Still in this month's British Journal of Psychiatry there has been research into the impact of the introduction of smoke-free in-patient wards.
Continue reading How successful have smoke-free mental health units been?.
May 2009 Archives
A study in the British Journal of Psychiatry finds that 1% of children between 5 and 6 have an existing diagnosis on the autistic spectrum.
Continue reading One in 100 children have autism.
Here are some clips of Max Clifford speaking at a recent Community Care Live event about how social work can improve its media coverage.
Continue reading Watch Max Clifford talk about social work and the media.
The Local Government Channel does a council worker of the year award each year, and this year there are a couple of social workers involved in the "caring" section.
Continue reading Vote for the social workers in Council Worker of the Year Awards.
There's a great debate going on at Psych Central about this very topic.
Continue reading Can mental illness be cured?.
There's not much I can add to this story from the Belfast Telegraph.
Continue reading Lesbian nun so drunk she fell over children.
Trainee psychiatrists tend to favour the biological model of mental illness, is the unsurprising finding of some new research, which I found via the BPS digest.
What is perhaps more surprising is that some also endorse other models. I wonder how much this is changing as they work alongside professionals from other disciplines?
What is perhaps more surprising is that some also endorse other models. I wonder how much this is changing as they work alongside professionals from other disciplines?
Continue reading Psychiatrists' view of mental illness, violence and schizophrenia.
Not much on my radar today but I did find this research study into the effects of deep brain stimulation for the treatment of depression.
Continue reading Deep brain stimulation and depression.
World of Psychology has some reflections on online depression treatments. It seems they can be effective for people who stick with them, but many people drop out. They have a place, I would suggest, alongside lots of other approaches.
Continue reading Online depression treatment and emotional intelligence.
The Guardian has usefully created one of its photo galleries to illustrate how social workers have been depicted on film.
Continue reading Social workers on film.
By Keith Sellick...something many of us have wanted to do but failing that we make do with this clip from 1997
However, Portillo fronted a Horizon programme on human beings capacity for violence this week.
However, Portillo fronted a Horizon programme on human beings capacity for violence this week.
Continue reading Punching Michael Portillo on the nose....
A psychology professor has presented some research to a conference which suggests that at least 1 in 10 children with autism can "recover" from it - mostly after receiving years of intensive behavioural therapy.
Continue reading Autism recovery possible for minority of children.
The recession is affecting men's mental health, according to Mind. Yet men being men we are too embarrassed to seek help for it.
Continue reading Mental health and the recession.
I don't know if Alastair Campbell was ever anything like Malcolm Tucker, the vicious In The Thick Of It spin doctor supposedly inspired by him.
Continue reading Alastair Campbell: no room for Mail in world governed by happiness.
Actually I don't, I'm happy staying as a community editor.
However, one young American certainly does want to be a social worker. So much so, she's written a song about it.
However, one young American certainly does want to be a social worker. So much so, she's written a song about it.
Continue reading I wanna be a social worker!.
Stuart Sorensen, a mental health nurse and trainer, posted a blog entry about how we understand schizophrenia last month on our Social Care Experts Blog.
Continue reading We must tackle the confusion over mental health treatment.
Swine flu or H1N1 will be on many people's minds over the weekend, so I thought I'd post a few links to some useful articles.
Continue reading Swine flu: some information from around the web.
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