Monday, August 01, 2005

Strategies for a participant-centred approach to research Item in CMHA/Ontario's Mental Health Notes - "Conducting a participant-centred research study with people with severe and persistent mental illness who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless requires fundamental changes in research design and methods, according to an article in the Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation. The paper appears in a special issue of the journal focusing on the Community Mental Health Evaluation Initiative (CMHEI), which evaluated the effectiveness of various community mental health programs. This paper is based on research on the intensive case management (ICM) program of the Canadian Mental Health Association, Ottawa Branch, conducted jointly by CMHA and the Centre for Research on Community Services at the University of Ottawa. "  
  

Magnetic Stimulation of the Brain for Depression Health News Digest story reprinted at PsycPORT - "Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is well established for treating depression and other psychiatric disorders. Though effective, ECT produces short-term confusion and occasionally some memory loss, and patients require general anesthesia and muscle relaxants. Now a growing body of research suggests that new techniques such as transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) may offer less disruptive ways to use electromagnetic energy against depression, schizophrenia, and other psychiatric disorders, reports the August issue of the Harvard Mental Health Letter."