Overcoming Distressing Voices: A Self-Help Guide Using Cognitive Behavioral Techniques [Reviews]
(Source: Psychiatric Bulletin)
Source: Psychiatric Bulletin - February 1, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Cooper, D. Tags: Reviews Source Type: research
James Leo Gibbons (MD (Newcastle), FRCP, FRCPsych): Formerly Professor of Psychiatry and Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist, University of Southampton (1970-1986) [Obituaries]
(Source: Psychiatric Bulletin)
Source: Psychiatric Bulletin - February 1, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Russell, G. Tags: Obituaries Source Type: research
Harry Kaye Rose (LRCP, LRCS, DPH, DPM, FRCPsych): Formerly Consultant Psychiatrist, Greenwich District Hospital and Bexley Hospital [Obituaries]
(Source: Psychiatric Bulletin)
Source: Psychiatric Bulletin - February 1, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: The Rose Family, Humblestone, B., Mansi, T. Tags: Obituaries Source Type: research
Faith Spicer OBE (MB, BS, JP): Formerly Director, London Youth Advisory Centre (later the Brandon Centre) [Obituaries]
(Source: Psychiatric Bulletin)
Source: Psychiatric Bulletin - February 1, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Wilson, P. Tags: Obituaries Source Type: research
Correction [Correction]
(Source: Psychiatric Bulletin)
Source: Psychiatric Bulletin - February 1, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Correction Source Type: research
The exit examination should not function as a selection criterion [Correspondence]
(Source: Psychiatric Bulletin)
Source: Psychiatric Bulletin - February 1, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Davies, G. R. W. Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research
How psychiatric trainees keep up to date: survey of psychiatric trainees' use of journals and other information sources [Education & training]
Aims and method To gather information about psychiatric trainees' use of different information sources and academic materials, a questionnaire was distributed at the London Deanery Annual Psychiatry Trainee Conference and the training programmes of two teaching trusts.
Results Participants returned 202 out of a total of 300 completed questionnaires (67%). Websites were the most commonly accessed information source ahead of textbooks, abstracts and journals. Year of training correlated positively with journal use and negatively with textbook use. Year of training also correlated positively with frequency of reading three jo...
Source: Psychiatric Bulletin - February 1, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Walker-Tilley, T., Bainton, J., Fernando, M., Wong, Y., Ko, B., Warner, J., Nilforooshan, R. Tags: Education & amp; training Source Type: research
Medical certification of incapacity in guardianship applications: conceptualising capacity [Current Practice]
Aims and method To examine how capacity is recorded in practice and compare this with the statutory definition, medical reports accompanying a random 10% sample (183 applications; 360 reports) of guardianship applications granted in 2011-2012 were examined.
Results Clinicians did not explicitly use the statutory definition of capacity in 47.5% of reports. Over half of applications (56.4%) did not explicitly link the powers sought with the patient's vulnerabilities; such a link was less common in older adults (P = 0.0175).
Clinical implications Guardianship orders can justify deprivation of liberty. Therefore it is importan...
Source: Psychiatric Bulletin - February 1, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Russ, T. C., Thomson, A., Lyons, D. Tags: Current Practice Source Type: research
End-of-life care in psychiatry: 'one chance to get it right [Current Practice]
End-of-life care has been given increasing importance within healthcare settings. In June 2014, the Leadership Alliance for the Care of Dying People published One Chance to Get it Right. This nationally accepted guidance replaces previous end-of-life care pathways such as the Liverpool Care Pathway and outlines how dying patients should be managed irrespective of setting. Increasingly, patients with mental health problems are entering their final days of life within psychiatric in-patient or acute hospital settings, and psychiatrists need to be aware of the new guidance and ready to implement it within psychiatric practice...
Source: Psychiatric Bulletin - February 1, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Galappathie, N., Khan, S. T. Tags: Current Practice Source Type: research
Debating personal health budgets [Current Practice]
Personal health budgets (PHBs) were piloted in the National Health Service (NHS) in England between 2009 and 2012 and were found to have greater positive effects on quality of life and psychological well-being for those with mental health problems than commissioned service, as well as reducing their use of unplanned care. The government intends to extend PHBs in England for long-term conditions, including mental health, from April 2015. Given the importance of engaging clinicians in the next phase of PHB development, we provide an overview of the approach, synthesise the evidence from the national pilot and debate some of ...
