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CONTENTS LINKS
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
19th January
VALUING PEOPLE NOW - NEW VISION FOR PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES
http://nds.coi.gov.uk/environment/fullDetail.asp?ReleaseID=390074&NewsAreaID=2&NavigatedF
romDepartment=False
VALUING PEOPLE NOW: A NEW THREE-YEAR STRATEGY FOR PEOPLE WITH LEARNING
DISABILITIES
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/D
H_093377
VALUING PEOPLE NOW: THE DELIVERY PLAN

http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/D
H_093378
21st January
CALL FOR VIEWS ON STREAMLINING HEALTH AND ADULT SOCIAL CARE ASSESSMENTS
Consultation begins on how best to improve information sharing across health, social care and
wider community support services
http://nds.coi.gov.uk/environment/fullDetail.asp?ReleaseID=390389&NewsAreaID=2&NavigatedF
romDepartment=False
back to CONTENTS LINKS
REGIONAL NEWS
16th January
FILM TO HELP VULNERABLE PATIENTS WITH HOSPITAL STAYS
People with learning difficulties have helped to make a film about their experiences of going into
hospital.
http://new.edp24.co.uk/content/News/story.aspx?brand=EDPOnline&category=News&tBrand=ed
ponline&tCategory=news&itemid=NOED16%20Jan%202009%2015%3A54%3A59%3A620
18th January
DVD TEACHES AUTISTIC KIDS WHAT A SMILE MEANS
The DVD teaches autistic children how to recognize emotions like happiness, anger and sadness
through the exploits of vehicles including a train, a ferry, and a cable car.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/8278765
19th January
SUFFOLK REVIEWS CHILDREN'S SERVICES
A SEARCHING review of how Suffolk protects vulnerable young children is being carried out in
the wake of the Baby P scandal, it emerged today
http://www.eveningstar.co.uk/content/eveningstar/news/story.aspx?brand=ESTOnline&category=News&tBr
and=ESTOnline&tCategory=xDefault&itemid=IPED16%20Jan%202009%2016%3A05%3A31%3A660
21st January
CHANGES AT SOCIAL CENTRE HARLOW
The centre will now only be available to elderly people referred by social services and the Primary
Care Trust (PCT). Non-referred people will not be able to use the facility from April 1.
http://www.harlowherald.co.uk/content/hlwherald/news/story.aspx?brand=HLHOnline&category=NewsHarlow&tBrand=
HertsCambsOnline&tCategory=newslatestHLH&itemid=WEED21%20Jan%202009%2017%3A27%3A59%3A837
22nd January
CARE IMPROVEMENTS FOR EATING DISORDER TEENS
Loopholes in the care offered to teenagers with eating disorders have been closed after a talented
Norfolk A-level student died of anorexia
23rd January
RUSSELL BRAND BAILS OUT DRUGS REHAB CHARITY
Comedian Russell Brand has thrown a lifeline to the Bury St Edmunds drugs rehabilitation charity
which once treated him.
http://www.buryfreepress.co.uk/news/Russell-Brand-bails-out-drugs.4904274.jp
FUNDING CUTS COULD HIT NORFOLK ADDICTS

Addicts seeking help could lose out if a planned cut in funding for drug treatment in Norfolk goes
ahead.
NATIONAL NEWS
19th January
VULNERABLE DEATHS INQUIRY SET UP
A confidential inquiry to investigate premature deaths of people with learning disabilities in
England is to be set up by the Department of Health
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7834393.stm
GOVERNMENT URGED TO BOOST FUNDING FOR LEARNING DISABILITY SERVICES

Charities and welfare groups today welcomed the government's commitment to a three-year plan
to improve the lives of people with learning disabilities, but voiced doubts
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/jan/19/learning-disability-nhs
SHSC AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN TO COMBAT MENTAL HEALTH

STIGMA, ENGLAND
Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust (SHSC) and Sheffield Children's Hospital
NHS Foundation Trust are joining forces with local people and national celebrities in a
groundbreaking campaign aimed at reducing the stigma of mental illness.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/135920.php
http://www.time-to-change.org.uk/
BAAF: CHILDREN AT RISK FROM PUBLIC IGNORANCE ABOUT PRIVATE FOSTERING

Charity launches campaign to boost awareness of private fostering
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/01/19/110453/baaf-children-at-risk-from-public-
ignorance-about-private-fostering.html
MENCAP RESPONDS TO RAPE SENTENCES

"Such short sentences for such a brutal act of violence against a teenager with a learning
disability are inexplicable”
http://www.mencap.org.uk/news.asp?id=9346&pageno=&year=&menuId=91
20th January
SAFEGUARDING: ISA TAKES OVER LIST 99, POCA AND POVA CASES
The Independent Safeguarding Authority has today taken over the vetting and barring of staff
working with children and vulnerable adults in care and education services
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/01/20/110494/safeguarding-isa-takes-over-list-99-
poca-and-pova-cases.html
FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLDS MAY BE KEPT ON ADULT WARDS TO PROTECT YOUNGER
CHILDREN, SAYS NHS CHIEF
Adult psychiatric wards may still be holding children under 16 despite a target to end the practice
by November 2008, an NHS leader has said, writes Jesse Whittock
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/01/20/110492/nhs-head-children-still-on-adult-
psychiatric-wards-despite-target.html
21st January
STUNT RAILS AGAINST MENTAL HEALTH MYTHS
A leading campaign to end mental health discrimination will transform a commuter tram into a
padded cell on Sunday
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/jan/21/mental-health
VOLUNTEERING DURING THE ECONOMIC CRISIS CAN PROTECT PEOPLE’S MENTAL

HEALTH
Those who find themselves out of work during the economic downturn could benefit from
volunteering whilst looking for a new job, according to the Mental Health Foundation.
http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/information/news/?entryid17=67090
NAS HERALDS AUTISM BILL AS 'HUGE STEP FORWARD'

The National Autistic Society has heralded the announcement of a private member's bill on the
provision of autism services as a "huge step forward".
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/01/21/110471/nas-heralds-autism-bill-as-huge-
step-forward.html
SAINSBURY CENTRE WELCOMES BEGINNING OF TIME TO CHANGE CAMPAIGN

Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health today welcomed the national launch of the Time to Change
campaign, led by the charities Mind and Rethink
http://www.scmh.org.uk/news/2009_time_to_change.aspx
22nd January
STUDY SHOWS RECORD NUMBERS OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN TREATMENT
Cannabis is the main problem drug for young people using specialist treatment services in
England, figures published today show
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/01/22/110518/nta-cannabis-is-the-main-problem-
drug-among-young-people.html
23rd January
CPS AND POLICE STRENGTHEN APPROACH TO DISABILITY HATE CRIME
The Crown Prosecution Service and police are strengthening their approach to tackling disability
hate crime after a report last year showed prosecution numbers were worryingly low.
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/01/23/110524/cps-and-police-strengthen-
approach-to-disability-hate-crime.html
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
20th January
CRISIS-HIT RUSSIANS LOOK TO PSYCHIATRISTS FOR HELP
Russia's leading psychiatric institute has seen a four-fold increase in callers looking for advice
since the start of the global financial crisis
http://uk.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUKTRE50J52Q20090120

RESEARCH
21st January
MOOD DISORDERS, MIGRAINES MIGHT BE CONNECTED
Migraine headaches can precede the onset of mental disorders, according to a growing body of
knowledge that includes a new study
http://www.hbns.org/getDocument.cfm?documentID=1830
ADDICTIONS
21st January
PRENATAL COCAINE EXPOSURE IMPAIRS INFANTS' RESPONSE TO STRESS,
UNIVERSITY OF BUFFALO STUDY
Infants exposed prenatally to cocaine react more emotionally to stress and appear to have fewer
stress-reducing coping strategies than infants with no cocaine exposure
OPIOID ABUSE LESS THAN IMAGINED AMONG PAIN CLIENTS

Over the years a large body of attention has been directed to the prescription of opioid analgesics
for patients with chronic pain. Many have voiced concern over risk for addiction.
http://psychcentral.com/news/2009/01/21/opioid-abuse-less-than-imagined-among-pain-
clients/3675.html
22nd January
TopAbstracts in Addictions
• Contribution of the activities of CYP3A, CYP2D6, CYP1A2 and other potential covariates to the disposition
of methadone in patients undergoing methadone maintenance treatment - (Br J Clin Pharmacol)
• Major depressive disorder and patient satisfaction in relation to methadone pharmacokinetics and
pharmacodynamics in stabilized methadone maintenance patients - (J Clin Psychopharmacol)
• Quetiapine in the treatment of sleep disturbances associated with addictive conditions: a retrospective study -
(Subst Use Misuse)
• Circadian Alteration in Neurobiology During 30 Days of Abstinence in Heroin Users - (Biol Psychiatry)
• Home Buprenorphine/Naloxone Induction in Primary Care - (J Gen Intern Med)
ANXIETY
20th January
CANNABIS AND ANXIETY
Taking cannabis can affect people's anxiety levels
http://mentalhealthupdate.blogspot.com/2009/01/cannabis-and-anxiety.html
ANTIDEPRESSANT EASES ANXIETY IN OLDER ADULTS

