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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
30th September
THE MENTAL CAPACITY ACT AND RESEARCH
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/SocialCare/Deliveringadultsocialcare/MentalCapacity/MentalCapacityAct
2005/DH_078789
INTEGRATED CARE PILOTS: AN INTRODUCTORY GUIDE

http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/documents/digitalasset/dh_10620
6.pdf
2nd October
SUPPORTING LEARNING DISABILITY PARTNERSHIP BOARDS TO IMPLEMENT THE
NATIONAL CARERS STRATEGY
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/D
H_106396
GUIDANCE FOR THE PHARMACOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT OF SUBSTANCE MISUSE

AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE
H_106431
GUIDANCE FOR THE PHARMACOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT OF SUBSTANCE MISUSE

AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE IN SECURE ENVIRONMENTS
H_106433
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NATIONAL NEWS
25th September
MENTAL HEALTH: BARRIERS TO SUITABLE CARE FOR YOUNG IDENTIFIED
Staffing and training pose chief challenges to adult wards in meeting duty to provide age
appropriate care
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/09/25/112667/mental-health-barriers-to-suitable-
care-for-young-identified.html
28th September
LABOUR MPS SHOW SUPPORT FOR MORE INVESTMENT INTO DEMENTIA RESEARCH
Eighty percent of Labour MPs believe the government should be spending more on dementia
research, according to a new poll released today.
http://www.alzheimers-research.org.uk/news/article.php?type=News&id=481
29th September
MEDICS 'FLOUT' COMMUNITY CARE LAW
The government seriously underestimated the number of psychiatric patients who would need to
be forced to take medication, the BBC has learned
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8278581.stm
MIND AND DRUGSCOPE URGE ACTION ON ADULTS WITH MULTIPLE NEEDS

Coalition including Homeless Link and Clinks calls for national framework to stop people falling
into service gaps
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/09/29/112700/mind-and-drugscope-urge-action-
on-adults-with-multiple-needs.html
MENTAL HEALTH DIRECTOR SLAMS CQC OVER SURVEY 'DISTORTIONS'
A top Department of Health civil servant has launched a scathing attack on the Care Quality
Commission for its "deliberately distorting" presentation of a survey of acute mental health
inpatients last week.
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/09/29/112717/appleby-accuses-care-quality-
commission-of-seeking-headlines.html
GANG CULTURE LINKED TO MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES

Gun, knife and gang crime are "inextricably linked" to mental health problems among young
people, according to Barnardo's
http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/information/news/?entryid17=75495
FIONA PILKINGTON SCR QUESTIONS SAFEGUARDING ADULTS POLICY

Inquiry says vulnerable victims of antisocial behaviour could fall through the net
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/09/30/112729/fiona-pilkington-scr-questions-
safeguarding-adults-policy.html
TOGETHER BIDS TO HELP AGENCIES WORK WITH MENTALLY-ILL OFFENDERS

Charity produces toolkit for criminal justice bodies on identifying and supporting people with
mental health problems
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/09/30/112699/together-bids-to-help-agencies-
work-with-mentally-ill-offenders.html
INQUEST INTO FIONA PILKINGTON AND HER SEVERELY DISABLED DAUGHTER

FRANCECCA HARDWICK
Inquest into how Fiona Pilkington and her severely disabled daughter Francecca Hardwick were
found dead in a burning car following years of abuse from a local gang:
http://www.mencap.org.uk/news.asp?id=11931&pageno=&year=&menuId=91
'A TRAGIC EXAMPLE' OF DISABILITY HATE CRIME

Police and social services criticised over deaths, as Mencap calls for disability hate crime to be
taken more seriously
http://www.mencap.org.uk/news.asp?id=11929&pageno=&year=&menuId=90
HEALTH SECRETRY PLEDGES TO PROTECT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN A

