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Nutrition Status Of Primary Care Patients With Depression And Anxiety, Adrienne K. Forsyth, Peter G. Williams, Frank P. Deane Dec 2012

Nutrition Status Of Primary Care Patients With Depression And Anxiety, Adrienne K. Forsyth, Peter G. Williams, Frank P. Deane

Frank Deane

The objective of this study was to evaluate the nutrition status of people referred to a nutrition and physical activity program for the management of mental health in a general practice.


An Indoor Localisation And Motion Monitoring System To Determine Behavioural Activity In Dementia Afflicted Patients In Aged Care, Matthew D'Souza, Montserrat Ros, Mohanraj Karunanithi Dec 2012

An Indoor Localisation And Motion Monitoring System To Determine Behavioural Activity In Dementia Afflicted Patients In Aged Care, Matthew D'Souza, Montserrat Ros, Mohanraj Karunanithi

Dr Montserrat Ros

Dementia is highly prevalent among the older population. Most patients with dementia are admitted to an aged care facility due to wandering behaviour which tends to result in dangerous scenarios such as straying away from the facility and being seriously injured. Due to the decreasing availability of carers in aged care, there is a need to prioritise monitoring of patients that have a severe case of wondering. The challenge is to allow carers to monitor the status of such patients in terms of position localisation and motion behavioural status, in real-time. The long term behavioural analysis of such patients would …


Enhancing Patient Adherence: Outcomes Of Medication Alliance Training On Therapeutic Alliance, Insight, Adherence, And Psychopathology With Mental Health Patients, Mitchell Byrne, Frank Deane Nov 2012

Enhancing Patient Adherence: Outcomes Of Medication Alliance Training On Therapeutic Alliance, Insight, Adherence, And Psychopathology With Mental Health Patients, Mitchell Byrne, Frank Deane

Mitchell K Byrne

The results of interventions to enhance patient adherence to medication have been inconsistent. This research investigated the utility of an enhanced adherence training programme to ascertain its effectiveness and the possible mechanisms of that effect. Forty-six clinicians were trained in 'medication alliance', and data were collected from 51 patients matched to the clinician. Data on clinician changes in skills, knowledge, and attitudes, in relation to enhancing patient adherence and patient changes in adherence, insight, and psychopathology were collected at baseline and at 6 and 12 months. The quality of the therapeutic relationship between the clinician and the patient was also …


Mental Health Clinicians' Beliefs About Medicines, Attitudes, And Expectations Of Improved Medication Adherence In Patients, Mitchell Byrne, Peter Caputi, Frank Deane Nov 2012

Mental Health Clinicians' Beliefs About Medicines, Attitudes, And Expectations Of Improved Medication Adherence In Patients, Mitchell Byrne, Peter Caputi, Frank Deane

Mitchell K Byrne

Nonadherence to antipsychotic medications remains a major factor in poor clinical outcomes. This study sought to identify clinician beliefs about patients who do not adhere to treatment, the clinicians' own beliefs about medicines, and the impact of beliefs on efforts to enhance patient adherence. In total, 292 clinicians responded to an anonymous questionnaire that included questions about their beliefs and their efforts to enhance adherence. Results indicated that clinicians' beliefs about their own adequacy to enhance adherence significantly predicted actual efforts to enhance adherence. Both pessimism about outcomes and empathy for the patient predicted outcome expectancy. It was concluded that …


Does Psychological Status Influence Clinical Outcomes In Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Ibd) And Other Chronic Gastroenterological Diseases: An Observational Cohort Prospective Study, Antonina A. Mikocka-Walus, Deborah Turnbull, Nicole T. Moulding, Ian G. Wilson, Gerald J. Holtmann, Jane M. Andrews Oct 2012

Does Psychological Status Influence Clinical Outcomes In Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Ibd) And Other Chronic Gastroenterological Diseases: An Observational Cohort Prospective Study, Antonina A. Mikocka-Walus, Deborah Turnbull, Nicole T. Moulding, Ian G. Wilson, Gerald J. Holtmann, Jane M. Andrews

Ian G Wilson

Background: Whether there is a temporal relationship between psychological problems and clinical outcomes in patients with diseases of the digestive tract has not been widely researched. Thus, our aims were 1) To observe and compare prospectively clinical outcomes in relation to psychological co-morbidity in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and chronic hepatitis C (HCV) and, 2) To test the hypothesis that patients with psychological co-morbidities are less likely to have a satisfactory response to standard treatment at 12 months. Methods: Overall, 139 patients were enrolled in this observational cohort prospective study. Over the ensuing year, …


