This session looked at Bolton’s continued successful effort in enhancing staff engagement and developing a listening culture in order to deliver high quality and financially sustainable healthcare system.
This was an opportunity to hear from a peer about Quality Improvement System and how it has helped staff to focus on the most important matters of improving the lives of the people who services and develop a culture of quality improvement.
This service evaluation project explored service users’ experiences of positive behavioural support (PBS) within a medium secure mental health service. Login using your SSSFT NHS OpenAthens for full text. SSOTP - request a copy of the article from the library - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai
We examine predictors of dropout among patients with PTSD and alcohol dependence. Please contact the library to receive a copy of this article - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai
This study aimed to establish if written emotional disclosure (WED) improves caregiver psychological and physical health. Please contact the library to receive a copy of this article - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai
Staffordshire County Council has improved key outcomes for its public and achieved £150m of savings by transforming itself from a provider of services to a commissioner of outcomes, delegates to the CIPFA’s Scottish conference in Glasgow heard today.
Resources director Andrew Burns, a member of CIPFA council and of the Public Finance Top 50 said that, since the council came under Conservative leadership in 2009, staffing had fallen from 11,000 to 5,500, mostly by transferring delivery to outside providers and joint ventures, and forming strategic partnerships with other agencies. At the same time, public and staff satisfaction had risen and crime and unemployment fallen.
Cognitive change during Cognitive Processing Therapy is associated with reductions in PTSD and depression for service members. Please contact the library to receive a copy of this article - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai
Given the high rates of comorbidity between posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and substance use disorder (SUD), we investigated an integrated treatment for these disorders. Please contact the library to receive a copy of this article - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai
There are few empirical data regarding effective treatment of trauma-related symptoms among individuals with severe mental illness (SMI; e.g., bipolar disorder, schizophrenia). This under-examined clinical issue is significant because rates of trauma and PTSD are higher among individuals with SMI relative to the general population, and there are sufficient data to suggest that PTSD symptoms exacerbate the overall course and prognosis of SMI. Please contact the library to receive a copy of this article - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai
Despite considerable progress in reducing cigarette smoking prevalence and enhancing smoking cessation treatments, most smokers who attempt to quit relapse. The current randomized clinical trial evaluated the efficacy of an adjunctive behavioral smoking cessation treatment based on learning theory.
Worry in Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), takes a predominantly verbal form, as if talking to oneself about possible negative outcomes. The current study examined alternative approaches to reducing worry by allocating volunteers with GAD to conditions in which they either practiced replacing the usual form of worry with images of possible positive outcomes, or with the same positive outcomes represented verbally. Please contact the library to receive a copy of this article - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai
Whilst studies have consistently identified early symptom reduction as an important predictor of treatment outcome, the impact of early change on common comorbid features has not been investigated. This study of CBT for eating disorders explored patterns of early change in eating pathology and longer-term change in personality pathology, anxiety and depression. Please contact the library to receive a copy of this article - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai
In many clinical settings, there is a high comorbidity between substance use disorders, psychiatric disorders, and traumatic stress. Novel therapies are needed to address these co-occurring issues efficiently. The aim of the present study was to conduct a pragmatic randomized controlled trial comparing Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) to group Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and treatment-as-usual (TAU) for previously homeless men residing in a therapeutic community. Please contact the library to receive a copy of this article - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai
Challenges in the prevention of disordered eating field include moving from efficacy to effectiveness and developing an integrated approach to the prevention of eating and weight-related problems. A previous efficacy trial indicated that a universal disordered eating prevention program, based on the social cognitive model, media literacy educational approach and cognitive dissonance theory, reduced risk factors for disordered eating, but it is unclear whether this program has effects under more real-world conditions. This effectiveness trial tested whether this program has effects when previously trained community providers in an integrated approach to prevention implement the intervention. Please contact the library to receive a copy of this article - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai
This article proposes a review of the scientific literature on the cooccurrence of intimate partner violence and intrafamilial child sexual abuse. The review of these two types of violence has evolved in distinct research fields and their cooccurrence has rarely been examined. The objective of this article is to examine the existing knowledge about this cooccurrence. Please contact the library to receive a copy of this article - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai
Child neglect is the most prevalent form of child maltreatment and represents 79.5% of open child-welfare cases. A recent study found the evidence-based intervention (EBI) SafeCare® (SC) to significantly reduce child neglect recidivism rates. To fully capitalize on the effectiveness of such EBIs, service systems must engage in successful implementation and sustainment; however, little is known regarding what factors influence EBI sustainment. Please contact the library to receive a copy of this article - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai
It is widely recognized that children in the child welfare system are particularly vulnerable to the adverse health and mental effects associated with exposure to abuse and neglect, making it imperative to have broad-based availability of evidence-based practices (EBPs) that can prevent child maltreatment and reduce the negative mental health outcomes for youth who are victims. Please contact the library to receive a copy of this article - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai