International
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July 2007 - June 2008
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Volume 12
Number 2
Towards Promoting Recovery in Vancouver Community Mental
Health Services, BC, Canada
Casey
Reference Group Focused Therapy for Schizophrenics
(RGFT-S) - A New Rehabilitation-Oriented
Salganik
& Soifer
Using Psychological Formulation As A Means Of
Intervention In A Psychiatric Rehabilitation Setting
Hewitt
Rehabilitation for Children with Cerebral Palsy:Seeing
Through the Looking Glass
Ahonen-Eerikäinen,
Lamont & Knox
Volume 12
Number 1
Homeless Mentally Ill Persons: A bibliography review
Nieto,
Gittelman, & Abad
Making Meaning in a ‘Post-Institutional’ Age:
Reflections on the Experience of (De) institutionalization
Morrow
& Jamer
Needs and Appropriateness of Help According to Types of
Professionals
and Their Users
Fleury
& Grenier
Nursing and the Teaching of Mental Health Care in Brazil
Kantorski
& De Pinho
Process Levels and Service Complexity as Predictors of
Time Demand in
Rehabilitation Counseling
Main
How
Psychosocial Sport & Play Programs Help Youth Manage Adversity:
A Review of What We Know & What We Should Research
Henley, Schweitzer, de
Gara, & Vetter
Rehabilitation
and Recovery From Stressful Events - a Model
Eriksson
The
psychotic among us:The Emerging View of Psychosis and its
Possible Implications for Stigma
Benning
(previous edition)
Volume 11
Number 2
The
Recognition Of Fatigue: A qualitative study of life-stories from
rehabilitation clients
Elsass,
Jensen, Morup, Thogersen
Investigating
the Assistive Technology Skill and Need for Knowledge of CPRPs
Gitlow,
Hofmaster, & Wade
Discontinuation
of an integrated treatment for schizophrenia disorders:
one-year outcome
Montero,
Asencio, & Talavera
The
positive effects of religiousness on mental health in physically
vulnerable
populations: A review on recent empirical studies and related theories
Yeung
& Chan
Psychiatry
Morbidity Among Inmates of the 'Beggar Home’
Thakker,
Gandhi, Sheth, Vankar, & Shroff
Integrated
Psychological Intervention for Schizophrenia
Hegde,
Rao, and Raguram
The
Problem of Stigma during End-of-life Care at a Psychiatric Institution
McGrath & Jarrett
Volume 11 Number 1
Supported
Education Strategies for People with Severe Mental Illness: A Review of
Evidence Based Practice
Leonard
& Bruer
Social
Support And Quality of Life Among Psychiatric Patients In Residential
Homes
Sharir,
Tanasescu, Turbow & Maman
Disclosure
of a psychiatric disability in supported employment: An Exploratory
Study
Banks,
Novak, Mank,
& Grossi
Evaluation
of a Mentored Self-Help Intervention for the Management of Psychotic
Symptoms
Casstevens, Cohen, Newman,
& Dumaine
The
Effect of Socio-Cultural Context on Conceptualizing Autistic Disorder
In the People’s Republic of China
Hsiao & Magyar
The
Social And Academic Implications Of Drug Abuse Amonst Undergraduates in
Nigeria
Kobiowu
Safe
Minds – Perceptions of Safety in a Rehabilitation Clinic for
SeriousPersistent Mental Illness
Waddell, Ross, Ladd, &
Seeman
Living
with unexplained somatic symptoms
Elsass, Jensen, Morup,
& Thogersen
The
theories, mechanisms, benefits, and practical delivery of psychosocial
educational interventions for people with mental health disorders
Griffiths
Psycho-social
Issues in Childhood Autism Rehabilitation: A Review
McGrath
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Internet Courses Focus on Psych Disabilities and Recovery
The Professional
Development Program (PDP) is pleased to announce that our PDP Internet
Courses have been updated and revised in format to match our new
website design. The Internet Courses were
based on the academic specialization courses in psychiatric
rehabilitation from Boston
University’s
Rehabilitation Counseling Program and were modified for online
self-paced study by the Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation to be
used for continuing education purposes. For
more information, refer to http://www.bu.edu/cpr/training/distance/courses/index.html
For any questions,
contact Sue McNamara at suemac@bu.edu or at (617) 358-2574. For additional distance learning options,
please go to: http://www.bu.edu/cpr/training/distance/index.html
Dates Announced for International Conference on
Rehabilitation and Recovery
The next international conference on
psychiatric rehabilitation and recovery hosted by the Boston University
Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation will be held on Monday and
Tuesday, April 14 and 15, 2008 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Rehabilitation and Recovery for All –
Innovations in Science and Practice will hold pre-conference institutes
on the morning of April 14th with the conference beginning that
afternoon and running all day the 15th. On
Monday evening there will be a poster session and reception. The last international conference was attended
by 700 individuals representing 22 countries. For
information, contact Joan Rapp at joanrapp@bu.edu.
