The NHS Information Centre has published a report that presents the findings of a survey of attitudes towards mental illness among adults in England undertaken in 2011. The questionnaire included a number of statements about mental illness. Respondents were asked to indicate how much they agreed or disagreed with each statement. Other questions covered a [read the full story…]
The British Society of Gastroenterology and the Royal Bolton Hospital NHS Foundation Trust have published a quality and productivity (QIPP) case study, which looks at how to reduce alcohol related hospital admissions and improve the quality of care. Very few hospitals have dedicated alcohol services, and a 2009 survey showed that only 42% of acute [read the full story…]
Policy-makers, commissioners and healthcare providers will be interested in this new rapid review that compiles evidence about the effects of supporting self-management on people’s quality of life, clinical outcomes and health service use. Reviewers searched more than 10 bibliographic databases for research evidence published up until September 2010. More than 100,000 reports were scanned and the [read the full story…]
A randomised controlled trial published in the Archives of General Psychiatry has found that problem-solving therapy is a useful treatment alternative for elderly people with depression and executive dysfunction who do not respond well to conventional drug treatments. The trial randomised 221 patients to either problem-solving therapy (PST) or supportive therapy (ST) and followed them [read the full story…]
Bob Alexander (Director of NHS Finance) and Bruce Calderwood (Director of Mental Health Policy) have written to all mental health service leads with an update on Payment by Results for mental health services for working age and older people. The letter confirms that: The Department of Health (DH) are now in the ‘implementation phase’ of mental [read the full story…]
A recent randomised controlled trial from Melbourne Australia has highlighted the effectiveness of a prevention and early intervention parenting programme, which aims to “improve emotion socialization practices in parents of preschool children”. Tuning in to Kids is a 6-session group parenting program that helps children learn to understand and regulate their emotions. It teaches parents: [read the full story…]
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) is undertaking a review to decide whether the NICE clinical guidelines on bipolar disorder (CG38) and antenatal and postnatal mental health (CG45) should be updated. Within the review proposal consultation document, NICE has concluded that the guidelines should be considered for an update at this time. The [read the full story…]
The British Psychological Society has published a new report about integrating psychological treatments with other interventions for obesity. The report covers: Obesity in children Weight loss surgery Physical activity and exercise psychology – healthy weight management for adults Exercise for obese individuals Applied psychology and obesity management Pharmacological interventions Psychological interventions for people with BMI>35 Dr [read the full story…]
A new meta-analysis published in the British Journal of Psychiatry has found that people with mental health problems are significantly less likely to receive important cardiac treatment (revascularisation, angiography, angioplasty and bypass grafting) following a cardiac event. People with mental illness experience a 14% lower rate of invasive coronary interventions following a cardiac event and [read the full story…]
Researchers from the University of Leicester, UCL (University College London) and King’s College London have published a study in the British Journal of Psychiatry that appears to contradict the spate of recent news stories that the prevalence of mental disorder is on the rise. The researchers used data from three British Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Surveys, [read the full story…]
