What to do with female drug-using offenders?: COMMENTARY ON... COCHRANE CORNER [Round the corner]
Female drug-using offenders are a large but under-researched and vulnerable population with specific needs. Only a handful of randomised controlled trials of interventions for this population are of sufficient quality to shed light on what might work to reduce their criminal activity and drug use, and interpretation of the results of most of these trials is limited by an ‘unclear’ risk of bias due to a lack of descriptive information. Better-quality research is needed to inform practitioners and policy makers. In the meantime, this month’s Cochrane Corner review provides cautious support for the use of so...
Source: Advances in Psychiatric Treatment - October 31, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Rix, K. J. B. Tags: Round the corner Source Type: research
Interventions for female drug-using offenders [Cochrane corner]
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Source: Advances in Psychiatric Treatment - October 31, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Perry, A. E., Neilson, M., Martyn-St James, M., Glanville, J. M., Woodhouse, R., Hewitt, C. Tags: Cochrane corner Source Type: research
New from CPD Online [CPD Online]
(Source: Advances in Psychiatric Treatment)
Source: Advances in Psychiatric Treatment - October 31, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Tags: CPD Online Source Type: research
An introduction to peer-supported open dialogue in mental healthcare [Articles]
Peer-supported open dialogue is a variant of the ‘open dialogue’ approach that is currently practised in Finland and is being trialled in several countries around the world. The core principle of the approach is the provision of care at the social network level, by staff who have been trained in family, systems and related approaches. These staff include peer workers, who will help to enhance the democratic nature of the meetings around which care is centred, as well as enabling such meetings to occur where networks are fragmented or lacking. Certain organisational and practice features and underlying themes ar...
Source: Advances in Psychiatric Treatment - August 31, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Razzaque, R., Stockmann, T. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
The Great Weaver from Kashmir by Halldor Laxness: sleepless nights in the Valley of Roses [Mindreading]
The novels of the Icelandic Nobel laureate Halldór Laxness depict individuals who are confronted by personal, familial and societal challenges in an isolated, sparsely populated and unpredictable but sublime and almost magical land. Novels which are currently available in English translation carefully illustrate the potentially damaging consequences of parentlessness, childhood abuse, physical illness, unexpected bereavement and marital desertion; the often corrosive effects of social and economic inequality; and the undermining of the lives and aspirations of women by patriarchal institutions. The Great Weaver from...
Source: Advances in Psychiatric Treatment - August 31, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Baldwin, D. S. Tags: Mindreading Source Type: research
Anxiety disorders in children and adolescents: aetiology, diagnosis and treatment [Articles]
The presentation of anxiety disorders in children and adolescents shares similarities and differences with that in adults, and may vary significantly, depending on the age of the individual. Assessment must differentiate anxiety disorders from developmentally appropriate fears as well as medical conditions and drugs that can mimic anxiety states. Aetiology of anxiety disorders in this group encompasses complex genetic and environmental influences. Additional insight into causation is provided by neuroimaging and research into temperament. Recommended interventions include both cognitive–behavioural therapy and pharma...
Source: Advances in Psychiatric Treatment - August 31, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Vallance, A. K., Fernandez, V. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Adverse psychiatric effects of non-psychotropic medications [Articles]
This article presents the results of our review of the literature on psychiatric adverse effects of various non-psychotropic medications, and discusses the mechanisms of such effects, their assessment and management. Among the commonly prescribed drugs found to have psychiatric adverse effects are corticosteroids, anti-Parkinsonian drugs, anti-epileptics, antiretrovirals, antibiotics, anticancer drugs, analgesics, drugs targeting endocrine and cardiovascular disorders, immunosuppressants, skeletal muscle relaxants and bronchodilators. Some adverse effects are predictable and dose dependent, whereas others are rare and idio...