National Resource
Center Now Available for Psychiatric
Advance Directives
A newly launched online
national resource center is now providing comprehensive information on
psychiatric advance directives (PADs), legal documents that people with
mental illnesses can create to specify, in advance, their preferred
course of treatment if they should experience a mental health crisis.
The website provides a state-by-state breakdown of PADs-related
statutes and listings of local resources for patients and families,
discussion forums, answers to frequently asked questions, testimonials
from people who have used PADs, and information on the latest research
findings concerning mental health issues. The National
Resource Center for Psychiatric Advance Directives
(NRC-PAD), developed by psychiatric and legal experts at Duke University
Medical Center and the Bazelon Center
for Mental Health Law, can be found at http://www.nrc-pad.org
Free Download
for Overview Sheets
about Co-Occurring Disorders
To better educate
states, communities, and behavioral health care providers, The
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Co-Occurring Center for Excellence recently released the first 3 in a
series of 10 overview papers for treatment professionals. The overview
papers and technical reports summarize the science base for each topic
they address and make recommendations for practice, systems, and state
and local laws and regulations that support treatment and prevention
systems. These first three overview papers:
-
Definitions and Terms Relating to Co-Occurring Disorders
-
Screening, Assessment, and Treatment Planning for Persons
With Co-Occurring Disorders
-
Overarching Principles To Address the Needs of Persons
With Co-Occurring Disorders
are available as
free downloads at http://coce.samhsa.gov/cod_resources/index_right_2.aspx?obj=77.
The
Metabolic Syndrome: Does It Exist?
Dosing
Medical Marijuana: Rational Guidelines on Trial in Washington State
Duloxetine
- Three Birds With One Stone?
Correlates
of Risk Patterns and Race/Ethnicity Among HIV-Positive Men Who Have Sex
With Men
Co-morbidity
of Psychiatric Disorder and Medical Illness in People With Intellectual
Disabilities
Feature Articles
Metabolic Syndrome
The Metabolic Syndrome: Does
It Exist?
Paul Zimmet, AO, MD, PhD, FRACP, FRCP, Professor,
International
Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia, defends the metabolic
syndrome.
Medscape
General Medicine 9(3) 2007
Depression
Serotonin
and Noradrenaline Involvement In Urinary Incontinence, Depression and
Pain: Scientific Basis for Overlapping Clinical Efficacy from a Single
Drug, Duloxetine
The use of a single drug for multiple indications
is increasingly
common, particularly in primary care--Duloxetine may be an important
one.
Int J Clin
Pract 61(8) 2007
Do Bartonella Infections
Cause Agitation, Panic Disorder, and Treatment-Resistant Depression?
In this article, we discuss patients exhibiting
new-onset
agitation, panic attacks and treatment-resistant depression, all of
which may be attributed to Bartonella.
Medscape
General Medicine 9(3) 2007
Duloxetine - Three Birds
With One Stone?
A drug that helps pain from neuropathy,
depression, and stress
incontinence--only in a primary care physician can juggle all three
indications in one patient.
Int J Clin
Pract 61(8) 2007
Intellectual Disabilities
Co-morbidity of Psychiatric
Disorder and Medical Illness in People With Intellectual Disabilities
People with intellectual disabilities more
commonly have comorbid
medical and mental-health problems than general population. What's the
nature of this comorbid relationship? How does it affect care?
Curr Opin
Psychiatry 20(5) 2007
Failure to Protect Laws
Failure to Protect Laws:
Protecting Children or Punishing Mothers?
What are the results when laws are implemented to
guard children from exposure to interpersonal violence?
J Foren
Nurs 3(2) 2007
Medical Marijuana
Dosing Medical Marijuana:
Rational Guidelines on Trial in Washington State
Any government agency should adopt presumptive
dosing and supply
limits on the basis of best scientific evidence currently available in
the field of cannabinoid medicine.
Medscape
General Medicine 9(3) 2007
HIV Risk Behavior
Correlates of Risk Patterns
and Race/Ethnicity Among HIV-Positive Men Who Have Sex With Men
This study reveals that HIV+ African American MSM
were less likely
than white men to identify as gay, more likely to report sex with
women, and less comfortable discussing their MSM behavior.
