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Enabling Recovery: The Principles and Practice of Rehabilitation Psychiatry. Edited by Glenn Roberts, Sarah Davenport, Frank Holloway and Theresa Tattan. Oct 2006. People with complex and long-term mental health needs are at the heart of current priorities in service development. Rehabilitation psychiatry offers a positive response to their problems, needs and aspirations. The central ambitions of contemporary rehabilitation services are to rekindle hope and to open routes to personal recovery, while accepting, and accounting for, continuing difficulty and disability. At a time when the national picture is of staff and services in transition, here is a gathering of considerable experience and expertise to shape, guide and inspire future directions. Brief but authoritative chapters, written by practitioners for practitioners, will be of interest to the whole multidisciplinary team, service users, carers and students of all related disciplines.

• The first major UK text on rehabilitation psychiatry for over a decade.
• Brief, practical chapters.
• Takes the reader logically and systematically from foundation to clinical practice to service development.
• Special chapters on rehabilitation psychiatry in the context of forensic services, head injury and learning disability

Format: Paperback; Number of pages: 432; ISBN-10: 1904671306; ISBN-13: 9781904671305. $50.00

Computers in Psychiatry. Edited by Fionnbar Lenihan.  (It was previously advertised as ‘Computers and the Internet in psychiatry’ and edited by Fionnbar Lenihan and Sudhir Kaligotla.). Mar 2006, 224pp, paperback, ISBN 1 904671 21 7, Price $44.00

Acute Psychosis, Schizophrenia & Comorbid Disorders. Recent Topics From Advances In Psychiatric Treatment. Volume I. Edited by Alan Lee. 1998.
This new series, Recent Topics from Advances in Psychiatric Treatment, will bring together popular articles from the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ Continuing Professional Development Journal: Advances in Psychiatric Treatment. These have been updated to provide systematic, authoritative, and well referenced accounts of key clinical topics relating to modern therapeutic practice. Whilst primarily aimed at senior psychiatric trainees, many of the articles will be of interest to other mental health professionals. The first volume covers the management of acutely disturbed in-patients, drug and psychosocial approaches to the treatment of schizophrenia, and the problems of comorbid substance misuse and homelessness. There are chapters on risk and childbirth, psychoses in the elderly, and the special problems of identifying and treating psychiatric disorders in those with learning disability. There is also practical advice on assessing fitness to be interviewed by the police, and on preparing medico-legal reports. The book will be especially useful in conjunction with the College Seminars titles for those preparing for the College Membership Examinations. Paperback, 152 pp.
ISBN 1 901242 16 1  $30.00

Contents

1. Introduction
2. Culture clash
3. People with a psychotic illness and a physical condition
4. More than one family member with a psychosis
5. Parents in a conflictual relationship or separated
6. Dysfunctional families
7. Unresolved past trauma
8. Exploitative carer
9. Postscript

  paperback, 100 pages, ISBN 1 904671 27 6, $30.00

Affective & Non-Psychotic Disorders. Recent Topics From Advances In Psychiatric Treatment. Volume 2.  Edited by Alan Lee. 1999. This is the second volume of the series bringing together selected topics from the popular journal Advances in Psychiatric Treatment. Readers will find expert advice on key elements of clinical practice presented against a backdrop of up-to-date and sharply focused reviews of the relevant literature. This book discusses the evidence-based assessment of deliberate self-harm, and covers the special problems of general psychiatric practice when alcohol misuse and severe personality disorder complicate the picture. Chapters relating to depressive disorders begin by focusing on opportunities for psychosocial prevention, and liaison with primary care. There are comparisons of ‘old’ and ‘new’ antidepressants, and reviews of strategies for preventing relapse and recurrence and managing treatment-resistant depression. The special problems of emergency treatment and depression in older patients are identified. There are expert overviews of brief dynamic psychotherapy, cognitive approaches to treatment, lithium therapy and modern electroconvulsive therapy practice. Many chapters emphasize the importance of the rational integration of biological and psychological treatments. There is helpful advice on the specific problems in managing obsessive-compulsive and eating disorders, in dealing with somatization and in providing support and treatment for the victims of severe trauma. Taken together, the first two volumes of this series cover most of the key challenges which present in day-to-day general adult psychiatric practice. Paperback, 159 pp. ISBN 1 901242 17 X  $30.00

