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Peer support hub
- Author:
- NATIONAL VOICES
- Publisher:
- National Voices
- Publication year:
- 2019
This hub brings together a list of high quality resources about how to measure, evaluate, sustain and grow various types of peer support. It collates, curates and categorises the best quality information and evidence together in one place, making it easier for people to find useful, high quality peer support resources. It contains material in a wide range of formats including reports, toolkits, videos, presentations and journal articles. It has been developed by National Voices with the Q Improvement Lab and is supported by the Health Foundation. (Edited publisher abstract)
'Drone strikes
- Author:
- DALY Max
- Journal article citation:
- Druglink, 27(6), November 2012, pp.8-11.
- Publisher:
- Drugscope
- Place of publication:
- London
In this article, the author reports on the results of the Druglink Street Drug Trends 2012 survey. The survey, undertaken between September and November 2012, was based on information from police forces, drug action teams, frontline treatment services and user groups in 20 towns and cities, and from interviews and questionnaires involving drug experts, national drug services and drug workers across the UK. The article focuses in particular on the survey findings concerning use of mephedrone. It reports that despite a ban in 2010 mephedrone is becoming a significant problematic drug, and that more people are requesting help with physical and psychological problems associated with their mephedrone use. It notes mephedrone's relatively low cost, easy availability and reliable potency, and that it is being taken by a more diverse population. It discusses trends in use of the drug and possible reasons for this, and includes a brief user case example and a Barnsley case study report for Addaction on mephedrone injecting. It also reports on other major trends revealed in the 2012 survey.
Getting better
- Authors:
- LEEDS ANIMATION WORKSHOP, (Producer)
- Publisher:
- Leeds Animation Workshop
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- (11 mins.), DVD
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
Six short animated stories about people with learning disabilities who also have mental health problems. The films shows how people with learning disabilities need to stand up for themselves to get fair treatment and in order to look after their health. It also shows what to expect when visiting the doctor's, the clinic or visit the dentist. A booklet is included.
Audit of metabolic syndrome in adults prescribed clozapine in community and long-stay in-patient populations
- Authors:
- MORGAN David, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Psychiatric Bulletin, 32(4), May 2008, pp.174-177.
- Publisher:
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
The aim was to calculate the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in patients receiving clozapine in community and long-stay in-patient settings. Patients were assessed using measures specified by the Expert Panel of the US National Cholesterol Education Program. The prevalence of the metabolic syndrome was calculated as 53% in the community groups and 11% in the in-patient group, although both sample sizes (particularly the in-patient group) were small. Women were more frequently affected than men in the community population. The higher percentage of metabolic syndrome in the community patients receiving clozapine has implications with respect to physical health. The reasons for the lower percentage in the in-patient group are unclear. The findings point to a possible difference in the physical health of long-stay psychiatric in-patients and patients in the community.
Evidence based practice and psychotherapy research
- Author:
- REYNOLDS Shirley
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health, 9(3), June 2000, pp.257-266.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- London
This paper outlines the concept and the process of evidence based practice and discusses the potential role of evidence based practice in the development of psychotherapy research. Despite concerns that evidence based practice may impede the clinical freedom of clinicians, the argument presented in this paper is that this approach provides new opportunities for psychotherapy research. Although most attempts to develop evidence based practice have been focused on applying the results of qualitative research to practice there are emerging opportunities to broaden the scope of evidence based practice. This can and should include neglected methods of research, for example qualitative methods, and neglected topics of research including the treatment of individuals with enduring and severe mental health problems.
Health provision
- Author:
- CRAIG Tom
- Publisher:
- Mental Health Foundation
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 11p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Factfile setting out basic information about what services the NHS provides for people with mental health problems.
Review of health and social services for mentally disordered offenders and others requiring similar services; final summary report
- Authors:
- REED John, chair
- Publisher:
- HMSO/Great Britain. Department of Health/Great Britain. Home Office
- Publication year:
- 1992
- Pagination:
- 124p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Sexual, reproductive and mental health: physical health, mental health and sexuality
- Authors:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE, ABEL Kathryn
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Place of publication:
- London
This e-learning resource on Genitourinary health is one of 8 modules developed to help mental health professionals deal with aspects of sexual and reproductive health in the context of mental illness. The module explores common complaints and types of urinary problems, medically unexplained genitourinary health problems and helping the people you work with stay healthy.
Review of eating disorder services in Northern Ireland
- Author:
- REGULATION AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY
- Publisher:
- Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 74
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
This review profiles the eating disorder services in Northern Ireland, assessing how they meet the needs of adults and children/young people and examining their organisational structure, staffing levels, and skills and capacity available to respond to assessed needs. A number of key themes emerge from this review: people with eating disorders are not a homogeneous group and often present with other disorders and issues - eating disorders can be difficult to identify early and therefore more challenging to treat; there is a need for a review of the physical health monitoring of patients and a review of the commissioning of this service to ensure early access to and greater parity of service provision across all trusts; care pathways need to be developed for young people and adults, by harnessing the views of experts by experience and professionals involved in commissioning and providing care; the HSC Board should review the current staffing levels in HSC trusts and the skills and competencies available while further work is required to develop clinical outcome measures that should be routinely recorded and used to inform clinical practice; a disparity was noted across trusts with respect to provision of an appropriate skill mix and qualifications of staff, with a low level of employment of psychological and occupational therapy staff, particularly in adult services; quality improvement is likely to be more effective if it is addressed at a whole system level, rather than as a number of disconnected initiatives in a number of trusts; and across all of the services there is a need for clear and effective communication. (Edited publisher abstract)
London mental health: the invisible costs of mental ill health
- Author:
- GREATER LONDON AUTHORITY
- Publisher:
- Greater London Authority
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 56
- Place of publication:
- London
This report seeks to shed light on the scope and scale of mental ill health in London, to highlight the wider impacts beyond those to health and social care. It aims to quantify the impact of mental ill health in London, by analysing the wider economic and social impacts of mental health in terms of reductions in quality of life, intergenerational impact, lost output, and its effect on carers and crime victims. It considers costs in terms of public expenditure for treatments or welfare benefits, and the costs of lost taxes. While some £7.5 billion is spent on everything relating to mental health in London each year, this report suggests that the wider impacts of mental health result in some £26 billion in total economic and social costs in London. (Edited publisher abstract)