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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.
Costing different models of mental health service provision
- Authors:
- McCRONE Paul, CHISHOLM Daniel, BOULD Martin
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Research Review, 6, May 1999, pp.14-17.
- Publisher:
- Personal Social Services Research Unit
This article describes one recent attempt to model the costs of a range of mental health care strategies in an outer-London health authority. The perceived value of the modelling approach to service costing was to supply insights into and estimates of broad directions of change, which could subsequently inform a wider discussion between local clinicians, planners and managers about future mental health service in the locality.
Parenting: experiences and feelings of parents with a mental illness
- Author:
- BASSETT Hazel
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health, 8(6), December 1999, pp.597-604.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- London
Most research in the area of parenting has focused on the psychopathology in the child or the child-parent relationship. Little qualitative research has been carried out in the area of the experiences and feelings of parents with a mental illness. The aim of this Australian study described in this article was to explore that parents' experiences and feelings concerning their role as parents and how the mental illness has impacted on that role. It also examined their perceptions of the mental health service and areas in need of improvement.
Prevalence of substance misuse in first-episode psychosis
- Authors:
- CANTWELL Roch, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 174, February 1999, pp.150-153.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
This study identifies the prevalence and pattern of substance use and misuse in first-episode psychosis, and relationships with diagnosis, mode of presentation and demographic variables. It confirms high rates of substance misuse at onset of psychosis. There is evidence for an increase in diagnosis of substance-related psychotic disorder over time. Those most at risk of substance misuse are young males.
Out of sight, out of mind
- Author:
- GULLAND Anne
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 1.9.99, 1999, p.12.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Reports on a new survey from Crisis which reveals that one in three people evicted from their homes has a mental health problem.
Establishing individualized goals in a supported education intervention: program influences on goal setting and attainment
- Authors:
- COLLINS Mary Elizabeth, MOWBRAY Carol T., BYBEE Deborah
- Journal article citation:
- Research on Social Work Practice, 9(4), July 1999, pp.483-507.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Support for goal setting and attainment is a frequent component of social work interventions aimed at fostering client growth. This study investigated goal setting and attainment in the Michigan Supported Education Research Project, an intervention that provides support for adults with psychiatric disabilities to engage in postsecondary education. Results indicate increased complexity of goal statements over time. Interventions can influence the goals that are set by individuals. Because of its importance to social work practice, researchers and practitioners should pay more explicit attention to goal setting.
Antisocial behaviour and adolescent mental health
- Author:
- HAGELL Ann
- Journal article citation:
- Young Minds Magazine, 40, May 1999, pp.12-13.
- Publisher:
- YoungMinds
Outlines the main messages from a major view of research into antisocial behaviour by young people and reflects on the complex relationship between offending behaviour and adolescent mental health problems.
The role of gender in engaging the dually diagnosed in treatment
- Authors:
- WATKINS Katherine E., SHANER Andrew, SULLIVAN Greer
- Journal article citation:
- Community Mental Health Journal, 35(2), April 1999, pp.115-126.
- Publisher:
- Springer
Individuals with both a serious mental illness and substance abuse are particularly difficult to engage in treatment. Given known gender differences in both substance abuse and schizophrenia, this article examines the impact of gender on treatment engagement. Qualitative interviews with ten males and eleven females focused on how the client perceived the engagement process, and what obstacles they faced. While both males and females are difficult to engage, the interviews suggest that they experience the process differently and that they face different obstacles. Discusses the implication for service providers.
Measuring children's mental health functioning: confirmatory factor analysis of a multidimensional measure
- Author:
- POTTER Cathryn C.
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Research, 23(1), March 1999, pp.42-53.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
As mental health systems respond to policy definitions of serious emotional disturbance and the need to prioritise and evaluate mental health services, there is an increasing need for multidimensional measures of children's mental health functioning. Assesses the validity of the dimensional structure of the Colorado Client Assessment Record (CCAR) using a sample of child mental health service recipients.
Befriending as an intervention for chronic depression among women in an inner city
- Authors:
- HARRIS Tirril, BROWN George V., ROBINSON Ruth
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 174, March 1999, pp.219-224.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Evaluates volunteer befriending as an intervention among women with chronic depression in inner London. The findings are discussed in relation to standard drug-trial results and to another befriending intervention with the elderly. Concludes that the results are not unpromising. Additional trials with less restricted intake conditions, and in more naturalistic general practice settings, might confirm volunteer befriending as a useful adjunct to current treatments.