Mental Health and Social Care Bulletin No.310, 8th August 2011

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Department of Health
Procedure for the transfer from custody of children and young people under the Mental Health Act 1983 in England
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National News
Child eating disorders 'alarming' More than 2,000 children have received treatment for eating disorders in the past three years, according to NHS figures Commissioners withdraw residents from Castlebeck facilities Commissioners have withdrawn people with learning disabilities from Castlebeck facilities following safety concerns after the uncovering of alleged abuse at the provider's Winterbourne View hospital Models 'not to blame' for eating disorders in children A leading hospital has challenged claims that the "size zero" culture is causing eating disorders in children Mental health leaders slam move to scrap depression targets People with depression could face "damaging consequences" from "reckless" plans to remove three performance indicators designed to encourage GPs to identify and treat people with the condition Prisoners provide social care, governors admit More than one-third of prison governors believe the quality of social care in their prison is below average or poor, research by Community Care has revealed Council set to close children's homes Lancashire Council will close two of its children's homes this year, and three more by 2013, under plans to cut costs and reduce the number of teenagers in residential care Two in five social workers see frontline teams cut Two in five social workers have seen cuts to their frontline teams and many report admin support being slashed, a survey has found
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International News
Promising Drug For Down Syndrome A University of Colorado School of Medicine scientist is completing a major clinical trial on a drug that could boost cognitive function in those with Down syndrome The Great U.S. Depression: Antidepressant Pill Popping Numbers Up Antidepressants such as Prozac, Paxil and Lexapro are now the third most widely prescribed group of drugs in the United States, and Americans are popping more antidepressants than ever before Ground-Breaking Effort To Prevent Opioid Abuse And Overdose Fatal overdoses involving prescribed opioids tripled in the United States between 1999 and 2006, climbing to almost 14,000 deaths annually - more than cocaine and heroin overdoses combined
RESEARCH RESEARCH
Relation Found Between Rhinoplasty And Mental Illness The desire for plastic surgery, and in particular nose jobs, may be a tell tale sign of a mental illness called dysmorphic disorder Mental Disorders And Psychosocial Adversities During Childhood Linked To Chronic Physical Conditions Later On A child who has a psychological adversity or a mental disorder that starts during childhood has a higher chance of developing a long-term (chronic) physical condition later on Pressures to adhere to treatment (leverage) in English mental healthcare Coercion has usually been equated with legal detention. Non-statutory pressures to adhere to treatment, leverage, have been identified as widespread in US public mental healthcare. It is not clear if this is so outside the USA. After violence, women's mental health suffers Women who have been sexually assaulted, abused by a partner or stalked may face high lifetime risks of depression and other mental health conditions, a new study suggests
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Addictions
Substance abuse, alcoholism, Long-Term Opioid Therapy Often Leads to Addiction An estimated one-third of chronic pain patients hooked on prescription drugs, study suggests Increased Risk of Parkinson's Disease in Methamphetamine Users, Study Finds People who abused methamphetamine or other amphetamine-like stimulants were more likely to develop Parkinson's disease than those who did not, in a new study Majority of Adolescents With Prescriptions for Pain, Stimulant, Sleeping and Antianxiety Medications Take Them Appropriately, Study Finds Adolescents who misuse controlled medications (e.g., pain, stimulant, sleeping and antianxiety medications) for which they have a legitimate prescription may be more likely to abuse other substances and to sell, give or trade their controlled medications to other individuals Pathological gambling and the treatment of psychosis with aripiprazole: case reports This paper details three case reports that suggest that pathological gambling activity may have been adversely modified following treatment for psychosis with the antipsychotic aripiprazole
Anxiety Disorders
Caffeine challenge test and panic disorder: a systematic literature review This systematic review aimed to examine the results of studies that have investigated the induction of panic attacks and/or the anxiogenic effect of the caffeine challenge test in patients with panic disorder Omega-3 Reduces Anxiety and Inflammation in Healthy Students, Study Suggests A new study gauging the impact of consuming more fish oil showed a marked reduction both in inflammation and, surprisingly, in anxiety among a cohort of healthy young people Increased dopamine transporter density in Parkinson's disease patients with social anxiety disorder Social Anxiety Disorder is more common among PD patients than in the general population Sensitivity and specificity of the Geriatric Anxiety Inventory and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale in the detection of anxiety disorders in older people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Anxiety and depression are prevalent in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Dementia
Alzheimers
Which Memory System is Impaired First in Alzheimer's Disease? Diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease in its earliest stages becomes increasingly important as