The Analysis Of Hysteria. Understanding Conversion & Dissociation. Harold Merskey. 1995. Conversion and dissociation cover numerous phenomena and a wide range of ideas. The topic is central to understanding the relationship between mind and body. This book provides a survey of the whole range of hysterical phenomena, from classical paralyses and blindness to questions about hysterical personality and epidemic hysteria. Contents: Part I: History and concepts • Part II: Motives and extremes • Part III: Varied causes and symptoms • Part IV: Individual dynamics and clinical subgroups • Part V: A perspective. Paperback, 504 pp. ISBN 0 902241 88 5  $60.00

Antisocial Personality Disorder. An Epidemiological Perspective. Paul Moran. 1999. ‘Psychopath’, ‘sociopath’, ‘moral defective’ - these are some of the labels which have been given to people who suffer from abnormal personalities. In particular, these terms have been used to refer to people who consistently behave in a manner which society finds unacceptable. In 1980, psychiatry formally introduced the controversial diagnostic category of ‘antisocial personality disorder’. The concept is hotly debated by clinicians, researchers, and more recently by the media, and raises important questions about where the boundaries of psychiatry should lie. This book provides a comprehensive review of antisocial personality disorder from an epidemiological point of view. It opens with a discussion of the central problems associated with assessing and classifying abnormal personality and then focuses more specifically on antisocial personality disorder with chapters on: distribution, natural history, early risk factors, associated conditions, burden and needs assessment. It will be a valuable source of reference for all who are interested in the disorder, whether from a clinical, management or research perspective. Paperback, 144 pp. ISBN 1 901242 242 2  $25.00 

Assessing Forensic Mental Health Need. Policy, Theory & Research. Andrea Cohen & Nigel Eastman. 2000. Mentally disordered offenders (MDOs) have dominated the recent political agenda for mental health care emphasized by cases such as those of Christopher Clunis and Michael Stone. Yet successive governments have constrained the development of all health and social services by the requirement that they must be demonstrated as capable of benefiting those to whom they are applied. This book analyses the development of government policy for services for MDOs since the important Butler report in 1975 and provides a theoretical framework for adjudging research which purports to demonstrate a need and outcome. Finally, it emphasizes the subjective and value-laden nature of all needs assessments and their interpretation and poses the crucial questions of whose need it is that we address through MDO services, those of the patient or of society. This book will be valuable to clinicians and researchers working in mental health services, policy-makers, service commissioners and managers. Contents: An analysis of the history of the MDO policy in relation to needs assessment pre and post the important Reed Report • A methodological framework for needs assessment of MDOs • Critical appraisal of alternative definitions of needs and of related concepts • Critical analysis of the application of needs assessment methods • A review of research relevant to needs assessment for MDOs • Needs in relation to outcome • An analysis of recent policy development related to MDO services. Hardback, 228 pp. ISBN 1 901242 42 0  $60.00

Asylum History. Buckinghamshire County Pauper Lunatic Asylum - St John’s. John Crammer. 1990. Why were asylums built, who were the mad put in them, how were they treated there, and what became of them? What happened in Buckinghamshire over 1850–1980 is set against the social history of the times. A timely reminder of the evolution of mental health services, providing a vital background to hospital closure. Contents: Part I: History and concepts • Part II: Motives and extremes • Part III: Varied causes and symptoms • Part IV: Individual dynamics and clinical subgroups • Part V: A perspective. Paperback, 195 pp. ISBN 0 902241 34 6  $20.00

CAN: Camberwell Assessment Of Need. Mike Slade, Graham Thornicroft, Linda Loftus, Michael Phelan & Til Wykes. 1999. The Camberwell Assessment of Need (CAN) is a tried and tested approach to assessing the needs of the severely mentally ill. Rigorously developed by staff at the Section of Community Psychiatry (PRiSM) Institute of Psychiatry, it records both staff and patient assessments. Three versions are included, all designed to be photocopied. The full clinical research versions give a comprehensive assessment, and a short (one page) version (CANSAS) is suitable for routine clinical use. Also included are materials and instructions for a half-day CAN training workshop. The CAN is suitable for use in primary care settings, specialist mental health teams, and social services. It will be of particular interest to care managers and mental health staff who wish to meet the legal requirement that the severely mentally ill receive a comprehensive needs assessment. Contents: Complete resource for the CAN, a needs assessment tool for the severely mentally ill • Suitable for clinical and research use, and records both staff and patient assessments of need • Increasingly used as the standardized approach to needs assessment in international research • Established psychometric properties • All material included is designed to be photocopied • Includes manual, score sheets, training program, case vignettes, worked examples and answers to frequently asked questions • Translations available in 9 other languages. Paperback, 144 pp. ISBN 1 901242 25 0  $90.00 