RECESSION
Health Secretary Andy Burnham today (Monday) signed up to mental health charity Rethink's
campaign 'for the protection of mental health services during a recession.'
http://www.rethink.org/how_we_can_help/news_and_media/press_releases/health_secretary_ple.html
EXPERT DEMENTIA SUPPORT 'CRUCIAL'

Expert social support which could take much pain out of dealing with dementia should be more
accessible to patients and their carers, a report says
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8278557.stm
1st October
FOSTERING NETWORK CAMPAIGN SEEKS MORE STATUS FOR CARERS
Campaign for improved pay, training and support wins backing from 12 children's charities
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/10/01/112702/fostering-network-campaign-seeks-
more-status-for-carers.html
ADASS/LGA SEEK DETAIL ON BROWN'S £670M FREE CARE PLEDGE

Concerns raised on funding as DH says councils will have to find £250m to fund policy
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/10/01/112732/adasslga-seek-detail-on-browns-
670m-free-care-pledge.html
2nd October
ONE IN 30 PEOPLE IN MENTAL HEALTH CARE ARE IN PAID WORK
Performance figures show just one in five people using secondary mental health services have a
settled home
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/10/02/112777/one-in-30-people-in-mental-health-
care-are-in-paid-work.html
WHO CARES? TRUST CHIEF URGES THERAPY FOR LOOKED-AFTER CHILDREN

Natasha Finlayson warns access currently restricted to extreme cases
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/10/02/112761/who-cares-trust-chief-urges-therapy-
for-looked-after-children.html
LEARNING DISABILITY SPENDING BY ENGLISH COUNCILS ROCKETS

Local authorities increased adult care spending by 3% in real terms last year
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/10/02/112741/learning-disability-spending-by-
english-councils-rockets.html
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
26h September
NEW DIRECTORY FEATURES SOURCES OF HELP FOR PSYCHIATRIC AND ADDICTION
TREATMENT
The National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems (NAPHS) has published a 2010
Membership Directory. The directory is a comprehensive referral resource providing information
on the nation's behavioral healthcare systems.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/165342.php
FLU VACCINE REKINDLES DEBATE OVER CONNECTION TO AUTISM

The much-anticipated H1N1 vaccine has given new life to an ongoing debate about whether
vaccinations in children can cause autism, a discussion that will likely heat up as Canada and
other countries move closer to releasing the new vaccine.
http://www.calgaryherald.com/health/vaccine+rekindles+debate+over+connection+autism/201960
1/story.html
29th September
NEW ADVICE FOR DOCTORS DIAGNOSING PRENATAL DOWN SYNDROME
New prenatal tests for Down syndrome are soon to be offered to all pregnant women across the
United States
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY TO LEAD FIRST EVER COMBINED IMAGING AND GENETICS
STUDY IN CHILDHOOD OCD
Wayne State University officials announced an expansion of a research grant of nearly $2.7
million, bringing the total award to over $6.1 million
30th September
U.S. FAMILY DOCTORS PRESCRIBE MOST MENTAL HEALTH DRUGS
Fifty-nine percent of U.S. mental health drug prescriptions are written by family doctors, not
psychiatrists, raising concerns about the quality of some treatments,
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE58T0NE20090930
TOOL KIT TO HELP DIAGNOSE DEMENTIA BEING DEVELOPED BY UCF TEAM

With the risk of developing dementia growing at an alarming pace, a University of Central Florida
research team is working with the Boston University School of Medicine to develop a miniature
diagnostic toolkit in the hopes of stimulating earlier detection and treatment.
STUDY INDICATES EFFECTIVENESS OF ONLINE SCREENINGS IN CONNECTING

