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Early warning system
- Author:
- TICKLE Louise
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 9.10.03, 2003, p.34.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Looks at a pioneering project in Shetland which trains people to detect mental health problems before crisis point. The training initiative has been adopted after its successful use in Australia.
Lessons from down under
- Author:
- CHRISTIE Bryan
- Journal article citation:
- Care and Health Magazine, 45, 24.9.03, 2003, pp.28-29.
- Publisher:
- Care and Health
Looks at the Mental Health First Aid Programme which has been adopted in Scotland following it's success in Australia. The programme trains health professionals, social workers, carers, teachers and members of the public to recognise the signs of mental health and applying strategies to help the person concerned, and guide them towards professional help.
Substance misuse among young people referred to a UK psychiatric service
- Author:
- MUTALE Theodore
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Forensic Practice, 5(4), November 2003, pp.3-11.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Reports on one aspect of a descriptive and prospective study of 140 consecutive young people aged 12 to 18 years assessed by a combined general and forensic adolescent psychiatric service between November 1996 and October 1997. Comorbidity of substance misuse is discussed, also examines the possible role of substance misuse as a gateway to adolescent offending. Makes recommendations for the development of adolescent substance misuse services.
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.
Prevalence and experience of harassment of people with mental health problems living in the community
- Authors:
- BERZINS Kathyrn M., PETCH Alison, ATKINSON Jacqueline
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 183(12), December 2003, pp.526-533.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
The levels and experiences of harassment of people with mental health problems in the community compared with those of the general population have not been explored. The aim was to measure the levels and experience of harassment experienced by people with mental health problems in the community in Scotland and compare them with the general population. Experiences of harassment were collected by interviewing 165 individuals with mental health problems and a control group of 165 people from the general population. Harassment in the community was found to be twice as common for individuals with mental health problems (41%) than for those in the general population (15%). The harassment commonly involved verbal abuse referring to the individual's mental health problems and was committed primarily by teenagers and neighbours. Harassment has a significantly higher prevalence among individuals with mental health problems living in the community and is believed to have a detrimental effect on mental health.
Preventing the development of emotional mental health problems from early childhood: recent advances in the field
- Authors:
- BAYER Jordana, SANSON Ann
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 5(3), August 2003, pp.4-16.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Emotional health problems, also referred to as 'internalising' disorders consist primarily of anxiety and depression. Discusses recent advances in preventing emotional mental health problems in early childhood. Reviews current research in fields relevant to internalising problems and identifies the gaps in knowledge that need to be addressed to allow effective prevention and early intervention programmes to be developed. Highlights the importance of attending to early childhood emotional problems based on data demonstrating their prevalence and continuity over time.
Evidence based mental health policy: a critical appraisal
- Author:
- COOPER Brian
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 183(8), August 2003, pp.105-113.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Arguments for and against evidence-based psychiatry have mostly centred on its value for clinical practice and teaching. Now, however, use of the same paradigm in evaluating health care has generated new problems. The aim of this article is to outline the development of evidence-based health care; to summarise the main critiques of this approach; to review the evidence now being employed to evaluate mental health care; and to consider how the evidence base might be improved. The following sources were monitored: publications on evidence-based psychiatry and health care since 1990; reports of randomised trials and meta-analytic reviews to the end of 2002; and official British publications on mental health policy. Although evidence-based health care is now being promulgated as a rational basis for mental health planning in Britain, its contributions to service evaluation have been distinctly modest. Only 10% of clinical trials and meta-analyses have been focused on effectiveness of services, and many reviews proved inconclusive. The current evidence-based approach is overly reliant on meta-analytic reviews, and is more applicable to specific treatments than to the care agencies that control their delivery. A much broader evidence base is called for, extending to studies in primary health care and the evaluation of preventive techniques.
The work of the PGO in protecting vulnerable people from financial abuse
- Authors:
- BURNS Sophie, BOWMAN John
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Adult Protection, 5(2), May 2003, pp.21-25.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Explains the role remit and mechanisms available to the Public Guardianship Office in relation to the administration of the financial affairs of adults unable to manage their affairs. Also reports on research commissioned by the Public Guardianship Office which evaluated of 51 case files to identify the risks and explore the safeguards needed to prevent misappropriation of clients' funds.
Do one-shot preventive interventions for PTSD work?: a systematic research synthesis of psychological debriefings
- Author:
- LEWIS Steve J.
- Journal article citation:
- Aggression and Violent Behavior, 8(3), May 2003, pp.329-343.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
Psychological debriefings (PDs) have proliferated throughout the trauma and mental health community under the auspice as a one-shot preventive intervention to mitigate acute stress reactions and prevent the development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The author presents the results of a systematic research synthesis (SRS) of the available literature on the many variants of PDs. Fifteen empirical studies were systematically analyzed to determine the empirical status of PDs, examine the contention that debriefings prevent PTSD, and investigate the context and with whom PDs demonstrate effectiveness. In toto, PDs lack empirical support. Furthermore, the studies examined had a number of methodological shortcomings, which accent the need for further, well-controlled research of the components of debriefings, experience and training of debriefing providers, and the appropriate context and population prescriptive of PD.
A window of opportunity: a practical guide for developing early intervention in psychosis services
- Author:
- SAINSBURY CENTRE FOR MENTAL HEALTH
- Publisher:
- Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 87p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Early intervention services can make a big difference in the lives of young people experiencing psychosis for the first time. This guide argues that if the NHS and social services invest new resources in early intervention they will increase young people’s chances of recovering from mental illness. Over time, they can also save money in other services. Young people across the country often wait for more than a year before receiving treatment for psychosis. Many seek help several times before they get treatment. This increases their chances of long-term mental ill health and social exclusion. The report shows that implementing early intervention services means creating a team with the skills to work with young people to help them not just with their mental health problems but with other aspects of their lives, such as education, work and personal relationships.