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Department of Health
Transparency in outcomes: a framework for quality in adult social care - response to

consultation
Good Practice Procedure Guide: The transfer and remission of adult prisoners under s47
and s48 of the Mental Health Act
Response to sexual violence needs assessments (RSVNA) toolkit: informing the

commissioning and development of co-ordinated specialist services for victims of sexual
violence
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National News
Dementia checks at 75 urged by Alzheimer's Society

The NHS should offer checks for dementia when people reach 75, a leading health charity says
Sleep hormone melatonin in Alzheimer's treatment study

A drug containing the sleep hormone melatonin is to be tested in Scotland to find out if it helps
reduce the effects of dementia
Risk Of Mental Health Losing Out In The New Commissioning Reforms Prompts Launch
Of New Joint Commissioning Panel For Mental Health
Thirteen organisations have come together to launch the Joint Commissioning Panel for Mental
Health and address serious concerns about the future commissioning of mental health services
and public mental health interventions
Head of scrapped mental health agency questions its abolition

The government's decision to scrap its lead mental health agency without creating an equivalent
body has been criticised by the organisation's outgoing director
5% fall in adults receiving free social care

Tightening eligibility criteria has meant that the number of adults receiving council-funded care
fell by 5% last year, it has been revealed
£5m to divert people with mental health issues from prison

A pilot £5m programme to help divert offenders with mental health problems away from prison
has been unveiled
Mental health patients left naked and suffer overcrowding

Mental health patients are being held unclothed in seclusion and denied access to toilets in
overcrowded wards, inspectors have found
£44m boost for children's social work teams in England

Children's social work teams across England will receive £44m in 2011-12 to help reduce
pressure on frontline staff
Watchdog axe will see mental health patients 'denied justice'

Detained mental health patients face being denied fair access to justice under government
plans to axe a key watchdog, its head has warned
Quality standard on depression in adults

NICE has launched new quality standards on depression in adults
Detained Patients Give Their Views On The Mental Health Tribunal Process
A ground-breaking report is published today on the experiences of patients who appealed to a
tribunal against their detention under the Mental Health Act
Social workers may gain power of entry in adult abuse cases

A Supreme Court judge has backed giving social workers the power to enter the homes of
people when adult abuse is suspected
Re-think needed on health and social care outcomes, says The King's Fund
The King’s Fund has called for a single performance framework to ensure that NHS and social
care services work together to improve outcomes for patients and service users in a new paper
published
Experts call for more action on eating disorders in younger children

Urgent action is needed to improve the detection of eating disorders in children aged five to 13,
experts from University College London Institute of Child Health have said
Support for people with mental health needs in justice system welcomed
Dr Peter Carter has welcomed a government commitment to divert people with mental health
needs from the justice system and to improve treatment and support in the community
Secure hospital beds blocked by lack of step-down care, says Centre for Mental Health
report
Prisoners in England are unable to get access to urgent hospital care because secure hospital
services are blocked by a lack of community and step-down services to which to move people
on
One in seven councils raises eligibility bar for adult care

One in seven councils has increased its threshold for adult social care this year, leaving many
older and disabled people facing reduced support, the Local Government Association revealed
International News
Risperdal(R) Consta(R) Associated With Lower Risk Of Hospitalisation Compared To

Treatment With Other Antipsychotics In Patients With Schizophrenia
New data from an independent prospective study shows treatment with Risperdal® Consta®
(risperidone long-acting injection (RLAI)) is associated with a lower risk of hospitalisation in
patients with schizophrenia compared to treatment with other antipsychotics over a 12-month
period
FDA Panel Examines Possible Links Between Food Dyes, ADHD

It's the first time the agency has ever seriously looked at the issue, experts say
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Cases Likely To Increase In Japanese Tsunami

Aftermath, Says Stress Expert
The Japanese tsunami took quite a massive toll, injuring and killing thousands and causing
billions of dollars in destruction
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Applicability of two brief evidence-based interventions to improve sleep quality in

inpatient mental health care
The present study explored the applicability of two brief evidence-based interventions to
improve sleep quality in inpatient psychiatry
Assessing Aggression Risks in Patients of the Ambulatory Mental Health Crisis

Team
During outreaching crisis visits, crisis team members run the risk of being confronted with
aggressive behavior from their patients
The challenge of evaluating mental health services for older people

Despite a consensus on the need to expand and improve mental health care for older
people, evidence on models of service development is limited
Addictions
Substance abuse, alcoholism,
Mental Health Services for Children of Substance Abusing Parents: Voices from the
Community
This qualitative study explores how to improve services for children of parents with Substance
Use Disorders with unmet mental health needs
Greater brain risks from "real-world" ecstasy use

