Databases Evidence-based Practice/CPD
Journals Books
This site is maintained and hosted by Discovery Library and gives details of selected content available in
Mental Health and Psychiatry
for staff and students across the
Plymouth, SWASFT & SCAS health community.
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If you have problems or comments/suggestions about resources please
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NEW CONTENT
New print content added 02/08/2019 (click title to check availability)
Mandelstam, M. (2019) Safeguarding adults and the law : an a-z of law and practice. 3rd ed. London : Jessica Kingsley.
Spalek, B. and Spalek, M. (2019) Integrative counselling and psychotherapy : a textbook. Oxon : Routledge.
Lindel Jacobsen, S. et al (2019) A comprehensive guide to music therapy : theory, clinical practice, research and training. 2nd ed. London : Jessica Kingsley.
New ebook content added 24/07/19
Nightingale, D. (2019) A clinician’s guide to non-pharmacological dementia therapies. London: Jessica Kingsley.
Semple, D. and Smyth, R. (2019) Oxford handbook of psychiatry. 4th ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Rogers, J. and Leung, C. (2020) Pocket prescriber psychiatry. Boca Raton, FL; London: CRC Press.
Kermode, J. (2019) Supporting transgender and non-binary people with disabilities or illnesses: a good practice guide for health and social care provision. London: Jessica Kingsley.
Note you will need a local NHS Athens account to access (register here)
New print content added 05/07/2019 (click title to check availability)
Barrera, A. et al. (2019) Oxford textbook of inpatient psychiatry. Oxford : Oxford University Press.
Databases (handout)
Search the NHS healthcare databases:
AMED- covers topics for allied health professions
British Nursing Index (BNI)- primarily of use for nurses but also includes allied health, CINAHL- international nursing & allied health
EMBASE- European biomedicine– good for pharmacology & drug therapy
EMCARE-international nursing & allied health
HMIC- health service management & organisation incl grey literature
MEDLINE- most medical/surgical and other health topics
PsycINFO- psychology & psychiatry including psychological aspects of trauma/injury
Note- you will need an NHS Athens login.
Databases contain bibliographic records i.e. references. Whilst you won’t have fulltext access to all the articles, for some journals there will be a link to online access or details of where the print journal can be found within the library.
See the library website for details of our information skills training programme and literature searching support services.
Evidence Based Practice and CPD
A range of evidence-based resources are available to help inform patient care including:
- BMJ Best Practice (don’t use Internet Explorer, choose alternative browser)
Evidence-based research, guidelines and expert opinion offering step-by-step guidance on diagnosis, prognosis, treatment and prevention.
Note you will need a local NHS Athens account (register here).
When prompted, set up a personal account to download free App
- ClinicalKey– clinical insight search tool which also gives access to over 1100 electronic books and 500 journals and other fulltext resources
Note you will need a local NHS Athens account (register here)
- Cochrane Library– collection of databases (details here) containing different types of high-quality, independent evidence such as Systematic Reviews, RCTs and Health Technology Assessments.
- TRIP Database– clinical search tool designed to allow health professionals to rapidly identify the highest quality clinical evidence for clinical practice.
Journals
Full A-Z list of all journals– you will need an NHS Athens account- click here to register.
Selected Mental Health and Psychiatry journals below
If we don’t hold your required article you can consider making an article request via the library.
Books (handout)
Books (handout)
Check our print and electronic book holdings at http://www.swims.nhs.uk/
This is a regional NHS catalogue so select ‘just in these libraries’ or click here to limit your search to books held in Plymouth.
You can also renew your books here.
