Depression

Research in the area of depression reported from S. Iqbal and colleagues

Published in Drug Law Weekly, June 10th, 2008

"Recent studies have documented that inpatient care on acute psychiatric wards is ineffective. Government directives suggest that wards should initiate and provide a choice of therapeutic and recreational activities," researchers in Tunbridge Wells, the United Kingdom report.

"Priority should be given to effective treatments, such as cognitive behavioural therapy. Homework tasks, such as activity scheduling (AS), form an important part of cognitive behavioural therapy for depression. To address inactivity on the wards and use more evidence-based interventions, a quality improvement project was carried out that implemented AS in an inpatient depression group programme....

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Source: Drug Law Weekly (2008-06-10)

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