Webhealth
Webhealth has been specifically developed to provide access for people to
connect with Health and Social Services. This web-based approach builds on
the strengths of people and families to determine their support needs. Within the Webhealth website is Linkage. Linkage is a
partnership between an NGO, Pathways; primary health care, Pinnacle; and a
secondary provider/hospital, Health Waikato. It offers early intervention
services with a “one stop shop” in central Hamilton and New Plymouth.
Monday, February 09, 2004
Brief Psychotherapies for Depression: Current Status
Current Opinion in Psychiatry article at Medscape that reviews "...recent randomized controlled trials and current research on mediators and moderators of treatment effects in psychotherapies for depression." [Viewing Medscape resources requires registration, which is free].
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Current Opinion in Psychiatry article at Medscape that reviews "...recent randomized controlled trials and current research on mediators and moderators of treatment effects in psychotherapies for depression." [Viewing Medscape resources requires registration, which is free].
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Comprehensive Management of Behavioral Disturbances in Dementia
A new CME unit at Medscape - " The average life span has been steadily increasing. With this increase in longevity, we are now confronted with new healthcare problems and challenges. The rate of dementia has been dramatically increasing as the population ages and this trend is expected to continue. In order to address the multifaceted needs and demands of the individual with dementia, a broad-based comprehensive treatment approach must be implemented. The physician must therefore extend the individual care model to a more systemic and broadly based system of care..." [Viewing Medscape resources requires registration, which is free].
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A new CME unit at Medscape - " The average life span has been steadily increasing. With this increase in longevity, we are now confronted with new healthcare problems and challenges. The rate of dementia has been dramatically increasing as the population ages and this trend is expected to continue. In order to address the multifaceted needs and demands of the individual with dementia, a broad-based comprehensive treatment approach must be implemented. The physician must therefore extend the individual care model to a more systemic and broadly based system of care..." [Viewing Medscape resources requires registration, which is free].
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Methadone Deaths Not Linked to Misuse of Methadone from Treatment Centers
SAMHSA press release - "Methadone-associated deaths are not being caused primarily by methadone diverted from methadone treatment programs, a panel of experts convened by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), reported. The methadone report was released today by SAMHSA’s Center for Substance Abuse Treatment Director, H. Westley Clark, M.D., J.D., M.P.H., at the Sixth International Conference on Pain and Chemical Dependency in New York City. The consensus report, 'Methadone-Associated Mortality, Report of a National Assessment,; concludes that 'although the data remain incomplete, National Assessment meeting participants concurred that methadone tablets and/or diskettes distributed through channels other than opioid treatment programs most likely are the central factor in methadone-associated mortality.'”
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SAMHSA press release - "Methadone-associated deaths are not being caused primarily by methadone diverted from methadone treatment programs, a panel of experts convened by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), reported. The methadone report was released today by SAMHSA’s Center for Substance Abuse Treatment Director, H. Westley Clark, M.D., J.D., M.P.H., at the Sixth International Conference on Pain and Chemical Dependency in New York City. The consensus report, 'Methadone-Associated Mortality, Report of a National Assessment,; concludes that 'although the data remain incomplete, National Assessment meeting participants concurred that methadone tablets and/or diskettes distributed through channels other than opioid treatment programs most likely are the central factor in methadone-associated mortality.'”
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Future of mental health discussed (Tennessee)
KnoxNews story - "Almost 130 people - mental health consumers and representatives from about 35 agencies - showed up at a state-sponsored meeting Thursday to "brainstorm" about the future of mental health in Tennessee. The meetings - also held in January in Middle and West Tennessee - are "Phase One" of a two-part plan to develop a consensus about changes the state Department of Mental Health and Development Disabilities should make in the mental health system in the next two years. Information gathered at these forums and at smaller, follow-up meetings scheduled for March and April will be "distilled" into a report and given to state planners..."
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KnoxNews story - "Almost 130 people - mental health consumers and representatives from about 35 agencies - showed up at a state-sponsored meeting Thursday to "brainstorm" about the future of mental health in Tennessee. The meetings - also held in January in Middle and West Tennessee - are "Phase One" of a two-part plan to develop a consensus about changes the state Department of Mental Health and Development Disabilities should make in the mental health system in the next two years. Information gathered at these forums and at smaller, follow-up meetings scheduled for March and April will be "distilled" into a report and given to state planners..."
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Bill enhances rural mental health options (nebraska)
Story in The Nebraskan - "Study after study has shown the rural communities of Nebraska are lacking mental health professionals. But Sen. Doug Cunningham of Wausa says he has a proposal to help this problem without costing taxpayers a thing. An existing law provides medical and dental students with student loans if they promise to practice in a rural community after graduation. Cunningham wants to amend this law with a bill that would extend the loans to mental health students..."
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Story in The Nebraskan - "Study after study has shown the rural communities of Nebraska are lacking mental health professionals. But Sen. Doug Cunningham of Wausa says he has a proposal to help this problem without costing taxpayers a thing. An existing law provides medical and dental students with student loans if they promise to practice in a rural community after graduation. Cunningham wants to amend this law with a bill that would extend the loans to mental health students..."
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Mental health services 'racist' (UK)
BBC story - "A draft report into the death of a black man at a secure unit says psychiatric patients from ethnic minorities face institutional racism. ... Campaigners say the report, obtained by the BBC, is the mental health equivalent of the Macpherson Report, which looked at police racism. The Department of Health said there was no place for racism in the NHS. The inquiry team is calling on the government to appoint a black mental health tsar to oversee fairness and improvements in the system."
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BBC story - "A draft report into the death of a black man at a secure unit says psychiatric patients from ethnic minorities face institutional racism. ... Campaigners say the report, obtained by the BBC, is the mental health equivalent of the Macpherson Report, which looked at police racism. The Department of Health said there was no place for racism in the NHS. The inquiry team is calling on the government to appoint a black mental health tsar to oversee fairness and improvements in the system."
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Focusing on Maori mental health (New Zealand)
Massey News story (Massey University ) - "A gathering of the nation’s leading researchers and authorities in the child and adolescent Maori mental health workforce will synergise current strengths and identify future directions. Te Rau Tipu, a three-day Maori Mental Health Child and Adolescent Workforce Conference, starts on February 9 at Te Putahi a Toi, Massey University’s School of Maori Studies in Palmerston North. With a focus on child and adolescent mental health, the conference is a valuable opportunity for the Maori workforce to meet and discuss development and issues around collaboration between the various sectors. It is also an opportunity for different groups in the workforce to inform upon workforce development, practice, policy and strategic direction."
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Massey News story (Massey University ) - "A gathering of the nation’s leading researchers and authorities in the child and adolescent Maori mental health workforce will synergise current strengths and identify future directions. Te Rau Tipu, a three-day Maori Mental Health Child and Adolescent Workforce Conference, starts on February 9 at Te Putahi a Toi, Massey University’s School of Maori Studies in Palmerston North. With a focus on child and adolescent mental health, the conference is a valuable opportunity for the Maori workforce to meet and discuss development and issues around collaboration between the various sectors. It is also an opportunity for different groups in the workforce to inform upon workforce development, practice, policy and strategic direction."
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