We have the majority of the Reading Agency’s Books on Prescription lists for:
Selected psychiatry ebooks – click title to login with NHS Athens account
| Title |
Year |
Edition |
First Author |
| ABC of alcohol |
2015 |
5th |
McCune |
| ABC of anxiety and depression. |
2014 |
|
Gask |
| ABC of autism |
2019 |
|
Haroon |
| ABC of dementia |
2014 |
|
Coope |
| ACT made simple: an easy-to-read primer on acceptance and commitment therapy |
2019 |
2nd |
Harris |
| ADHD in Adults : A Practical Guide to Evaluation and Management |
2013 |
|
Surman |
| Appearance anxiety: a guide to understanding body dysmorphic disorder for young people, families and professionals |
2019 |
|
National & Specialist OCD, BDD and Related Disorders Service for Young People |
| Appreciative healthcare practice : a guide to compassionate person-centred care. |
2015 |
|
Roberts |
| Behavioral Treatments for Sleep Disorders |
2011 |
|
Perlis |
| Care Act 2014: an a-z of law and practice |
2017 |
|
Mandelstam |
| Care planning in mental health : promoting recovery. |
2013 |
2nd |
Hall |
| CBT for adults : a practical guide for clinicians |
2014 |
|
Drummond |
| Child Sexual Exploitation After Rotherham |
2017 |
|
Gladman |
| Clinical topics in disorders of intellectual development |
2015 |
|
Woodbury-Smith |
| A clinician’s brief guide to children’s mental health law. |
2016 |
|
Huline-Dickens |
| A clinician’s brief guide to the Mental Capacity Act. |
2015 |
2nd |
Brindle |
| A clinician’s brief guide to the Mental Health Act. |
2016 |
4th |
Zigmond |
| A clinician’s guide to non-pharmacological dementia therapies |
2020 |
|
Nightingale |
| Companion to Psychiatric Studies |
2010 |
8th |
Johnstone |
| Compassion focused therapy for dummies |
2016 |
|
Welford |
| Complex Disorders in Pediatric Psychiatry: A Clinician’s Guide |
2018 |
|
Driver |
| Core Psychiatry |
2012 |
3rd |
Wright |
| Counselling skills for dummies |
2013 |
2nd |
Evans |
| Creative ideas for solution focused practice : inspiring guidance, ideas and activities |
2017 |
|
Milner |
| DBT therapeutic activity ideas for working with teens: skills and exercises for working with clients with borderline personality disorder, depression, anxiety, and other emotional sensitivities |
2018 |
|
Lozier |
| Defining autism: a guide to brain, biology, and behavior. |
2019 |
|
Casanova |
| The ECT Handbook |
2013 |
3rd |
Waite |
| Emergency psychiatry |
2015 |
|
Nicholls |
| Enabling recovery : the principles and practice of rehabilitation psychiatry |
2015 |
2nd |
Holloway |
| Fast facts: Depression |
2017 |
4th |
Haddad |
| Finding my professional heart : a brief guide to compassionate care and mindfulness for practitioners |
2016 |
|
Oelofsen |
| Fundamentals of Mental Health Nursing : An Essential Guide for Nursing and Healthcare Students. |
2018 |
|
Clifton |
| Handbook of secure care. |
2015 |
|
Dickens |
| The health improvement profile (HIP) : a manual to promote physical wellbeing in people with severe mental illness. |
2015 |
|
Hardy |
| How to Become a More Effective CBT Therapist: Mastering Metacompetence in Clinical Practice |
2014 |
|
Whittington |
| Improving the psychological wellbeing of children and young people: effective prevention and early intervention across health, education and social care |
2018 |
|
Faulconbridge |
| In therapy : how conversations with psychotherapists really work |
2016 |
|
Orbach |
| Independent mental health advocacy : the right to be heard : context, values and good practice |
2015 |
|
Newbigging |
| An integrative approach to treating babies and children: a multidisciplinary guide |
2017 |
|
Wilks |
| Intelligent kindness : reforming the culture of healthcare |
2011 |
|
Ballatt |
| International perspectives on reminiscence, life review and life story work |
2018 |
|
Gibson |
| Interprofessional care and mental health: a discursive exploration of team meeting practices |
2018 |
|
Smart |
| Introducing mental health: a practical guide. |
2015 |
2nd |
Kinsella |
| Kaufman’s Clinical Neurology for Psychiatrists |
2017 |
8th |
Kaufman |
| Leadership for person-centred dementia care |
2013 |
1st |
Loveday |
| Learning Disability Nursing at a Glance |
2015 |
|
Gates |
| Legal aspects of mental capacity |
2016 |
2nd |
Dimond |
| Lecture Notes: Psychiatry |
2014 |
11th |
Gulati |
| Management for psychiatrists |
2016 |
4th |
Bhugra |
| Massachusetts General Hospital Comprehensive Clinical Psychiatry |
2016 |
2nd |
Stern |
| Massachusetts General Hospital Handbook of General Hospital Psychiatry |
2010 |
6th |
Stern |
| Massachusetts General Hospital Psychopharmacology and Neurotherapeutics |
