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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Adults with Intellectual Disability: Report 230 of the Royal College of Psychiatrists
. (Source: Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities)
Source: Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities - July 6, 2021 Category: Disability Authors: Jacopo Santambrogio Gabriele Masi Marco O. Bertelli Source Type: research

Antipsychotic prescribing for patients with intellectual disabilities and challenging behaviours
This study was based on the challenging behaviour management guidelines recommended by the Royal College of Psychiatrists. All current electronic medical records in the Mental Health Service-Hamad Medical Corporation were examined to identify patients with intellectual disabilities who received antipsychotics for challenging behaviour. Demographic variables, such as age, sex and nationality, were collected. In addition, details of psychiatric diagnoses, prescribed psychotropic medications and diagnoses of epilepsy were also collected. For patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medication, the clinical rationale for suc...
Source: Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities - June 19, 2021 Category: Disability Authors: Bushra Elhusein Yassin Eltorki Oraib Abdallah Mohamed El Tahir Source Type: research

People at High Risk for Psychosis Found to Have Thinner Cortex
Individuals who are at high risk for psychosis appear to have a thinner cortex as measured by structural magnetic resonance imaging (sMRI) than healthy individuals, according to areport inJAMA Psychiatry.Moreover, lower brain volume measurements among at-risk individuals, especially between the ages of 12 and 16, appear to predict whether they will later become acutely psychotic. “Findings from this international effort suggest that conversion to psychosis among those at clinical high risk is associated with lower cortical thickness (CT) at baseline,” write Maria Jalbrzikowski, Ph.D., an assistant professor of psychiat...
Source: Psychiatr News - May 11, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

A second independent audit of electroconvulsive therapy in England, 2019: Usage, demographics, consent, and adherence to guidelines and legislation
ConclusionsGiven the apparent failure of current monitoring and accrediting of ECT clinics in England, by the Royal College of Psychiatrists ’ ECT Accreditation Service (ECTAS), an independent government sponsored review is urgently needed.Practitioner points Psychologists and other mental health staff should ensure that people are offered evidence ‐based psychological treatments before being offered E.C.T. All staff should ensure that patients are fully informed of the high risk of memory loss and the smaller risk of cardiovascular failure and mortality. Individuals receiving ECT should be closely monitored for ad...
Source: Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice - March 17, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: John Read, Christopher Harrop, Jim Geekie, Julia Renton, Sue Cunliffe Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Attitudes towards offenders with intellectual disability
Rachel Worthington, Sarah Rossetti Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- Public attitudes are considered influential in the successful reintegration of offenders into society after release, however research into attitudes towards offenders with intellectual disability (ID) has received little attention. The purpose of this study is firstly to see if people hold differing attitudes towards the reintegration of offenders with ID compared to those without ID and secondly, to investigate whether this difference in attitude is because ...
Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice - December 1, 2020 Category: Criminology Authors: Rachel Worthington Sarah Rossetti Source Type: research

Impact of COVID-19 on mental health: Update from the United Kingdom.
This article will focus on mental health impact of COVID-19 pandemic in U.K. and the initiatives taken by RCPsych. PMID: 33227076 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Indian Journal of Psychiatry)
Source: Indian Journal of Psychiatry - November 24, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Indian J Psychiatry Source Type: research

6.2 the benefits and potential harms of technology: a uk perspective
Much anxiety exists around the potential harms of screen use in children and young people. In the United Kingdom, this has generated significant media and government interest. As a response, the Royal College of Psychiatrists published a report in January 2020 on the benefits and potential harms of technology, to much national and international interest. (Source: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - October 1, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Bernadka Dubicka Tags: Symposium 6 Source Type: research

Words matter: the Royal College of Psychiatrists' position statement on personality disorder
Publication date: May 2020Source: The Lancet Psychiatry, Volume 7, Issue 5Author(s): Keir Harding (Source: The Lancet Psychiatry)
Source: The Lancet Psychiatry - April 28, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Pharmaceutical industry must fund clinical trials of medical cannabis, Royal College of Psychiatrists says
There is a “pressing need” for high-quality research into the use of cannabis-based medicinal products for psychiatric disorders, the Royal College of Psychiatrists has said. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - November 20, 2019 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Medical school places must double by 2029, says Royal College of Psychiatrists
(Source: BMJ News)
Source: BMJ News - October 2, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

An investigation into the routes to inpatient care at the Pantang Hospital in Ghana via the criminal justice system.
Conclusion: This study revealed that forensic mental health patients in the Pantang Hospital entered through one of three ways; direct entry through the community-based policing system; on order through the court system; and referrals directly from the prison system. Inadequate staffing and other resources resulted in delays in completing the necessary psychiatric assessments. Funding: The study was funded locally and by a grant received from the Faculty of Forensic Psychiatry, Royal College of Psychiatrists in the UK. PMID: 31481805 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Ghana Medical Journal)
Source: Ghana Medical Journal - September 6, 2019 Category: African Health Tags: Ghana Med J Source Type: research

Impact of secondary care financial incentives on the quality of physical healthcare for people with psychosis: a longitudinal controlled study.
CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study suggest that financial incentives for secondary care mental health services are associated with marked improvements in the quality of care that patients receive. Further research is needed to examine their impact on aspects of care that are not incentivised.Declaration of interestD.S. is an expert advisor to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) centre for guidelines and a member of the current NICE guideline development group for rehabilitation in adults with complex psychosis and related severe mental health conditions; a board member of the National Collabora...
Source: The British Journal of Psychiatry for Mental Science - July 6, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Br J Psychiatry Source Type: research

National guidance for antidepressant withdrawal too fast for some patients, says RCPsych
The Royal College of Psychiatrists wants the national clinical guideline governing withdrawal from antidepressants changed because it says the timescale is too quick for some patients. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - May 31, 2019 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research