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FEATURES Chemical con trick? New research shows that SSRI antidepressants are no better than placebo for treating moderate and severe depression. But the research actually isn't so new... Adam James reports on the ongoing battle to get the pharmaceutical companies to publish their clinical trial data All the rage The Mental Health Foundation says NHS and social care services aren't giving anger the attention it deserves. It says anger can be as disabling as depression and anxiety. Catherine Jackson asks why it is so neglected, and whether the new psychological therapies services will improve access to treatment See with your mind Who better to train health and social care professionals about young people's mental health than young people themselves? Edwina Rowling meets some of the young people involved in a training programme devised by the Brighton & Hove based group Experience in Mind We do everything Winner of the Nimhe Positive Practice Award for innovative commissioning, the home treatment team for older people with mental health problems in Wolverhampton says caring for people in their own homes stops them losing their independence and ensures faster, and even longer-lasting, recovery School's in The Scottish government wants a mental health link worker in every primary and secondary school. Schools are way off target, but Jackie Cosh discovers some shining examples of good practice REPORTS Finding a pathway back into work Ann Christie and Matthew James Marshall report findings from a study of people taking the Condition Management Programme as part of the Pathways to Work pilot programme. What really helped was the intensive, one-to-one, CBT-based support from skilled professionals, they report and it should be available much sooner Changing roles and responsibilities Dorothy Kousoulou outlines the new roles and responsibilities of mental health professionals under the Mental Health Act 2007 Overcoming the shock of the new Ben Taylor summarises findings from his research of progress towards modernising mental health day services. Progress is slow - and often stalled, he finds, but some trusts and organisations are finding innovative ways to ensure day services continue to offer stability and security while branching out into new,inclusive activities Walking talking therapy James Beauchemin and Joleen Mans describe how physical activity can be incorporated into individual therapy sessions with children and young people and can help to build a relationship with young clients |
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