Family work in adult acute psychiatric settings

Alex Reed, Julie Apedaile, Caroline Hughes, Evelyn Ormerod

Assessing the reasons for deliberate self-harm in young people

Brigid Arkins, Mark Tyrrell, Eddie Herlihy, Brenda Crowley, Rose Lynch

Electroconvulsive therapy: why it is still controversial

Tomasz Cyrzyk

Incident reporting to improve clinical practice in a medium-secure setting

Mike Sullivan, Peter Ghroum

Organising an inpatient psychotherapy group

Graham Paley, Amy Danks, Keeley Edwards, Catherine Reid, Miriam Fearon, Inga Janmere, Helen Rawse

Journal scan

Noticeboard

Diary

Managers should focus on feel good factor, say gurus

Frank Bruno eyes new prize: to fight for better services

Figures show shift away from the most harmful drugs

Watchdog wants emphasis on person-centred care

Colin Parish

News in brief

Commissioners briefed on how to provide more inclusive services

Awareness raised about legal duty to children of detained parents

Nurse wins award for dementia workshop

Manifesto for best practice

Colin Parish