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Women and HIV invisible no longer: a national study of women's experiences of HIV
- Author:
- SOPHIA FORUM
- Publisher:
- Terrence Higgins Trust
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 90
- Place of publication:
- London
This report explores the needs and experiences of women living with and affected by HIV. It is based on a project to make women visible in the HIV response in the UK and was co-produced with women living with and affected by HIV which included a literature review, online surveys of women living with HIV and women concerned about HIV, and a mapping of services available. The report’s findings highlight significant unmet need, in both prevention services and support services that meet women’s needs across intersecting issues such as violence, mental health and immigration. The report calls for greater gender equity in research, funding, data, services and support. Specifically, it calls for researchers to develop a better understanding of the link between violence, gender and HIV in the UK and create better opportunities for women living with HIV to participate in local service design. (Edited publisher abstract)
Delirium: QS63
- Author:
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
This quality standard covers the prevention, diagnosis and management of delirium in adults (18 years and over) in hospital or long-term care settings. It is designed to contribute to improvements in the following outcomes: length of hospital stay; detection of delirium; incidence of delirium; falls in hospital; mortality; adults' experience of hospital care; and carer involvement in healthcare.
Nursing home suicides: a psychological autopsy study
- Authors:
- SOUMINEN Kirsi, et al
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 18(12), December 2003, pp.1095-1101.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Older adults comprise a fifth of all suicides. Elders are the fastest growing part of the population, thus the number of persons needing nursing home care will increase dramatically in the near future. Little information has been available about suicides in nursing homes. The present study described all suicides among older adults in nursing homes in Finland during a 12-month period emphasizing the factors that have been found to be associated with suicide in the general elderly population. Drawing on data from a psychological autopsy study of all suicides (n=1397) in Finland during one year, all suicides committed by patients in nursing homes were identified. Retrospective DSM-IV consensus diagnoses were assigned. Twelve elderly (aged 60 years or more) nursing home residents who died by suicide, 0.9% of all suicides, were identified. The primary finding of the present study was that nursing home residents who died by suicide had suffered from highly comorbid somatopsychiatric disorders. One or more diagnoses on Axis I were made for all who died by suicide in nursing home. Depressive syndrome was diagnosed in three-quarters of subjects. Only a third of these were identified to have suffered from depressive symptoms before their death. Early recognition and adequate treatment of both somatic diseases and mental disorders, particularly depression, as well as early recognition of suicide risk among nursing home residents, are needed in order to prevent suicide.
Mental health in old age: perspectives from primary care
- Author:
- ILIFFE Steve
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Review, 3(1), March 1998, pp.22-25.
- Publisher:
- Pier Professional
Discusses how the two main mental health problems of later life, depression and dementia are both common. Describes how general practitioners appear to be in a strategic position to carry out the assessment and management of these mental health problems, and may also have a role in the prevention of some psychological disorders.
Rapid review of mental health in primary care: what aspects of primary care are effective in the prevention, recognition and management of mental health issues across the lifespan; for whom do they work, in what circumstances and why?
- Authors:
- BUNTING Brendan, et al
- Publisher:
- Public Health Agency
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 283p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
This rapid review of the literature looks at guidelines, standards and best practice for the effective provision of mental health services in primary care. The review used a defined search strategy to retrieve systematic reviews, meta-analysis or synthesis papers. A separate strategy was used to retrieve guidelines and standards. The main sections of the report cover the context and the current challenge presented by mental health in Northern Ireland; the review methodology; key principles of an ideal service model; synthesis of review level evidence; comparison of review level evidence and the key principles of an ideal model; and concluding comments. The findings and recommendations look at specific conditions separately, including: depression and anxiety; mental health and the Northern Ireland conflict; stigma; screening; suicide and self-harm; GAD; alcohol dependency and mental health; prevention; older people; dementia; and schizophrenia. This is one of a series of research reviews focussing on priorities identified through the Action Plan that supports the response to the Bamford Review Bamford Review of Mental Health and Learning Disability Recommendations in Northern Ireland.
Guidelines on depression in older people: practising the evidence
- Authors:
- BALDWIN Robert, et al
- Publisher:
- Martin Dunitz
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 162p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
There is evidence showing that depressive disorder in later life is treatable, and that the benefits of treatment for the individual, families and societies are immense. This book aims to bridge the gap between knowledge and practice by providing a concise summary of available evidence which will then serve as a guide for practice.
What public health could (belatedly) contribute to mental health promotion
- Author:
- HART Bret
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 1(2), April 1999, pp.22-29.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Although public health practitioners have made some contribution to the prevention of mental illness, this has not been a result of deliberate intent. This article explores the historical reasons and provides an analysis of public health's reluctance to include mental health as part of it's responsibility.
Suicide in special populations and circumstances: a review
- Authors:
- RANGE Lillian M., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Aggression and Violent Behavior, 2(1), Spring 1997, pp.53-63.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
Describes the characteristics of people at risk of suicidality and discusses implications for prevention strategies.