INDIVIDUALS AT RISK FOR DEPRESSION TO TREATMENT
The study found that over half of participants sought depression treatment in the three months
following their initial screening
1st October
STUDY OF GENES, TOXIC METALS IN CHILDREN WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS
LAUNCHED BY UT HOUSTON, JAMAICA RESEARCHERS
Researchers have joined forces to launch a study of Jamaican children that they hope will unlock
the secrets of how genetics and environment may interact to cause autism spectrum disorders.
2nd October
UNCERTAINTY SURROUNDS TESTING FOR ALZHEIMER'S
Early diagnosis is helpful, but no sure-fire test exists, experts say
http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=628127
World Mental Health Day: 10th October

http://www.wfmh.org/00WorldMentalHealthDay.htm
RESEARCH
29th September
MENTAL ILLNESS STIGMA RESILIENCE LINKED TO POSITIVE INGROUP, STIGMA
PERCEPTION
Study results suggest people with psychiatric disorders are more resilient to stigma if they hold
others with mental disorders in high regard or reject stigma as unfair.
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/84586/Psychiatry/Mental_illness_stigma_resilience_linked_to_positive_ingroup,_stigma_perception.html
30th September
STUDY SHEDS LIGHT ON PATIENT MENTAL CAPACITY IN RELATION TO PSYCHIATRIC
ADMISSION
Nearly a quarter of people admitted to psychiatric hospital are informal patients with incapacity
who generally feel coerced and show high levels of treatment refusal
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/84607/Psychiatry/Study_sheds_light_on_patient_mental_capacity_in_relation_to_psychiatric_admission.html
ADDICTIONS
1st October
EXPOSURE TO TOBACCO IN UNBORN LINKED TO INCREASED RISK OF PSYCHOTIC
SYMPTOMS IN LATER ADOLESCENCE
A new UK study suggests that exposure to tobacco while in the womb is linked to an increased
risk of a child developing psychotic symptoms during their teens
DocGuide TopAbstracts in Addictions
• Impact of Tryptophan Metabolism on the Vulnerability to Alcohol-Related Blackouts and Violent Impulsive
Behaviours - (Alcohol Alcohol)
• The Interaction of Reward Genes With Environmental Factors in Contribution to Alcoholism in Mexican
Americans - (Alcohol Clin Exp Res)
• Evidence for an Interaction Between Age at First Drink and Genetic Influences on DSM-IV Alcohol
Dependence Symptoms - (Alcohol Clin Exp Res)
• Renal amyloidosis in intravenous heroin addicts with nephrotic syndrome and renal failure - (Clin Nephrol)
• Neurocognitive dysfunctions in euthymic bipolar patients with and without prior history of alcohol use - (J
Clin Psych)
ANXIETY
30th September
DocGuide TopAbstracts in Anxiety
• Predictors of treatment response to fluvoxamine in obsessive-compulsive disorder: An fMRI study - (J

Psychiatr Res)
• Impact of Tryptophan Metabolism on the Vulnerability to Alcohol-Related Blackouts and Violent Impulsive
Behaviours - (Alcohol Alcohol)
• Subtypes of panic attacks: a critical review of the empirical literature - (Depress Anxiety)
• A paradoxical difference in relationship between anxiety, depression and thyroid function in subjects on and
not on T4: findings from the HUNT study - (Clin Endocrinol)
• Late-life reactivation of obsessive-compulsive disorder associated with lesions in prefrontal-subcortical
circuits - (J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci)
DEMENTIA
1st October
GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY TO BEHAVIOURAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS IN
ALZHEIMER DISEASE.
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by progressive cognitive
decline including loss of memory, orientation and reasoning
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19715553?ordinalpos=5&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pub
med.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (AD) AND MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT (MCI) PATIENTS ARE
CHARACTERIZED BY INCREASED BDNF SERUM LEVELS.
In the last years there has been a great interest on the early phases of AD, trying to identify the
pathogenic mechanisms of AD and define early treatment modalities
DocGuide TopAbstracts in Alzheimer’s
• Extrapyramidal signs before and after diagnosis of incident Alzheimer disease in a prospective population
study - (Arch Neurol)
• Low Diastolic Pressure and Risk of Dementia in Very Old People: A Longitudinal Study - (Dementia Geriatr
Cognitive Disorders)
• Car driving ability of patients with frontotemporal lobar degeneration and Alzheimer's disease - (Nervenarzt)
• Trajectories of cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease - (Int Psychogeriatr)
• Patients With Alzheimer Disease With Multiple Microbleeds. Relation With Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers
and Cognition - (Stroke)
DEPRESSION
29th September
GENDER DIFFERENCE IN ELDERLY SUICIDE RISK AFTER PREVIOUS ATTEMPTS
In older age groups, repeated suicide attempts constitute an increased risk for completed suicide
in depressed women, while severe attempts constitute an increased risk for depressed men.
30th September
YOUNG ADULTS MAY OUTGROW BIPOLAR DISORDER
Researchers have found evidence that nearly half of those diagnosed between the ages of 18
and 25 may outgrow the disorder by the time they reach 30.
MONOCYTE PROINFLAMMATORY STATE IN BD LINKED TO ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS

The association of the monocyte proinflammatory state with bipolar disorder (BD) is primarily the
result of common shared environmental factors, rather than BD being a causative factor for
monocyte activation,
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/84606/Psychiatry/Monocyte_proinflammatory_state_in_BD_linked_to_environmental_factors.html
DocGuide TopAbstracts in Depression
• Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in pregnancy and congenital malformations: population based cohort
study - (BMJ)
• Discontinuation symptoms and taper/poststudy-emergent adverse events with desvenlafaxine treatment for
major depressive disorder - (Int Clin Psychopharmacol)
• Using the Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB) to assess the cognitive impact
of electroconvulsive therapy on visual and visuospatial memory - (Psychol Med)
• Cardiovascular disease risk, vascular health and erectile dysfunction among middle-aged, clinically depressed
men - (Int J Impot Res)
• Type D personality and depressive symptoms are independent predictors of impaired health status following
acute myocardial infarction - (Heart)
1st October
DYSFUNCTIONAL BELIEFS SPECIFIC TO BIPOLAR DISORDER IDENTIFIED
Remitted bipolar disorder patients have unique dysfunctional beliefs compared with unipolar
patients and healthy individuals, say UK scientists who believe the findings could help the
development of specific behavioral therapies
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/84622/Psychiatry/Dysfunctional_beliefs_specific_to_bipolar_disorder_identified.html
2nd October
CHILDHOOD MAJOR MOOD DISORDERS IMPROVED BY MULTIFAMILY PSYCHOTHERAPY
Children aged 8–12 years with major mood disorders experience improved outcomes with brief,
adjunctive multifamily psychoeducational group psychotherapy
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/84637/Psychiatry/Childhood_major_mood_disorders_improved_by_multifamily_psychotherapy.html
DUAL DIAGNOSIS
1st October
AFFECTIVE TEMPERAMENTS IN HEROIN ADDICTION.
Much of the literature has described personality disorder constructs for heroin addicts
EATING DISORDERS
1st October
ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF EATING DISORDERS ON QUALITY OF LIFE USING THE
DISEASE-SPECIFIC, HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE FOR EATING DISORDERS
(HERQOLED) QUESTIONNAIRE
To evaluate and compare the quality of life (QOL) in patients with eating disorders (ED) and
general population, using the disease-specific Health-Related Quality of Life for Eating Disorders
(HeRQoLED) questionnaire
A COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT SURVEY PERIODS IN ONLINE SURVEYS OF PERSONS

