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Mental Health: MHU Issue 5 of 2024

Guide to library resources for staff of St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne with an interest in mental health, psychiatry and psychology

Mental Health Update No 5 of 2024 (August)

Welcome to Mental Health Update - a current awareness library bulletin for staff at St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne. This collection of light reading hopes to inspire discussion whether you agree with the viewpoints shared or not! Don't forget to stop for a moment to admire the research by our own peeps too :)

Full text access: Articles marked with an asterisk* require an SVHM login for offsite access. If you have an SVHM login and have problems with accessing any full text articles please let us know. 

Contact: helen.wilding@svha.org.au to subscribe to updates, ask a question, suggest a resource or request an Endnote library of citations (SVHM staff only)

Featured print books - in the library!

Featured articles

Families

Inpatient care

Kindness

Medication

Psychological and psychosocial interventions

Staff wellbeing and attitudes

Women

New and updated topic guides

Your library - looking for a meeting room?

The library's meeting room has video conferencing facilities for groups and also includes a desk at the front with a new networked PC, large connected display and whiteboard. We also have a computer lab and two smaller workspaces that can be reserved. Book a room here! 

SVHM staff mental health publications

Congratulations to our SVHM authors! Well done all!

  1. **Thematic analysis informed by grounded theory (TAG) in healthcare research: Foundations and applications. O’Callaghan C, Dwyer J, Schofield P. Qualitative Research in Psychology, 2024, 21(3):279-306 (abstract only)
  2. Gender-specific analysis of social connection patterns and risk of dementia in community-dwelling older people. Htun HL, Teshale AB, ... Chong TT, ... Freak-Poli R. Alzheimer's & Dementia, 2024, 20(7):4879-4890
  3. Cancer-related cognitive impairment as a key contributor to psychopathology in cancer survivors: Implications for prevention, treatment and supportive care. Haywood D, Henry M, Dauer E, Lederman O, Farley M, Henneghan AM, O'Connor M, Jefford M, Rossell SL, Hart NH. Supportive Care in Cancer, 2024, 32(7):480
  4. It's about time: Mitigating cancer-related cognitive impairments through findings from computational models of the Wisconsin Card Sorting Task. Haywood D, Baughman FD, Dauer E, Haywood J, Rossell S, Hart NH. BMC Cancer, 2024, 24(1):798
  5. Examining identity functioning in anorexia nervosa across illness and recovery stages. Croce SR, Malcolm AC, Ralph-Nearman C, Phillipou A. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 2024, 12:12
  6. Exploring the conceptualisation, measurement, clinical utility and treatment of formal thought disorder in psychosis: A delphi study. Zamperoni G, Tan EJ, Sumner PJ, Rossell SL. Schizophrenia Research, 2024, 270:486-493
  7. A peer mentoring program for eating disorders: Improved symptomatology and reduced hospital admissions, three years and a pandemic on. Raspovic A, Duck R, ...  Phillipou A, Castle D, Newton R, Brennan L, Jenkins Z, ... Miskovic-Wheatley J. Journal of Eating Disorders, 2024, 12(1):99
  8. **Association between pharmacologic treatment of depression and patient-reported outcomes following total hip and knee arthroplasty. Shadbolt C, Schilling C, Inacio MC, Thuraisingam S, Rele S, Castle DJ, Choong PFM, Dowsey MM. Journal of Arthroplasty, 2024, 22:22 (abstract only)
  9. Role of social media in the presentation of disorders of gut-brain interaction: Review and recommendations. Salzberg MR, Kim H, Basnayake C, Holt D, Kamm MA. J Gastroenterol Hepatol, 2024
  10. Dementia prevention, intervention, and care: 2024 report of the Lancet Standing Commission. Livingston G, Huntley J, Liu KY, Costafreda SG, Selbaek G, Alladi S, Ames D, ... Mukadam N. Lancet, 2024
  11. Variations in definitions used for describing restrictive care practices (seclusion and restraint) in adult mental health inpatient units: A systematic review and content analysis. Muluneh ZB, Chavulak J, Lee DA, Petrakis M, Haines TP. Social Psychiatry & Psychiatric Epidemiology, 2024, 30:30
  12. Combining neuropsychological assessment and structural neuroimaging to identify early Alzheimer's disease in a memory clinic cohort. Quek YE, Fung YL, Bourgeat P, Vogrin SJ, Collins SJ, Bowden SC. Brain and Behavior, 2024, 14(5):e3505
  13. Prevalence and network structure of depression, insomnia and suicidality among mental health professionals who recovered from covid-19: A national survey in China. Sun HL, Chen P, ... Ng CH, An FR, Xiang YT. Transl Psychiatry Psychiatry, 2024, 14(1):227

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