February 2010 Archives

Interesting piece of research suggesting childhood abuse or emotional neglect "particularly when combined with genetic factors" can result in structural brain changes, making later depression more likely.
Personally I doubt it. It always seems to be a claim made by someone seeking to justify their philandering and only seems to crop up for celebrity type men with seemingly easy access to multiple partners.
Have been out of action, blogging-wise, for a week or so and am returning with an exciting and wholly one-off new format - the Wednesday roundup.
There's a great article on Psychology Today looking at the origin of depression in early family relationships and how it exists as a social phenomenon, which needs a social response.
I'm reading a book by Richard Dawkins at the moment, which I'm enjoying, so I was very pleased to spot this clip in which he takes an evolutionary approach to mental health and in particular anxiety.
There's an interesting discussion over on CareSpace in which stressed out social workers exchange tips about how they switch off after work.
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the so-called mental health bible in the US is being reviewed and a draft has been published for comment.
Mad-Men.jpgEver wondered if social work really is the career for you? Of course you have - but is it more than once a day?

I get most of my in-depth research findings from Marie Claire.
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Leeds Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has introduced a multisensory room to help dementia patients relax at its Mount centre.
The highest performing students have a greater risk of developing bipolar disorder than those who get average grades, new research published by the Royal College of Psychiatrists suggests. 
Kurt Cobain, Lord Byron and Sir Walter Raleigh all had ADHD and that's what helped their creative genius flourish psychiatrist Professor Michael Fitzgerald will tell a Royal College of Psychiatrists conference today.
For all those parents worried about the mental health of their children, UK charity Young Minds is currently publicising its Parents Helpline.
Social worker-to-be weighs up the latest study suggesting fish oil may help prevent the onset of pyschosis and warns against reading too much into the research.
Newsweek has a piece looking at some recent studies into antidepressants which is worth a read. 
There's a fascinating post on the Masked AMHP blog which gives an insight into the kinds of decisions that need to be made by AMHPs as part of the sectioning process.
There's a blog post on Psychology Today about some of the benefits associated with writing and particularly logging your thoughts.

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