Controversies Surrounding The Comorbidity Of Depression And Anxiety In Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients: A Literature Review, Antonina Mikocka-Walus, Deborah Turnbull, Nicole Moulding, Ian Wilson, Jane Andrews, Gerald Holtmann Oct 2012

Controversies Surrounding The Comorbidity Of Depression And Anxiety In Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients: A Literature Review, Antonina Mikocka-Walus, Deborah Turnbull, Nicole Moulding, Ian Wilson, Jane Andrews, Gerald Holtmann

Ian G Wilson

Psychological disorders are highly prevalent in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Anxiety and depression are known to independently affect quality of life and may additionally impair quality of life in IBD over and above the IBD itself. Some researchers have further proposed that anxiety and depression may influence the clinical course of IBD. However, despite the potential for anxiety and depression to play an important role in the clinical picture of IBD, there is little prospective well-controlled research in this area. Probably because of this lack of clear data, researchers dispute the actual role of these psychological disorders in …


A 5-Year Follow-Up Of General Practice Patients Experiencing Depression, Ian Wilson, Katherine Duszynski, Andrea Mant Oct 2012

A 5-Year Follow-Up Of General Practice Patients Experiencing Depression, Ian Wilson, Katherine Duszynski, Andrea Mant

Ian G Wilson

Background. Depression is a common disease in primary care and produces significant morbidity in the community. Little is known about the outcomes of depression in general practice. Objectives. This research set out to explore both the longitudinal management and outcomes of depression as seen in general practice. Methods. The Medic-GP database is a collection of the medical records of 50 000 people seen in nine Australian general practices. It was used to follow the management of depressed patients over 4-5 years. Records from 1994-1995 were searched for depression or similar words. Individual records of patients whose notes mentioned depression were …


"It Doesn't Do Any Harm, But Patients Feel Better": A Qualitative Exploratory Study On Gastroenterologists' Perspectives On The Role Of Antidepressants In Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Antonina Mikocka-Walus, Deborah Turnbull, Nicole Moulding, Ian Wilson, Jane Andrews, Gerald Holtmann Oct 2012

"It Doesn't Do Any Harm, But Patients Feel Better": A Qualitative Exploratory Study On Gastroenterologists' Perspectives On The Role Of Antidepressants In Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Antonina Mikocka-Walus, Deborah Turnbull, Nicole Moulding, Ian Wilson, Jane Andrews, Gerald Holtmann

Ian G Wilson

Background: Interest in psychological factors in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has increased in recent years. It has even been proposed that treating psychological co-morbidities with antidepressants may control disease activity and improve quality of life. Despite this, there is no data on gastroenterologists' attitudes to, and experiences with, antidepressant therapy in patients with IBD. Methods: We conducted semi-structured interviews with 18 gastroenterologists associated with metropolitan teaching hospitals. Qualitative content analysis was used to examine their responses. Results: Seventy-eight percent of gastroenterologists had treated IBD patients with antidepressants for pain, depression and/or anxiety, and insomnia. Antidepressants were reported to …


Helping Families Of Patients With A Mental Illness., Ian Wilson Oct 2012

Helping Families Of Patients With A Mental Illness., Ian Wilson

Ian G Wilson

BACKGROUND: Families with a mentally ill member face a number of difficulties and issues. OBJECTIVE: This paper follows on from an earlier paper which examined the impact of mental illness on family members. Here the author explores some of the ethical and procedural difficulties in dealing with families and offers simple suggestions to general practitioners to help patients and families. DISCUSSION: Family members often approach GPs for help when a relative develops a mental illness. Generally family members will seek information and help, not only to deal with their own distress, but to help in dealing with the patient's actions …


Psychological Comorbidity And Complexity Of Gastrointestinal Symptoms In Clinically Diagnosed Irritable Bowel Syndrome Patients, Antonina Mikocka-Walus, Deborah Turnbull, Nicole Moulding, Ian Wilson, Jane Andrews, Gerald Holtmann Oct 2012

Psychological Comorbidity And Complexity Of Gastrointestinal Symptoms In Clinically Diagnosed Irritable Bowel Syndrome Patients, Antonina Mikocka-Walus, Deborah Turnbull, Nicole Moulding, Ian Wilson, Jane Andrews, Gerald Holtmann