Other SSRIs would probably be equally effective, researchers report
http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=623267
21st January
TopAbstracts in Anxiety
• Anticipatory Activation in the Amygdala and Anterior Cingulate in Generalized Anxiety Disorder and
Prediction of Treatment Response - (Am J Psychiatry)
• Pharmacologic alternatives to antidepressants in posttraumatic stress disorder: A systematic review - (Prog
Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry)
• Aripiprazole in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder: an open-label trial - (Rev Bras Psiquiatr)
• Current use of benzodiazepines in anxiety disorders - (Curr Opin Psychiatry)
• Comparison of depression, anxiety and life quality in acne vulgaris patients who were treated with either
isotretinoin or topical agents - (Int J Dermatol)
DEMENTIA
17th January
DIABETES ASSOCIATED WITH DIFFERENT TYPES OF BRAIN INJURY IN PATIENTS WITH
DEMENTIA
Patients with dementia and diabetes appear to display a different pattern of injuries in their brains
than patients with dementia but without diabetes,
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090112201118.htm
19th January
STAYING CALM 'PREVENTS DEMENTIA'
People who are more laid back are less likely to develop dementia in old age, a study has
suggested
22nd January
TopAbstracts iin Alzheimer’s
• The dementia antipsychotic withdrawal trial (DART-AD): long-term follow-up of a randomised placebo-
controlled trial - (Lancet Neurol)
• Quetiapine Effective in Treatment of Inappropriate Sexual Behavior of Lewy Body Disease With
Predominant Frontal Lobe Signs - (Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen)
• Adenosine A(1) receptors using 8-dicyclopropylmethyl-1-[(11)C]methyl-3-propylxanthine PET in
Alzheimer's disease - (Ann Nucl Med)
• Alzheimer disease: Autosomal dominant forms - (Rev Neurol (Paris))
• Differences in clinical course between dementia with Lewy bodies and Alzheimer's disease - (Eur J Neurol)
23rd January
VITAMIN D 'IS MENTAL HEALTH AID'
Vitamin D, found in fish and produced by sun exposure, can help stave off the mental decline that
can affect people in old age, a study has suggested.
DEMENTIA RELATIVES 'ADMIT ABUSE'

More than half of those looking after a relative with dementia told researchers that they had
mistreated them
DEPRESSION
20th January
OSTEOPOROSIS? LOOK OUT FOR DEPRESSION
A review article which is published in the current issue of the European Journal Psychotherapy
and Psychosomatics analyzes the relationship between depression and bone metabolism
21st January
ALCOHOL ABUSE HISTORY RAISES RISK TAKING IN BIPOLAR DISORDER
Bipolar disorder patients with a history of alcohol abuse have an increased propensity for risk
taking compared with patients without such a history,
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/80206/Psychiatry/Alcohol_abuse_history_raises_risk_taking_in_bipolar_disorder.html
TopAbstracts in Depression
• Assessment of Safety and Long-Term Outcomes of Initial Treatment With Placebo in TADS - (Am J
Psychiatry)
• An open study of aripiprazole and escitalopram for psychotic major depressive disorder - (J Clin
Psychopharmacol)
• Treatment of fibromyalgia syndrome with antidepressants: a meta-analysis - (JAMA)
• Major depressive disorder and patient satisfaction in relation to methadone pharmacokinetics and
pharmacodynamics in stabilized methadone maintenance patients - (J Clin Psychopharmacol)
• Antidepressant medication use and risk of persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn -
(Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Safety)
23rd January
CEREBELLAR DYSFUNCTION UNCOVERED IN BIPOLAR DISORDER
Bipolar disorder patients have cerebellar functional abnormalities that appear to be associated
with mood state and course of illness, s
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/80264/Psychiatry/Cerebellar_dysfunction_uncovered_in_bipolar_disorder.html
IMPULSIVITY LINKED TO REWARD GRATIFICATION IN BIPOLAR DISORDER