CANDID: Camberwell Assessment of Need for Adults with Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities. Kiriakos Xenitidis, Mike Slade, Graham Thornicroft and Nick Bouras. 2003. The Camberwell Assessment of Need for adults with Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities (CANDID) assesses the needs of people with learning disabilities and mental health problems. It is a modification of the Camberwell Assessment of Need, the most widely used needs assessment for people with severe mental health problems. The CANDID assesses met and unmet needs in 25 areas, covering a full range of social, physical health and mental health care needs. The perspectives of staff, the service user and the informal carer are each assessed, so that care planning is fully informed. Two versions have been developed: CANDID-R is the full version for research use and CANDID-S is the short version for both clinical and research use. Both versions are included in photocopiable form, along with a training programme and full rating guidance. CANDID has been rigorously developed and tested by a multidisciplinary team at the Institute of Psychiatry in London. It is suitable for use with adults with all levels of learning disabilities, and will be of particular interest to managers and mental health care staff who wish to meet their legal requirement to undertake a comprehensive assessment of need. Format: spiral-bound. 104pp. ISBN 1 901242 99 4. $150.00

CANE: Camberwell Assessment of Need for the Elderly. Martin Orrell & Geraldine Hancock. 2004. This book provides all the materials necessary to assess the health and social needs of older people, particularly those with mental health problems. The book includes the description of how the CANE was developed, administration details, a description of their psychometric properties, a detailed manual providing case examples. In addition the book shows how the CANE can be used to look at needs in different populations and settings (e.g. in Europe) including acute inpatient units, long term care in the community. The book also shows how the CANE can be used in clinical services as an assessment tool or to evaluate services and service needs. This title will appeal to any healthcare professionals working in or providing mental health services to older people, as well as those providers or residential care and sheltered housing. Half Canadian wire-O bound, 208 pp. ISBN 1904671063  $160.00

CANFOR: Camberwell Assessment of Need - Forensic Version. Stuart Thomas, Mari-Anne Harty, Janet Parrott, Paul McCrone, Mike Slade & Graham Thornicroft. 2003.
The Camberwell Assessment of Need - Forensic Version (CANFOR) is a tool for assessing the needs of people with mental health problems who are in contact with forensic services. It is based on the Camberwell Assessment of Need, a widely used needs assessment for people with sever mental health problems. Needs are assessed in 25 areas of life and cover a broad range of health, social, clinical and functional domains. Comprehensive versions are available for research (CANFOR-R) and clinical use (CANFOR-C), as well as a short summary version (CANFOR-S) suitable for both research and clinical use. CANFOR includes the rating scales, descriptions of how they were developed and their psychometric properties, administration details, a full training program, guidance on scoring and blank assessment forms (for all three versions mentioned above) for photocopying. CANFOR has been rigorously developed by a multi-disciplinary team at the Institute of Psychiatry and is suitable for use in all forensic mental health and prison settings.  Spiral-bound, 128 pp. 
ISBN 1 901242 98 6  $135.00

CLINICAL GOVERNANCE IN MENTAL HEALTH AND LEARNING DISABILITY SERVICES. A PRACTICAL GUIDE.  Adrian J B James (Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist, Langdon Hospital, Devon), Tim Kendall (Medical Director, Sheffield Care Trust) and Adrian Worrall (Review Networks Programme Manager, Royal College of Psychiatrists Research Unit, London). due September 2004. This book will provide a practical guide for providers and members of the multi-disciplinary team to help in the implementation of clinical governance at a local level. It will cover the background to the development of clinical governance, suggest structures for implementation and address the main areas of clinical governance. The text will be concise and each chapter will be summarised with key issues and implementation points. 360 pp. ISBN 1 904671 12 8. $70.00

Critical Reviews In Psychiatry. Edited by Tom Brown and Greg Wilkinson. February 2005. The third edition of this popular book for psychiatric trainees will be thoroughly updated and will contain all the past papers since the first critical review examination. The book will include model answers and will cover most of the major kinds of research study, including randomised controlled trials, case-control studies and systematic reviews. 220 pp. paperback ISBN 1 904671 15 2. $40.00