disease modifying agents are being developed Vitamin d, cognitive dysfunction and dementia in older adults The physiologically active form of vitamin D, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3), is a fat-soluble steroid hormone with a well established role in skeletal health A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of simvastatin to treat Alzheimer disease Lowering cholesterol is associated with reduced CNS amyloid deposition and increased dietary cholesterol increases amyloid accumulation in animal studies Disconnection of Frontal and Parietal Areas Contributes to Impaired Attention in Very Early Alzheimer's Disease In Alzheimer's disease, the loss of cerebral connectivity has been evidenced by numerous studies. There is growing evidence of attention related failures already in prodromal stages of AD; however, connectivity changes within attention networks have been rarely reported
Depression
Bipolar disorders Music therapy may help depression Music therapy can be used to improve treatment of depression, at least in the short term, say researchers in Finland Positive Activity Interventions: A New And Less Expensive Approach To Treating Depression Practicing positive activities may serve as an effective, low-cost treatment for people suffering from depression Anxiety differentiates unipolar from bipolar mania The presence of anxiety may help distinguish bipolar from unipolar mania New Antidepressants Increase Risks For Elderly Older people taking new generation antidepressants are at more risk of dying or suffering from a range of serious health conditions including stroke, falls, fractures and epilepsy Mental imagery linked to mood stability in bipolar disorder patients Mental imagery may be associated with mood stability in patients with bipolar disorder Antidepressants and the risk of sudden cardiac death and ventricular arrhythmia To examine the association between exposure to antidepressants and emergency department or inpatient admission for sudden cardiac death and ventricular arrhythmia (SD/VA), and to examine the impact of dose and cytochrome P-450 inhibition Lipid profiles more favorable in women than men with bipolar disorder Women with bipolar disorder have more favourable lipid profiles than men with the mood condition, research shows Treating Depression By Harnessing The Power Of Positive Thoughts And Emotions Positive activity interventions offer a safe, low-cost, and self-administered approach to managing depression and may offer hope to individuals with depressive disorders who do not respond or have access to adequate medical therapy
Reduced sirtuin gene expression linked to depression in mood disorders Reduced expression of the sirtuin (SIRT) 1, 2, and 6 genes is associated with depression in patients with mood disorders
Dual Diagnosis
Addressing the needs of older people with co-morbid alcohol and mental health disorders: a case series from a London Community Mental Health Team Despite older adult community mental health team workers inevitably encountering service users with alcohol use disorders, they have a limited evidence base for working with this group How can older people's mental health services in the UK respond to the escalating prevalence of alcohol misuse among older adults? There is growing statistical and research evidence to suggest that the prevalence of alcohol misuse is increasing among older adults in the UK Self-medication of anxiety tied to later drug abuse People who drink or use drugs to calm down anxious nerves are at increased risk of developing full-blown substance abuse disorder down the road
Eating Disorders
Eating disorders delay pregnancy Women with a history of eating disorders may struggle to fall pregnant quickly, research suggests Development of emotion acceptance behavior therapy for anorexia nervosa: A case series This case series describes the development of a novel psychotherapeutic intervention for older adolescents and adults with anorexia nervosa
Forensic Psychiatry
Psychiatric morbidity in prisoners with intellectual disabilities: analysis of prison survey data for England and Wales A substantial number of prisoners have intellectual disabilities. We analysed data on a sample drawn from all prisons in England and Wales
Juveniles Who Sexually Offend: Recommending a Treatment Program and Level of Care Specialized interventions for juveniles who have committed sex offenses have been widely available for 25 years
Learning Disabilities
Dyslexia Involves Difficulty Processing Language Sounds In Dyslexic Brains When people recognize voices, part of what helps make voice recognition accurate is noticing how people pronounce words differently Effect of transitioning from extended-release methylphenidate onto osmotic, controlledrelease methylphenidate in children/adolescents with ADHD: results of a 3-month noninterventional study Descriptive analysis of physical restraint (protective holding) among community living adults with intellectual disability The study analyzed incidence and implementation patterns of physical restraint among 448 adults with intellectual disability within community-based day habilitation programs and group homes Is there a case for community learning disability teams considering the spiritual needs of people with learning disabilities? National guidance in Scotland says that spirituality is part of healthcare
Nursing Research
The ward atmosphere important for the psychosocial work environment of nursing staff in psychiatric in-patient care The nursing staff working in psychiatric care have a demanding work situation, which may be reflected in how they view their psychosocial work environment and the ward atmosphere The nursing staff's opinion of falls among older persons with dementia. a cross-sectional study The aim of this study was to describe the nursing staff's opinion of caring for older persons with dementia with the focus on causes of falls, fall-preventing interventions, routines of documentation and report and the nursing staff's experiences and reactions when fall incidents occur
Obsessive Compulsive Disorders