The impulsive tendencies of patients with bipolar disorder are not simply a result of speed of
decision making or inattention, but also reflect their valuation of reward relative to delay
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/80265/Psychiatry/Impulsivity_linked_to_reward_gratification_in_bipolar_disorder.html
DUAL DIAGNOSIS
22nd January
PROMOTING DUAL DIAGNOSIS AWARENESS IN EVERYDAY CLINICAL PRACTICE.
Working with and treating individuals with co-occurring substance misuse presents unique
challenges for mental health nurses.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19133494?ordinalpos=11&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pu
bmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
EATING DISORDERS
21st January
COMPULSORY DETENTION FOR EATING DISORDERS
The compulsory treatment of people with severe eating disorders is considered controversial.
http://mentalhealthupdate.blogspot.com/2009/01/compulsory-detention-for-eating.html
LEARNING DISABILITIES
21st January
AUTISTIC TRAITS 'SPREAD WIDELY'
Many children have mild autistic "symptoms" without ever having enough problems to attract
specialist attention
22nd January
ADHD DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT REQUIRE GRAPPLING WITH "ZONE OF AMBIGUITY"
AND INCOMPLETE FACTS, HASTINGS CENTER SCHOLARS REPORT
Significant local and international variations in the diagnosis and treatment ADHD stem at least in
part from a "zone of ambiguity"--different interpretations of what is normal behavior and what level
of impairment is required for a psychiatric diagnosis.
O/C DISORDERS
21st January
HELP POSSIBLE FOR PEOPLE OBSESSED WITH IMAGINARY PHYSICAL FLAWS
A new Cochrane review finds that both drug therapy and psychotherapy, alone or in combination,
can effectively treat the condition
POST TRAUMATIC STRESS
19th January
NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL PERFORMANCE IS RELATED TO CURRENT SOCIAL AND
OCCUPATIONAL FUNCTIONING IN VETERANS WITH POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS
DISORDER
People with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) often report difficulties with learning, memory
and attention
http://mentalhealthupdate.blogspot.com/2009/01/ptsd-and-memory.html
GUILT AND PTSD IN CHILDREN

Although guilt is not one of the 'core' symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) it often
goes hand-in-hand with it.
http://mentalhealthupdate.blogspot.com/2009/01/guilt-and-ptsd-in-children.html
PREDICTORS OF PTSD SYMPTOMS IN RESPONSE TO PSYCHOSIS AND PSYCHIATRIC

ADMISSION
The experiences of psychosis and psychiatric admission have the potential to act as events
precipitating posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19155811?ordinalpos=5&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pub
med.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
PSYCHOLOGY
16th January
BRAIN MECHANISMS OF SOCIAL CONFORMITY
New research reveals the brain activity that underlies our tendency to "follow the crowd."
20th January
PSYCHOLOGICAL INTERVENTIONS MAY HELP PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME
review article which is published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics
indicates that psychological interventions may help premenstrual syndrome
22nd January
LINK BETWEEN SOCIAL REJECTION AND AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR EXPLAINED BY NEW
RESEARCH
People who feel socially rejected are more likely to see others' actions as hostile and are more
likely to behave in hurtful ways toward people they have never even met
SCHIZOPHRENIA
19th January
LACK OF GREY MATTER IN BRAIN IS LINKED TO SCHIZOPHRENIA AND BIPOLAR
DISORDER
A research study led by scientists, shows that adolescents experiencing a first outbreak of
psychosis have lower levels of grey matter in their brains than healthy teenagers
20th January
ALTERED BRAIN ACTIVITY IN SCHIZOPHRENIA MAY CAUSE EXAGGERATED FOCUS ON
SELF - MIT STUDY LINKS SCHIZOPHRENIA TO KEY 'DEFAULT MODE' BRAIN SYSTEM
Schizophrenia may blur the boundary between internal and external realities by overactivating a
brain system that is involved in self-reflection, and thus causing an exaggerated focus on self
STUDY PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR ‘LIPID HYPOTHESIS OF SCHIZOPHRENIA’

Antipsychotic medication for schizophrenia acts chiefly by up-regulating the expression of genes
involved in the biosynthesis and trafficking of lipids
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/80175/Psychiatry/Study_provides_support_for_‘lipid_hypothesis_of_schizophrenia’.h
tml
COMMON GENETIC BASIS OF SCHIZOPHRENIA AND BIPOLAR DISORDER REVEALED

Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder have common genetic causes and should not necessarily be
seen as entirely distinct diagnostic entities, the results of a large-scale study indicate.
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/80176/Psychiatry/Common_genetic_basis_of_schizophrenia_and_bipolar_disorder_r
evealed.html
21st January
FAMILIES 'FAIL' ON SCHIZOPHRENIA
People with schizophrenia are more likely to experience discrimination by those closest to them
than by employers or officials, a global survey suggests
ELEVATED STRIATAL DOPAMINE MARKER OF EARLY SCHIZOPHRENIA

People with elevated levels of the neurotransmitter dopamine in the striatal region of the brain
may be at risk for developing schizophrenia
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/80207/Psychiatry/Elevated_striatal_dopamine_marker_of_early_schizophrenia_.html
22nd January
BRAIN RESPONSE TO URBAN WHITE NOISE RAISED IN SCHIZOPHRENIA
Schizophrenia patients have greater activation of the hippocampus, thalamus, and prefrontal
cortex than healthy individuals when exposed to “urban white noise”,
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/80238/Psychiatry/Brain_response_to_urban_white_noise_raised_in_schizophrenia.h
tml
TWO THIRDS OF SCHIZOPHRENIA PATIENTS ATTEMPT TO CONCEAL DIAGNOSIS
People with schizophrenia both expect and experience discrimination while looking for or trying to
stay in employment, and in establishing and maintaining relationships
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/80236/Psychiatry/Two_thirds_of_schizophrenia_patients_attempt_to_conceal_diagn
osis.html
TopAbstracts in Schizophrenia
• Add-on mirtazapine enhances antipsychotic effect of first generation antipsychotics in schizophrenia: A

double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial - (Schizophr Res)
• Risperidone-associated newly diagnosed diabetes and fatal diabetes ketoacidosis in a young schizophrenic
patient - (Diabetes Res Clin Pract)
• Clozapine-induced severe mixed hyperlipidemia: a case report - (Gen Hosp Psychiatr)
• HTR2C gene polymorphisms and the metabolic syndrome in patients with schizophrenia: a replication study
- (J Clin Psychopharmacol)
• Association between HTR2C and HTR2A polymorphisms and metabolic abnormalities in patients treated
with olanzapine or clozapine - (J Clin Psychopharmacol)
SOCIAL WORK
23rd January
KINSHIP CARE FOR THE SAFETY, PERMANENCY, AND WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN
REMOVED FROM THE HOME FOR MALTREATMENT.
Every year a large number of children around the world are removed from their homes because
they are maltreated
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19160287?ordinalpos=3&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pub
med.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
NEW PUBLICATIONS
(Hot off the press not yet in your library)
New CKS guideline on OCD

http://www.cks.library.nhs.uk/obsessive_compulsive_disorder#
Evidence-Based Mental Health journal 2008 issues now available

http://www.library.nhs.uk/mentalHealth/SearchResults.aspx?searchText=ebmh%202008
Getting to grips with substance misuse among young people

The data for 2007/08
http://www.nta.nhs.uk/areas/young_people/Docs/NTA_young_peoples_report_2009.pdf
The Ethics of Autism: Among Them But Not of Them

Deborah R. Barnbaum Indiana Uni. Press: 25th Jan ISBN: 9780253220134 £12.99
Psychology: Science of Behavior: 7th International edition

Neil R. Carlson Pearson Education: 28th Jan ISBN: 9780205685578 £44.99
Intellectual Disability and Social Inclusion: A Critical Review

Martin Richard Bollard Churchill Livingstone: 21st Jan ISBN: 9780443104183 £26.99
Personal Development and Clinical Psychology
Jan N. Hughes Wiley-Blackwell: 30th Jan ISBN: 9781405158664 £24.99
Preventing Harmful Substance Use - The Evidence Base for Policy and Practice
T Stockwell Wiley-Blackwell: 23rd Jan ISBN: 9780470713624 £92.00
Social Work and Mental Health Reflective Reader

John Archambeault Learning Matters Ltd:26th Jan ISBN: 9781844451470 £22.00
Living With Bipolar Disorder

Sheldon Press: 22nd Jan ISBN: 9781847090546 £7.99
CONFERENCES
(New additions are in green type)
PERSONALITY DISORDER AND FORENSIC SERVICES: 3rd February: London

http://www.pavpub.com/pavpub/conferences/showfull.asp?Conference=797
LEARNING DISABILITIES CONFERENCE: 11th February: Leeds

http://www.rdlearning.org.uk/courseDetails.asp?ID=41440
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
FIFTH NATIONAL CONFERENCE: DEVELOPING THE CHILDCARE WORKFORCE 2009:

31st March: London
http://www.neilstewartassociates.com/kd174/
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

GETTING ON WITH IT: PRACTICAL WAYS TO SUPPORT THE HEALTH OF PEOPLE WITH
LEARNING DISABILITIES: 23rd 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
http://www.healthcare-
events.co.uk/conf/booking.php?action=home&id=209&confbook=01f3df8f0ce21baa9bf4e0adcd820da3
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
SELF HARM IN CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE: 4th June: Glasgow

LEARNING DISABILITY AND MENTAL HEALTH: KNOWLEDGE FOR IMPROVING CLINICAL

PRACTICE: 8th -12th June: Bradford
2ND NATIONAL CONFERENCE: ADDICTION AND THE LIVER: 11th – 12th June: London
FROZEN UNDER FIRE: IS IT POSSIBLE TO THINK ABOUT ASSAULTS ON NURSES AND

NURSING?: 19th June: London
http://www.tavi-port.org/conferences/forthcoming-conferences/frozen-under-fire-is-it-possible-to-
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
4TH NATIONAL AUTISM TODAY: 6th – 7th July: 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 –
http://chain.ulcc.ac.uk/chain/index.html
Contact, Help, Advice and Information Networks – “are online networks for people working in
health and social care. They are based around specific areas of interest, and give people a simple
and informal way of contacting each other to exchange ideas and share knowledge”
CSCI PROFESSIONAL
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The website for social care professionals
CSIP: EASTERN (formerly NIMHE)

http://www.eastern.csip.org.uk/Home
DRUG & ALCOHOL FINDINGS

Drug and Alcohol Findings bridges the divide between research on the effectiveness of responses
to drug and alcohol problems and the practitioners who provide those interventions, with a focus
on UK-relevant research
http://findings.org.uk/index.php
EMENTAL-HEALTH.COM
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Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, depression and bipolar disorder.”
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MENTAL HEALTH SURVIVAL GUIDE
Helping to break the link between disability and poverty: Information from a patient’s perspective
http://www.houlston.freeserve.co.uk/mental.htm
MENTAL HEALTH UPDATE

Bethlem Librarian John Gale’s mental health blog
http://mentalhealthupdate.blogspot.com/
MYILIBRARY
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www.Myilibrary.com
NATIONAL CAMHS SUPPORT NETWORK

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NICE
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http://www.nice.org.uk/page.aspx?o=e-newsletter
PARENTAL MENTAL HEALTH AND CHILD WELFARE NETWORK

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care and health workers who work with parents with a mental health problem or their children,
offering a wealth of information about local and national policies, services, publications and
events.
http://www.pmhcwn.org.uk/about.asp
PRINCESS ROYAL TRUST FOR CARERS PROFESSIONALS WEBSITE

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QUALITY, PREVALENCE AND INDICATOR DATABASE

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http://www.ic.nhs.uk/services/qpid
RiPfA: Research in practice for adults

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SOCIAL CARE BULLETIN

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practice information, skills tutorials, and around 80,000 abstracts of books, reports, research
papers, journals, official publications and articles”
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SPECIALIST LIBRARY: LEARNING DISABILITIES

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documents and evidence for health professionals”
http://www.library.nhs.uk/learningdisabilities/
SPECIALIST LIBRARY:MENTAL HEALTH
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mental health.”
http://libraries.nelh.nhs.uk/mentalhealth/
TRIP (Turning Research Into Practice)

“Sarch engine aimed at health professionals looking for clinical research literature to support
patient care “
www.tripdatabase.com
UKPPG Mental Health Links

United Kingdom Psychiatric Pharmacy Group mental health links page
http://www.ukppg.org.uk/links.html
Wellcome Collection Images

