Marija Trachtenberg and Michael Parsonage ~ Peer Support in Mental Health Care: is it good value for money?
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The Institute of Mental Health
Peer Support in Mental Health Care: is it good value for money?by Marija Trachtenberg and Michael Parsonage(Posted by the Centre for Mental Health on 23 July 2013)Peer support is the provision of practical and emotional help for people with long-term mental health problems by people with their own lived experience of such problems. The underlying i
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The Right to Review of a Deprivation of Liberty - Amanda Keeling
The Institute of Mental Health
The Institute of Mental Health
The House of Lords has recently established a Committee to review the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and the accompanying Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.  They are examining many aspects (see the call for evidence here), but one thing that I really think needs reconsidering is the review mechanism. Briefly, there are two mechanisms for review of a DoL
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Event ~ Art in the Asylum: creativity and the evolution of psychiatry
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The Institute of Mental Health
The IMH Blog Team are pleased to announce an upcoming exhibition being held at Djanogly Art Gallery, Lakeside Arts Centre, University Park, Nottingham.  The exhibition begins Saturday 7 September 2013 and will run until Sunday 3 November 2013. Admission is free. [caption id="attachment_982" align="aligncenter" width="216"] Image: ‘I Spit on Life’ 1
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Coid et al. ~ Gang violence cause of high levels of mental disorders
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The Institute of Mental Health
If you are interested in mental illness and gang membership, perhaps this BBC report and the related journal article may be of interest: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-23275139 "Young men in gangs are significantly more likely to suffer from a mental disorder and need psychiatric help than other young men, says a UK study". "Prof. Jeremy Coid, le
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Event ~ Therapeutic Communities and Enabling Environments Research Afternoon
The Institute of Mental Health
The Institute of Mental Health
The Consortium of Therapeutic Communities Research & Development Group is hosting a research afternoon focusing on therapeutic communities (TC) and enabling environments (EE).  Come and hear about ongoing and recently completed research, discuss ideas, contribute suggestions.  The afternoon is free and open to all with an interest in TC and EE
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Schizophrenia symptoms: linked to faulty ‘switch’ in brain
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The Institute of Mental Health
IMH Newsletter August 2013 Scientists from the Institute of Mental Health have shown that psychotic symptoms experienced by people with schizophrenia could be caused by a faulty ‘switch’ within the brain. In a study published in the leading journal Neuron, they have demonstrated that the severity of symptoms such as delusions and hallucinations whi
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Dementia play video on YouTube
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The Institute of Mental Health
IMH Newsletter August 2013 The University of Nottingham has uploaded an edited film of the Inside Out of Mind play, recently staged at the Lakeside Arts Centre, onto its YouTube channel. The film can be seen at http://youtu.be/Kbir0cCQPYM on the YouTube channel ‘NottmUniversity’.  Inside Out of Mind played to capacity audiences during its run at La
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Podcast ~ The Psychiatrists' Bible ~ DSMV ~ Professor David Kupfer
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The Institute of Mental Health
On the 25th of September 2013 the BioMedCentral update included a podcast from Prof. Kupfer regarding the new DSM. "The recent publication of the new Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) marks the end of a 20 year period of revision. We talk with the Chair of the DSM-5 task force, Professor David Kupfer, about the implicati
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Technological Innovations in Mental Healthcare: apps, digital technologies & e-mental health
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The Institute of Mental Health
The event 'Technological Innovations in Mental Healthcare: apps, digital technologies & e-mental health’ is being held on Monday 11th November 2013 at the Royal College of Physicians, London. It has attracted a wide range of speakers including:  Dr Geraldine Strathdee - National Clinical Director of Mental Health, NHS EnglandDr Louise Wood - De
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Sarah Dale ~ When are we going to exceed our sell-by date?