For a glimpse into real-world drug use, Australian researchers went to parties where people
were using a drug known as ecstasy
Gene x Disease Interaction on Orbitofrontal Gray Matter in Cocaine Addiction

Long-term cocaine use has been associated with structural deficits in brain regions having
dopamine-receptive neurons
Anxiety Disorders
Metacognitive, cognitive and developmental predictors of generalised anxiety disorder

symptoms
Generalised anxiety disorder is the most significant and common of the anxiety disorders
Parenting and social anxiety: fathers’ versus mothers’ influence on their children’s
anxiety in ambiguous social situations
The role of parenting in child social anxiety was examined in an information processing
experiment
Augmenting antidepressant medication with modular CBT for geriatric generalized

anxiety disorder: a pilot study
Generalized anxiety disorder is a prevalent psychiatric condition in older adults with deleterious
effects on health and cognition
Assessment and Treatment of Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents

This article reviews the current screening and assessment tools for anxiety disorders in children
and adolescents, as well as evidence-based treatment interventions for these disorders
Amyloidosis May Signify 'Preclinical' Alzheimer's Disease

Researchers using two brain-imaging technologies have found that apparently normal older
individuals with brain deposits of amyloid beta also had changes in brain structure similar to
those seen in Alzheimer's patients
Dementia
Alzheimer’s
Asthma Drug Could Help Control or Treat Alzheimer's Disease

A drug used to treat asthma has been shown to help reduce the formation of amyloid beta, a
peptide in the brain that is implicated in the development of Alzheimer's disease
A Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Randomized Trial of Melissa officinalis Oil and

Donepezil for the Treatment of Agitation in Alzheimer’s Disease
Behavioural and psychological symptoms are frequent in people with Alzheimer’s disease and
cause considerable stress to patients and their carers
Cognitive Aging and Early Diagnosis Challenges in Alzheimer's Disease

Despite the profound burden of Alzheimer's disease on public health, research to understand its
underlying pathology has not yet produced new therapeutic approaches to improve symptoms
or halt disease progression
Grey-Matter Atrophy in Alzheimer's Disease is Asymmetric but not Lateralized

In Alzheimer's disease, brain atrophy has been proposed to be left lateralized
Depression
Bipolar disorders
Genetic Link To Attempted Suicide Identified: Findings Could Lead To New Avenues Of
Treatment Research
A study of thousands of people with bipolar disorder suggests that genetic risk factors may
influence the decision to attempt suicide
Many depressive patients fall into ‘soft bipolar spectrum’

Around 85% of patients who present with depression may show some degree of bipolarity
based on the concept of the soft bipolar spectrum
Pioneering Treatment Could Help People With Severe Depression

Pioneering neurosurgical treatment, which very accurately targets brain networks involved in
depression, could help people who suffer with severe and intractable depression
Response inhibition deficits may indicate familial liability for psychotic BD I

Patients with bipolar I disorder who have a history of psychotic symptoms and their unaffected
first-degree relatives exhibit impairments in response inhibition
Postnatal Depression Can Begin During Pregnancy

Pregnancy-related depression is not just confined to after the baby's birth, but can begin during
pregnancy
Dual Diagnosis
Substance abuse linked to involuntary hospitalization in FEP patients

Substance abuse is associated with an increased risk for involuntary hospitalization in patients
with first-episode psychosis, study results show
Patterns of Axis I comorbidity differ by age in bipolar patients

Results from an Italian study show that patterns of Axis I comorbidity and substance abuse
differ by age in patients with bipolar disorder
Eating Disorders
Cohesion to the group and its association with attendance and early treatment response
in an adult day-hospital program for eating disorders: A preliminary clinical investigation
Treatment outcome studies demonstrate that day-hospital programs are effective in the
treatment of eating disorders
Universal school-based eating disorder prevention: Benefits to both high- and low-risk
participants on the core cognitive feature of eating disorders
The objective of this study was to explore two aspects not investigated in a 2.5-year controlled
evaluation of an 8-lesson media literacy program
Assessment of Anorexia Nervosa in Children and Adolescents

Anorexia nervosa is a debilitating illness that affects mostly females and their families
Eating disorders common in women with bipolar I disorder

Eating disorders are common in women with bipolar I disorder and are associated with
increased severity of the mood condition
Forensic Psychiatry
Criminal Justice System Involvement Among People with Schizophrenia

There is growing concern that people with schizophrenia and other severe mental illnesses are
increasingly at risk for unnecessary criminal justice system involvement
Targeting Criminal Recidivism in Mentally Ill Offenders: Structured Clinical Approaches

