Anxiety is a common condition usually managed in general practice (GP) in the UK. GP patient records can be used for epidemiological studies of anxiety as well as clinical audit and service planning. However, it is not clear how general practitioners (GPs) conceptualise, diagnose and document anxiety in these records. We sought to understand these factors through an interview study with GPs. Open Access Article
Encouraging women and their partners to take time for self at least once a week in the first 6 months postpartum may promote positive parental mental health.
Future research examining the relationship between co-parenting and time for selfholds potential in the effort to prevent postpartum depression. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details
This article explores men's experiences of using peer support groups for coping with mental distress. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
While mental health professionals have focused on concerns about whether antidepressants work on a neurochemical level it is important to understand the meaning this medication holds in the lives of people who use it. This study explores diversity in the experience of antidepressant users.
The authors sought to determine whether symptoms experienced by formerly depressed patients after at least 8 weeks of remission can be used to identify their risk for relapse during the next 6 months. Login using your SSSFT NHS OpenAthens for full text. SSOTP - You can request a copy of this article by replying to this email. Please ensure you are clear which article you are requesting.
A disturbed sense of self is a core feature of depression. The medial prefrontal cortex, which has a central role in self-appraisal processes, is often implicated in the illness, although it remains unclear how functional alterations of the region contribute to the observed disturbances. The aim of this study was to clarify the role of the medial prefrontal cortex in self-appraisal processes in depression. Login at top right hand side of page using your SSSFT NHS Athens for full text.
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Rentala S, Fong TC, Nattala P, et al. Effectiveness of body-mind-spirit intervention on well-being, functional impairment and quality of life among depressive patients—a randomized controlled trial. J Adv Nurs 2015;71:2153–63.
Implications for practice and research
A body-mind-spirit (BMS) intervention with pharmacotherapy for depression can help patients manage their condition and increase their quality of life and well-being.
Nurses trained to deliver a BMS intervention to patients can play a critical role in providing integrated clinical care in a hospital setting.
Research on this intervention can make use of existing methods to further refine the efficiency and quality of the intervention programme being developed.
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Older people with learning disabilities who develop memory problems are likely to feel sad.
There is much information showing how people with learning disabilities can learn new behaviours which help them to think differently and feel better.
This is the story of how I helped one older man with learning disabilities and memory problems to change how he was behaving and feel happier. Login using your SSSFT NHS Athens for full text. SSOTP - request a copy of the article from the library http://www.sssft.nhs.uk/library
The Treatment-Resistant Depression Registry investigated whether adjunctive vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) with treatment as usual in depression has superior long-term outcomes compared with treatment as usual only. Login at top right hand side of page using your SSSFT NHS Athens for full text. SSOTP - You can request a copy of this article by replying to this email. Please ensure you are clear which article you are requesting.
There are many effective psychological therapies to help teenagers with depression, anxiety or other mental health problems. Unfortunately, for various reasons, most teenagers never get access to a professional therapist. To overcome this problem, some researchers are exploring the potential of brief, “single-session” interventions that can be delivered cheaply and easily to many at-risk teenagers outside of a clinical context. In The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Jessica Schleider and John Weisz at Harvard University present extremely promising results from their trial of a 30-minute computer session teaching depressed and anxious teenagers that personality is malleable.
Psychostimulant augmentation is considered a potential treatment strategy for individuals with major depressive disorder who do not adequately respond to antidepressant monotherapy. The primary objective of this 12-month open-label extension study was to evaluate the safety and tolerability of lisdexamfetamine dimesylate (LDX) as augmentation therapy to an antidepressant in adults with major depressive disorder.. MPFT staff can use the OVID link, or you can request a copy of this article by replying to this email. Please ensure you are clear which article you are requesting.
Blog post about this recent systematic review by Woody et al. (2017) aimed to give an up-to-date summary of the prevalence and incidence of perinatal depression. In their review, Woody et al. also examined factors which might explain the difference in depression prevalence estimates between studies, such as whether the study was conducted during pregnancy or the postnatal period, and where the study was conducted.
A range of free courses to support people who are dealing with anxiety, stress and depression are being offered throughout Herefordshire.
Let’s Talk is an Improving Access to Psychological Therapy (IAPT) service and is part of 2gether NHS Foundation Trust. The courses provide education on topics related to stress, anxiety and depression, and cover practical techniques and tips to help people learn to manage their mood.
The courses run for four to eight weeks, are run by friendly and professional staff, and are open to anyone who wishes to use them. Some courses are only available for people registered with a Herefordshire GP.
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is common and debilitating. The standard of care includes light therapy provided by a light box; however, this treatment is restrictive and only moderately effective. Advances in LED technology enable lighting solutions that emit vastly more light than traditional light boxes. Here, we assess the feasibility of BROAD (Bright, whole-ROom, All-Day) light therapy and get a first estimate for its potential effectiveness.
Late-life depressive symptoms have been extensively studied for their relationship with incident dementia, but have been typically assessed at a single timepoint. Such an approach neglects the course of depression, which, given its remitting and relapsing nature, might provide further insights into the complex association of depression with dementia. We therefore repeatedly measured depressive symptoms in a population of adults over a decade to study the subsequent risk of dementia. Please contact the library to receive a copy of this article - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai
It's important to note that this is experimental, early-stage research. The study lacked a control group, so it's hard to know whether the improvement in mood, or the changes seen on MRI scans, can be attributed to the drug.
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