Source: Advances in Psychiatric Treatment - August 31, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Gupta, A., Chadda, R. K. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Autism spectrum disorder and schizophrenia: boundaries and uncertainties [Articles]
This article discusses the relationship through a critical review of current and historical dilemmas surrounding the phenomenology and pathophysiology of these disorders. It provides a framework for working with children and young people with mixed clinical presentations, illustrated by three brief fictional case vignettes. (Source: Advances in Psychiatric Treatment)
Source: Advances in Psychiatric Treatment - August 31, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Pina-Camacho, L., Parellada, M., Kyriakopoulos, M. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Language in psychiatry: a bedevilling dictionary [Clinical reflection]
The language of psychiatry can be ambiguous and idiosyncratic, reflecting the elastic borders of mental illness and psychiatric disorder. This problem is not unique to psychiatry, but as the medical specialty moves closer towards a ‘spectrum view’ of mental illness, psychiatric terminology increasingly risks misappropriation and conflation with lay concepts of normal suffering. Deciding what words mean and how psychiatric disorders are defined requires ongoing consideration of the pragmatic consequences, both intended and unintended. Refining the lexicon of psychiatry with an eye towards precision and the minim...
Source: Advances in Psychiatric Treatment - August 31, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Pierre, J. M., Frances, A. Tags: Clinical reflection Source Type: research
Mind the gap: COMMENTARY ON... TOMORROWS WORLD [Commentary]
Research into the use of digital technology to deliver treatment for psychosis is turning up some fascinating applications, but enthusiasm for these products must be tempered with a realistic appraisal of the steps from initial proof of concept to a marketable device. (Source: Advances in Psychiatric Treatment)
Source: Advances in Psychiatric Treatment - August 31, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Craig, T. K. J. Tags: Commentary Source Type: research
Tomorrows world: current developments in the therapeutic use of technology for psychosis [Articles]
There is now an established evidence base for the use of information and communication technology (ICT) to support mental healthcare (‘e-mental health’) for common mental health problems. Recently, there have been significant developments in the therapeutic use of computers, mobile phones, gaming and virtual reality technologies for the assessment and treatment of psychosis. We provide an overview of the therapeutic use of ICT for psychosis, drawing on searches of the scientific literature and the internet and using interviews with experts in the field. We outline interventions that are already relevant to clin...
Source: Advances in Psychiatric Treatment - August 31, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: OHanlon, P., Aref-Adib, G., Fonseca, A., Lloyd-Evans, B., Osborn, D., Johnson, S. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Acute and transient psychoses: clinical and nosological issues [Articles]
This article examines the clinical, epidemiological and nosological aspects of short-lived psychotic disorders as currently classified under ‘acute and transient psychotic disorders’ in ICD-10 and ‘brief psychotic disorder’ in DSM-5. After describing earlier diagnostic concepts such as bouffée délirante, cycloid psychosis, reactive psychosis and schizophreniform psychosis, we present an overview of the literature and discuss implications for classification, diagnosis and treatment of these conditions, pointing out differences from longer-lasting psychotic disorders. (Source: Advances i...
Source: Advances in Psychiatric Treatment - August 31, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Castagnini, A., Galeazzi, G. M. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Do interventions reduce the risk of repeat self-harm or suicide in young people?: COMMENTARY ON... COCHRANE CORNER [Round the corner]
As in adults, self-harm in children and young people is common. It results in much distress to families and carers, and considerable morbidity among children and young people. Although much more common than completed suicide, it is strongly linked to repeated self-harm and suicide. The conclusions in this review are limited by the small number of studies included, no studies of pharmacological interventions at all and most of the included interventions being evaluated in a single study. One moderately sized study of mentalisation in adolescents with comorbid depression showed a significant effect on scores on a self-harm m...
Source: Advances in Psychiatric Treatment - August 31, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Howson, S., Huline-Dickens, S. Tags: Round the corner Source Type: research
Interventions for self-harm in children and adolescents [Cochrane corner]
(Source: Advances in Psychiatric Treatment)
Source: Advances in Psychiatric Treatment - August 31, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Hawton, K., Witt, K. G., Taylor Salisbury, T. L., Arensman, E., Gunnell, D., Townsend, E., van Heeringen, K., Hazell, P. Tags: Cochrane corner Source Type: research
New from CPD Online [CPD Online]
(Source: Advances in Psychiatric Treatment)
Source: Advances in Psychiatric Treatment - August 31, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Tags: CPD Online Source Type: research
