Efficacy of a dementia intensive support (DIS) service at preventing admissions to medical and psychiatric wards: qualitative and quantitative evaluation.

Aims And Method: To establish whether a dementia intensive support (DIS) service that is part of a crisis resolution and home treatment team for older people is preventing admissions to acute hospital and psychiatric wards. The number of referrals in 2017 to the DIS service was established and those admitted to hospital ascertained. Senior doctors examined 30 sets of notes in detail and reached a conclusion on whether DIS had contributed to admission prevention.

Effectiveness of treatment for 6813 patients with mental health conditions in Cambridgeshire: a cross-sectional study.

Background: The Health of the Nation Outcomes Scales (HoNOS) has been widely used as an outcome measure in UK mental health settings for the past decade. The data-set gathered provides a unique opportunity to evaluate the effectiveness of the totality of mental healthcare in 'real-world' conditions; much of our clinical evidence currently comes from highly parameterised clinical trials investigating single interventions in highly selected patients.

Aims: To examine all outcomes measured by HoNOS for a range of diagnostic groups, evaluate the influence of patient demographics on those outcomes, and observe changes in patient groups over time.

Can we really teach cognitive behavioral therapy with a massive open online course?

A better training in psychotherapy is needed for psychiatry trainees. Online Cognitive Behavioural Therapies (CBT) could be a good solution. Free and wide audience course like Massive Open Online course (MOOCs) increase dissemination and accessibility of the training.

Dementia with Lewy bodies - from scientific knowledge to clinical insights.

Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is the underlying aetiology of 10-15% of all cases of dementia and as such is a clinically important diagnosis. In the past few years, substantial advances have been made in understanding the genetics and pathology of this condition. For example, research has expanded our knowledge of the proteinaceous inclusions that characterize the disease, has provided an appreciation of the role of disease-associated processes such as inflammation and has revealed an association between DLB and genes such as GBA.

Cognitive tests for the detection of mild cognitive impairment (MCI), the prodromal stage of dementia: Meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy studies.

Introduction: Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is regarded as a prodrome to dementia. Various cognitive tests can help with diagnosis; meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy studies would assist clinicians in choosing optimal tests.

Methods: We searched online databases for "mild cognitive impairment" and "diagnosis" or "screening" from 01/01/1999 to 01/07/2017.