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Mortality Review Tool
Royal College of Psychiatrists - This tool and supporting guidance has been developed to support mental health trusts in securing learning through reviewing the deaths of patients who are or have recently been under their care.ToolPress release (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - November 27, 2018 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Information & Knowledge Service Tags: Mental Health Source Type: blogs

Prof David Baldwin, Prof Wendy Burn & the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
So, I came on this via twitter. It features Prof David Baldwin, Prof Wendy Burn and the Royal College of Psychiatrists. I think it’s time to get my soapbox out again… I take issue with quite a few things in this story, the most outrageous claim being the assertion made by Baldwin & Burn that “… In the vast majority of patients, any unpleasant symptoms experienced on discontinuing anti-depressants have resolved within two weeks of stopping treatment…” It is very worrying that in 2018 two very high profile mental health professionals can make a statement that is quite so wrong – and dangerous. I reall...
Source: seroxat secrets... - September 25, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: admin Tags: Anti-depressant Big Pharma Drug Marketing Seroxat Source Type: blogs

Psychology Around the Net: May 19, 2018
Happy Saturday, sweet readers! This week’s Psychology Around the Net covers how a parent’s mental health and parenting styles can affect the child’s ability to maintain friendships, reactions to the second season of Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why, why it’s important CEO’s share mental health challenges they faced climbing the success ladder, and more. (Oh, and maaaaaaaybe a little something about a certain couple’s wedding today!) Meghan Markle’s Mom Quits Job at Mental Health Clinic: OK, OK, OK, I admit it. This isn’t exactly mental health news, per se, but cut me some slac...
Source: World of Psychology - May 19, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Alicia Sparks Tags: Bipolar Brain and Behavior Children and Teens Depression Industrial and Workplace Parenting Psychology Around the Net Research 13 Reasons Why Bipolar Disorder Cognitive Function Cognitive Impairment Emma McIlroy Entrepreneurs M Source Type: blogs

Our invisible addicts
This report highlights the need for clinical services to focus more on the needs of older people as growing numbers of baby-boomers seek help for substance misuse. It makes a series of recommendations including the need to enhance training at all levels – such as training more addictions psychiatrists and old age psychiatrists to manage the specific needs to older substance misusers.ReportPress release (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - March 12, 2018 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Information & Knowledge Service Tags: Local authorities, public health and health inequalities Mental Health Source Type: blogs

Census 2017: workforce figures for consultants and specialty doctor psychiatrists
This report outlines the findings of this year's census of psychiatric workforce across England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. It finds that there is an ongoing rise in the reported number of vacant or unfilled consultant posts across the UK and an increase in the use of locum specialty doctors. ReportSummaryFurther information (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - November 6, 2017 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Information & Knowledge Service Tags: Mental Health Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs

Trial By Error: NICE Rejects Current Guidance, Plans “ Full Update ”
By David Tuller, DrPH Let’s give credit where it’s due. Apparently someone with decision-making authority at the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has a grasp on reality and is willing to challenge the claims of the biopsychosocial ideological brigades. That’s the only logical explanation for last Wednesday’s welcome but unexpected announcement that the agency would pursue a “full update” of the guidance for the illness it calls CFS/ME. From what I gather, that means NICE will essentially start the whole guidance development process from scratch. In announcing the decision, NICE noted the...
Source: virology blog - September 25, 2017 Category: Virology Authors: David Tuller Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs

Position statement on children and young peoples' mental health
Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) - This intercollegiate statement, produced in conjunction with the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and the Royal College of Psychiatrists, outlines five principles to improve the care and support of children and young people (CYP) with mental health problems. The guidance highlights the need for a shared vision for CYP mental health across all professions and agencies.GuidancePress release (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - August 21, 2017 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Information & Knowledge Service Tags: Mental Health Source Type: blogs

‘ Chemical imbalance ’
There’s a lot of chat around at the moment about ‘chemical imbalance’… and I’ve written a lot over the years about it and here’s a link to the collected articles. The term Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI) was invented by a marketing company to sell Seroxat/Paxil to the public. Along with this serious medical sounding piece of jargon, came the fairy tale of the ‘chemical imbalance’ When I started taking Seroxat in 1997, I wanted to know how this great new drug worked – the PIL (the leaflet that came with the tablets) told me “it boosts the levels of serotonin in your ...
Source: seroxat secrets... - August 3, 2017 Category: Addiction Authors: admin Tags: Anti-depressant Serotonin SSRI Source Type: blogs

