New study on effectiveness of antidepressants

In a study analysing data from clinical trials of antidepressants, leading psychologists found that antidepressants have no clinically significant effects in all cases apart from a small group of the most severely depressed patients. The study has just been published in the Public Library of Science Medical Journal (PLoS Medicine).

Click here for commentary from MIND and a link to the full text of the article (no password required). Click here for a brief response from the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

New books in the Maria Henderson Library

Here is a selection of books added to stock at the Maria Henderson Library in the last few weeks. All titles are available for staff to borrow - contact the Library for details.

Austen, Sally Deafness in mind : working psychologically with deaf people across the lifespan London and Philadelphia: Whurr, 2004 WV270 AUS 2004

Boon, Nicholas A Davidson's principles and practice of medicine Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 2006 WB100 BOO 2006

Bor, Robert Communication skills for medicine Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 2007 HD88 BOR 2007

Brookes, Dawn Non-medical prescribing in health care practice : a toolkit for students and practitioners Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007 WY100 BRO 2007

Bryan, Karen Communication disability in the dementias London: Whurr, 2006 WT155 BRY 2006

Butler, Gillian Manage your mind : the mental fitness guide Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007 WM31.5 BUT 2007

Carnaby, Steven Learning disability today : key issues for providers, managers, practitioners and users Brighton: Pavilion Publishing, 2007 WM300 CAR 2007

Crowe, Michael Overcoming relationship problems : a self-help guide using cognitive behavioral techniques London: Robinson, 2005 WM430.5 CRO 2005

Freeman, Chris Handbook of evidence-based psychotherapies : a guide for research and practice Chichester: John Wiley, 2007 WM420 FRE 2007

Hawton, Murray Community profiling : a practical guide Maidenhead: Open University Press, 2007 W20.5 HAW 2007

Leahy, Robert L. Cognitive therapy techniques : a practitioner's guide New York: Guilford Press, 2003 WM425 LEA 2003

Lester, Helen Mental health policy and practice Basingstoke: Palgrave, 2006 WM30 LES 2006

Lowe, Roger Family therapy : a constructive approach London: Sage, 2004 WM430.5 LOW 2004

NHS Quality Improvement Scotland Clinical indicators 2007 Glasgow: NHS QIS, 2007 WA900 CLI 2007

O'Connell, Bill Solution-focused therapy London: Sage, 2005 WM420 OCO 2005

Rondal, Jean-Adolphe Therapies and rehabilitation in Down syndrome Chichester: John Wiley, 2007 WM300 RON 2007

Scottish Government Mental health project final report : national benchmarking project : report 2 Edinburgh: Scottish Government, 2008 WM30 MEN 2008

Weiss, Alan Organizational consulting : how to be an effective internal change agent Chichester: John Wiley, 2003

Woods, Robert T. Handbook of the clinical psychology of ageing Chichester, West Sussex, England; Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, c2007 WT145 WOO 2007

Guidelines newsletter, February 2008

The latest issue of the Maria Henderson Library Guidelines Newsletter has just been published.

The Guidelines Newsletter contains details of national and international guidelines which have been published or added to specialist databases such as Medline and PsycInfo in the previous month. Topics covered are general primary health care, cardiovascular health, cancer/palliative care, mental health and learning disabilities, dentistry, sexual health, child health and guidelines implementation.

If you would like to be added to the mailing list to receive future issues, contact Catriona Denoon at catriona.denoon@ggc.scot.nhs.uk.

Ovid SP to be launched.

A reminder that Ovid SP is set to be launched on 4th February. This will mean that the databases provided by Ovid on the NHS Scotland e-Library will look slightly different and have added features. The databases in question include Medline, PsycINFO, Embase and Ovid's provision of the Cochrane Library databases. A short guide on the changes and a fuller Powerpoint presentation are available from the Maria Henderson Library page on the NHSGGC Libraries website. As always, NHSGGC staff and library members can ask library staff for advice on the new version of Ovid or on any aspect of literature searching.