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A question of choice
- Author:
- NATIONAL SCHIZOPHRENIA FELLOWSHIP
- Publisher:
- National Schizophrenia Fellowship
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 7p.
- Place of publication:
- London
There is a growing concern regarding the quality of communication between medical professionals and those who receive mental health services from them . One focus of this concern has been around how the medics convey information to their patients – or not. “A Question of Choice” surveyed the treatment experiences service users. At the basic level of talking about treatment, and taking steps to ensure correct administration of drugs, a third or more of users reported no communication from their doctor; while about two thirds reported being given no information on possible side effects of their treatment or being offered any choice of treatment.
Cheap and cheerful
- Author:
- MUNRO Robert
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 20.1.00, 2000, p.16.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
This report explores concerns that drugs are dominating treatment for depression at the expense of other therapies.
Nurse prescribing in the field of community mental health nursing
- Authors:
- HEMINGWAY Steve, FLOWERS Katherine
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 26.10.00, 2000, pp.40-41.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
The NHS Plan proposes to extend nurse prescribing to the acute sector. Explores the need for, and the mechanics of, extending nurse prescribing to community mental health nurses.
The relevance of guidelines for treatment mania in old age
- Author:
- SNOWDON John
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 15(9), September 2000, pp.779-783.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Reviews three sets of guidelines for the treatment of patients with bipolar disorder, in order to assess their adequacy in relation to treatment of older persons with mania. One of the three referred to differences encountered when treating elderly people, but none gave adequate attention to age-related changes in pharmacokinetics and whether it is appropriate to prescribe lithium as a first-line mood stabiliser for older persons. Concludes that the guidelines do not give clear guidance on initial management of acutely manic patients who refuse medication. Nor do they give consideration to secondary mania. Recommended that evidence be gathered in order to develop guidelines specifically for management of mental disorders presenting in old age.
The social worker and psychotropic medication: toward effective collaboration with mental health clients, families and providers
- Authors:
- BENTLEY K., WALSH J
- Publisher:
- Wadsworth
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 305p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Stamford, CT
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
Offers aspiring and practicing social workers information and guidance on medication issues when working with people with mental health problems. Contains sections on: history and overview of social work roles in medication management; defining effective collaboration between users, families, and service providers; a primer on psychopharmacology (including data on specific medications for specific disorders); knowledge and skills for psychosocial interventions; and future directions.
Drug treatment in dementia
- Author:
- JONES Roy W
- Publisher:
- Blackwell
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 139p.
- Place of publication:
- Oxford
Begins by describing the various conditions that cause dementia and how to diagnose patients and assess their suitability for drug treatment. Describes the drugs available to treat dementia itself, and those for accompanying psychological and behavioural problems. Discusses physical problems that may be found in people with dementia, treatment protocols and cost effectiveness of treatment.
Deliberate self-harm and antidepressant drugs: investigation of a possible link
- Authors:
- DONOVAN Stuart, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 177, December 2000, pp.551-556.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
It is not clear if the frequency of deliberate self-harm (DSH) is the same in patients taking different pharmacological classes of antidepressant drugs. This study compares the frequency of DSH in patients who had been prescribes a tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) or a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) prior to the DSH event. This was a prospective study in 2776 consecutive DSH cases attending an accident and emergency department. Significantly more DSH events occurred following the prescription of an SSRI than that of a TCA. The occurrence of DSH was highest with fluoxetine and lowest with amitriptyline. Merely prescribing safer-in-overdose antidepressants is unlikely to reduce the overall morbidity from DSH.
Effects of cognitive therapy on psychological symptoms and social functioning in residual depression
- Authors:
- SCOTT Jan, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 177, November 2000, pp.440-446.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
About 30 percent of psychiatric out-patients with major depression demonstrate partial remission. This research explores whether the addition of cognitive therapy (CT) had any differential effect on residual symptoms or social adjustment. Findings showed that in patients showing only partial response to antidepressants, the addition of CT produced modest improvements in social psychological functioning. The implications for research on the mechanisms of action of CT are discussed.
Comparison of St John's wort and imipramine for treating depression: randomised controlled trial
- Author:
- WOELK Helmut
- Journal article citation:
- British Medical Journal, 2.9.00, 2000, pp.536-539.
- Publisher:
- British Medical Association
The aim of this research was to compare the efficacy and tolerability of Hypericum perforatum (St John's wort extract) with imipramine in patients with mild to moderate depression. Results suggests that Hypericum perforatum extract is therapeutically equivalent to imipramine in treating mild to moderate depression, but patients tolerate hypericum better.
The London depression intervention trial: randomised controlled trial of anti-depressants v. couple therapy in the treatment and maintenance of people with depression living with a partner - clinical outcome and costs
- Authors:
- LEFF J., et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 177, August 2000, pp.95-100.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
This study compares the relative efficacy and cost of couple therapy and antidepressant drugs for the treatment and maintenance of people with depression living with a critical partner. Concludes that for this group couple therapy is much more acceptable than antidepressant drugs and is at least as efficacious, if not more so, both in the treatment and maintenance phases. It is no more expensive overall.