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Volume 167 - September 1995

Contents

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Editorials

  • Cognitive Neuropsychiatry and the Future of Diagnosis: a ‘PC’ Model of the Mind

  • Bruce G. Charlton
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    02 January 2018, pp. 149-153
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  • Clozapine, Eating Disorders and Substance Abuse Obstacles to Innovation in a Peripheral Hospital

  • Michael Launer
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    02 January 2018, pp. 431-433
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  • Population Policy and Eugenics in China

  • Veronica Pearson
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    02 January 2018, pp. 1-4
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  • Lewy Body Dementia – Diagnosis and Treatment

  • Ian G. McKeith, Douglas Galasko, Gordon K. Wilcock, E. Jane Byrne
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    02 January 2018, pp. 709-717
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  • Psychiatry and Philosophy

  • Michael Shepherd
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    14 August 2020, pp. 287-288
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  • Informed Consent in Chronic Schizophrenia?

  • Gareth H. Jones
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    02 January 2018, pp. 565-568
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  • Psychological Reactions of Victims of Violent Crime

  • Jonathan I. Bisson, Jonathan P. Shepherd
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    02 January 2018, pp. 718-720
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  • Psychological Treatments for Depression An Update

  • Jan Scott
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    02 January 2018, pp. 289-292
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  • Young Offenders, Serious Crimes

  • Susan Bailey
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    02 January 2018, pp. 5-7
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  • Biological Psychiatry and Reductionism Empirical Findings and Philosophy

  • Hasse Karlsson, Matti Kamppinen
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    02 January 2018, pp. 434-438
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  • Lithium Revisited: A Re-examination of the Placebo-Controlled Trials of Lithium Prophylaxis in Manic–Depressive Disorder

  • J. Moncrieff
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    02 January 2018, pp. 569-573
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Introduction

  • Introduction

  • John Tsiantis
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    06 August 2018, pp. 7-9

  • Over the last 20 to 30 years there has been a radical change in the way in which we approach people with mental handicaps and associated physical, emotional or social disabilities. This is reflected in the use of new terms such as “learning disabilities”. The new approach is designed to recognise the learning potential of such people, to acknowledge that they, as citizens, have equal rights, and to encourage acceptance of the fact that they are, indeed, individuals. As a result, the various types of institutional care, in particular, that reflected the once prevalent social policies and attitudes towards such people have undergone a marked change. New models of care have emerged that go far beyond simply making asylums more suitable places for human beings to live in. These new models of care rely on the philosophy of normalisation and the process of deinstitutionalisation and rehabilitation; they are community based, and they provide improved survival and quality of life, as well as opportunities for the individuals to develop their potential by means of education and vocational training, which in many cases will make possible their social integration.

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Review Article

  • Supportive Psychotherapy the Search for Positive Meanings

  • Jeremy Holmes
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    02 January 2018, pp. 439-445
  • Background

    The attempt to define psychotherapeutic skills appropriate for psychiatrists has aroused an interest in supportive psychotherapy, a previously undervalued and underdeveloped member of the psychotherapeutic family. This has been coupled with an increasing recognition of the importance of support within formal psychotherapies, especially when working with highly disturbed patients.

    Method

    A review of supportive psychotherapy (ST) was performed, based on a Medline literature search.

    Results

    It is argued that, from the perspective of attachment theory, support is an integral part of all psychotherapies. ST is also a specific mode of treatment suitable for some patients suffering from psychotic illnesses and borderline personality disorder. ST is an eclectic treatment drawing on many theoretical approaches. A common theme based on a narrative co-constructionist perspective, the search for positive meaning, is identified.

    Conclusions

    Supportive psychotherapy is an essential component of good psychiatric practice. Further research is needed to define its benefits and limitations.

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  • Aspects of Oxidative Metabolism in Schizophrenia

  • R. M. Marchbanks, J. Mulcrone, S. A. Whatley
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    02 January 2018, pp. 293-298
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  • Children in Institutions

  • I. Kolvin
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    02 January 2018, pp. 8-11
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