Ian G Wilson

Background and Aim: The prevalence of psychological disorders is high in patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) but their role in symptom reporting is uncertain. It is thus interesting whether the number of functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGID) determines the load of psychological comorbidity. The Rome III criteria have not been used to evaluate such a relationship as yet. Moreover, not many studies have examined the sensitivity of the Rome III criteria in detecting IBS. Our aims were therefore: (i) to determine whether those IBS participants with more FGID had a tendency to greater psychological comorbidity than those with fewer FGID; …


Ionotropic Glutamate Receptor Binding In The Posterior Cingulate Cortex In Schizophrenia Patients, Kelly Newell, Xu-Feng Huang, Katerina Zavitsanou Sep 2012

Ionotropic Glutamate Receptor Binding In The Posterior Cingulate Cortex In Schizophrenia Patients, Kelly Newell, Xu-Feng Huang, Katerina Zavitsanou

Xu-Feng Huang

No abstract provided.


Exploring The Practice And Use Of Western Herbal Medicine: Perspectives From The Social Science Literature, Nina Nissen, Sue Evans Sep 2012

Exploring The Practice And Use Of Western Herbal Medicine: Perspectives From The Social Science Literature, Nina Nissen, Sue Evans

Dr Sue Evans

The literature which concerns Western herbal medicine (WHM) overwhelmingly provides clinical and pharmacological perspectives on the utilisation of herbs as medicine. Research which examines WHM as a social practice and the theoretical concepts associated with it, or the manner in which the knowledge base of WHM is developing and changing is less often discussed. This article provides an overview of the social science literature concerning WHM, as it pertains to practice in Europe, North America and Australasia. One theme emerging from this literature is the mapping of the practice, patients and practitioners of WHM, and another theme addresses more theoretical …


Severity Scores For Poisoned Patients: Reasons And Rationale, A Proudfoot, Alison Jones Sep 2012

Severity Scores For Poisoned Patients: Reasons And Rationale, A Proudfoot, Alison Jones

Alison L Jones

No abstract provided.


Measuring Plasma Salicylate Concentrations In All Patients With Drug Overdose Or Altered Consciousness: Is It Necessary?, David Wood, Paul Dargan, Alison Jones Sep 2012

Measuring Plasma Salicylate Concentrations In All Patients With Drug Overdose Or Altered Consciousness: Is It Necessary?, David Wood, Paul Dargan, Alison Jones

Alison L Jones

Background: Salicylate self poisoning is potentially fatal. Plasma salicylate concentrations can be used to guide management when taken in the context of clinical features of toxicity and acid base status. Previous studies in the USA and Hong Kong have shown that routine measurement of plasma salicylate concentrations in all overdose patients is inappropriate, but there have been no previous studies in the UK. Methods: A retrospective case note study from 1 February 2001 to 31 January 2002 was undertaken at the emergency department of St. Thomas’ Hospital, London. Records were reviewed and information on demographic data, history, details of salicylate …


Risk Of Road Traffic Accidents In Patients Discharged Following Treatment For Psychotropic Drug Overdose: A Self-Controlled Case Series Study In Australia, Tharaka L. Dassanayake, Alison L. Jones, Patricia Michie, Gregory Carter, Patrick Mcelduff, Barrie J. Stokes, Ian Whyte Sep 2012

Risk Of Road Traffic Accidents In Patients Discharged Following Treatment For Psychotropic Drug Overdose: A Self-Controlled Case Series Study In Australia, Tharaka L. Dassanayake, Alison L. Jones, Patricia Michie, Gregory Carter, Patrick Mcelduff, Barrie J. Stokes, Ian Whyte

Alison L Jones

Background: Use of psychotropic drugs is known to impair driving and increase the risk of road traffic accidents. They are also the most common drugs taken in overdose in hospital-treated episodes of self-poisoning. Most patients who take psychotropic drug overdoses are discharged within 48 hours, while they still have possible subclinical drug effects. Objective: Using a self-controlled case series design, we aimed to determine whether patients with psychotropic drug overdose are at a higher risk of a traffic accident in the period following discharge compared with a control period not associated with hospital-treated drug overdose. Methodology: Using the New South …


Should All Patients With Unexplained Anaemia Be Screened For Chronic Lead Poisoning?, I Gawarammana, Paul Dargan, S Woodcock, M Sculley, Ivan House, David Wood, Alison Jones Sep 2012

Should All Patients With Unexplained Anaemia Be Screened For Chronic Lead Poisoning?, I Gawarammana, Paul Dargan, S Woodcock, M Sculley, Ivan House, David Wood, Alison Jones

Alison L Jones

No abstract provided.


