Mental Health Bulletin No. 316

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h Septtember 19ttth 2011 Sep ember 19 h 2011
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News from all corners of the world
Department of Health
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National News
Asylum's demolition marks end of era in mental health The last remaining part of what was the largest complex of psychiatric hospitals in Britain is being demolished Elderly carers 'need more support from GPs' GPs throughout the UK should be giving more support to carers who are aged over 60, a charity says 'E-course' to help hospital staff assist alcohol users An online alcohol awareness course has been developed to help medical staff assist patients to choose healthier drinking behaviour Britons unaware of simple ways to reduce dementia risk Many people are unaware of simple lifestyle changes they can make to reduce their risk of dementia, a study has found Report shows importance of early Alzheimer's diagnosis A major review by UK scientists has underlined the importance of diagnosing and treating Alzheimer's disease at the earliest possible stage NAO report calls for social care safeguards More needs to be done to protect vulnerable people in the event of the failure of a major care provider, a report says Violent relationships 'common among teenagers' Half of disadvantaged teenage girls have been attacked while in a violent relationship, according to latest research Burstow calls on sector to shape social care reforms Care services minister Paul Burstow has called on the social care sector to help shape its forthcoming White Paper in a three-month consultation launched today
Family intervention projects report success despite cuts The number of vulnerable families being offered support through a family intervention project almost doubled in the past year, according to latest figures Mental wellbeing and older people: review proposal consultation NICE: A review is being undertaken to decide whether the public health guidance Occupational therapy and physical activity interventions to promote the mental wellbeing of older people in primary care and residential care should be updated Shocking state of care for vulnerable adults revealed A deeply worrying 81% of social workers have come across abuse in an adult residential care home, with 55% having experienced extreme abuse, a survey by the British Association of Social Workers (BASW) has discovered
International News
Hospitalizations for Eating Disorders Up Over Last Decade Increase due to secondary diagnoses; decrease in primary diagnoses of eating disorders One Million People Commit Suicide Each Year - World Suicide Prevention Day, September 10th, 2011 Today is World Suicide Prevention Day - WHO (World Health Organization) and IASP (International Association for Suicide Prevention) co-sponsor this date every year in their attempt to combat global suicide rates PTSD And 9-11 Ten Years Later; How Proximity To Event Was Key Factor A new study shows that not only those in close proximity to the earth shattering 9-11 terrorist attacks of ten years ago were severely affected mentally by the tragedy, but even further geographic distance and indirect trauma exposures are associated with an increased risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder Doctors urged to take lead on alcohol misuse A group of international medical bodies has called on doctors to take the lead of tackling alcohol misuse
RESEARCH RESEARCH
People with serious mental illness 'still more likely to die young' People with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder are still more likely to die young than the general population, a study has found
Addictions
Substance abuse, alcoholism, Comparison of Alcoholism Subtypes as Moderators of the Response to Sertraline Treatment A variety of typologies have been used to categorize alcoholism's diverse manifestations Bilateral sudden sensorineural hearing loss caused by alcohol abuse and heroin sniffing Acute or chronic heroin abuse has been associated with various central neurologic pathologies and, occasionally, with peripheral nervous system damage
Anxiety Disorders
Social anxiety and the effects of negative self-imagery on emotion, cognition, and postevent processing Numerous studies have shown that social phobia patients experience negative self-impressions or images during social situations Small Trial Finds Computerized Anxiety Therapy Helpful An emerging therapy known as cognitive bias modification, in which software helps subjects divert attention away from anxiety and interpret situations more calmly, helped improve anxiety symptoms in a pilot-scale randomized controlled trial Anxiety in Children with Mood Disorders: A Treatment Help or Hindrance? This study examined the role of comorbid anxiety in treatment outcome for children with mood disorders participating in Multi-Family Psychoeducational Psychotherapy
Dementia
Alzheimers
Seizures Can Precede Cognitive Symptoms in Late-Onset Alzheimer's Disease This study describes late-onset Alzheimer's disease in the mild cognitive impairment stage, debuting with seizures in a 72 year-old woman Insulin Spray May Improve Alzheimer's Symptoms Better recall, preserved functioning seen after four months' treatment, preliminary study finds High Cholesterol Might Be Linked to Alzheimer's Disease Unclear whether it may cause the devastating illness or is a sign of it, researcher says