A source of contemporary and historical medical images that are free to download in not profit
making documents
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YOUNG MINDS
http://www.youngminds.org.uk/
Improving the mental well-being of children and young people
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http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/rd.asp?code=ACP&goto=journal
ADDICTION
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/rd.asp?code=ADD&goto=journal
ADDICTION BIOLOGY
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/loi/ADB
ADDICTION RESEARCH & THEORY
http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t713454341
ADDICTIVE DISORDERS & THEIR TREATMENT

http://www.addictiondisorders.com/pt/re/adt/currenttoc.htm
ADOPTION AND FOSTERING
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/baaf/afj
ADVANCES IN DUAL DIAGNOSIS
http://www.pavpub.com/pavpub/journals/add/index.asp
ADVANCES IN MENTAL HEALTH AND LEARNING DISABILITIES

http://www.pavpub.com/pavpub/journals/aimhld/index.asp
ADVANCES IN PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT

http://apt.rcpsych.org/current.shtml
AGING AND MENTAL HEALTH

http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t713404778
ALCOHOLISM: CLINICAL & EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH

http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/loi/ACER?cookieSet=1
ALZHEIMER DISEASE & ASSOCIATED DISORDERS

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ARCHIVES OF PSYCHIATRIC NURSING

ARCHIVES OF SUICIDE RESEARCH

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BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY
BIPOLAR DISORDERS
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BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL

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CLINICAL CHILD PSYCHOLOGY & PSYCHIATRY

http://ccp.sagepub.com/current.dtl
COGNITION & EMOTION

COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH JOURNAL

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CURRENT PSYCHIATRY
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DEMENTIA
http://dem.sagepub.com/current.dtl
DRUGS AND ALCOHOL TODAY

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EUROPEAN ADDICTION RESEARCH

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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WORK

EUROPEAN PSYCHIATRY
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HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE IN THE COMMUNITY

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HISTORY OF PSYCHIATRY
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INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES

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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EATING DISORDERS

http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/jhome/34698
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH NURSING

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INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL WORK

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THE JOURNAL OF ADULT PROTECTION

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JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS

JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH IN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES

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JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY & PSYCHIATRY

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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

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JOURNAL OF INTELLECTUAL DISIBILITY RESEARCH

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JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING, EDUCATION AND PRACTICE

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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

VALUING PEOPLE NOW: THE DELIVERY PLAN

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FUNDING CUTS COULD HIT NORFOLK ADDICTS

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GOVERNMENT URGED TO BOOST FUNDING FOR LEARNING DISABILITY SERVICES

SHSC AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN TO COMBAT MENTAL HEALTH

BAAF: CHILDREN AT RISK FROM PUBLIC IGNORANCE ABOUT PRIVATE FOSTERING

MENCAP RESPONDS TO RAPE SENTENCES

VOLUNTEERING DURING THE ECONOMIC CRISIS CAN PROTECT PEOPLE’S MENTAL

NAS HERALDS AUTISM BILL AS 'HUGE STEP FORWARD'

SAINSBURY CENTRE WELCOMES BEGINNING OF TIME TO CHANGE CAMPAIGN

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OPIOID ABUSE LESS THAN IMAGINED AMONG PAIN CLIENTS

ANTIDEPRESSANT EASES ANXIETY IN OLDER ADULTS

DEMENTIA RELATIVES 'ADMIT ABUSE'

IMPULSIVITY LINKED TO REWARD GRATIFICATION IN BIPOLAR DISORDER

POST TRAUMATIC STRESS

GUILT AND PTSD IN CHILDREN

PREDICTORS OF PTSD SYMPTOMS IN RESPONSE TO PSYCHOSIS AND PSYCHIATRIC

STUDY PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR ‘LIPID HYPOTHESIS OF SCHIZOPHRENIA’

COMMON GENETIC BASIS OF SCHIZOPHRENIA AND BIPOLAR DISORDER REVEALED

ELEVATED STRIATAL DOPAMINE MARKER OF EARLY SCHIZOPHRENIA

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New CKS guideline on OCD

Evidence-Based Mental Health journal 2008 issues now available

Getting to grips with substance misuse among young people

The Ethics of Autism: Among Them But Not of Them

Psychology: Science of Behavior: 7th International edition

Intellectual Disability and Social Inclusion: A Critical Review

Social Work and Mental Health Reflective Reader

Living With Bipolar Disorder

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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

2ND NATIONAL CONFERENCE: CHILD AND ADOLESCENT ADDICTION:

SOCIAL WORK LOST AND FOUND: 13th March: London

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

AUTISM: 23rd March: London

INTER-AGENCY WORKING: EXPLORING THE COMPLEX REALITIES (Change for Children):

KEYS TO POWER: EXPLORING THE POTENTIAL AND CHALLENGES OF SERVICE-USER

IMPROVING THE EXPERIENCE OF INPATIENT CARE: DEVELOPING A POSITIVE