WITH EATING DISORDERS AND THEIR RELATIVES.
Evaluations of Internet-based interventions offered to patients with mental or psychosomatic
illnesses are mostly carried out in the form of online surveys
LEARNING DISABILITIES
1st October
BODY AWARENESS IN CHILDREN WITH MENTAL RETARDATION.
The body awareness of 124 toddlers with mental retardation and of 124 children developing
normally matched to them on age and gender was examined
O/C DISORDERS
1st October
CAN STREP THROAT CAUSE OCD, TOURETTE SYNDROME?
New research shows that streptococcal infection does not appear to cause or trigger Tourette
syndrome or obsessive-compulsive disorder
POST TRAUMATIC STRESS
1st October
INTEGRATED TREATMENT FOR VETERANS WITH CHRONIC PAIN AND POSTTRAUMATIC
STRESS DEVELOPED BY RESEARCHERS
The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have resulted in a growing number of soldiers evacuated to the
United States for comprehensive care for physical and psychological trauma.
COMPUTATIONAL MODELS USED TO STUDY FEAR; COULD HELP PTSD VICTIMS
Researchers have started using computational models of the brain, making it easier to study the
brain’s connections
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/09/090930165034.htm
PSYCHOLOGY
29th September
POPULAR CHILDREN BECOME HEALTHIER ADULTS
Children who are not very popular at school have worse health as adults than those who are
likeable, research out today suggests.
http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/information/news/?entryid17=75482
DO YOUR CHILDREN PUSH THE BOUNDARIES? IT MAY BE A SIGN OF FUTURE

LEADERSHIP ABILITIES
Children whose parents use a firm parenting style that still allows them to test the rules and learn
from it are more likely to assume leadership roles as adults
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/09/090928131216.htm
SCHIZOPHRENIA
29th September
ANTICHOLINERGIC ACTIVITY LINKED TO COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE IN SCHIZOPHRENIA
Serum anticholinergic activity in schizophrenia patients is associated with impaired verbal working
memory and verbal learning and memory, and with a lowered response to an intensive course of
computerized cognitive training,
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/84587/Psychiatry/Anticholinergic_activity_linked_to_cognitive_performance_in_schizophrenia.html
1st October
THEORY OF MIND IMPAIRMENTS ‘LINKED TO PSYCHOSIS SYMPTOMS’
Theory of mind (ToM) impairment in schizophrenia spectrum disorders and bipolar disorder
appear to reflect underlying general cognitive deficits and residual symptoms, rather than being a
specific trait-marker
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/84623/Psychiatry/Theory_of_mind_impairments_‘linked_to_psychosis_symptoms’.html
DocGuide TopAbstracts in Schizophrenia
• Predicting age-specific dosing of antipsychotics - (Clin Pharmacol Ther)

• DAOA/G72 predicts the progression of prodromal syndromes to first episode psychosis - (Eur Arch
Psychiatry Clin Neurosci)
• Three-dimensional textural analysis of brain images reveals distributed grey-matter abnormalities in
schizophrenia - (Eur Radiol)
• An intron 1 polymorphism in the cholecystokinin-A receptor gene associated with schizophrenia in males -
(Acta Psychiatr Scand)
• Deficits in emotional awareness in schizophrenia and their relationship with other measures of functioning -
(J Nervous Mental Dis)
2nd October
CARDIOVASCULAR ADMISSIONS INCREASED IN SCHIZOPHRENIA PATIENTS
Schizophrenia patients are more likely than other patients to be readmitted to hospital due to a
cardiovascular event, say Canadian researchers in findings that highlight the importance of
cardiovascular screening.
http://www.medwire-
news.md/47/84636/Psychiatry/Cardiovascular_admissions_increased_in_schizophrenia_patients.
html
SOCIAL WORK
1stOctober
DOES SOCIAL WORK MAKE A DIFFERENCE?
In the UK the outcomes of former `Looked-After-Children' (LAC)1 as young adults have generally
caused concern, especially those highlighting their relatively high involvement in crime.
http://jsw.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/9/3/285
NEW PUBLICATIONS
(Hot off the press not yet in your library)
Seeing double: meeting the challenge of dual diagnosis

http://www.nhsconfed.org/Publications/Documents/Seeing_double-briefing.pdf
Safe and Appropriate Care for Young People on Adult Mental Health Wards: Pilot
programme report
http://www.nmhdu.org.uk/silo/files/safe-and-appropriate-care-for-young-peoplepdf.pdf
Dementia: ethical issues

http://www.nuffieldbioethics.org/fileLibrary/pdf/Dementia_report_for_web.pdf
Handbook of Family Psychology

