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Assessment of the prevalence of psychiatric disorder in young adults
- Authors:
- FERDINAND Robert F., et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 166, April 1995, pp.480-488.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Investigates the effectiveness of different assessment procedures for determining prevalence rates of psychiatric disorder in young adults.
Crisis in admission beds
- Authors:
- POWELL Robin B., HOLLANDER Doris, TOBIANSKY Robert I.
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 167, December 1995, pp.765-769.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Reports on a study carried out to measure bed occupancy in Greater London's psychiatric units, in response to the apparent shortage of admission beds. The bed occupancy of London's 54 National Health Service (NHS) acute psychiatric units within 29 districts was ascertained by telephone on 16 bank holidays covering the period 1990-93. The mean occupancy level for all London over the 4 years was 97.54%. Bed a steady decline in the number of beds over the four-year period. Occupancy rates have become unacceptably high and require careful monitoring. Corrective action may be required in order to prevent a breakdown in services.
The prevalence and phenomenology of psychotic symptoms in dementia sufferers
- Authors:
- BALLARD C.G., et al
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 10(6), June 1995, pp.477-485.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
One hundred patients referred to old age psychiatry services in the West Midlands and 25 patients referred to a memory clinic in Bristol with mild to moderate dementia were assessed using the GMS/HAS schedule together with a detailed inventory to assess their psychotic symptoms. On careful evaluation one patient did not have dementia. Eighty-three of the other 124 patients (66%) had a least one psychotic symptom. The frequencies of individual psychotic symptoms are described in the text.
Psychiatric patients and HIV infection: a new population risk?
- Authors:
- STEFAN Martin D., CATALAN Jose
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 167, December 1995, pp.721-727.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Assess the evidence that psychiatric patients are at increased risk of infection with HIV and discusses some of the clinical implications. Surveys of HIV seroprevalence and risk behaviours among psychiatric patients were obtained from a manual and computer search. Most studies report an increased prevalence of HIV infection among psychiatric patients compared to the general population. Risk behaviours, and obstacles to risk reduction, are identified. Concludes that there is a strong case for investigating the seroprevalence of HIV in psychiatric settings in the UK. Issues relating to HIV and AID are likely to assume increasing importance in general psychiatric practice.
Prevalence of psychiatric morbidity among remand prisoners in Scotland
- Authors:
- DAVIDSON Mark, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 167, October 1995, pp.545-548.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Determining the prevalence of psychiatric disorders among remand populations has been made a priority in England and Wales. Differences in legal process and psychiatric services in Scotland make similar research there important. Demographic data were collected on 389 prisoners, the Clinical Interview Schedule was completed and cognitive function assessed. The prevalence of major psychiatric disorder was low. Less severe symptoms were more common. The sample was of average IQ, but low educational attainment. Reported drug more common. The sample was of average IQ, but low educational attainment. Reported drug abuse was high. Few of those interviewed required hospital care, but other symptoms and drug-related problems may place heavy demands on prison medical and psychiatric services.
An open trial of exposure therapy based on deconditioning for post-traumatic stress disorder
- Authors:
- THOMPSON J.A., et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 34(3), September 1995, pp.407-416.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Twenty-three patients who had experienced a major stressful event were given a debriefing session followed by eight weekly sessions of imaginal exposure and in vivo exposure. Patients recounted their traumatic experiences aloud, using the first person and the present tense, and included as much detail as possible. This account was audiotaped and patients were asked to listen to the tape between treatment sessions. The number of patients who satisfied the diagnostic criteria for post-traumatic stress disorder was halved.
Child and adolescent psychiatric presentations of second-generation Afro-Caribbeans in Britain
- Authors:
- GOODMAN Robert, RICHARDS Hilary
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 167, September 1995, pp.362-369.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
A clinical sample was used to investigate whether second-generation Afro-Caribbean children differed from other British-born children in their psychiatric presentation of vulnerability to risk factors. Afro-Caribbean patients were exposed to more socio-economic disadvantage but less family dysfunction. The ratio of emotional to conduct disorders was lower among Afro-Caribbean than among the comparison patients - an effect that was not evidently due to demographic factors of diagnostic bias. Most risk factors for emotion or conduct disorders had comparable effects on Afro-Caribbean and comparison patients. Psychotic and autistic disorders were disproportionately common among the Afro-Caribbean patients. Second-generation Afro-Caribbean children differ somewhat from other British-born children in their psychiatric presentation - a difference that has persisted over the 1970s and 1980s and that deserves more investigation than it has received to date.
Mind the gaps
- Authors:
- JOHNSTONE Paul, GRICE Diana
- Journal article citation:
- Health Service Journal, 10.8.95, 1995, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Emap Healthcare
An analysis of extra-contractual referrals in mental health can identify deficiencies in local services.
Adolescent units: do they have a future?
- Author:
- WELLS Peter
- Journal article citation:
- Young Minds Newsletter, 22, July 1995, pp.9-10.
- Publisher:
- Young Minds
Asks whether specialist adolescent psychiatric units can survive in the present market system, and suggests that central action, rather than guidance, is needed to stem the decline in services.
Emergency psychiatric services in England and Wales
- Authors:
- JOHNSON Sonia, THORNICROFT Graham
- Journal article citation:
- British Medical Journal, 29.7.95, 1995, pp.287-288.
- Publisher:
- British Medical Association
Describes how emergency services in England and Wales are currently organised and staffed, comparing patterns of provision outside office hours with those during the day.