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Category Archives: Online Resources

Information and news about mental-health resources that can be found online.

New Mental Health Book Reviews and Research from Psychosis online

March 3, 2014 8:50 pm ⋅

Latest book reviews and research from the journal Psychosis.

Book Review: The bitterest pills: the troubling story of antipsychotic drugs
Jeremy Wallace
Psychosis, iFirst, Published online: 07 Jan 2014

Book Review: Demons in the age of light: a memoir of psychosis and recovery
Lou Rawcliffe
Psychosis, iFirst, Published online: 18 Feb 2014

Book Review: Learning From the Voices in my Head
David Ward
Psychosis, iFirst, Published online: 18 Sep 2013

Jumping to conclusions: the association between delusional ideation and reasoning biases in a healthy student population
Karen Cafferkey, Jamie Murphy & Mark Shevlin
Psychosis, iFirst, Published online: 23 Dec 2013

The other side of “madness”: frequencies of positive and ambivalent attitudes towards prominent positive symptoms in psychosis
Steffen Moritz, Liz Rietschel, Ruth Veckenstedt, Francesca Bohn, Brooke C. Schneider, Tania M. Lincoln & Anne Karow
Psychosis, iFirst, Published online: 07 Dec 2013

The origins of voices: links between life history and voice hearing in a survey of 100 cases
Dirk Corstens & Eleanor Longden
Psychosis, iFirst, Published online: 09 Sep 2013

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Highlights from the Engage Facebook Page

February 17, 2014 12:56 pm ⋅

Here are a few of the posts shared on the Engage Aotearoa Facebook Page in the last few weeks.

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New Mental-Health Research Articles from BMC Psychiatry Online

December 19, 2013 4:26 pm ⋅

Making decisions about treatment for young people diagnosed with depressive disorders: a qualitative study of clinicians’ experiences
Simmons MB, Hetrick SE, Jorm AF
BMC Psychiatry 2013, 13 :335 (12 December 2013)
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A follow-up on patients with severe mental disorders in Sardinia after two changes in regional policies: poor resources still correlate with poor outcomes
Carta M, Angermeyer MC, Sancassiani F, Tuligi F, Pirastu R, Pisano A, Pintus E, Mellino G, Pintus M, Pisanu E, Moro M, Massidda D, Trincas G, Bhugra D
BMC Psychiatry 2013, 13 :333 (6 December 2013)
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Cannabis use and involuntary admission may mediate long-term adherence in first-episode psychosis patients: a prospective longitudinal study
Barbeito S, Vega P, Ruiz de Azúa S, Saenz M, Martinez-Cengotitabengoa M, González-Ortega I, Bermudez C, Hernanz M, de Corres BF, González-Pinto A
BMC Psychiatry 2013, 13 :326 (1 December 2013)
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Changes in the lifetime prevalence of suicidal feelings and thoughts among Norwegian doctors from 2000 to 2010: a longitudinal study based on national samples
Rosta J, Aasland OG
BMC Psychiatry 2013, 13 :322 (28 November 2013)
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Developmental trajectories of schizotypal personality disorder-like behavioural manifestations: a two-year longitudinal prospective study of college students
Geng F, Xu T, Wang Y, Shi H, Yan C, Neumann DL, Shum DH, Lui SS, Cheung EF, Chan RC
BMC Psychiatry 2013, 13 :323 (29 November 2013)
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American Psychological Association Releases Report on Preventing Gun Violence

December 19, 2013 12:25 pm ⋅

In February 2013 the American Psychological Association commissioned this report by a panel of experts to convey research-based conclusions and recommendations (and to identify gaps in such knowledge) on how to reduce the incidence of gun violence in the USA, whether by homicide, suicide, or mass shootings.

The eventuating report from the APA (released 16 Dec. 2013), “Gun Violence: Prediction, Prevention, and Policy,” consolidates psychological research findings on precursors to shootings and highlights prevention strategies. The report identifies the need for both primary and secondary prevention programs.

Direct link to overview and full report here: http://www.apa.org/pubs/info/reports/gun-violence-prevention.aspx

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World Health Organisation Releases Guidelines on Mental Healthcare After Trauma

December 19, 2013 12:13 pm ⋅

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has published some guidelines for health professionals on how to provide care to adults and children following a traumatic event.

The document cautions health providers about prescribing benzodiazepines in the month following trauma or loss, sharing research evidence that using benzo’s for acute stress symptoms and trauma-related sleeping problems can prolong recovery from the events and create dependency and tolerance that add to the individual’s difficulties.

Read a summary of the guidelines here.

Get the full report here.