J Bray Wiley-Blackwell: 30th Sep ISBN: 9781444310238 £126.00
Building Motivational Interviewing Skills

David B. Rosengren Guilford Publications: 30th Sep ISBN: 9781606232996 £25.95
Essential Skills In Family Therapy: 2nd Revised edition

JoEllen Patterson Guilford Publications: 30th Sep ISBN: 9781606233054 £25,95
Clinical Assessment of Child and Adolescent Personality and Behavior: 3rd Revised
edition
Paul J. Frick Springer-Verlag: 1st Oct ISBN: 9780387896427 £72.00
Psychosocial Adaptation to Pregnancy: 3rd Revised edition

Regina P. Lederman Springer: 1st Oct ISBN: 9781441902870 £117.00
Social Behavior and Skills in Children

Johnny L. Matson Springer: 1st Oct ISBN: 9781441902337 £103.50
Challenging Depression: The Go-to Guide for Clinicians and Patients

Mark Zetin WW Norton: 1st Oct ISBN: 9780393706109 £19.99
CONFERENCES
(New additions are in green type)
WORKING WITH ADULTS WHO MISUSE SUBSTANCES: 14th October: London
http://www.rdlearning.org.uk/courseDetails.asp?ID=44364
SOCIAL WORK: A PROFESSION TO BE PROUD OF: GSC Annual conference

14th October: London
http://www.pavpub.com/pavpub/conferences/showfull.asp?Conference=863
NAO ADULTS WITH AUTISM NATIONAL CONFERENCE: 15th October: London
http://www.neilstewartassociates.com/sh264/
SO WHAT MAKES IT THERAPEUTIC...? OBSERVATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERVENTION IN

RESIDENTIAL CHILD CARE PRACTICE AND TRAINING: 16th October: London
http://www.tavi-port.org/node/1343
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/
DRUG TREATMENT AND THE LAW: 22nd October: Derby

UK DEMENTIA CONGRESS: 3rd November: Harrogate

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

http://www.healthcare-events.co.uk/conf/booking.php?action=home&id=336
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
EXCELLENCE IN MENTAL HEALTH CARE: PUTTING EVIDENCE INTO PRACTICE” Health

Service and Population Research Department 10th Anniversary Event:
12th November: London
http://www.iop.kcl.ac.uk/departments/?locator=4&context=1308
KEYS TO POWER: EXPLORING THE POTENTIAL AND CHALLENGES OF SERVICE-USER

RUN SERVICES: 17th November: Manchester
http://www.pavpub.com/pavpub/conferences/index.asp
A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO IMPROVING THE MANAGEMENT OF DUAL DIAGNOSIS:

5TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE: AUTISM TODAY: 17th – 18th November: Edinburgh

http://www.mahealthcareevents.co.uk/cgi-bin/go.pl/conferences/detail.html?conference_uid=128
PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES AND THE PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE

CHANGES IN MENTAL HEALTH AND CAPACITY LAW FOR PROFESSIONALS AND
SERVICES: 18th November: London
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:
A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO SAFEGUARDING VULNERABLE CHILDREN:

ANOREXIA, CACHEXIA AND FATIGUE: 26th November: London

http://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/event/details.aspx?e=1412
PSYCHOLOGICAL THERAPIES IN THE NHS: 26th – 27th November: London

COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPY WITH CHILDREN AND FAMILIES: MAKING CBT WORK
FOR INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, PRACTITIONERS AND SERVICES: 2nd December: London
PERSONALISATION AND RECOVERY: A STUDY DAY EXPLORING THE CROSSOVER

BETWEEN PERSONALISATION AND RECOVERY IN MENTAL HEALTH:
2nd December: London
SERVICE USER INVOLVEMENT IN SOCIAL CARE: 2nd December: London

7TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE: BIPOLAR DISORDERS: 4th December: London