AIDS Behav
11(5) 2007
Other
"The Efficient MD" Offers
Practice Tips and Tools
A busy nephrologist explores time-management
skills that he believes could double healthcare workers' productivity.
Medscape
Med Students 2007
Who Killed Healthcare?
Regina E. Herzlinger, Professor of Business
Administration at Harvard Business School, tells us who killed
healthcare.
Medscape
General Medicine 9(3) 2007
Opinion Poll
House Calls
According to the American Academy of Home Care
Physicians, the
annual number of house calls increased 43% between 1998 and 2004 after
a change in Medicare's reimbursement rules for physicians. In 2006,
Medicare also began paying for visits to assisted living facilities.
Given these new rules, would you or would you not make house calls? To
vote or view results of the poll, click on the title above.
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Top News of the Week
Bipolar Disorder Diagnoses
Among Youth on the Rise
A national survey shows an almost 40-fold rise in
outpatient
diagnoses for youth bipolar disorder between 1994 and 2003. Researchers
say it is not clear at this point whether this represents a correction
of past underdiagnosis or current overdiagnosis of the disorder.
(Arch Gen Psychiatry. September 2007;64:1032-1039.)
Medscape
Medical News 2007
Risk Factors for PTSD in
9/11 Rescue Workers
Factors that increased the likelihood of 9/11
rescue workers
developing posttraumatic stress disorder were identified in a recent
study. (Am J Psychiatry. September 2007;164:1385-1394.)
Medscape
Medical News 2007
Depression Worsens Health
More Than Angina, Arthritis, Asthma, or Diabetes
Depression worsens health more than 4 common
chronic diseases, and
most people who are mentally ill are not treated, say 2 recent
international studies. (Lancet. September 8, 2007;370:851-858, 808-809,
841-850, 807-808.)
Medscape
Medical News 2007
More Medscape Medical News
CME/CE Statement Updated for
Screening and Treatment of Teens at Risk for Suicide
The American Academy of Pediatrics has updated
their statement regarding screening and treating adolescents at risk
for suicide.
Medscape
Medical News 2007
Lancet Launches Campaign to
Strengthen Global Mental Health Services
The Lancet begins its campaign to strengthen
mental healthcare with
the publication of the first 2 articles of a 6-part series on global
mental health.
Medscape
Medical News 2007
CME/CE Even Subclinical Depression
Seems Linked to Poorer Diabetes Self-Care
In a study of outpatients with type 2 diabetes
mellitus, even low
levels of depressive symptoms were associated with nonadherence to
important aspects of diabetes self-care.
Medscape
Medical News 2007
Mediterranean Diet Linked to
Reduced Mortality Risk in AD
Researchers who previously reported a reduced
risk for developing
Alzheimer's disease in people following the so-called Mediterranean
diet now find an association between the diet and lower mortality in AD
patients.
Medscape
Medical News 2007
CME Smokers More Likely to
Develop Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease
Individuals who smoke are more likely to develop
Alzheimer's
disease or dementia than nonsmokers or those who smoked in the past, a
study suggests.
Medscape
Medical News 2007
CME Family-Based Treatment Seems
Promising for Treating Bulimic Teens
In a randomized controlled comparison,
family-based treatment was
more effective than supportive psychotherapy for adolescents with
bulimia nervosa.
Medscape
Medical News 2007
CME/CE Artificial Food Additives
May Increase Hyperactivity in Children
In a community-based, randomized, double-blind,
placebo-controlled
food challenge, these additives increased the mean level of
hyperactivity in children aged 3 years and 8 to 9 years.
Medscape
Medical News 2007
CME/CE Report Issued on the Risks
of Using CT Scans in Children
The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued a
report to help
healthcare providers discuss the risks of using computed tomographic
scans as diagnostic tests in children.
Medscape
Medical News 2007
Psychiatry News From Reuters Health
Morphine Inhibits Interferon
Expression and Enhances HCV Replication
Morphine appears to facilitate the persistence of
hepatitis C virus
(HCV) in human hepatocytes, US and Chinese researchers report in the
September 1st issue of the Journal of Infectious Diseases. This may
help explain the high prevalence of the disease in heroin users.
Reuters
Health Information 2007
Cognitive Behavior Therapy
Improves Symptoms in Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) has a direct
effect on overall
improvement of gastrointestinal symptoms in patients with irritable
bowel syndrome (IBS), independent of its effects on distress, results
of a study published in the August issue of Gastroenterology suggest.
Improvement in IBS symptoms is linked to improvements in the quality of
life, which may lower distress.
Reuters
Health Information 2007
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