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Pain Relievers Could Calm Dementia Patients, Study Suggests Many dementia patients are being treated with antipsychotic medications, but a new study shows that simple pain relievers may be a better alternative Serotonergic Function and Treatment of Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Frontotemporal Dementia The purposes of this study were first, to evaluate the effectiveness of citalopram in treating behavioral disturbances in frontotemporal dementia subjects and second, to determine whether an association exists between serotonergic function, as determined by a neuroendocrine challenge, and treatment response Certain 'Senior Moments' May Signal Mental Decline Getting lost in familiar places, trouble following a group conversation are red flags, study finds
Depression
Bipolar disorders Does the presence of accompanying symptom clusters differentiate the comparative effectiveness of second-line medication strategies for treating depression? The study explored whether clinical outcomes differ by treatment strategy following initial antidepressant treatment failure among patients with and without clinically relevant symptom clusters Many reluctant to tell doctors about depression Some people with depression symptoms may not tell their family doctor about their issues, often out of worry they will be placed on an antidepressant NR3C1 SNPs linked to depression predominance in BD Three single nucleotide polymorphisms in the glucocorticoid receptor gene NR3C1 are significantly associated with major depressive disorder and depression predominance in patients with bipolar disorder BDEs linked to worse outcomes in mood disorder patients Patients with major depressive disorder or bipolar disorder who experience brief or very brief depressive episode have poorer outcomes than those who do not experience such episodes AKR1C4 variant linked to reduced progesterone and mood irritability in men with BD A variant of the aldoketoreductase-type-4 gene (AKR1C4) is associated with reduced serum levels of progesterone and manic/hypomanic irritability in euthymic men with bipolar disorder
Dual Diagnosis
Impact of cannabis use on thalamic volume in people at familial high risk of schizophrenia No longitudinal study has yet examined the association between substance use and brain volume changes in a population at high risk of schizophrenia
Auditory hallucinations and posttraumatic stress disorder within schizophrenia and substance abuse There is a high prevalence of traumatic events within individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia and of auditory hallucinations within individuals diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder
Eating Disorders
Risk factors for onset of eating disorders: Evidence of multiple risk pathways from an 8year prospective study Data were drawn from a prospective study of 496 adolescent girls who completed diagnostic interviews and surveys annually for 8 years Effects of analytical and experiential self-focus on stress-induced cognitive reactivity in eating disorder psychopathology Previous research suggests distinct modes of self-focus, each with distinct functional properties: Analytical self-focus appears maladaptive, with experiential self-focus having more adaptive effects on indices of cognitive-affective functioning
Forensic Psychiatry
Juvenile Delinquency Linked To Higher Suicide Risk Criminality can be an indicator of a higher risk of suicide in young people Imprisonment and diagnostic delay among male offenders with schizophrenia Psychotic symptoms are common among prisoners, a diagnosis of schizophrenia probably more likely than in the general population; however, less is known about the extent to which prisoners may show a different course of illness
Learning Disabilities
Preliminary reliability and validity of a new time-sensitive ADHD symptom scale in adolescents with ADHD The Time-Sensitive ADHD Symptom Scale (TASS) showed high internal consistency and high concurrent validity with the ADHD-RS-IV Managing ADHD across the lifespan in the primary care setting Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is a chronic neurobehavioral condition that affects most patients throughout their lives and is associated with occupational underachievement, psychiatric comorbidity, and substance abuse
Evolution of a Gene Provides a Possible Explanation for the Development of Metastases and Mental Retardation In the course of examining the Drosophila tumor suppressor gene (Dlg), scientists have succeeded in decoding a new mechanism that regulates cell polarity in epithelial tissues or in neurons in the brain ADHD Doubles a Child's Risk of Injury: Study Impulsive behaviors can lead kids to leap before they look, expert says Impact of applied behaviour analysis (ABA) on carer burden and community participation in challenging behaviour: results from a randomised controlled trial Applied behaviour analysis (ABA) reduces challenging behaviour in people with intellectual disability
Nursing Research
Small Group Homes Are Better For Many Dementia Patients And Their Families Small group homes for people with dementia provide good quality care and a domestic environment where people can live as individuals and families can get involved An Intervention Fidelity Framework for Technology-Based Behavioral Interventions Despite the proliferation of health technologies, descriptions of the unique considerations and practical guidance for evaluating the intervention fidelity of technology-based behavioral interventions are lacking
Obsessive Compulsive Disorders

