Maintaining Adherence Programme: evaluation of an innovative service model [Original papers]
Aims and method The Maintaining Adherence Programme (MAP) is a new model of care for patients with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder and bipolar affective disorder which aims to encourage adherence and prevent relapse. This evaluation, conducted by retrospective and prospective data collection (including patient questionnaires and staff interviews), aimed to describe MAP's impact on healthcare resource use, clinical measures and patient and staff satisfaction, following its implementation in a university National Health Service (NHS) foundation trust in England. We included 143 consenting patients who entered MAP bef...
Source: Psychiatric Bulletin - February 1, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Lewis, L., O'Keeffe, C., Smyth, I., Mallalieu, J., Baldock, L., Oliver, S. Tags: Original papers Source Type: research
'Locked rehabilitation: a need for clarification [Editorials]
Recently, the term ‘locked rehabilitation’ has spread from commissioning to now also clinical parlance. This is without any clear service description or category of patient which this service manages. Differences between this new term and an established definition of low secure services are examined and reasons for the introduction of this terminology are discussed. This is contextualised within service development, payment by results and measures of quality. It is argued that there is a need for ongoing measurements of types of patients admitted to, and treatments offered by, this ‘new’ ward, as we...
Source: Psychiatric Bulletin - February 1, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Dye, S., Smyth, L., Pereira, S. Tags: Editorials Source Type: research
Bipolar Disorder [Reviews]
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Source: Psychiatric Bulletin - December 1, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Jawad, L. Tags: Reviews Source Type: research
Mindfulness for Health: A Practical Guide to Relieving Pain, Reducing Stress and Restoring Wellbeing [Reviews]
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Source: Psychiatric Bulletin - December 1, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Ernst, T. A. Tags: Reviews Source Type: research
Dennis Friedman FRCPsych [Obituaries]
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Source: Psychiatric Bulletin - December 1, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Sayburn, A. Tags: Obituaries Source Type: research
Stephen Sebag-Montefiore Doctor and psychotherapist [Obituaries]
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Source: Psychiatric Bulletin - December 1, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Sebag-Montefiore, S. Tags: Obituaries Source Type: research
The GMC review of fitness to practise investigations and its impact on doctors [Correspondence]
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Source: Psychiatric Bulletin - December 1, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Baker-Glenn, E., Marshall, J., Caplan, R. Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research
Plus ca change [Correspondence]
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Source: Psychiatric Bulletin - December 1, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Black, T. J. Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research
Legal highs, NPS, head shop drugs? Whatever you call them, we need to know more about prevalence [Correspondence]
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Source: Psychiatric Bulletin - December 1, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Moore, A. P., Lesser, E. Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research
Can training schemes incorporate valuable out-of-hours experience to reflect patient need? [Correspondence]
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Source: Psychiatric Bulletin - December 1, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Gammack, P. L., Hegde, R. Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research
Replication and contradiction of highly cited research papers: a lesson for the Secretary of State for Health? [Correspondence]
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Source: Psychiatric Bulletin - December 1, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Keynejad, R., Holt, C., Rao, T. Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research
Debate: Can and should psychiatrists use online information? [Perspectives]
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Source: Psychiatric Bulletin - December 1, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: O'Brien, E., Pell, C. Tags: Perspectives Source Type: research
ECT practices in Iraq: a national audit [Current Practice]
Aims and method
This national audit examined practice of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in Iraq against local standards. Data were collected by a questionnaire sent to heads of departments or medical directors in the 10 Iraqi hospitals which provide ECT and by examining case notes of all patients who had ECT in the first 6 months of 2013.
Results
Of the 26 psychiatric hospitals in Iraq, 10 provide ECT. There were some resource shortcomings in the ECT clinics (e.g. only 2 had a minimum of 2 rooms and all had no EEG monitoring). During the audit period, 251 patients had ECT. The mean age was 36.2 years and 51.8% were males....
Source: Psychiatric Bulletin - December 1, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Alhemiary, N., Ali, Z., Abbas, M. J. Tags: Current Practice Source Type: research
Chemotherapy for Hodgkin's lymphoma in a patient receiving clozapine for treatment-resistant schizophrenia: use of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 [Current Practice]
Treatment resistance occurs in approximately 30% of individuals with schizophrenia and is commonly treated with clozapine. Nodular sclerosing Hodgkin's lymphoma is a subtype of Hodgkin's lymphoma predominantly affecting those under 50 years of age. In this case report, an individual with treatment-resistant schizophrenia developed nodular sclerosing Hodgkin's lymphoma and is treated with concurrent clozapine and systemic chemotherapy. The aim of this case report is to act as guidance for clinicians and to outline the difficulties of treating individuals with psychiatric illness under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 when the p...
Source: Psychiatric Bulletin - December 1, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Chamberlain, F. E., Walsh, N., Falkowski, J. Tags: Current Practice Source Type: research
The application of mental health legislation in younger children [Special articles]
We review a case history of a young child who was admitted to an in-patient mental health unit due to extremely challenging behaviour and review the legal issues that had to be considered in ensuring that there was appropriate legal authority for the child's admission and treatment. In this particular case, the patient was detained for assessment under section 2 of the Mental Health Act 1983. This case demonstrates that all clinicians working in this area require a good understanding of the law in relation to treatment of children with mental disorder, which is extremely complex. (Source: Psychiatric Bulletin)
Source: Psychiatric Bulletin - December 1, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Thomas, V., Chipchase, B., Rippon, L., McArdle, P. Tags: Special articles Source Type: research