Portal And Systemic Haemodynamic Response To Acute And Chronic Administration Of Low And High Dose Isosorbide-5-Mononitrate In Patients With Cirrhosis, Alison Jones, I Bangash, James Walker, K Simpson, N Finlayson, P Hayes Sep 2012

Portal And Systemic Haemodynamic Response To Acute And Chronic Administration Of Low And High Dose Isosorbide-5-Mononitrate In Patients With Cirrhosis, Alison Jones, I Bangash, James Walker, K Simpson, N Finlayson, P Hayes

Alison L Jones

Oral isosorbide-5-mononitrate (Is-5-Mn) was given in doses of 10 and 40 mg acutely and chronically (twice daily for four weeks), allowing a nitrate free interval to 25 patients with cirrhosis. Both 10 mg and 40 mg Is-S-Mn reduced the hepatic venous pressure gradient acutely and chronically, without evidence of tolerance. This was achieved by a reduction in the wedged hepatic venous pressure. The effect on mean azygos blood flow was variable with no significant mean change seen acutely or after chronic use with either dose. The variability was dependent not on the dose used but on the initial azygos flow; …


Gut Decontamination Of Acutely Poisoned Patients: What Do Doctors Really Know About It?, David Wood, S Greene, Alison Jones, Paul Dargan Sep 2012

Gut Decontamination Of Acutely Poisoned Patients: What Do Doctors Really Know About It?, David Wood, S Greene, Alison Jones, Paul Dargan

Alison L Jones

There are consensus guidelines on the appropriate use of gut decontamination in the management of poisoned patients. This study demonstrates that few doctors have read these guidelines and that they have poor knowledge of the use of gut decontamination, which can be improved with specific clinical toxicology teaching. Future guidelines should be published in journals more widely read by those doctors treating poisoned patients.


Drug Abusers And Poisoned Patients: A Potential Source Of Organs For Transplantation?, Alison Jones, K Simpson Sep 2012

Drug Abusers And Poisoned Patients: A Potential Source Of Organs For Transplantation?, Alison Jones, K Simpson

Alison L Jones

One of the major constraints to transplantation of solid organs is lack of availability of grafts and any attempt to use all available donors is to be welcomed. We address the possibility of expanding the transplant donor pool by inclusion of more patients who have suffered intoxication with drugs premortem. Particularly important in this context is the exclusion of organ-specific damage, and also infective risk to the potential recipient due to viral causes in the donor.


Analysis Of Serial Serum Alpha-Fetoprotein Concentrations In Patients With Cirrhosis, Alison Jones, J Plevris, C Shearing, I.A.D Bouchier, P Hayes Sep 2012

Analysis Of Serial Serum Alpha-Fetoprotein Concentrations In Patients With Cirrhosis, Alison Jones, J Plevris, C Shearing, I.A.D Bouchier, P Hayes

Alison L Jones

No abstract provided.


Initial Management Of Poisoned Patients In The Out-Of-Hospital Environment, Alison Jones Sep 2012

Initial Management Of Poisoned Patients In The Out-Of-Hospital Environment, Alison Jones

Alison L Jones

Poisoning and suspected poisoning are very common problems in pre-hospital emergency care. The challenge is to identify the 1-2% of individuals who have taken sufficient toxin to be at risk of developing serious sequelae and use and develop effective methods of preventing such sequelae. Few randomised controlled clinical trials are available, and management decisions often have to be made on isolated case reports in the more unusual cases of poisoning. Care of the unconscious poisoned patient includes care of the airway, breathing, and circulation. Clues to the aetiology of poisoning in such cases may be gained from clinical signs which …


Cognitive Impairment In Patients Clinically Recovered From Central Nervous System Depressant Drug Overdose, Tharaka Dassanayake, Patricia Michie, Alison Jones, Gregory Carter, Trevor Mallard, Ian Whyte Sep 2012

Cognitive Impairment In Patients Clinically Recovered From Central Nervous System Depressant Drug Overdose, Tharaka Dassanayake, Patricia Michie, Alison Jones, Gregory Carter, Trevor Mallard, Ian Whyte

