S/PS/134. Effective verbal communication and Dementia

The paper examines communication difficulties in people with Dementia, analysing the author's personal experience during the practise placement in a mental illness unit of a nursing home. Speech characteristics of Dementia patients are identified; suggestions are made about the ways to deal with verbal communication problems.

S/PS/130. Critically evaluate whether the diagnosis of Schizophrenia can ever be seen as valid using recent evidence to support?

The paper examines the modern concept of schizophrenia reviewing the problems and incongruities in its diagnosing in the historical context, discussing the validity of the schizophrenia diagnosis, and reviewing the research into the causes and cures of schizophrenia, the stigma associated with the condition, etc.

C/N/150. Evidence-based Therapeutic Approaches in Dementia Care and Practice

The paper considers the evidence base for various forms of treatment that are currently suggested for dementia placing each of them in context and critically analyzing the related landmark papers. The main problems in trying to assess the effects of psychosocial interventions are discussed.

S/PS/119. Effect of Literacy Teaching on the Reading, Spelling and Self-Esteem of Children with Dyslexia

The paper examines the effects of teaching dyslexic children assuming the existence of a link between self-esteem and academic achievement and offering a review of related literature. The practices of literacy teaching at Dyslexia Institutes are analysed; conclusions are made about the benefits of specialist literacy teaching on dyslexic children.

C/PS/44. Approaches of occupational therapy to mental health rehabilitation

The paper examines the approach of occupational therapists to mental health, in particular to vocational rehabilitation. The evidence-based framework of occupational therapy and the issue of mental health are discussed outlining various treatment options for mental health problems, such as cognitive behaviour therapy. Recommendations are made about mental health rehabilitation for occupational therapists within the current clinical context. Possible future work is discussed to improve the clinical effectiveness of the treatment.

S/PS/111. Outline clinical characteristics of schizophrenia

The paper examines the symptoms of schizophrenia, i.e. hallucinations, delusions, disorganized behaviour, speech impairments, etc.

S/PS/107. Transplantation of neural tissue: Neural implants derived, for example, from stem cells, may provide a treatment for brain damage in the future. Use Parkinson's disease to illustrate the basic concept underlying this approach, and discuss the major challenges from a neurophysiological and behavioral perspective

The paper examines the possibilities of fetal tissue and stem cells' transplantation for the treatment of brain damage caused by Parkinson's disease. The symptoms of the disease and the cells used in its treatment are described; the results of the treatment are discussed.

S/PS/96. Clarifying the effect of visual acuity loss on adult's form and motion coherence sensitivity

The paper examines the issues of the neurodevelopment of vision focusing on the loss of visual acuity (VA) in adults and seeking to establish the relation between VA and form and motion coherence sensitivity. Related academic literature is reviewed.

S/PS/90. Approaches to treatment and therapy

The paper describes the facts of life and the psychological condition of a patient suffering from anxiety. His social and personal history is assessed using various methods and focusing on the personality tests.

S/PS/88. Are anxiety, mood disorders, and schizophrenia all expressions of one underlying condition? In your answer you should draw on conceptualisations of the nature of abnormality and categorisation.

The paper examines the symptoms and origins (aetiology) of mental disorder discussing the difference between anxiety and fear, depression and mania, etc. A group of disorders known as schizophrenia is described outlining diagnostic tools used in modern psychiatry for its identification.

S/PS/85. Critically evaluate the role of neural structures in subserving psychological functions.

The paper examines the methods of measuring brain function (PET scans, etc.) reviewing the studies of the activity within the brain and discussing the role of neural structures in supporting memory in humans and animals.

S/N/52. What is visual neglect?

The paper examines neuropsychological aspects of visual neglect (VN) reviewing the methods of VN testing, the types of neglect, cognitive deficits that contribute to the neglect syndrome, the therapy used to ensure recovery from neglect, etc.

S/N/72. Bipolar Disorder

The paper offers a review of medical literature related to the bipolar disorder otherwise known as manic depression or manic-depressive illness identifying the difference between mania and depression, describing its treatment, etc.

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