Mental Health & Social Care Bulletin No. 410

Early due to leave, Bulletin No. 410 is packed; with large research sections on learning disabilities, depression and dementia and schizophrenia. Next post October 7th

Mental Health & Social Care Bulletin No. 409

Once again the future of social care is a main topic of the week. In Bulletin No. 409  you can read about the report "Who will care" which was commissioned by Essex County Council and seeks to avert a crisis in health and social care in the future. Embracing eight fundamental principles it offers five "high impact" solutions. Also this week a top police officer has embraced the long term problem of the mentally ill ending up in police cells, suggesting that A&E is a more suitable place for them to be taken to. This article on the BBC website is in advance of a Panorama programme that will be investigating the problem.

Mental Health & Social Care Bulletin No. 408

In the past week there has been a focus on eating disorders research which you can view in Bulletin No. 408. In Scotland the differences between urban and rural adolescent eating disorders has been explored and in two other studies the impact of excessive exercise and feeding methods in anorexia nervosa was investigated. The efficacy of cognitive behavioural therapy  for bulimia nervosa is reported in the International Journal of Eating Disorders.