All Mental health articles – Page 2
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Hot topicComorbidities in type 2 diabetes
Dr Kevin Fernando describes eight common comorbidities in patients with type 2 diabetes and how the co-existing conditions should be managed
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News
BAP guidance on autism spectrum disorder published
The British Association for Psychopharmacology (BAP) has published guidelines on the assessment and treatment of autism spectrum disorders.
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Top tips
Top tips: perinatal mental health problems
Dr Stephanie de Giorgio offers top tips for the detection, assessment, and management of perinatal mental health problems in primary care
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Top tips
Top tips: ADHD in adults
Dr Rob Baskind provides top tips for the primary care management of adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and advice on the referral process
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News
PHE publishes guidance on provision of care for people with co-occurring mental health conditions and alcohol/drug misuse
Public Health England has published guidance on commissioning and providing better care for people with co-occurring mental health and substance misuse conditions
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News
NHS England publishes dementia guide
NHS England has published a dementia guide that sets out what good quality assessment, diagnosis, and care look like in relation to formal guidance.
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Hot topic
GPs should promote physical activity in people with mental health issues
Dr Dominic Horne discusses the importance of physical activity in people with mental health problems and the role of primary care in monitoring their physical health
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Top tips
Top tips: depression
Dr Ed Beveridge offers top tips for the assessment, management, and treatment of adults with depression in primary care
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News
Report on mental health and new care models published by The King’s Fund
The King’s Fund has published a report on the progress in developing new care models in mental health, drawing on research from vanguard sites in England.
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Hot topic
Eating disorders: patients need early diagnosis and rapid treatment
Dr Richard Sly explains how early diagnosis and treatment is crucial in eating disorders and why GPs should recognise and refer patients for prompt intervention
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Implementing guidelines
Early identification of ADHD improves outcomes and quality of life
Dr Natasha Halliwell discusses the role of primary care in minimising the adverse impact of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder on the lives of affected individuals
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Hot topic
General practice should be placed at the centre of dementia care
Dr Eugene Tang (pictured) and Professor Louise Robinson discuss the latest recommendations for diagnosing and treating dementia patients, and how GPs can provide support
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Implementing guidelines
GPs can help to identify older people at higher risk of mental decline
Dr Alan Maryon-Davis highlights the key recommendations for primary care and commissioners from NICE Guideline 32 on independence and mental wellbeing in older people
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NICE quality standard article
People who are at risk of psychosis need urgent referral
Dr Jonathan Mitchell explains why the NICE quality standard for psychosis and schizophrenia in adults was needed and how it could improve outcomes for patients and carers
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Primary care commissioning
GP early referral and ongoing health-checks are key in psychosis
Dr David Shiers (left), Dr Clare Taylor, and Prof Tim Kendall summarise key aspects for primary care in updated NICE guidance on psychosis and schizophrenia in adults
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Implementing guidelines
GPs can adapt their care processes for children with autism
Dr Carole Buckley (left), Prof Tim Kendall, Dr Clare Taylor, and Prof Gillian Baird explain how primary care can support children and young people with autism and their families
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Implementing guidelines
Flexible access to services is needed for social anxiety disorder
Drs Clare Taylor (left) and Evan Mayo-Wilson, and Professors DavidMClark and Stephen Pilling explain how social anxiety disorder is under-recognised
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Implementing guidelines
Prompt interventions improve outcomes in conduct disorders
Dr Clare Taylor, and Professors Stephen Pilling and Stephen Scott explain the importance of early identification and care of children and young people with conduct disorders
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Medico-legal issues
GPs need to advise patients on options for future incapacity
Dr Maria Dyban explores the choices open to patients who want to make provisions for future incapacity, and the clinician’s role in guiding them through the options
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Hot topic
Improvement of services is needed to reduce the impact of ADHD
Dr Honor Merriman explains how a multidisciplinary group developed statements for best practice on the identification and management of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
