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A Clinician's Brief Guide to Children's Mental Health Law.: Sarah Huline-Dickens (2016) London, UK: The Royal College of Psychiatrists - R. C. Psych. Publications. 144 pp.
No abstract available (Source: The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease)
Source: The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease - August 31, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Book Review Source Type: research

Psychiatrists ’ knowledge of novel psychoactive substances
Drugs and Alcohol Today,Volume 17, Issue 3, Page 178-185, September 2017. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to measure the level of experience and knowledge of novel psychoactive substances (NPS) amongst psychiatrists, asking them to rank NPS against other psychoactive substances in terms of concern and the role they believe NPS play in the diagnosis and management of psychiatric disorders. Design/methodology/approach An online survey was created and emailed to all 217 psychiatrists working for a large city Mental Health Trust. Findings In total, 108 of 217 psychiatrists responded to the survey. A majority of the res...
Source: Drugs and Alcohol Today - August 31, 2017 Category: Addiction Source Type: research

Service evaluation of a Specialist Memory Clinic for adults with ID in South Wales
Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities,Volume 11, Issue 4, Page 145-154, July 2017. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss the findings of a service evaluation project of the Specialist Memory Clinic for people with intellectual disabilities in South Wales using the Dementia guidelines published by the British Psychological Society and the Royal College of Psychiatrists (BPS/RCPsych, 2015). Design/methodology/approach Clinical audit using case notes of patients attending Memory Clinics during 2011 and 2015 benchmarked against best practice guidelines; carers feedback from Memory Clinic attendanc...
Source: Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities - August 15, 2017 Category: Disability Source Type: research

Modern Management of Perinatal Psychiatric Disorders, Second Edition.: Carol Henshaw, MB, ChB, MD, FRCPsych, John Cox, BM, BChDM, FRCPsych, FRCP, and Joanne Barton, MB, ChB, PhD, MRCP (2017) London, UK: The Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych). 330 pp.
No abstract available (Source: The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease)
Source: The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease - June 1, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Book Review Source Type: research

Psychiatric specialty training in Greece.
Authors: Margariti M, Kontaxakis V, Ploumpidis D Abstract The reform and development of psychiatric services require, in addition to financial resources, reserves in specialized human resources. The role of psychiatrists in this process, and at reducing the consequences of mental morbidity is evident. Psychiatrists are required to play a multifaceted role as clinicians, as experts in multidisciplinary team environments and as advisors in the recognition of public needs in mental health issues, as teachers and mentors for students and other health professionals, as researchers in order to enrich our knowled...
Source: Psychiatriki - May 26, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Psychiatriki Source Type: research

Overcoming Addiction, Googling Patients, and More from APA ’s 2017 Annual Meeting
Highlights of day four coverage from APA ’s Annual Meeting include two tales of patient recovery, the ethical and clinical questions you should consider beforeGoogling your patients, and debates over the value of genetic tests in psychiatric practice.Through tomorrow,Psychiatric News is delivering an evening digest of some of the day ’s highlights—from the lecture halls to the exhibit floor. Whether you are here in San Diego or at home, these reports will convey the excitement and outstanding scientific program being presented at this year’s meeting.From Depths of Addiction to Triumph of Recovery: ABC Journalist Sh...
Source: Psychiatr News - May 24, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Tags: addiction APA Gives Back ’s 2017 Annual Meeting Elizabeth Vargas genetic testing Googling Javits Award military mental health psychosis psychosomatic medicine Rep. Tim Murphy Susannah Cahalan Source Type: research

Book review: Disordered personalities and crime: An analysis of the history of moral insanity, Mental illness, human rights and the law, Mental health and the criminal justice system: A social work perspective, Handbook of secure care and Secure lives: The meaning and importance of culture in secure hospital care Jones David W , Disordered personalities and crime: An analysis of the history of moral insanity . Abingdon, UK : Routledge , 2016 . ISBN 9780415502177 (pbk); 295 pp., £29.99 . Kelly Brendan D , Mental illness, human rights and the law . London, England : Royal College of Psychiatrists , 2016 . ISBN 9781909726512 (hbk); 250 pp., £40 . Cummins Ian , Mental health and the criminal justice system: A social work perspective . Northwich, UK : Critical Publishing , 20 16 . ISBN 9781910391907 ; 116 pp. Dickens Geoffrey Sugarman Philip Picchioni Marco (eds), Handbook of secure care . London, England : Royal College of Psychiatrists , 2015 . ISBN 978190726369 (pbk); 335pp ., £45 . Bartlett Annie , Secure lives: The meaning and importance of culture in secure hospit al care . Oxford, UK : Oxford University Press , 2016 . ISBN 978019964028 (pbk); 361 pp., £29.99 .
Book review: Disordered personalities and crime: An analysis of the history of moral insanity, Mental illness, human rights and the law, Mental health and the criminal justice system: A social work perspective, Handbook of secure care and Secure lives: The meaning and importance of culture in secure hospital care Jones David W , Disordered personalities and crime: An analysis of the history of moral insanity . Abingdon, UK : Routledge , 2016 . ISBN 9780415502177 (pbk); 295 pp., £29.99 . Kelly Brendan D , Mental illness, human rights and the law . London, England : Royal College of Psychiatrists , 2016 . ISBN 9781909726512...
Source: The International Journal of Social Psychiatry - May 17, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Guha M Tags: Int J Soc Psychiatry Source Type: research

Psychological therapies and people who have ID: a report from the Royal College of Psychiatrists and British Psychological Society
Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities,Volume 11, Issue 1, Page 24-26, January 2017. Purpose Over a decade ago “Psychotherapy and learning disabilities” was published by the UK Royal College of Psychiatrists. It was decided by the Royal College and British Psychological Society’s faculties for people who have ID to revise and update this report. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodol ogy/approach Experts in the field were invited to make a contribution on their approach covering method, adaptations, service user views and outcomes. Findings A great deal has changed in the last dec...
Source: Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities - April 21, 2017 Category: Disability Source Type: research

Psychological therapies and people who have ID. A report from the Royal College of Psychiatrists and British Psychological Society
Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities,Volume 11, Issue 1, January 2017. Purpose Over a decade ago “Psychotherapy and learning disabilities” was published by the UK Royal College of Psychiatrists. It was decided by The Royal College and British Psychological Society’s faculties for people who have ID to revise and update this report. Design/methodology/approach Experts in the field were invited to make a contribution on their approach covering method, adaptations, service user views and outcomes. . Findings A great deal has changed in the last decade in terms of service development and r...
Source: Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities - April 21, 2017 Category: Disability Source Type: research

Management for Psychiatrists, Fourth Edition.: Dinesh Bhugra, Stuart Bell, and Alistair Burns, Eds. (2016) London, England: RCPsych Publications (imprint of the Royal College of Psychiatrists). 544 pp.
No abstract available (Source: The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease)
Source: The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease - April 20, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Book Review Source Type: research