2016 |
|
Stern |
| Mastery of your anxiety and panic : therapist guide |
2007 |
4th |
Craske |
| Mastery of your anxiety and panic : workbook |
2007 |
4th |
Craske |
| Mastery of your anxiety and worry : therapist guide |
2006 |
2nd |
Zinbarg |
The Maudsley prescribing guidelines in psychiatry
(download for up to 3 months at a time) |
2018 |
13th |
Taylor |
| MCQs in psychiatry for medical students. |
2016 |
|
Lally |
| Mental Capacity Legislation |
2013 |
|
Jacob |
| Mental Health Nursing at a Glance |
2015 |
|
Smith |
| Mental illness, human rights and the law |
2016 |
|
Kelly |
| Meyler’s Side Effects of Psychiatric Drugs |
2009 |
|
Aronson |
| The mindfulness and acceptance workbook for depression: using acceptance and commitment therapy to move through depression and create a life worth living. |
2017 |
2nd |
Strosahl |
| A multidisciplinary handbook of child and adolescent mental health for front-line professionals |
2018 |
3rd |
Dogra |
| Oxford Handbook of Mental Health Nursing |
2015 |
2nd |
Callaghan |
| Oxford handbook of psychiatry |
2019 |
4th |
Semple |
| Overcoming challenges in the Mental Capacity Act 2005: practical guidance for working with complex issues |
2019 |
|
Kong |
| Partnering for recovery in mental health : a practical guide to person-centered planning. |
2014 |
|
Tondora |
| Pocket prescriber psychiatry |
2020 |
|
Rogers |
| Posttraumatic Stress Disorder |
2015 |
2nd |
Ford |
| Practical Guide to the Mental Capacity Act 2005 |
2015 |
|
Graham |
| Practical supervision for counsellors who work with young people. |
2017 |
|
Luxmoore |
| Process-based CBT: the science and core clinical competencies of cognitive behavioral therapy |
2018 |
|
Hayes |
| Promoting public mental health and well-being: principles into practice. |
2015 |
|
Brown |
| Psychiatric interviewing : the art of understanding |
2017 |
3rd |
Shea |
| Psychiatric mental health nursing : concepts of care in evidence-based practice |
2015 |
8th |
Townsend |
| Psychiatry at a glance |
2012 |
5th |
Katona |
| Psychiatry: Breaking the ICE : introductions, common tasks and emergencies for trainees |
2016 |
|
Stringer |
| Psychology and Geriatrics |
2015 |
|
Bensadon |
| Rapid mental health nursing |
2016 |
|
Smith |
| The reality of recovery in personality disorder. |
2016 |
|
Castillo |
| A reflective guide to gender identity counselling |
2019 |
|
Webb |
| The relaxation and stress reduction workbook |
2019 |
7th |
Davis |
| Reminiscence and Life Story Work: A Practice Guide |
2011 |
|
Gibson |
| Safeguarding adults and the law: an a-z of law and practice |
2019 |
3rd |
Mandelstam |
| Safeguarding adults under the care act 2014: understanding good practice |
2017 |
|
Cooper |
| Safeguarding children across services: messages from research. |
2012 |
|
Davies |
| Self-care for the mental health practitioner: the theory, research, and practice of preventing and addressing the occupational hazards of the profession |
2014 |
|
Malinowski |
| Sensory perceptual issues in autism and Asperger syndrome : different sensory experiences – different perceptual worlds |
2016 |
2nd |
Bogdashina |
| A short introduction to attachment and attachment disorder |
2017 |
2nd |
Pearce |
| A short introduction to understanding and supporting children with eating disorders. |
2016 |
|
Watson |
| Sims’ symptoms in the mind: textbook of descriptive psychopathology |
2018 |
6th |
Oyebode |
| Solution focused harm reduction: working effectively with people who misuse substances |
2017 |
|
Foy |
| Spirituality and narrative in psychiatric practice : stories of mind and soul |
2016 |
|
Cook |
| Suicide Risk Management: A Manual for Health Professionals |
2012 |
2nd |
Chehil |
| Supporting the mental health of children in care : evidence-based practice. |
2017 |
|
Guishard-Pine |
| Supporting transgender and non-binary people with disabilities or illnesses: a good practice guide for health and social care provision |
2019 |
|
Kermode |
| Theory and practice of democratic therapeutic community treatment |
2017 |
|
Pearce |
| Theory of Addiction |
2013 |
2nd |
West |
| Treatment of Eating Disorders |
2010 |
|
Maine |
| Understanding OCD: a guide for parents and professionals |
2017 |
|
Lewin |
| Using solution focused practice with adults in health and social care |
2017 |
|
Milner |
| Vital conversations : improving communication between doctors and patients |
2014 |
|
Rosen |
| Working with the trauma of rape and sexual violence : a guide for professionals. |
2017 |
|
Daniels |
| Workplace-based assessments in psychiatry |
2011 |
2nd |
Malik |
