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Seasonal affective disorder among primary care attenders and a community sample in Aberdeen
- Authors:
- EAGLES J. M., et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 175, November 1999, pp.472-475.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Patients aged 16-64 consulting their GPs in Aberdeen during January were screened with the Seasonal Pattern Assessment Questionnaire (SPAQ). SPAQs were also mailed to 600 matched patients, who had not consulted their GP during January. Surgery attenders who fulfilled SPAQ criteria for SAD were invited for interview to determine whether they met criteria for SAD in DSM-IV and the Structured Interview Guide for the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression--Seasonal Affective Disorder Version (SIGH-SAD). Of 6161 surgery attenders, 4557 (74%) completed a SPAQ; 442 (9.7%) were SPAQ cases of SAD. Rate of caseness on the SPAQ did not differ between surgery attenders and non-attenders. Of 223 interviewed SPAQ cases of SAD, 91 (41%) also fulfilled DSM-IV and SIGH-SAD criteria. It is concluded that there is a high prevalence of SAD among patients attending their GPs in January in Aberdeen; this is likely to reflect a similar rate in the community.
Dynamic psychotherapy explained
- Author:
- HUGHES Patricia
- Publisher:
- Radcliffe Medical Press
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 174p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Abingdon
Places psychotherapy in its context in psychiatry and outlines the important theories of dynamic psychotherapy. Uses clinical examples to illustrate theory and practice.
Mental disorders: challenging prejudice
- Author:
- ROYAL COLLEGE OF PSYCHIATRISTS
- Publisher:
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 10p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Introduction to a series of booklets describing a range of mental health problems, aiming to make people more understanding of what these are and of the people who suffer from them.
Exclusion and mental health: the relationship context of mental health practice
- Author:
- BARNES Helen
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Education (The International Journal), 18(4), November 1999, pp.401-415.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This paper will explore relationship aspects of social exclusion and consider their implications for mental health and for social work mental health practice. Current understandings of the impact of exclusionary social relations tend to focus on their implications for people's capacity to achieve need satisfaction, and thus seek to address the denial of inner and outer resources. However, a further dimension of these relations is that of their meanings for people, arising in discourses involving exclusion from relationships of respect. Evidence indicates that these meanings result in the experience of trauma, which can be shown to make its own contribution to disempowerment in the mental health context. In accordance with this, research suggests that relationships between the worker and service user which involve respect result in good mental health outcomes, and simultaneously provide a foundation for anti-discriminatory practice. The paper suggests that social work education in respect of these issues may be approached using the broad framework of radical empowerment theory, which relates discriminatory social relations to societal discourses. Within this framework, the paper explores particular educational strategies in respect of the trauma-related aspects of exclusion.
Care programme to work
- Author:
- SEEBOHM Patience
- Journal article citation:
- A Life in the Day, 3(4), November 1999, pp.19-21.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Describes Care Programme to Work (CPTW) an action research project that aims to help local services develop employment opportunities for people who are on the higher tiers of Care Programme Approach. It brings together providers, their users and local employers, to develop ways in which users can more easily identify and pursue their vocational ambitions.
"Whatever you say, say something": the education, training and practice of mental health social workers in Northern Ireland
- Authors:
- CAMPBELL Jim, HEALEY Arlene
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Education (The International Journal), 18(4), November 1999, pp.389-400.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This article describes and analyses a range of sometimes contradictory factors which have shaped the education, training an practice of mental health social workers in Northern Ireland. It begins with two accounts of the authors' personal and professional experiences, which reveal tensions in the social work role and the influence of the political conflict on judgement-making. It is argued that a critical analysis of the State in Northern Ireland helps to explain high standards of social work education and training, but also the reluctance by social workers to deal with issues associated with 'the Troubles' (the Troubles is a term used to describe the conflict in Northern Ireland). Nonetheless, the article concludes with an optimistic appraisal of current and future developments in the education, training and practice of mental health social workers, particularly in the context of a rapidly changing political and social environment.
New mental health legislation: a lifesaver?; changing paradigm and practice
- Author:
- PLUMB Anne E.
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Education (The International Journal), 18(4), November 1999, pp.459-478.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Perspectives: the effects of exclusion
- Author:
- TAYLOR Alison
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 4.11.99, 1999, p.12.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Argues that segregating people with mental illness should be seen as a last resort as they are better helped by being supported in the community they know.
What's on the agenda, Alan?
- Author:
- McCURRY Patrick
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 4.11.99, 1999, pp.10-11.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Despite new Health Secretary Alan Milburn's statement that mental health was among his top policy priorities, worries persist that pressing issues in the field will remain unaddressed. Reports on how some feel that Milburn's appointment is a harbinger of better times ahead.
Tribune group
- Author:
- SPENCER John
- Journal article citation:
- Health Service Journal, 23.9.99, 1999, p.28.
- Publisher:
- Emap Healthcare
Explains how the right of psychiatric patients to challenge their detention through a tribunal provides challenges for managers and clinicians.