Alison L Jones

Central nervous system depressant drugs (CNS-Ds) are known to impair cognitive functions. Overdose of these drugs is common, and most of the hospital-treated patients are discharged within 24 to 48 hours. No previous studies have examined whether they have residual impairment at the time of discharge. Our aim was to evaluate whether patients with CNS-D overdose are impaired in cognitive domains important in daily activities at that time. We compared visuomotor skills (Trail-Making Test A and Choice Reaction Time), executive functions (viz attentional set-shifting: Trail-Making Test B; and planning: Stockings of Cambridge Task from the Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery), …


Should A Lower Treatment Line Be Used When Treating Paracetamol Poisoning In Patients With Chronic Alcoholism? A Case Against, Paul Dargan, Alison Jones Sep 2012

Should A Lower Treatment Line Be Used When Treating Paracetamol Poisoning In Patients With Chronic Alcoholism? A Case Against, Paul Dargan, Alison Jones

Alison L Jones

The widespread practice of using a lower plasma paracetamol (acetaminophen) concentration threshold for the treatment of paracetamol poisoning in patients with chronic alcoholism has been introduced on the basis of anecdotal case reports. In animals, acute alcohol loading inhibits toxic metabolic activation of paracetamol whilst chronic alcohol administration results in cytochrome P450 (CYP) 2E1 induction with increased toxic metabolic activation of paracetamol by CYP2E1 and increased hepatotoxicity. However, due to species differences in CYP expression, activity and induction, it is not possible extrapolate the results of these animal studies to clinical situations in humans. Isoenzymes are also responsible for the …


Pharmacokinetics Of N-Acetylcysteine Are Altered In Patients With Chronic Liver Disease, Alison Jones, D Jarvie, D Simpson, P Hayes, L Prescott Sep 2012

Pharmacokinetics Of N-Acetylcysteine Are Altered In Patients With Chronic Liver Disease, Alison Jones, D Jarvie, D Simpson, P Hayes, L Prescott

Alison L Jones

The threshold plasma paracetamol concentration at which N-acetylcysteine (NAC) treatment is recommended to treat paracetamol poisoning in a patient with induced liver enzymens (for example, with chronic liver disease or taking anticonvulsant drugs) is 50% lower than in a patient without induces liver enzymes. More patients with chronic liver disease might therefore be expected to be exposed to NAC treatment than previously. In addition, there is increasing use of NAC in patients with chronic liver disease for multiorgan failure or hepatorenal syndrome. Little is known of NAC's pharmacokinetics properties in patiens with cirrhosis.


Doctors And Nurses Estimation Of The Weight Of Patients: A Preventable Source Of Systematic Error, S Greene, Paul Dargan, G Shin, Alison Jones Sep 2012

Doctors And Nurses Estimation Of The Weight Of Patients: A Preventable Source Of Systematic Error, S Greene, Paul Dargan, G Shin, Alison Jones

Alison L Jones

Background: Although accurate determination of body weight is important in the management of the poisoned patient, many patients have their weight estimated rather than formally measured. Objective: To determine how good medical staff are at estimating patients*** body weights. Methods: Medical staff were asked to estimate the weight of six patients on a poisons ward. Estimated and actual patient weights were statistically compared. Results: Medical staff produced a large range of estimated weights for all patients. Patient weight was incorrectly estimated by greater than 10% in 61% of individual estimations. There was poor statistical correlation between actual and estimated weight. …


The Effect Of Nitric Oxide Synthase Inhibition On Portal Pressure And Azygos Blood Flow In Patients With Cirrhosis, E Forrest, Alison Jones, John Dillon, James Walker, P Hayes Sep 2012

The Effect Of Nitric Oxide Synthase Inhibition On Portal Pressure And Azygos Blood Flow In Patients With Cirrhosis, E Forrest, Alison Jones, John Dillon, James Walker, P Hayes

Alison L Jones

It has been proposed that the hyperdynamic circulation found in cirrhosis is mediated by nitric oxide released through the induction of nitric oxide synthase. To investigate this the effect of the nitric oxide synthase inhibitor, N~-monomethyl-L-arginine (LNMMA), was studied upon the portal circulation. After a 30-min infusion of 3 mg/kg of L-NMMA there was a significant fall in heart rate from 83.2+_4.4 to 74.2-+3.9 bpm (p=0.005), and a significant rise in mean arterial pressure from 91.6+_2.2 to 103.7+_3.2 mmHg, p=0.004). There was, however, no change in hepatic venous pressure gradient (16.7+_1.5 to I6.1+_1.7 mmHg, p=0.477) nor in azygos venous blood …