Decreasing criminal recidivism in justice-involved individuals with mental illness, is among the
most consistently desired outcomes by programs, policy makers and funding agencies
Beliefs about substance use and the attribution of blame for offending
The current study explored the relationship between attitudes regarding substance use and the
attribution of blame for a criminal offence in a sample of male mentally disordered offenders
with a history of substance misuse
Learning Disabilities
Through the Looking Glass: Research Into Brain's Ability to Understand Mirror-Image
Words Sheds Light on Dyslexia
Human beings understand words reflected in a mirror without thinking about it, just like those
written normally, at least for a few instants
Neuroanatomical Differences in Toddler Boys With Fragile X Syndrome and Idiopathic

Autism
Autism is an etiologically heterogeneous neurodevelopmental disorder for which there is no
known unifying etiology or pathogenesis
Implicit procedural learning in fragile X and Down syndrome

Procedural learning refers to rule-based motor skill learning and storage. It involves the
cerebellum, striatum and motor areas of the frontal lobe network
Family home visiting outcomes for mothers with and without intellectual disabilities
The purpose of this study was to evaluate outcomes of public health nurse home visiting for
mothers with intellectual disabilities and a comparison group
Obsessive Compulsive
Disorders
Tourettes Brains Are Structured for Greater, Not Lesser, Cognitive Motor Control
Contrary to intuition, people who suffer from the motor and vocal tics characteristic of Tourette
syndrome actually perform behavioral tests of cognitive motor control more accurately and
quickly than their typically developing peers do
Thought-action fusion and inflated responsibility beliefs in obsessive-compulsive

disorder
In obsessive-compulsive disorde, inflated responsibility beliefs and thought-action fusion are
two cognitive schema argued to contribute to obsessions and compulsions
Cognitive-behavioral therapy for hoarding in the context of contamination fears

Difficulty discarding and excessive acquiring can be treated using specialized cognitive-
behavioral treatment that includes motivational interviewing, skills training, practice sorting and
discarding, and cognitive restructuring
Poor fine-motor and visuospatial skills predict persistence of pediatric-onset

obsessive-compulsive disorder into adulthood
Half of pediatric-onset OCD cases remit by adulthood
Occupational Therapy
The lived experience of redesigning lifestyle post-retirement in the UK

The purpose of this study was to examine the feasibility of introducing and delivering an
occupation-based lifestyle intervention, inspired by the US Lifestyle Redesign® into a UK
context and to test requirements for a future robust clinical evaluation
Changes in activity and interest in the third and fourth age: Associations with health,
functioning and depressive symptoms
This study examines the changes in activity investment among older adults and the role of
these changes in the relationship between health limitations and depression
Post Traumatic
Stress Disorder
Effect of Depression on Recovery from PTSD

It has been suggested that the treatment strategy needs to be reviewed and changed if
depression occurs in patients with posttraumatic stress disorder
Trauma-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder in three

through six year-old children: A randomized clinical trial
The evidence base for trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy to treat posttraumatic
stress disorder in youth is compelling, but the number of controlled trials in very young children
is few and limited to sexual abuse victims
The Child and Family Traumatic Stress Intervention: Secondary prevention for youth
at risk of developing PTSD
This pilot study evaluated the effectiveness of a four-session, caregiver–child Intervention, the
Child and Family Traumatic Stress Intervention, to prevent the development of chronic
posttraumatic stress disorder provided within 30 days of exposure to a potentially traumatic
event
Psychology
What Choice Do We Have? - Association For Psychological Science

Too much choice can be a bad thing-not just for the individual, but for society
Psychological Problems In Childhood Have Long-Term Economic And Social Impact,

Study Finds
Psychological problems experienced during childhood can have a long-lasting impact on an
individual's life course, reducing people's earnings and decreasing the chances of establishing
long-lasting relationships
Differences In Brain Structure In Teenagers With Severe Antisocial Behavior Revealed By

Brain Scans
Brain scans of aggressive and antisocial teenage boys with conduct disorder have revealed
differences in the structure of the developing brain that could link to their behaviour problems
Schizophrenia
Study To Pinpoint The Genetic Determinants Of Schizophrenia

Molecular geneticist Shiva Singh has been working with psychiatrist Dr. Richard O'Reilly to
determine the genetic sequencing of schizophrenia using identical or monozygotic twins
Subjective QoL, psychosocial functioning independent in schizophrenia

Subjective quality of life (QoL) and psychosocial functioning are independent constructs in
schizophrenia and should be assessed separately
Language lateralization reduced in first-episode schizophrenia

First-episode, antipsychotic-naïve schizophrenia patients show reduced language lateralization,
suggesting that this deficiency is not a result of treatment
Scientists Find New Piece in Schizophrenia Puzzle

A biochemical pathway in the brain that may contribute to schizophrenia has been identified by
a research team
Adolescents at high psychosis risk exhibit emotion recognition deficits

