December 09

Integrating Mental Health In Primary Care. WHO

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Integrating mental health in primary care : a global perspective
“Integrating mental health into primary care - a global perspective” is a joint publication of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Organization of Family Doctors (Wonca), published in 2008. The report outlines ten broad principles to guide countries in their efforts to successfully integrate mental health into primary care. There are twelve case studies of best practice showing detailed examples of how integration can be successfully achieved in a variety of socio-economic contexts. The report is more than 220 pages long and can be viewed online or a hard copy can be ordered online. Intute.ac.uk
http://www.who.int/mental_health/policy/services/mentalhealthintoprimarycare/en/
October 04

Physical Activity And Mental Health, A Review. NHS,Scotland

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Physical activity and mental health : the role of physical activity in promoting mental wellbeing and preventing mental health problems - an evidence briefing, May 2008
The aims of this review were to collate and review the evidence on the efficacy of physical activity in improving mental wellbeing and preventing mental health problems. The contents include a summary, an introduction and background to the evidence briefing, the scoping exercise, managing the findings, a review of evidence around young people, discussion, conclusion, and references. The 93-page report was published by NHS Health Scotland in 2008. Intute.ac.uk
http://www.healthscotland.com/uploads/documents/7901-RE025Final%20Report0708.pdf
October 04

Neuropsychiatry Of Epilepsy. Royal College Of Psychiatrists

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 Neuropsychiatry of epilepsy, The
A module authored by Dr. Niruj Agrawal and Dr. Suren Govender and published by the Royal College of Psychiatrists as part of their 'CPD Online' series. It looks at the common neuropsychiatric manifestations of epilepsy, and how to manage them, and also at the management and assessment of patients presenting with non-epileptic fits. Access to most of the content requires registration. Intute.ac.uk
http://www.psychiatrycpd.co.uk/default.aspx?page=4597
May 29

Mental Health. NIMH, USA

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Science of mental illness, The
 Produced by the National Institute of Mental Health in the United States, the Science of Mental Illness is an educational resource aimed at students. The resource aims to help students 'gain insight into the biological basis of mental illnesses and how scientific evidence and research can help us understand its causes and lead to treatments and, ultimately, cures'. The resource provides a series of interactive learning sessions for which Flash plug-in media player software is required. The resource also provides some supporting printed materials which are downloadable in PDF format and for which Adobe Acrobat software is required.
http://science-education.nih.gov/customers.nsf/MSMental

 

Mental health topics
Produced by the National Institute of Mental Health, this is a collection of resources on mental health. Aimed primarily at the patient, this resource provides links to a variety of different mental health related conditions that occur in both men and women at all ages. Conditions include anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression, panic disorder, schizophrenia and many others. Each link provides further information about the individual condition including signs, symptoms, specialists and where to get help, together with other related links, reference and reading materials.
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/index.shtml

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May 20

Child And Adolescent Psychiatry And Mental Health : A Journal

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Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health : BioMed Central Chid and adolescent psychiatry and mental health is an online journal which is part of the BioMed Central journals collections. BioMed Central is an independent publishing house 'committed to providing immediate open access to peer-reviewed biomedical research'. This journal is 'an international platform for rapid and comprehensive scientific communication on child and adolescent mental health across different cultural backgrounds'. The journal includes research, reviews, case-studies, and commentaries. Free and unrestricted full-text is available to this journal. Intute.ac.uk
http://www.capmh.com/
April 13

International Journal Of Mental Health Systems : Biomed Central

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International journal of mental health systems : Biomed Central
The International Journal of Mental Health Systems is an online journal which is part of the BioMed Central journals collections. BioMed Central is an independent publishing house 'committed to providing immediate open access to peer-reviewed biomedical research'. This journal focuses on all aspects of mental health system development including the latest mental health system research, policy and debates, together with articles relating to research capacity building for mental health system research and development. The journal includes research, reviews, case-studies, debate, methodology articles and short reports. Free and unrestricted full-text is available for this journal. Intute.ac.uk
http://www.ijmhs.com/
February 08

