study explored occupational engagement of those detained in forensic units

Time use, parenting practice and conduct problems in four- to five-year-old Australian
children
Conduct problems represent one of the most common mental health issues manifesting in
childhood, with the potential to influence the developmental trajectory of children negatively

Post Traumatic
Stress Disorder

Evaluation of evidence for the psychotic subtyping of post-traumatic stress disorder

Psychotic symptoms may occur in 15-64% of individuals with post-traumatic stress disorder,
suggesting that the syndrome could be subtyped in a similar fashion to mood disorders

Adaptation to extreme stress: post-traumatic stress disorder, neuropeptide Y and

metabolic syndrome
Epidemiological surveys suggest that the rates of these medical conditions are especially high
among persons with psychiatric disorders, including post-traumatic stress disorder

Psychology

Sociologist Ties Childhood Bullying Traits to Adult Anti-Social Behavior

Is an adult with a history of childhood bullying more likely to be homeless, a compulsive liar, or
someone who scams another person out of money?

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Antipsychotic treatment increases diabetes risk

Treatment with antipsychotic medications is associated with an increased risk for diabetes in
clinical practice

Depression increases negative symptom burden in schizophrenia patients

Schizophrenia patients with depression should be monitored closely, say researchers who
found that they have a significantly higher burden of negative symptoms and are more likely to
attempt suicide than schizophrenia patients without depression

Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex function reduced in early schizophrenia

Left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex function is reduced in antipsychotic-naïve schizophrenia
patients who have suffered a first episode of psychosis, research shows

Social Work

Social care stakeholders' perceptions of the recruitment of international practitioners in

the United Kingdom—a qualitative study
Mobility of labour is common within Europe and globally, particularly in social and health care

Group Cognitive Behavioral Treatment for Parents and Children At-Risk for Physical
Abuse: An Initial Study
To compare the relative efficacy of two types of group cognitive-behavioral therapy for treating
the traumatized child and at-risk or offending parent in cases of child physical abuse

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Books, Conferences,
Websites & Journal Tocs

NEW PUBLICATIONS

Books and reports hot of the press

Click the title to connect to the website entry

The Munro Review of Child Protection

Part One: A Systems Analysis
Professor Eileen Munro

In-patients formally detained in hospitals under the Mental Health Act 1983 and patients

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Achieving justice for victims and witnesses with mental distress: A mental health toolkit
for prosecutorsand advocates
MIND

drug treatment in 2009-10

NTA

mhGAP Intervention Guide for mental, neurological and substance use disorders in non-
specialized health settings
WHO

Psychology, Poverty and The End of Social Exclusion: Putting Our Practice to Work

Addiction for Nurses

Intellectual Disability: A Guide for Families and Professionals

Health Issues Among Persons With Down Syndrome

Alzheimer's Disease: 2nd edition

Alzheimer's Disease and Its Variants: A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Guide

Psychiatric Neurotherapeutics: Contemporary Surgical and Device-based Treatments

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CONFERENCES
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CONFERENCES

WEBSITES
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USEFUL WEBSITES

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