Dangerous Mobile Phone Usage Tied To OCD Traits Information researchers at the University of Arkansas have found evidence that suggests dangerous mobile phone usage while driving may be attributed to obsessive-compulsive disorder traits rather than addiction OCD linked to psychosis development in high-risk patients Persistent and incident obsessive compulsive disorder is associated with an increased risk for the development of psychotic disorders in patients at ultra-high risk for such conditions The effectiveness of a biblio-based support group for hoarding disorder Compulsive hoarding is characterized by the acquisition of, and failure to discard, a large number of possessions and clutter that prevents the use of living spaces as intended
Occupational Therapy
Family-Centered Occupational Therapy and Telerehabilitation for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders The purpose of this pilot project was to explore the use of telerehabilitation for collaborative occupational therapy sessions with parents of children with autism spectrum disorders Trauma Symptoms of Individuals with Mental Illness at Risk for Homelessness Participating in a Life Skills Intervention This study investigated 1) trauma symptom changes following the implementation of a life skills intervention; 2) the relationship between demographic characteristics, cognitive functioning, life skill knowledge and changes in trauma symptoms; and 3) predictive factors of trauma symptoms during housing transitions
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Effects of chronic posttraumatic stress disorder on metabolic risk, quality of life, and stress hormones in aging former refugee children It is still unclear whether the association between traumatic stress and physical disease is mediated by posttraumatic stress disorder Combined Prolonged Exposure Therapy and Paroxetine for PTSD Related to the World Trade Center Attack: A Randomized Controlled Trial Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors are often recommended in combination with established cognitive-behavioral therapies for PTSD, but combined initial treatment of PTSD has not been studied under controlled conditions
Psychology
Psychologists Discover A Gene's Link To Optimism, Self-esteem UCLA life scientists have identified for the first time a particlular gene's link to optimism, selfesteem and "mastery," the belief that one has control over one's own life - three critical psychological resources for coping well with stress and depression Understanding Emotional Transitions: The Interpersonal Consequences of Changing Emotions in Negotiations Research on the interpersonal functions of emotions has focused primarily on steady-state emotion rather than on emotional transitions, the movement between emotion states
Schizophrenia
Gender differences in smoking cessation among FEP patients Gender is significantly associated with smoking cessation rates in first episode psychosis (FEP) patients, with women significantly less likely to quit the habit than men, researchers have found Serum cortisol, DHEA-S levels elevated in schizophrenia patients Schizophrenia patients exhibit significantly higher serum cortisol and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEA-S) levels than their first-degree relatives and mentally healthy individuals Mortality Gap Widening for Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder Mortality ratios nearly double the population average by 2006, gap widening over time Increased mortality in schizophrenia and BD patients persists The difference in mortality rates between people with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder (BD) and the general population has not reduced in recent years, and has actually increased for natural causes of death, UK research shows Outpatient status increases metabolic syndrome risk in schizophrenia patients Outpatients with schizophrenia are significantly more likely to meet criteria for the metabolic syndrome than inpatients with the mental health disorder
Social Work
Associations between deprived life circumstances, wellbeing and self-rated health in a socially marginalized population Previous studies of self-rated health among socially marginalized people provide insufficient understandings of what influences their self-rated health Adult protection: The processes and outcomes of adult protection referrals in two English local authorities This article examines the processes and outcomes of adult protection referrals in two local authorities in England using adult protection monitoring data collected between 1998 and 2005, identifying learning for the use and development of adult protection monitoring
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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 World Alzheimer Report 2011: The benefits of early diagnosis and intervention Alzheimers Disease International 'Standing on my own two feet: disadvantaged teenagers, intimate partner violence and coercive control NSPPC Turning the Tide: A Vision Paper for multiple needs and exclusions
The Wiley-blackwell Handbook of Individual Differences Poker Face in Mental Health Practice: A Primer on Deception Analysis and Detection
International Human Rights and Mental Disability Law: When the Silenced are Heard Equivocal Child Abuse Psychological Recovery: Beyond Mental Illness Current Themes in Psychiatry in Theory and Practice Asperger Syndrome in Adulthood: A Comprehensive Guide for Clinicians The Oxford Handbook of Impulse Control Disorders
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East of England Health Libraries Network: EoEHLN

Click on headings to navigate to your chosen subject

National News Local Additions

Furtther Conttentt Fur her Con en

Nursing Research O/C Disorders

EPHRU Mental Health Blog

Occupational Therapy Post Traumatic Stress Psychology Schizophrenia

For further information on the bulletin contact: mary.edmans@nhs.net

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Obsessive Compulsive Disorders

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

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