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Category Archives: Mental Health
Some Speculated / Potential Benefits of COVID-19 (JGCR / BBC Radio 4’s Rethink)
Summary The following article, unusually and perhaps controversially, attempts an initial assessment of certain perceived potential beneficial effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Full Text Link Reference Tripathy, S. Kar, SK. Roy, D. [et al]. (2020). Community perception of the environmental … Continue reading
Posted in For Researchers (mostly), International, Mental Health, Quick Insights, Statistics, Universal Interest
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Timeless Good Advice? (Action for Happiness)
Summary The secret to happiness, for challenging times? Simple and evidence-based. “Action for Happiness helps people take action for a happier and kinder world”. Full Text Link Reference Jump back July (resilience). [Online]: Action for Happiness, July 2020. Aphorisms For … Continue reading
Posted in Charitable Bodies, Depression, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Management of Condition, Mental Health, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Universal Interest
Tagged Action for Happiness, actionforhappiness.org, Active Coping Calendar for April 2020 (Action for Happiness), Coping, Coping and Adjustment, Coping Mechanisms, Coping Strategies, Coping With Stress, Enabling Happiness, Eudemonic Wellbeing, Gnosticism, Happiness, Happiness and Wellbeing, Happiness in Old Age, Happiness Research, Mindfulness, Mindfulness for People With Dementia, Mindfulness Training, Mindfulness-Based Interventions, Mindfulness: Coping With Dementia, Positive Psychology, Support and Coping Mechanisms
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Interventions to Improve Resilience in People Living With Dementia (Frontiers in Medicine)
Summary A review of the literature has identified five types of interventions designed to support resilience (coping with adversity) in people with dementia, which comprise: Dementia Advisors. Peer Support Network Services. Visual Arts Enrichment Activities (VAEA). Memory Makers. Early-Stage and … Continue reading
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Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy (JGCR)
Summary Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy (CAA) is characterised mainly by impaired perceptual speed, episodic memory, semantic memory, attention and executive function. It has much in common with global cognitive impairment, and diagnosis may overlap with that for Alzheimer’s Disease or other … Continue reading
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More Statistics on Dementia Care in Acute Hospitals (The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Summary Data, obtained from a Freedom of Information (FOI) request, indicates that 17% of acute trusts (there were 87 that did respond) offer the full range of non-pharmaceutical therapies suggested by NICE guidance, while less than 45% offer one or … Continue reading
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The Marmot Review 10 Years On: Health Equity in England (BBC News / Institute of Health Equity / King’s Fund)
Summary The Marmot Review has been updated (commissioned by the Health Foundation), to reflect developments since the Marmot Review of 2010. Austerity appears to have had an adverse impact on levels of social wellbeing. Life expectancy of women in the … Continue reading
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National Audit of Dementia Care in General Hospitals: Spotlight Audit on Psychotropic Medication (HQIP / RCP)
Summary The Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) and Royal College of Psychiatrists have published a spotlight audit on the use of psychotropic medicines in the care of people with dementia in general hospitals in England and Wales. Psychotropic medication may … Continue reading
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Summary of NICE’s Impact on Dementia Health and Care (NICE)
Summary A National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) marketing report gives an overview of progress in implementing NICE guidance across health and care. The main section headings comprise: Prevent or delay onset of dementia. Referral, diagnosis and care … Continue reading
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