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Thursday 15th May 2008

News and views from around the World

Update on HORATIO - News Bulletin
Article by Heikki Ellilä from Finland Introduction: Having previously issued newsletters and updates, it is now time for a Bulletin. When we met in Prague, in May ’06 we quickly realized how far we had advanced as an Organization. The...	read more

New Book Announcement: The Overweight Patient A Psychological Approach to Understanding and Working with Obesity
Article by Kathy Leach This practical guide approaches obesity and overeating from a psychological perspective, and offers sensitive methods to increase patients' sense of self-worth, self-knowledge, and motivation to lose...	read more

New Book Announcement: Dementia Care Training Manual for Staff Working in Nursing and Residential Settings
Article by Danny Walsh This accessible, interactive resource book encourages front-line staff working with dementia sufferers in nursing and residential settings to examine their working practice and modify it to where...	read more

New Book Announcement: Making Sense of Spirituality in Nursing and Health Care Practice An Interactive Approach
Article by Author: Wilfred McSherry - Foreword by Keith Cash Caring for the spiritual needs of patients is a highly significant yet often neglected and misunderstood aspect of health care. This results, in part, from a general lack of guidance and instruction...	read more

New Book Announcement: By Their Own Young Hand Deliberate Self-harm and Suicidal Ideas in Adolescents
Article by Keith Hawton and Karen Rodham with Emma Evans Self-harm in adolescents is an increasingly recognized problem, and there is growing awareness of the important role schools and health services can play in detecting and supporting those at risk. By...	read more

New Book Announcement: The Truth is Longer Than a Lie Children's Experiences of Abuse and Professional Interventions
Article by Neerosh Mudaly and Chris Goddard All too often child victims of abuse either remain silent or are not listened to when they do decide to speak of their experiences, but The Truth is Longer Than a Lie gives abused children and young...	read more

New Book Announcement: Talking about Spirituality in Health Care Practice A Resource for the Multi-professional Health Care Team
Article by Gillian White Health care professionals who try to work holistically face a number of questions about spirituality. What is meant by 'spirituality' as opposed to 'religion'? What is its specific relevance to...	read more

New Book Announcement: Introducing Mental Health A Practical Guide
Article by Caroline Kinsella and Connor Kinsella - Foreword by Vikram Patel An easy to read, jargon-free introduction to mental health, this practical guide is written for qualified and non-qualified practitioners. The authors explain key concepts in easily...	read more

New Book Announcement The Madness of Our Lives Experiences of Mental Breakdown and Recovery
Article by Penny Gray - Foreword by Peter Campbell What precipitates mental breakdown? How do people experience such extremes - and how do they see others' interpretations and interventions? Most important, how do people recover from these episodes...	read more

Children Also Grieve - Talking about Death and Healing
Article by Linda Goldman PRESS RELEASE Children Also Grieve is an imaginative resource, fully illustrated with color photographs, that offers support and reassurance to children coming to terms with the loss of a...	read more

Reaching the Vulnerable Child - Therapy with Traumatized Children
Article by Janie Rymaszewska and Terry Philpot PRESS RELEASE Therapy is a critical element of work with abused children, offering them the opportunity to explore past experiences in a safe environment with the emotional support of a...	read more

Cannabis and Young People Reviewing the Evidence
Article by Richard Jenkins PRESS RELEASE Cannabis is at the centre of ongoing controversial and often confused debate. Opinions on its potential impact on health are sharply divided: some argue that it poses serious...	read more

The Developing World of the Child
Article by Edited by Jane Aldgate, David Jones, Wendy Rose and Carole Jeffery press release>/B> Written as part of a training pack for practitioners working in children's services and child protection, and bringing together leading figures from a range of disciplines,...	read more

Group Analytic Art Therapy
Article by Gerry McNeilly PRESS RELEASE Group Analytic Art Therapy, written by an internationally renowned psychotherapist, provides readers with a practical and theoretical framework for using group art therapy in...	read more

Voices from the Spectrum Parents, Grandparents, Siblings, People with Autism, and Professionals Share their Wisdom
Article by Edited by Cindy N. Ariel and Robert A. Naseef PRESS RELEASE Voices from the Spectrum is a compelling collection of personal accounts from people on the autism spectrum and those who care for them, including professionals, friends and...	read more

Asperger's Syndrome and High Achievement Some Very Remarkable People
Article by Ioan James PRESS RELEASE This fascinating collection identifies famous figures from the past whose behaviour suggests they may have had autism, a disorder that was not defined until the mid-20th...	read more