Changing Minds. Our Lives & Mental Illness. Edited by Rosalind Ramsay, Anne Page, Tricia Goodman & Deborah Hart. 2002. This unique collection of experiences from both users and providers of mental health services provides new insights into how individuals live with and survive mental health difficulties. Focusing on success stories and what helps people to help themselves, the contributions included show how individuals, their friends, families and employers, have found ways to overcome difficulties and to cope with the changes in their lives brought about by a range of psychiatric conditions including: depression, anxiety, dementia, schizophrenia, alcohol or drug addiction and eating disorders. The range of support and treatments available are summarized and the ways in which users and providers are learning from each other to help improve services are shown. Paperback, 160 pp. ISBN 1 901242 88 9  $20.00

Childhood-Onset Eating Disorders. Findings From Research. Claudine Fox & Carol Joughin. 2002. This is a version of Eating Problems In Children written for healthcare professionals. Within the last few years, eating problems in childhood have become a real public health issue. Problems at this stage in the life course have a huge potential impact on the growth and development of the child and cause high anxiety for parents and care-givers. This report provides an up-to-date information resource about childhood-onset eating problems and discusses the current position of research within the field. It will be of practical use to general practitioners and pediatricians as well as other specialists working with children. Key features: Focuses on eating problems found in children between the ages of 5-12 years • Provides data about incidence • Practical information about interventions and treatments • Examines aetiological and maintaining factors • Assess long-term effects of an inadequate diet • Discusses potential and actual outcomes for the different disorders • Includes a review of the research conducted within the field and critical appraisal of key research papers. Paperback, 96 pp.
ISBN 1 901242 76 5  $26.00

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services - An Operational Handbook. Greg Richardson & Ian Partridge. Sept 2003. Now is a crucial time for child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS). They have to integrate with all the other current children's initiatives and develop in line with the Children's National Service Framework to ensure that the mental health needs of all children are met. This book tells how to do just that. It explains in straightforward operational terms how services can be delivered in ways in which children, families and other agencies can understand, that are as local to the child and family as possible, that are helpful to educational, social, voluntary and other partner agencies and that allow clear commissioning processes. The operation of each of the four tiers of service provision is clearly described with specific examples at each tier. Those providing, working in, working with and commissioning CAMHS will find it an indispensible guide.  This book is aimed at child and adolescent psychiatrists, child clinical psychologists and managers of child and adolescent mental health services.  Paperback, 224 pp. ISBN 1 901242 96 X  $50.00

Child Psychiatry & Child Protection Litigation. Julia Brophy. 2001. What do the courts require of a clinical expert in child and adolescent psychiatry? How can clinical expert opinion be developed to improve family justice? In the decade following the Children Act of 1989, two issues have emerged as indisputable. First, care proceedings are a multi-disciplinary exercise, and second, child and adolescent psychiatrists are key players providing the majority of expert evidence. This book is based upon a study that is the first to analyze and digest the views and practice of these clinicians after more than a decade’s experience with the Children Act. The text examines the Act itself and what courts require of experts; the institutional and contractual base from which these clinicians approach medicolegal work; their own views of their added value to proceedings; and how this field of work should be taken forward, both by the family justice system and by the clinical community. In a policy environment in which multi-disciplinary and multi-agency approaches to child abuse and neglect are vital and where evidence-based practice increasingly dictates clinical approaches, this book provides vital information for setting a new agenda for current practice and future policy developments. It addresses complex and controversial issues in this field and the text will be central to future education and training initiatives for: new and established child and adolescent psychiatrists, lawyers, academics in law, social work and sociological studies, judges, magistrates, court clerks, guardians, court welfare officers in CAFCASS, social workers, team managers and head of children and families services in local authorities. Key features: A thorough examination of the Children Act of 1989 • Detailed discussion of what the courts require of a clinical expert • Discussion of how clinical opinion can be developed to improve family justice. Hardback, 134 pp. ISBN 1 901242 66 8  $40.00

Child Psychiatry & The Law. 3rd Edition. Edited by Dora Black, Jean Harris Hendriks & Stephen Wolkind. 1998. Child Psychiatry and the Law has been revised and updated for this third edition, with advice from Richard White, solicitor, to take account of the developing practice and legal decisions since the implementation of the Children Act 1989 (England and Wales). A framework for the provision of expert evidence on behalf of children, in the private and public civil law, has been approved by the official solicitor to the supreme court. Contents: Extended list of contributors • Takes account of key ‘legal’ decisions since implementation of the Children Act 1989 (England & Wales) • Updated reference and reading lists plus legal glossary • Advice on report writing approved by The Official Solicitor to the Supreme Court • Revised specimen reports. Paperback, 250 pp. ISBN 1 901242 14 5  $40.00 

Clinical Governance in Mental Health and Learning Disability Services: A Practical Guide. Edited by Adrian James, Tim Kendall and Adrian Worrall . 2004. This book will provide a practical guide for psychiatrists, trust boards, medical directors and other members of the multi-disciplinary team to help in the implementation of clinical governance at a local level. It will cover the background to the development of clinical governance, suggest structures for implementation and address the main areas of clinical governance. The text will be concise and each chapter will be summarised with key issues and implementation points. ISBN 1 904671 12 8, Price $70.00

Clinical Topics In Psychotherapy. Edited by Digby Tantam. 1998. This book is a practical guide to the evidence-based practice of psychotherapy. It deals with those conditions which are of the greatest public health importance and which present some of the greatest challenges to psychotherapists, psychiatrists, psychologists and counselors. For a given condition, each chapter considers the whole range of psychotherapeutic approaches applicable, and the evidence for their effectiveness. Physical treatments are also reviewed where appropriate. The emphasis is what works in practice, and why. The contributors are all psychiatrists as well as psychotherapists and acknowledged experts in their fields. The chapters will therefore be of interest to experienced medical psychotherapists, and the practical emphasis of the book means that it will also be of interest to psychiatrists and general practitioners who use psychotherapeutic methods, and to psychotherapists and counselors treating patients in medical settings. Paperback, 304 pp. ISBN 1 901242 22 6  $60.00

Critical Reviews in Psychiatry (Third edition). Edited by Tom Brown and Greg Wilkinson . 2005. The third edition of this popular book for psychiatric trainees will be thoroughly updated and will contain all the past papers since the first critical review examination. The book will include model answers and will cover most of the major kinds of research study, including randomised controlled trials, case-control studies and systematic reviews. ISBN 1 904671 15 2. $40.00

Communicating With Vulnerable Children. David P.H. Jones. 2003. This is a practical handbook designed for those who seek to communicate with children who may have experienced personally adverse or sensitive matters. It describes various types of communication and critically reviews the methods used by professionals in different circumstances. Each chapter includes key points and practice implications. Advice for parents is regarded as a key issue and is set out in a separate chapter. Paperback, 196 pp. ISBN 1 901242 91 9  $36.00

DC-LD: Diagnostic Criteria For Psychiatric Disorders For Use With Adults With Learning Disabilities/Mental Retardation. OP48. 2001. DC-LD is a new classification system providing operationalized diagnostic criteria for psychiatric disorders, intended for use with adults with moderate to profound learning disabilities. It may also be used in conjunction with the ICD-10 and DSM-IV manuals in a complementary way, when working with adults with mild learning disabilities. DC-LD was developed by a working party convened on behalf of the Faculty for the Psychiatry of Learning Disability of the Royal College of Psychiatrists and the Penrose Society. The work was further informed by a wider consultation group and a piloting exercise. It is only suitable for use by professionals trained in psychiatric diagnosis. The use of DC-LD will hopefully enhance clinical practice and facilitate future research in this area. Paperback. ISBN 1 901 242 61 7  $40.00

Disordered Mind & Brain. Peter F. Liddle. 2001. Featuring 21 full-color illustrations. Modern neuroscience has provided us with a foundation for understanding mental disorders in terms of brain dysfunction. Imaging techniques, such as PET and fMRI, have demonstrated graphically the correspondence between patterns of brain activity and patterns of mental activity. This book draws on evidence from neuroimaging studies, together with evidence from the fields of neuropsychology, cognitive psychology, electrophysiology, neurochemistry and pharmacology, to generate a coherent and plausible account of cerebral processes by which mental symptoms are generated. It is intended for psychiatrists and psychologists with an interest in the origins of the symptoms they observe and treat, as well as for neuroscience students and researchers interested in the relationship between findings from the laboratory and the mental disorders that occur in clinical practice. Indeed it is intended for anyone with a serious interest in how the mind works, and in how mental disorders arise. Hardback, 320 pp. ISBN 1 901242 65 X  $80.00

Down With Gloom! Brice Pitt. Illustrated by Mel Calman. 1993. The Royal College of Psychiatrists, in association with the Royal College of General Practitioners, has launched the Defeat Depression Campaign, aimed at improving the recognition and treatment of depressive illness. This lively book promotes accurate information about depression in a helpful and amusing way. It explains what depression is and how it can be treated, and approaches the subject in a non-technical, lively and informative manner. Mel Calman’s cartoons provide an amusing backdrop to the text. Contents: Introduction • What if depression? • How common is depression? • Are you depressed? • Pictures of misery - the different kinds of depression • What causes depression? • What is the outlook? • What is not depression? • Treating depression - self, family and others • Treating depression - psychological therapies • Treating depression - drugs • Treating depression - physical treatments • Treating depression - the fringe and beyond • The cost of depression • Defeat depression! Paperback, 126 pp. ISBN 0 902241 64 8  $15.00   

