Webwatch – Iriss Repositioned
IRISS has been reorganising and refocussing but we’ve not been standing still. This month’s column offers a recap on how we are using the web to help you keep abreast
Read MoreIRISS has been reorganising and refocussing but we’ve not been standing still. This month’s column offers a recap on how we are using the web to help you keep abreast
Read MoreKaren Poulter was on the morning medication round — a cupboard on wheels full of pills and medicine for the residents of the Red Oaks care home. It is a complicated business: four pills in the morning for this man, then three at lunch and tea; two twice a day for that woman; eight pills and a medicine for that resident — for arthritis, gout, heart problems and, of course, dementia.
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Domestic violence is common and serious. Many convicted men are court-ordered to receive cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) in order to end their violence. Most men do not voluntarily seek such
Read MoreFindings indicated an association between physical abuse experiences and depressive symptoms. However, the association of other risk factors, including other types of abuse, with depressive symptoms confounded this relationship.
Read MoreReport on prisoners with disabilities: A short thematic review on the care and support of prisoners with a disability.
Read MoreThis letter sets out new resources being made available for the health sector for the year 2008-09 for work in relation to the Mental Capacity Act 2005, including the deprivation
Read MoreThe well-being of older people is an important issue for policy across health, housing and social care, and local authorities are increasingly considering extra care as a way of replacing
Read MoreComplex interventions can help elderly people to live safely and independently, and could be tailored to meet individuals’ needs and preferences.
Read MoreIn the UK mental health social workers reported role conflict, role ambiguity and fulfilling statutory responsibilities as possible sources of stress. Burnout was related to workload, degree of involvement with
Read MoreAlthough restorative programs were found to be significantly more effective, these positive findings are tempered by an important self-selection bias inherent in restorative justice research.
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