Adolescents at ultra-high risk (UHR) for psychosis often misattribute facial expressions of
emotion, with an increased degree of misattribution associated with reduced inhibitory control
Social Work
Spouses, adult children, and children-in-law as caregivers of older adults: A meta-

analytic comparison
The present meta-analysis integrates the results from 168 empirical studies on differences
between caregiving spouses, adult children, and children-in-law
Predictors of Domestically Violent Men's Aggression Toward Children: A Prospective

Study
This research examines predictors of domestically violent men's aggression toward children
after the children and their mothers sought help at an emergency shelter for domestic violence
victims
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Books, Conferences,
Websites & Journal Tocs
NEW PUBLICATIONS
Books and reports hot of the press
Click the title to connect to the website entry
The state of health care and adult social care in England: an overview of key themes in
care 2009/10
Integrating health and social care: Where next?
Pathways to unlocking secure mental health care
Dementia
Biological Basis of Sex Differences in Psychopharmacology
Alzheimer's Disease Diagnosis & Treatments
Clinical Psychology
Bipolar Psychopharmacotherapy: Caring for the Patient: 2nd Revised edition
Mental Health Disorders in Adolescents: A Guide for Parents, Teachers and

Professionals
Foundations of Play Therapy: 2nd Revised edition
Forensic Mental Health Nursing: Ethical and Legal
Mental Health Nursing: An Evidence Based Introduction
CONFERENCES
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WEBSITES
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TIN Learning Disabilities

For further information on the bulletin contact:

Transparency in outcomes: a framework for quality in adult social care - response to

Response to sexual violence needs assessments (RSVNA) toolkit: informing the

back to CONTENTS LINKS

Dementia checks at 75 urged by Alzheimer's Society

Sleep hormone melatonin in Alzheimer's treatment study

Head of scrapped mental health agency questions its abolition

5% fall in adults receiving free social care

£5m to divert people with mental health issues from prison

has been unveiled

Mental health patients left naked and suffer overcrowding

£44m boost for children's social work teams in England

Watchdog axe will see mental health patients 'denied justice'

Quality standard on depression in adults

Social workers may gain power of entry in adult abuse cases

Experts call for more action on eating disorders in younger children

One in seven councils raises eligibility bar for adult care

back to CONTENTS LINKS

Risperdal(R) Consta(R) Associated With Lower Risk Of Hospitalisation Compared To

FDA Panel Examines Possible Links Between Food Dyes, ADHD

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Cases Likely To Increase In Japanese Tsunami

back to CONTENTS LINKS

Applicability of two brief evidence-based interventions to improve sleep quality in

Assessing Aggression Risks in Patients of the Ambulatory Mental Health Crisis

The challenge of evaluating mental health services for older people

Greater brain risks from "real-world" ecstasy use

Gene x Disease Interaction on Orbitofrontal Gray Matter in Cocaine Addiction

Metacognitive, cognitive and developmental predictors of generalised anxiety disorder

Augmenting antidepressant medication with modular CBT for geriatric generalized

Assessment and Treatment of Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents

Amyloidosis May Signify 'Preclinical' Alzheimer's Disease

Asthma Drug Could Help Control or Treat Alzheimer's Disease

A Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Randomized Trial of Melissa officinalis Oil and

Cognitive Aging and Early Diagnosis Challenges in Alzheimer's Disease

Grey-Matter Atrophy in Alzheimer's Disease is Asymmetric but not Lateralized

Many depressive patients fall into ‘soft bipolar spectrum’

Pioneering Treatment Could Help People With Severe Depression

Response inhibition deficits may indicate familial liability for psychotic BD I

Postnatal Depression Can Begin During Pregnancy

Substance abuse linked to involuntary hospitalization in FEP patients

Patterns of Axis I comorbidity differ by age in bipolar patients

Assessment of Anorexia Nervosa in Children and Adolescents

Eating disorders common in women with bipolar I disorder

Criminal Justice System Involvement Among People with Schizophrenia

Targeting Criminal Recidivism in Mentally Ill Offenders: Structured Clinical Approaches

Neuroanatomical Differences in Toddler Boys With Fragile X Syndrome and Idiopathic

known unifying etiology or pathogenesis

Implicit procedural learning in fragile X and Down syndrome

Thought-action fusion and inflated responsibility beliefs in obsessive-compulsive

Cognitive-behavioral therapy for hoarding in the context of contamination fears

Poor fine-motor and visuospatial skills predict persistence of pediatric-onset

The lived experience of redesigning lifestyle post-retirement in the UK

Effect of Depression on Recovery from PTSD

Trauma-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder in three

What Choice Do We Have? - Association For Psychological Science

Psychological Problems In Childhood Have Long-Term Economic And Social Impact,

Differences In Brain Structure In Teenagers With Severe Antisocial Behavior Revealed By

Study To Pinpoint The Genetic Determinants Of Schizophrenia

Subjective QoL, psychosocial functioning independent in schizophrenia