Like Minds, Like Mine TV Ad (Video, .WMV file)
The last of three TV Ads developed in New Zealand by the Link Minds, Like Mine programme. This highly successful anti discrimination programme has been very effective in presenting to the people of New Zealand how mental health problems affect many of our neighbors and friends.
Monday, July 26, 2004
Geriatric Psychiatry: A Subspecialty Whose Time Has Come
Editorial introducing a special issue of the Journal of the Canadian Psychiatric Association - "As the demographic imperative increases with the aging of our society, the need for geriatric psychiatry services will continue to grow. This will lead to increasing demands in an already underserviced area. Recruitment to geriatric psychiatry suffers because it tends to be an 'acquired taste,' with residents recognizing their interest after clinical rotations, often late in their training. Subspecialty recognition will strengthen the awareness and the profile of geriatric psychiatry, increasing the likelihood of recruitment into the practice. It will lead to national standards and specific training requirements, improving the education of subspecialists and general psychiatrists alike. This will be advantageous not only for our profession but also for our patients..." See also, in the same issue, Canadian Outcomes Study in Dementia: Study Methods and Patient Characteristics, Exploring the Links Between Depression, Integrity, and Hope in the Elderly and Defining Best Practices for Specialty Geriatric Mental Health Outreach Services: Lessons for Implementing Mental Health Reform, all in Adobe Acrobat format.
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Editorial introducing a special issue of the Journal of the Canadian Psychiatric Association - "As the demographic imperative increases with the aging of our society, the need for geriatric psychiatry services will continue to grow. This will lead to increasing demands in an already underserviced area. Recruitment to geriatric psychiatry suffers because it tends to be an 'acquired taste,' with residents recognizing their interest after clinical rotations, often late in their training. Subspecialty recognition will strengthen the awareness and the profile of geriatric psychiatry, increasing the likelihood of recruitment into the practice. It will lead to national standards and specific training requirements, improving the education of subspecialists and general psychiatrists alike. This will be advantageous not only for our profession but also for our patients..." See also, in the same issue, Canadian Outcomes Study in Dementia: Study Methods and Patient Characteristics, Exploring the Links Between Depression, Integrity, and Hope in the Elderly and Defining Best Practices for Specialty Geriatric Mental Health Outreach Services: Lessons for Implementing Mental Health Reform, all in Adobe Acrobat format.
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Risk of suicidal behaviour is similar for SSRIs and tricyclics
Brief item in the British Medical Journal on the study publiched in JAMA noted here last week - "Risk of suicidal behaviour after starting to take antidepressants was similar for four antidepressant drugs, including selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and tricyclic antidepressants..." See also the "rapid responses" feature that allows BMJ subscribers to post substantive responses.
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Brief item in the British Medical Journal on the study publiched in JAMA noted here last week - "Risk of suicidal behaviour after starting to take antidepressants was similar for four antidepressant drugs, including selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and tricyclic antidepressants..." See also the "rapid responses" feature that allows BMJ subscribers to post substantive responses.
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Homes for Special Care program does not meet needs of all residents: study
Item in CMHA/Ontario's Mental Health Notes - "Among a group of residents with schizophrenia spectrum disorders living in Homes for Special Care, more than half could live independently with intensive support while almost 40 percent require more support than they are currently receiving, according to the results of a needs assessment planning project described in Schizophrenia Bulletin. The Ontario-based Homes for Special Care program provides board and care for people who are discharged from psychiatric hospitals. According to the authors of the study, the program was designed as a custodial model and has been criticized for not changing in response to the model of recovery for people with schizophrenia and other serious mental illnesses..." See also the abstract in Schizophrenia Bulletin (full text is available for a fee).
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Item in CMHA/Ontario's Mental Health Notes - "Among a group of residents with schizophrenia spectrum disorders living in Homes for Special Care, more than half could live independently with intensive support while almost 40 percent require more support than they are currently receiving, according to the results of a needs assessment planning project described in Schizophrenia Bulletin. The Ontario-based Homes for Special Care program provides board and care for people who are discharged from psychiatric hospitals. According to the authors of the study, the program was designed as a custodial model and has been criticized for not changing in response to the model of recovery for people with schizophrenia and other serious mental illnesses..." See also the abstract in Schizophrenia Bulletin (full text is available for a fee).
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