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Highlights from Engage Aotearoa on Facebook

December 1, 2013 2:48 pm ⋅

Here are just a few of the posts shared on the Engage Aotearoa Facebook Page this week.

From Jake the Dog, created by Pendleton Ward.

Jake the Dog is an animated kids’ show in the USA…
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Lecture on Childhood Adversity and Psychosis Available Online

December 1, 2013 2:18 pm ⋅

Prof. John Read’s presentation at the  2013 Meanings of Madness Conference in Cork, on the 13th and 14th of November is now available to watch in full on Youtube.

Watch online: John Read presents Childhood Adversity and Psychosis: From Heresy to Certainty

 

 

The Toronto Recovery Network posted an article summarising the talk, which you can read here.

 

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Updated Online Resources Pack Now Available

December 1, 2013 1:48 pm ⋅

The Online Resources Pack was given an overhaul last week and the latest update is now available on the Info Packs page of the Engage Aotearoa website.

Direct link: www.engagenz.co.nz/?page_id=116

What is the Online Resources Pack? 

The Online Resources Pack is an information pack, full of links to web-based resources for mental-health recovery. This includes resources for distraction and entertainment as well as mental-health resources. Roughly 50% of websites sharing information about mental health are funded by pharmaceutical companies and present a bio-medical view of mental health. The Online Resources Pack brings together independent forms of web-based information that share psycho-social and/or lived experience perspectives and tools. The Online Resources Pack is updated on a regular basis. The team tries to check content prior to inclusion, but it is impossible to check every part of every website. If you find something stigmatising in one of the links included in the Online Resources Pack, please get in touch. To contribute content or suggest an edit to the Online Resources Pack, email EngageAotearoa@gmail.com

What’s New in the 29 November ’13 Update?

  • Content is now divided into sub-sections so it is easier to find what you are looking for. 
    • Distraction/Entertainment/Inspiration
    • Information and Reading
    • Online Self-Help
    • Online Support Groups and Networks
    • Recovery Stories
  • Two new pages of links to explore, including new…
    • CBT resources
    • DBT resources
    • ACT resources
    • Recovery blogs by people with Bipolar Disorder
    • Recovery blogs by people with Borderline Personality Disorder
    • Suicide prevention information
    • International service-user initiatives
    • and more…

The Online Resources Pack is designed to be shared

  • Print a copy and leave it in a public place or give it to someone you know
  • Email the link to your networks
  • Share it on Facebook
  • Share it on your website

How to Share the Online Resources Pack on your Website 

Use the URL below to link to the Online Resources Pack from your own website. < http://www.engagenz.co.nz/?page_id=116 >

Using this URL ensures your link will never go out of date. It also allows Engage Aotearoa to track wider community use of the resource and ensures appropriate acknowledgements for the resource.

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Support for Parents of Suicidal Teens Facebook Page Started

December 1, 2013 12:04 pm ⋅

A new Facebook page was launched on the 7th of November 2013 to provide a non judgmental support group for parents supporting teens who struggle with suicidal thoughts. A place where parents can share ideas, vent or just get support. This page is about supporting those that are supporting suicidal teens…it is a very long, scary, frightening and lonely road and this group aims to ease that as much as possible.

Created by parents supporting NZ teens, for parents supporting NZ teens, Karen Prosser, one of the organisers says, “I have found that there are often people online during the night…and often that is the time I have felt so alone as well. When you are unable to sleep, the night is a very long time and that is where web based support can also fill a gap.”

Visit Support for Parents of Suicidal Teens NZ on Facebook to get involved.

Since it launched on the 7th of November, Support for Parents of Suicidal Teens NZ has over 390 ‘likes’ and a host of useful resources and discussions.

There is also a closed group called Hope For Our Teens, which offers the opportunity for more private discussion that is only visible to other members of the group.

 

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Surviving Suicidal Urges: e-Resource Now Available

November 24, 2013 9:11 pm ⋅

Surviving Suicidal Urges is an e-Resource sharing tips for recovery from the storytellers in The Butterfly Diaries, Vol 1.

View, save and share Surviving Suicidal Urges.

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The Butterfly Diaries is a creative book project sharing true stories of hope and transformation from people who have made it through the experience of being suicidal.

Storytellers took part in an interview and writers used the interview notes to turn their stories into creative works of fiction. The interview notes were also used to summarise each of the storytellers’ recovery strategies. These have now been collected together in the e-Resource Surviving Suicidal Urges.

Order a copy of the free book online to get the full story behind each set of tips.

You can find permanent links to this e-Resource on the Information Resources and Butterfly Diaries sections of the Engage Aotearoa website at www.engagenz.co.nz.

 

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