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The Institute of Mental Health
So Professor Arne Akbar, of University College London, summarised one of the key questions his research intends to answer. As Professor of Immunology, he was one member of a fascinating panel discussion at this year’s Cheltenham Science Festival. He was accompanied on stage by Dr Donald Palmer of the Royal Veterinary College and Professor Thomas vo
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From the Vice-Chancellor's desk: ‘Inside Out of Mind’
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The Institute of Mental Health
From the Vice-Chancellor's desk: ‘Inside Out of Mind’ One of the biggest challenges we face is our ageing population. Modern medicine and general improvements in health have resulted in many more of us living longer. There are now 1.7 million more people over the age of 65 than 25 years ago, and the number of people over the age of 85 has doubled i
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Blog Posts Round-Up
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The Institute of Mental Health
This week the IMH Blog Editorial Team would like to highlight four blog posts published recently on health and mental health sites.  Three discuss the very timely issue of compassion within health and the fourth focuses on community budgeting to pool funds for services.  Have a read of each and let us know your thoughts! Safe Care – The Fierce Urge
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Events ~ Art in the Asylum: Lectures, Gallery Tours and Documentary Film
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The Institute of Mental Health
As part of the recently advertised 'Art in the Asylum' exhibition running from 7 September - 3 November 2013, there are a series of upcoming lectures, gallery tours and documentary film that may be of interest:[caption id="attachment_982" align="alignleft" width="216"] Image: ‘I Spit on Life’ 1956 by William Kurelek (Adamson Collection, London © Es
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Falling Into the Fire: A Psychiatrist's Encounters with the Mind in Crisis
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The Institute of Mental Health
A new book which may be of interest to IMH members:  Falling Into the Fire is psychiatrist Christine Montross's thoughtful investigation of the gripping patient encounters that have challenged and deepened her practice. The majority of the patients Montross treats in Falling Into the Fire are seen in the locked inpatient wards of a psychiatric hosp
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Mental health nurses to join police on the beat
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The Institute of Mental Health
This week’s IMH Blog Post is from GOV.UK and was originally posted on 27 June 2013.  Mental health nurses to join police on the beatMental health nurses will patrol with police officers in four new pilot sites to improve responses to mental health emergencies, Care and Support Minister Norman Lamb announced today at the Black Mental Health UK Confe
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A continued focus on prevention, early intervention and recovery - Andy Bell - Centre for Mental Health
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The Institute of Mental Health
A re-post from the Centre for Mental Health's online blog, authored by Andy Bell, re. this week’s Panorama programme on the use of police custody in mental health emergencies, the Bradley Report, L&D services, prevention, etc. http://blog.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/2013/09/10/a-continued-focus-on-prevention-early-intervention-and-recovery/ Th
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Upcoming Event ~ TCTC Research Seminar, 26 September 2013
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The Institute of Mental Health
The Consortium of Therapeutic Communities Research & Development Group is hosting a research afternoon focusing on therapeutic communities (TC) and enabling environments (EE).  Come and hear about ongoing and recently completed research, discuss ideas, contribute suggestions.  The afternoon is free and open to all with an interest in TC and EE
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Professor Tom Dening ~ Inaugural Lecture, 10 October 2013
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The Institute of Mental Health
The post below, written by Tom Dening, Professor of Dementia Research with the Institute of Mental Health,  has been invited to deliver an Inaugural Lecture for the University of Nottingham. The lecture will take place at the University’s A30 lecture theatre in the Arts Centre from 6pm on Thursday 10 October.Inaugural LectureIt is one of the expect
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Video Talk Available ~ Professor Nikolas Rose: What is Mental Illness Today? Five Hard Questions
The Institute of Mental Health
The Institute of Mental Health
Professor Nikolas Rose recently gave a talk entitled, 'What is Mental Illness Today? Five Hard Questions', as part of the School of Sociology and Social Policy's Seminar Series (University of Nottingham). The video of his presentation is now available: http://youtu.be/KxI6DmbEKQg. Further information about Professor Rose and his lecture is below: W
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Amanda Keeling - Deprivation of Liberty Revisited
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The Institute of Mental Health
Before I was a PhD student, I worked as a research assistant in an intellectual disabilities research group on a project looking at the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards. As an academic researcher, I was sceptical of the ‘DoLS’ – I thought they were cumbersome and missed the point. Now, my grandmother, who is in the ever-advancing stages of Alzheim
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