Improvement In The Management Of Acutely Poisoned Patients Using An Electronic Database, Prospective Audit And Targeted Educational Intervention, S Greene, David Wood, I Gawarammana, C Warren-Gash, Nick Drake, Alison Jones, Paul Dargan Sep 2012

Improvement In The Management Of Acutely Poisoned Patients Using An Electronic Database, Prospective Audit And Targeted Educational Intervention, S Greene, David Wood, I Gawarammana, C Warren-Gash, Nick Drake, Alison Jones, Paul Dargan

Alison L Jones

Problem: The need to improve the clinical assessment and management of acutely poisoned patients presenting to an NHS hospital emergency department (ED). Design: Creation of an electronic clinical toxicology database to prospectively collect all aspects of clinical information on poisoned-patient presentations. Systematic analysis of collated information to identify shortfalls in patient assessment and management. Bimonthly audit meetings, and design and implementation of educational interventions to address identified shortfalls. Ongoing audit to demonstrate continued improvement in patient care. Background and setting: ED in tertiary-level inner-city London teaching hospital. Study conducted by staff from the ED and clinical toxicology service. Key measures …


Soluble Adhesion Molecules And Interleukin-2 Receptor Concentrations In Patients With Autoimmune Chronic Hepatitis, K Simpson, Alison Jones, A. Howie Forbes, P Hayes Sep 2012

Soluble Adhesion Molecules And Interleukin-2 Receptor Concentrations In Patients With Autoimmune Chronic Hepatitis, K Simpson, Alison Jones, A. Howie Forbes, P Hayes

Alison L Jones

To test the hypothesis that elevated serum levels of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (sICAM-1), vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (sVCAM-1), (s)E-selectin, (s)P-selectin and soluble interleukin-2 receptor (sIL-2R) occur in patients with biochemically inactive autoimmune hepatitis (AICH) compared with controls. Such a finding would suggest continued immune activation, which in the long-term would contribute to the development of cirrhosis in such patients.


Contrasting Views Of Physicians And Nurses About An Inpatient Computer-Based Provider Order-Entry System, Todd W. Gress, Michael Weiner, David R. Thiemann, Mollie Jenckes, Stephanie L. Reel, Steven F. Mandell, Eric B. Bass Aug 2012

Contrasting Views Of Physicians And Nurses About An Inpatient Computer-Based Provider Order-Entry System, Todd W. Gress, Michael Weiner, David R. Thiemann, Mollie Jenckes, Stephanie L. Reel, Steven F. Mandell, Eric B. Bass

Todd W. Gress

Objective: Many hospitals are investing in computer-based provider order-entry (POE) systems, and providers’ evaluations have proved important for the success of the systems. The authors assessed how physicians and nurses viewed the effects of one modified commercial POE system on time spent patients, resource utilization, errors with orders, and overall quality of care. Design: Survey. Measurements: Opinions of 271 POE users on medicine wards of an urban teaching hospital: 96 medical house officers, 49 attending physicians, 19 clinical fellows with heavy inpatient loads, and 107 nurses. Results: Responses were received from 85 percent of the sample. Most physicians and nurses …


Quality Of Systematic Therapeutic Homework Administration Procedures Facilitates Homework Completion In Patients With Severe And Persistent Mental Disorders, Peter Kelly, Frank Deane Jul 2012

Quality Of Systematic Therapeutic Homework Administration Procedures Facilitates Homework Completion In Patients With Severe And Persistent Mental Disorders, Peter Kelly, Frank Deane

Peter Kelly

Most clinicians who work with individuals diagnosed with psychotic disorders requiring long term treatment indicate that they use therapeutic homework regularly in treatment. However, research indicates that only 15% of clinicians consistently use a systematic approach to homework administration that involves specifying details such as where, when, how long and how often the assignment should be completed. It has been theorised that systematic implementation of homework leads to improved homework performance. Systematic homework administration procedures were part of a study evaluating the effects of the Collaborative Recovery training program. Clinicians who completed the training implemented the methods they had learned …