Psychology Bloggers Network

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Psychology bloggers network

This is a social networking site that brings together an international community of bloggers who write in the areas of psychology, neuroscience, mental health and academia. The network is free to join and aims to help psychology bloggers find support, share ideas and resources, and promote their blogs. This site should be useful for academicians and psychology professionals. From Intute.ac.uk
http://psychbloggers.collectivex.com/main/summary

February 02

Mental Health Patterns And Consequences In Five Developing Countries

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Mental health patterns and consequences : results from survey data in five developing countries
Source: World Bank Policy Research Working Papers

The social and economic consequences of poor mental health in the developing world are presumed to be significant, yet are largely under-researched. The authors argue that mental health modules can be meaningfully added to multi-purpose household surveys in developing countries, and used to investigate this relationship. Data from nationally representative surveys in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Indonesia, and Mexico, along with special surveys from India and Tonga, show similar patterns of association between mental health and socioeconomic characteristics across countries. Individuals who are older, female, widowed, and report poor physical health are more likely to report worse mental health outcomes. Individuals living with others with poor mental health are also significantly more likely to report worse mental health themselves. In contrast, there is little observed relationship between mental health and poverty or education, common measures of socio-economic status. The results instead suggest that economic and multi-dimensional shocks such as illness or crisis can have a greater impact on mental health than overall levels of poverty. This may have important implications for social protection policy. The authors also find significant associations between poor mental health and lowered labor force participation (especially for women) and higher frequency visits to health centers, suggesting that poor mental health can have significant economic consequences for households and the health system. Finally, the paper discusses how measures of mental health are distinct from general subjective welfare measures such as happiness and indicate useful directions of future research.

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January 07

Alcohol Consumption In Pregnancy And Later Mental Health Problems

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Alcohol consumption in pregnancy as a risk factor for later mental health problems
Source: Evidence-Based Mental Health

There has been increasing interest in recent years about the possible mental health risks for offspring as a result of prenatal alcohol exposure. In particular, there is considerable controversy about whether there is a safe threshold for alcohol consumption during pregnancy and whether international policy recommendations are based on evidence. This article briefly summarises the existing literature in relation to mental health outcomes in childhood, adolescence and early adulthood following prenatal alcohol exposure. It also highlights some of the possible pitfalls in the interpretation of observational epidemiological data.

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October 11

Cannabis And Mental Health

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Cannabis and your mental health Published by the [U.K.] Department of Health (DH) in December 2006 this resource on cannabis and mental health looks at the effects of cannabis on people who already have mental health problems. The information pack is aimed to assist mental health practitioners when they raise and discuss the subject of cannabis use with service users. The resource includes guidance notes, two patient information leaflets, and a quiz card. From Intute.ac.uk
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolic
October 02

The Psychological First Aid (PFA) Field Operations Guide

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Psychological First Aid: Field Operations Guide
Source: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, National Center for PTSD

The Psychological First Aid (PFA) Field Operations Guide, 2nd Edition was created by the Terrorism Disaster Branch of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network and the National Center for PTSD as well as others involved in disaster response. Production of this information was supported by SAMHSA.

PFA is an evidence-informed modular approach for assisting people in the immediate aftermath of disaster and terrorism: to reduce initial distress, and to foster short and long-term adaptive functioning. It is for use by mental health specialists including first responders, incident command systems, primary and emergency health care providers, school crisis response teams, faith-based organizations, disaster relief organizations, Community Emergency Response Teams, Medical Reserve Corps, and the Citizens Corps in diverse settings.

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October 01

Centre Of Excellence In Interdisciplinary Mental Health (CEIMH) [U.K.]

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Centre of Excellence in Interdisciplinary Mental Health (CEIMH) is one of the 74 Centres for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) initiatives selected for funding by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE). CEIMH aims to promote excellence and innovation in the delivery of good interdisciplinary mental health teaching and learning. Resources available from this site include downloadable publications, podcasts, CEIMHtv video gallery, CEIMH news and events listing, and quite detailed staff profiles. The CEIMH is located within the University of Birmingham. From Intute.ac.uk
http://www.ceimh.bham.ac.uk/
September 09

Low & Middle Income Countries: Mental Health

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Mental health systems in countries: where are we now?
Source: The Lancet

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