MEETING THE SOCIAL CARE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH CANCER AND THEIR CARERS:
8th December: London
SAFEGUARDING VULNERABLE ADULTS: Implementing 'No Secrets':

9th December: Manchester
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
YES WE CAN!: HELPING PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES FROM BLACK AND
MINORITY ETHNIC COMMUNITIES MOVE ON AND UP: 19th January: London
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http://www.addictiondisorders.com/pt/re/adt/currenttoc.htm
ADOPTION AND FOSTERING

http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/baaf/afj
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http://www.pavpub.com/pavpub/journals/add/index.asp
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http://www.pavpub.com/pavpub/journals/aimhld/index.asp
ADVANCES IN PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT

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AGE AND AGING

http://ageing.oxfordjournals.org/current.dtl
AGING AND MENTAL HEALTH

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

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INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES

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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ART THERAPY: INSCAPE

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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CULTURE AND MENTAL HEALTH

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EATING DISORDERS

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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

INTEGRATED CARE PILOTS: AN INTRODUCTORY GUIDE

GUIDANCE FOR THE PHARMACOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT OF SUBSTANCE MISUSE

GUIDANCE FOR THE PHARMACOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT OF SUBSTANCE MISUSE

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MIND AND DRUGSCOPE URGE ACTION ON ADULTS WITH MULTIPLE NEEDS

GANG CULTURE LINKED TO MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES

FIONA PILKINGTON SCR QUESTIONS SAFEGUARDING ADULTS POLICY

TOGETHER BIDS TO HELP AGENCIES WORK WITH MENTALLY-ILL OFFENDERS

INQUEST INTO FIONA PILKINGTON AND HER SEVERELY DISABLED DAUGHTER

'A TRAGIC EXAMPLE' OF DISABILITY HATE CRIME

HEALTH SECRETRY PLEDGES TO PROTECT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN A

EXPERT DEMENTIA SUPPORT 'CRUCIAL'

ADASS/LGA SEEK DETAIL ON BROWN'S £670M FREE CARE PLEDGE

WHO CARES? TRUST CHIEF URGES THERAPY FOR LOOKED-AFTER CHILDREN

LEARNING DISABILITY SPENDING BY ENGLISH COUNCILS ROCKETS

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FLU VACCINE REKINDLES DEBATE OVER CONNECTION TO AUTISM

TOOL KIT TO HELP DIAGNOSE DEMENTIA BEING DEVELOPED BY UCF TEAM

STUDY INDICATES EFFECTIVENESS OF ONLINE SCREENINGS IN CONNECTING

World Mental Health Day: 10th October

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DocGuide TopAbstracts in Addictions

• Predictors of treatment response to fluvoxamine in obsessive-compulsive disorder: An fMRI study - (J

DocGuide TopAbstracts in Alzheimer’s

MONOCYTE PROINFLAMMATORY STATE IN BD LINKED TO ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS

DocGuide TopAbstracts in Depression

A COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT SURVEY PERIODS IN ONLINE SURVEYS OF PERSONS

POST TRAUMATIC STRESS

DO YOUR CHILDREN PUSH THE BOUNDARIES? IT MAY BE A SIGN OF FUTURE

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Seeing double: meeting the challenge of dual diagnosis

Dementia: ethical issues

Handbook of Family Psychology

Building Motivational Interviewing Skills

Essential Skills In Family Therapy: 2nd Revised edition

Psychosocial Adaptation to Pregnancy: 3rd Revised edition

Social Behavior and Skills in Children

Challenging Depression: The Go-to Guide for Clinicians and Patients

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SOCIAL WORK: A PROFESSION TO BE PROUD OF: GSC Annual conference

SO WHAT MAKES IT THERAPEUTIC...? OBSERVATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERVENTION IN

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

DRUG TREATMENT AND THE LAW: 22nd October: Derby

UK DEMENTIA CONGRESS: 3rd November: Harrogate

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

SCHIZOPHRENIA: THE FINAL FRONTIER: 5th November: London