Psychiatric Bulletin Research Articles

Psychotherapeutic skills and College requirements

Pretorius & Goldbeck ( Psychiatric Bulletin , June 2006, 30 , 223–225) commented on difficulties encountered by psychiatric specialist registrars in fulfilling the College requirements for experience of psychotherapy ([Royal College of Psychiatrists, 2003][1]). To determine the extent of the

Medical management and clinical leadership

Am I alone in finding a distinct irony in the publication of the first two articles in the June issue ( Psychiatric Bulletin , June 2006, 30 , 201–203 and 204–206) - namely ‘Medical managers in psychiatry - vital to the future’ and ‘Kerr/Haslam Inquiry into sexual abuse of patients by

Five-year study (2000–2004) of trainees' publications in the Psychiatric Bulletin

Aims and MethodWe explored the contribution of trainees to the Psychiatric Bulletin by estimating the nature and proportion of papers by trainees published during a 5-year period: 2000–2004.ResultsNearly a third (30.7%) of all papers published during the 5 years were authored/co-authored by trainees. The predominant contribution was to education and training papers (66% of all the papers in this section), original papers (46%) and drug information quarterly papers (30%). The proportions of papers by trainees remained fairly consistent across the 5 years.Clinical ImplicationsOverall, the Psychiatric Bulletin appears to be ‘trainee-friendly’ and this should encourage trainees to submit papers to the Bulletin.

Exploitation or experiential learning?

Dr Sundeep comments that psychiatric trainees having to perform ‘ inappropriate duties’ and considers this exploitation ( Psychiatric Bulletin , February 2006, 30 , 75). I agree that good training is crucial for producing the consultants of tomorrow but think that we must not lose sight of how

No Title

I fully agree with the views expressed by Dr Khan and I appreciate the comments made by Professor Bhugra (Psychiatric Bulletin, January 2006, 30 , 3-6). It is heartening to note that the College is striving hard to maintain the highest standards of training and ethics and that certain steps are

MRCPsych examination – too expensive?

Few topics will engage senior house officers (SHOs) in such animated discussions as the MRCPsych exams. I read with interest the comments made by Dr Finlayson regarding the high pass mark for the MRCPsych part I exam ( Psychiatric Bulletin , January 2006, 30 , 35). Although I found the exam

The Foundation Programme and psychiatry

We write to support the suggestions made by Brown & Bhugra ( Psychiatric Bulletin , June 2005, 29 , 204-206) concerning the importance of psychiatric involvement in the Foundation Programme. Foundation doctors in their second year, in addition to trainees in psychiatry, have worked in this service

NICE criteria for the use of cholinesterase inhibitors

Simpson et al ( Psychiatric Bulletin , November 2005, 29 , 410-412) conclude from their naturalistic audit of the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) criteria for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease with cholinesterase inhibitors that ‘the withdrawal of medication in line with

Terrorist detainees – psychiatry or morals?

Robbins et al ( Psychiatric Bulletin , November 2005, 29 , 407–409) describe the mental states of a number of men detained in HMP Belmarsh without trial or charge. They all appeared to be experiencing significant levels of psychiatric morbidity. The authors go on to state that this is a result of

The European Computer Driving Licence

We read with great interest the article ‘Psychiatrists and the information age’ by Dr Holloway ( Psychiatric Bulletin , July 2005, 29 , 241-243). The article highlights informatics and the need for a good information technology (IT) infrastructure within the National Health Service (NHS).

Changes in psychiatric education

I have read with interest recent publications regarding the proposed changes in psychiatric education (Brown et al, Psychiatric Bulletin , June 2005, 29 , 228–230; [Royal College of Psychiatrists, 2005][1]) and have wondered where psychotherapy training, as part of basic specialist training, will

Ward rounds – patients' views

We have similar concerns regarding patients’ views of ward rounds to White & Karim ( Psychiatric Bulletin , June 2005, 29 , 207–209). Our service is a low secure forensic unit, which provides long-term rehabilitation in the West Midlands, and in contrast to general adult services in-patients

Transfer from child to adult mental health services

Singh et al ( Psychiatric Bulletin , August 2005, 29 , 292-294) discuss the risk of disrupted care for young people who outgrow child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS). Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Trust has a protocol for good practice surrounding transfer of a young person’s care

Specialist perinatal mental health services

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Difficulties with buprenorphine

Taikato et al ( Psychiatric Bulletin , June 2005, 29 , 225-227) provide a useful summary of the benefits of buprenorphine as a treatment for heroin misuse. However, the optimism with which it is described may have misled readers. Most importantly, they claim superior efficacy compared with methadone

Are psychiatrists real doctors?

The survey of psychiatric trainees in Scotland by Dr Robinson ( Psychiatric Bulletin February 2005, 29 , 62-64) showed that a significant amount of physical healthcare is being provided by psychiatric trainees. In my experience, south of the border the situation is no different, particularly in

Violence risk assessment

Dr Maden’s editorial ( Psychiatric Bulletin , April 2005, 29 , 121-122) in response to the article by Higgins et al ( Psychiatric Bulletin , April 2005, 29 , 131-133) neglects a fundamental aspect of risk assessment and his recommendations therefore need to be treated with caution. Higgins et al

Copying letters to patients

I read with great interest the recent publications on copying letters to patients (Marzanski et al, Psychiatric Bulletin , February 2005, 29 , 51-58; Subotsky, Psychiatric Bulletin , June 2005, 29 , 201-203). In a recent research project with 165 patients we found that 84% showed an interest in

Copying letters to patients in child and adolescent mental health services

We read with interest Dr Subotsky’s review of issues for child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) when copying letters to patients (Psychiatric Bulletin, June 2005, 29 , 201-203). A survey of our CAMHS (66% response rate, 39 respondents) showed that many practitioners write to families

Electronic care record

Dr Holloway describes the moves to introduce an electronic care record (ECR) ( Psychiatric Bulletin , July 2005, 29 , 241-243). He raises concerns that ‘important qualitative aspects’ may be lost in the transition from existing medical records. There is no reason to suppose that this should be