Understanding the Nature of Autism and Asperger's Disorder
Article by Edward R. Ritvo MD, Professor PRESS RELEASE Edward R. Ritvo MD is a pivotal figure in the world of Autism and Asperger's Syndrome. His work in the 1970's contributed in a fundamental way to the reclassification of...	read more

The Pampered Child Syndrome
Article by Maggie Mamen PRESS RELEASE The Pampered Child Syndrome is a welcome source of advice for parents or professionals working with children who are given all the love and care they need, yet who remain...	read more

Survival Strategies for People on the Autism Spectrum
Article by Marc Fleisher PRESS RELEASE Marc Fleisher's new self-help guide for autistic teenagers and adults will help readers improve their quality of life and overcome many everyday challenges, be it through the...	read more

Guide to Mental Health for Families and Carers of People with Intellectual Disabilities
Article by Geraldine Holt, Anastasia Gratsa, Nick Bouras, Teresa Joyce,Mary Jane Spiller and Steve Hardy PRESS RELEASE Guide to Mental Health for Families and Carers of People with Intellectual Disabilities Geraldine Holt, Anastasia Gratsa, Nick Bouras, Teresa Joyce,Mary Jane Spiller and...	read more

Good Practice in Adult Mental Health
Article by Edited by Tony Ryan and Jacki Pritchard PRESS RELEASE Good Practice in Adult Mental Health Edited by Tony Ryan and Jacki Pritchard July 2004 352pages ISBN 1 84310 217 X Paperback £18.95 $29.95 Good Practice in Social Work 10......	read more

Promoting the Emotional Well Being of Children and Adolescents and Preventing Their Mental Ill Health
Article by Edited by Kedar Nath Dwivedi and Peter Brinley Harper PRESS RELEASE: This comprehensive guide provides overviews of the key psychological processes affecting mental health, such as development, attachment, emotion regulation and attention, and...	read more

Nurse Researchers at Northern Illinois University School of Nursing USA
Article by Submitted By Patricia G. Fox PhD, FAAN Northern Illinois University, School of Nursing, would like to extend its’ warmest congratulations to the editors, reviewers and staff of The International Journal of Psychiatric Nursing Research...	read more

The Department of Nursing at Fooyin University, Taiwan
Article by Professor Jing-Jy Wang, Personal Biographical Sketch] Professor Jing-Jy Wang, PhD. RN. Department of Nursing, Fooyin University Jing-Jy Wang was born in 1968 in southern part of Taiwan, her nursing life started in 1984 when...	read more

Coercive Treatment is a Challenge For Psychiatric Nursing in Europe
Article by Heikki Ellila & Dr. Mikko Saarikoski Ethical views: Freedom and the right to self-determination are crucial values its significance is emphasized in human rights conventions around the world. Patient’s self-determination is...	read more

Memorial Awards-Jose de Cangas and Hugh Jenkinson
Article by Jose de Cangas and Hugh Jenkinson Memorial Awards Established in memory of Jose de Cangas and Hugh Jenkinson two psychiatric nurse professionals whose commitment to learning was an inspiration...	read more

Book Review - Autism and Creativity
Article by Michael Fitzgerald and Published by Brunner-Routlegde ISSN 1-58391-213-4 Coming soon in the May 2004 Edition will be a book review on: Autism and Creativity by Michael Fitzgerald. The author asks the questions: Are high functioning autism and Aspergers syndrome...	read more

News from Australia.
Article by Ruth Lo (PhD, RN) Senior Lecturer in Nursing, Southern Cross University, Australia. Dr. Ruth Lo – Dr. Lo is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Nursing and Health Care Practices at Southern Cross University in Australia. She has contributed to a number of articles in The...	read more

News from Hong Kong - China.
Article by The Journal Editors wish to thank Professor Boey Kam Weng who is a current member of the Overseas Editorial Board for his recent submission which is reproduced below. Boey Kam Weng is an Associate...	read more

News from United States
Article by Professor Patricia Fox – Professor Fox has contributed to the Journal on many occasions reflecting her research work on various issues including refugee and immigrant issues, violence experience and...	read more

Research at St. Andrew's Hospital, Northampton,UK
Article by Geoff Dickens BSc (Hons) RMN, St Andrew's Hospital, Northampton is a charitable, non-profit making organisation, and one of the largest providers of mental health care within the UK Independent (non-National Health Service)...	read more

INTERNATIONAL TEACHING MATERIAL FOR MENTAL HEALTH STUDYING IN ENGLISH
Article by Heikki Ellilä, RMN, MNSc, Senior Lecturer and Dr Mikko Saarikoski, RMN, MNSc, PhD, Principal Lecturer. Finland Mental health support and development in the care of mental health disorders will be one of the most important challenges facing health care policy makers in Europe during the next millennium. Mental...	read more

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