Trichotillomania and its treatment: a review and recommendations Trichotillomania (TTM) is characterized as an impulse control disorder in which individuals fail to resist urges to pull out their own hair, and is associated with significant functional impairment and psychiatric comorbidity across the developmental spectrum Is Circadian Rhythm Disruption Important in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)? A Case of Successful Augmentation With Agomelatine for the Treatment of OCD The main augmentation strategy in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder is the addition of low-dose dopamine antagonists, such as risperidone Imaging and post-mortem studies provide converging evidence that subjects with schizophrenia (SZ) have a dysregulated trajectory of frontal lobe myelination To determine the course of obsessive-compulsive symptoms (OCS) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in first-episode schizophrenia and related disorders and their relationship with clinical characteristics
Occupational Therapy
Cognitive Profile Difference Between Allen Cognitive Levels 4 and 5 in Schizophrenia We compared the pattern of cognitive deficits exhibited by people with schizophrenia at Allen Cognitive Level (ACL) 4 with that of people at Level 5
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Prolonged exposure therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder: a review of evidence and dissemination Post-traumatic stress disorder is a highly prevalent, often chronic and disabling psychiatric disorder that is associated with significant adverse health and life consequences Evidence-based pharmacotherapy of post-traumatic stress disorder Post-traumatic stress disorder is a prevalent and disabling disorder. Recognition of neurobiological abnormalities associated with this condition suggests the potential efficacy of medication in its treatment Antipsychotic Doesn't Ease PTSD in Vets, Study Finds Despite widespread use, risperidone did not reduce symptoms, improve quality of life Hope For People Suffering From Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder The discovery of a mechanism in the brain explains for the first time why people make particularly strong, long-lasting memories of stressful events in their lives and could help sufferers of post-traumatic stress disorder
Psychology
Parenting Styled To Personality Halves A Child's Anxiety, Depression When it comes to rearing children, just about any parent will say that what works with one kid might not work with another Utilization of personal therapy by psychotherapists: a practice-friendly review and a new study This article offers both a practice-friendly review of research on therapists' personal therapy and a new study of personal psychotherapy among 3,995 psychologists, counselors, social workers, psychiatrists, and nurses in 6 English-speaking countries Facial emotional expression in reaction to social exclusion in borderline personality disorder Background Disturbances in social interaction are a defining feature of patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD). In this study, facial emotional expressions, which are crucial for adaptive interactions in social contexts, were assessed in patients with BPD in response to social exclusion
Schizophrenia
Tardive dyskinesia awareness and poor insight not related in schizophrenia Lack of tardive dyskinesia awareness and impaired insight into mental illness are not closely related in patients with schizophrenia, but may be associated with disorganised symptoms Schizophrenia patients show increased arousal to neutral social scenes Study results show that patients with paranoid schizophrenia report significantly higher levels of emotional arousal when viewing neutral social scenes than mentally healthy individuals Long acting injection versus oral risperidone in first-episode schizophrenia: Differential impact on white matter myelination trajectory Imaging and post-mortem studies provide converging evidence that subjects with schizophrenia (SZ) have a dysregulated trajectory of frontal lobe myelination PLA2 activity increased in temporal lobe epilepsy patients with psychosis Study results show that patients with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) and psychosis exhibit increased phospholipase A2 (PLA2) enzyme activity in the brain relative to TLE patients without psychosis Antipsychotic polypharmacy partially linked to MetS in schizophrenia patients The team found that antipsychotic polypharmacy is associated with an increased risk for preMetS but not full MetS in schizophrenia patients
Social Work
Antenatal depression and offspring psychopathology: the influence of childhood maltreatment Antenatal depression and childhood maltreatment have each been associated with offspring psychopathology, but have never been examined in the same sample Good intentions, increased inequities: developing social care services in Emergency Departments in the UK Addressing the quality of services provided in Emergency Departments (EDs) has been a central area of development for UK government policy since 1997 Exploring the potential of refugees and asylum seekers for social care work in England: a qualitative study Literature highlights the potential for refugees to contribute to the labour force of receiving countries. Such a contribution may be welcomed in sectors, such as social care, where demand for labour is increasing and high vacancy rates exist
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Self-harm among children in the North West: accident and emergency attendances 2007 2009 and emergency hospital admissions 2007/082009/10 North West Public Health Observatory
Chemical Dependency Counseling: A Practical Guide: 4th Revised edition Gambling Addiction Client Workbook: 2nd Revised edition Grief, Loss and Bereavement: Evidence and Practice for Health and Social Care Practitioners Self-harm and Violence: Towards Best Practice in Managing Risk in Mental Health Services Forensic Issues in Adolescents With Developmental Disabilities
The Ethical Treatment of Depression: Autonomy Through Psychotherapy International Handbook of Social Anxiety: Concepts, Research and Interventions Relating to the Self and Shyness Drug Abuse: Its Natural History and Clinical Treatment
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