Mental Health – Mind and Body

The Library and Knowledge Service for Sussex Partnership has a number of ways to keep busy health care staff up to date with the latest evidence. Here is a selected list of resources and services available for your use. See all resources on our website.

To access the online resources listed you will need an OpenAthens account. Register for your account here. Remember to select Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust as your organisation.

Contact spnt.library-services@nhs.net for advice.

• Brain, Behavior and Immunity
• British Journal of Pain
• Journal of Psychosomatic Research
• Mental Health and Physical Activity
• Psychosomatics

Explore the full range of journals at BrowZine

• Day M A. Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for chronic pain: a clinical manual and guide. John Wiley and Sons, 2017. Available in print.
• Knowles S R. Psychogastroenterology for adults: a handbook for mental health professionals. Routledge, 2020. Available in print.
• Sloate P L. From soma to symbol: psychosomatic conditions and transformative experience. Karnac Books, 2016. Available in print.
• Teixeira A L. Immunopsychiatry: a clinician's introduction to the immune basis of mental disorders. Oxford University Press, 2019. Available in print.
• Van Der Kolk B. The body keeps the score: mind, brain and body in the transformation of trauma. Penguin Books, 2014. Available in print.

See the full collection of books at the library’s catalogue.

We provide evidence to answer questions about patient care, service improvement, research and clinical teaching. Recent searches for Mind and Body include:

• Black-out blinds for sleep in patients with schizophrenia.
• Clozapine and low white cell count.
• Eating disorders and diabetes.
• Schizoaffective disorder and multiple sclerosis.

To request a search, contact spnt.library-services@nhs.net

• Cochrane Clinical Answers – clinically focussed research from Cochrane Reviews. Each CCA contains a clinical Q&A with data on outcomes relevant to healthcare professionals and links to graphics.
• Clinical Key – a decision-making resource that draws relevant answers from a wide range of current, comprehensive content across 30+ medical specialties.
• BMJ Best Practice Regularly updated, this resource draws on the latest evidence-based research to offer step-by-step guidance on diagnosis, prognosis, treatment and prevention. App available.

We provide access to online exam resources from The Birmingham Course. Full details are on the Study for Exams page on our website.

The Maudsley prescribing guidelines in psychiatry – the fully updated 13th edition of an essential reference for anyone responsible for prescribing drugs for patients with mental health disorders.

The Royal Marsden manual of clinical nursing procedures – provides up-to-date, detailed, evidencebased guidelines for over 200 procedures related to every aspect of a person′s care.