Source: Psychiatric Bulletin - February 1, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Alakeson, V., Boardman, J., Boland, B., Crimlisk, H., Harrison, C., Iliffe, S., Khan, M., O'Shea, R., Patterson, J. Tags: Current Practice Source Type: research
Ending political abuse of psychiatry: where we are at and what needs to be done [Special articles]
The number of reports of political activists falling victim to the political abuse of psychiatry is increasing. When the USSR first disintegrated, this practice virtually ceased to occur. What came in its place, however, was a disturbing collection of other forms of abuses, including human rights abuses, caused by a lack of resources, outdated treatment methods, a lack of understanding of individual human rights and a growing lack of tolerance in society. The number of cases of political abuse of psychiatry has increased since the 21st century began, particularly over the past few years in Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan. (...
Source: Psychiatric Bulletin - February 1, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: van Voren, R. Tags: Special articles Source Type: research
BJPsych Bulletin author mentoring scheme - helping trainees become published authors [Special articles]
The publishing world is changing rapidly. Innovations include the move to open access, the rise of social media and the transition to digitalisation. In the light of these developments and with ever-increasing pressures on early career psychiatrists and trainees to publish papers in journals with a recognised pedigree, the BJPsych Bulletin is piloting an author mentoring scheme. Mentors will help clinicians and aspiring academics develop articles from a pedestrian manuscript to one that will hopefully provoke important debate and aid changes in current practices. The scheme will run on a trial basis for approximately 12 mo...
Source: Psychiatric Bulletin - February 1, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Pimm, J., Galbraith, N. Tags: Special articles Source Type: research
In-patient rehabilitation: clinical outcomes and cost implications [Original papers]
Aims and method A retrospective evaluation was undertaken of the clinical and economic effectiveness of three in-patient rehabilitation units across one London National Health Service trust. Information on admission days and costs 2 years before and 2 years after the rehabilitation placement, length of rehabilitation placement and the discharge pathway was collected on 22 service users.
Results There were statistically significant reductions in hospital admission days in the 2 years following rehabilitation compared with the 2 years before, further reflected in significantly lower bed costs. Longer length of rehabilitation...
Source: Psychiatric Bulletin - February 1, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Bunyan, M., Ganeshalingam, Y., Morgan, E., Thompson-Boy, D., Wigton, R., Holloway, F., Tracy, D. K. Tags: Original papers Source Type: research
Reasons for choosing to specialise in psychiatry: differences between core psychiatry trainees and consultant psychiatrists [Original papers]
Aims and method This questionnaire study aimed to investigate the reasons for choosing to specialise in psychiatry in a sample of consultant psychiatrists and core trainee psychiatrists from within the West Midlands.
Results Five reasons were significantly different between the core trainees and consultant psychiatrists. ‘Emphasis on the patient as a whole’ was identified as the most important reason for choosing to specialise for both core trainees and consultants. Six additional reasons were shared within the top ten ‘very important’ reasons, although their actual ranking varies.
Clinical implicat...
Source: Psychiatric Bulletin - February 1, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Denman, M., Oyebode, F., Greening, J. Tags: Original papers Source Type: research
Development of a compassion-focused and contextual behavioural environment and validation of the Therapeutic Environment Scales (TESS) [Original papers]
Aims and method The aims of the study were to develop a scale sensitive enough to measure the interpersonal processes within a therapeutic environment, and to explore whether the new scale was sensitive enough to detect differences between settings, including a community based on compassionate mind and contextual behaviourism. The Therapeutic Environment Scales (TESS) were validated with 81 participants in three different settings: a specialist service for anxiety disorders, a specialist in-patient ward and a psychodynamic therapeutic community.
Results TESS was found to be reliable and valid. Significant differences were ...
Source: Psychiatric Bulletin - February 1, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Veale, D., Miles, S., Naismith, I., Pieta, M., Gilbert, P. Tags: Original papers Source Type: research