Mental health and new models of care: lessons from the vanguards
This report draws on recent research with vanguard sites in England, conducted in partnership with the Royal College of Psychiatrists. It finds that where new models of care have been used to remove the barriers between mental health and other parts of the health system, local professionals saw this as being highly valuable in improving care for patients and service users. It concludes that there remains much to be done to fully embed mental health into integrated care teams, primary care, urgent and emergency care pathways, and in work on population health.ReportBlog Nine principles for success: integrating mental health ...
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - May 18, 2017 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Information & Knowledge Service Tags: Mental Health Source Type: blogs

TRIAL BY ERROR: The Troubling Case of the PACE Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Study
By David Tuller, DrPH David Tuller is academic coordinator of the concurrent masters degree program in public health and journalism at the University of California, Berkeley. A few years ago, Dr. Racaniello let me hijack this space for a long piece about the CDC’s persistent incompetence in its efforts to address the devastating illness the agency itself had misnamed “chronic fatigue syndrome.” Now I’m back with an even longer piece about the U.K’s controversial and highly influential PACE trial. The $8 million study, funded by British government agencies, purportedly proved that patients could “recover” fr...
Source: virology blog - October 21, 2015 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: Information adaptive pacing therapy CFS chronic fatigue syndrome clinical trial cognitive behavior therapy Dave Tuller exercise graded exercise therapy mecfs myalgic encephalomyelitis outcome PACE trial recovery Source Type: blogs

Mental health on, or in, film
A conversation at home about F.D.C. Willard reminded me of Ian McEwan's novel "Enduring Love", for reasons which will become apparent in a later post. There is brief mention of this novel in an earlier post about autobiography and biography as health literature, as it is a novel that deals with mental health issues.Looking for material on the web about the novel, I found the Minds on Film blog from the Royal College of Psychiatrists, which has an entry about the film of the novel. This blog has been going for five years (there is an index, by health condition, of the first five years) and features structured re...
Source: Browsing - August 11, 2015 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: dementia mental health psychiatry Source Type: blogs

Improving acute inpatient psychiatric care for adults in England: interim report
The Commission on Acute Adult Psychiatric Care -The Commission on Acute Adult Psychiatric Care was set up by the Royal College of Psychiatrists in response to widespread concerns about the provision of acute inpatient psychiatric beds and alternatives to admission available for patients. This interim report is based on the Commission’s initial observations about acute inpatient psychiatric services for adults in England and its discussions with patients, carers, advocates, health and social care professionals and policy makers. It finds that the so-called bed or admission crisis in adult mental health is very significant...
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - July 15, 2015 Category: UK Health Authors: The King's Fund Information & Knowledge Service Tags: Mental Health Patient involvement, experience and feedback Quality of care and clinical outcomes Source Type: blogs

Read it and weep - then get angry!
The Deadly Corruption of Clinical TrialsUpdate (4/3/2015): After nearly 11 years of obfuscation and denial surrounding the tragic death of Dan Markingson, the University of Minnesota has suspended enrollment in psychiatric drug trials. This comes in response to a blistering report issued by the Minnesota State Legislative Auditor that cites "serious ethical issues" and vindicates much of the reporting in the story below. Read more from Carl Elliott about the fallout from the report here.IT'S NOT EASY TO WORK UP a good feeling about the institution that destroyed your life, which may be why Mary Weiss i...
Source: PharmaGossip - April 4, 2015 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: insider Source Type: blogs

Read it and weep - then get angry!
The Deadly Corruption of Clinical TrialsUpdate (4/3/2015): After nearly 11 years of obfuscation and denial surrounding the tragic death of Dan Markingson, the University of Minnesota has suspended enrollment in psychiatric drug trials. This comes in response to a blistering report issued by the Minnesota State Legislative Auditor that cites "serious ethical issues" and vindicates much of the reporting in the story below. Read more from Carl Elliott about the fallout from the report here.IT'S NOT EASY TO WORK UP a good feeling about the institution that destroyed your life, which may be why Mary Weiss i...
Source: PharmaGossip - April 3, 2015 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: insider Source Type: blogs

Making parity a reality: six asks for the next government to improve the nation's mental health
Royal College of Psychiatrists - This manifesto calls for a firm commitment from all parties to take action to ensure that the millions of people who do, and will experience mental health problems are given timely, appropriate care. It highlights the need for a waiting time target for mental health treatment; improved access to crisis and specialist services; and greater investment in evidence-based parenting programmes. Manifesto Press release (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - September 19, 2014 Category: UK Health Authors: The King's Fund Information & Knowledge Service Tags: General Election 2015 Mental Health Source Type: blogs