Drugs. Dilemmas & Choices. By a Working Party of the Royal College of Psychiatrists and the Royal College of Physicians. 2000. The ‘drug problem’ is getting steadily worse. Convictions for drug offences, number of known addicts and Customs seizures have been rising inexorably for 40 years. So has the number of young people using illegal drugs. Similar changes are occurring in other countries and the vast international drug trade defies all attempts to suppress it. Yet, remarkably, there is almost no public discussion of current control policies. This book, written by a multi-disciplinary group of experts, aims to stimulate an informed debate about the possible alternatives to these unsuccessful policies. It describes the historical reason why alcohol and tobacco are legal while heroin and amphetamine are not. It discusses the reasons why people use drugs, the consequences of their doing so and the benefits and limitation of treatment. The authors investigate the lessons to be learnt from previous attempts to curb drug and alcohol use, how the 1.4 billion pounds that the UK Government currently devotes to drug control might be better spent in future, and what would be likely to happen if cannabis, or even heroin, were to be ‘legalized’. Paperback. ISBN 1 901242 44 7  $20.00

ECT HANDBOOK. The Second Report of the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ Special Committee on ECT. Second edition. Allan Scott. due July 2005. This book presents the latest clinical guidelines for psychiatrists who prescribe electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and practitioners who administer it. It clarifies the place of ECT in contemporary practice and reviews the evidence for its efficacy. Recommendations about practical administration are included, which are intended to maximise the effectiveness of the treatment and minimise any possible adverse effects. The evidence relating to psychotropic drug therapy during and after ECT is presented and analysed, and a chapter is devoted to legal issues and consent to treatment. Suggested protocols and other useful resources are included as appendices. 240 pp. ISBN 1 904671 22 5. $70.00

Eating Problems In Children. Information For Parents. Claudine Fox & Carol Joughin. 2002. The majority of pre-school children experience problems with eating, at some stage. This book is written for parents and carers and deals with eating problems in children between the ages of 5 and 12 years. Aiming to reduce anxiety in parents, the book provides an up-to-date information resource and covers problems such as food refusal, poor appetite, extreme faddiness and food phobias. It includes case examples and statistics and covers the causes of eating problems, available treatments and the long-term outlook. Paperback, 62 pp.
ISBN 1 901242 86 2  $20.00

Ethnicity. An Agenda For Mental Health. Edited by Dinesh Bhugra. 1999. This book sets the scene for identifying and meeting the mental health needs of black and minority ethnic groups. Clinicians, researchers, academics, hospital managers, commissioners and voluntary organization workers come together to discuss the problems in health care delivery and the way of moving the agenda forward. In addition to multi-disciplinary working the key emphasis here is in involving commissioners and voluntary organizations in deciding how best to meet the needs of the communities. Contents: Setting the agenda for meeting the needs of minority ethnic groups • Multidisciplinary input • Multi-specialty within psychiatry. Paperback, 262 pp. ISBN 0 901242 15 3  $50.00 

Evidence-Base Briefing. Dementia. Claire Palmer. 1999. The number of published paper on the subject of dementia is constantly rising and it is virtually impossible for clinicians to read everything available, let alone to appraise it properly. Evidence-Base Briefings (EBBs) are summarized collections of synthesized ‘evidence’ in a given topic area. This document on dementia attempts to encapsulate the best available evidence into the format which is quick and easy to use. Its main aim is to provide a checklist of appraised evidence from which a clinician can easily obtain original documents. These documents can then be appraised (using the tool provided) and interpreted for the clinician's own practice. The evidence sources on which the EBB is based include research, guidelines and national guidance. The EBB includes full references to its source documents and details of further information resources to support evidence-base practice. Contents: Best available summary of research evidence and guidelines from around the world • Quick reference • Search strategy included to enable clinicians to keep up-to-date • Critical appraisal tool included to enable clinicians to appraise guidelines • Comprehensive list of resources and sources of information to support evidence-base practice in mental health. Paperback, 96 pp. ISBN 1 901242 35 8  $30.00

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