Video catalogue

University of Manchester, 2010

This video features the common clinical disorders covered in child psychiatry:

• Depression and Self Harm
• Eating Disorders
• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
• Conduct Disorder
• Somatisation
• Autism

Each subject is covered in-depth, with a dedicated DVD chapter, and demonstrates the main clinical features of these principle disorders. Each section includes role-played scenarios, voice-over and teaching graphics. The video is part of a package designed for medical students at the University of Manchester, as part of the Child and Families module. In providing a greater understanding of the mental health needs of young people, the DVD has application to a wide range of practitioners, from primary care through to specialist services. The interviewing practitioners in the video are all active child psychiatrists, while the children and families are played by actors.

• Running time: 1 hour 05 mins

Parts 1 and 2

A training video of a cognitive behavioural approach for treating anxiety in children and adolescents. The aim is to demonstrate the main techniques described in the accompanying manual and to highlight some of the issues which arise in therapy. The video consists of a brief introduction to the programme followed by two vignettes, showing therapy scenes. The first, Katie, demonstrates the use of therapy with the younger age group while the second, Andrew, shows work with adolescents and focuses on the later stages of therapy, particularly cognitive techniques.

• Running time: 3 hours (90mins each)
• The set: Parts 1 and 2 VHS/DVD: £70 plus VAT

Managing Somatic Presentation of Emotional Distress
Presented by Dr Linda Gask

Using a four-stage model: feeling understood, changing the agenda, making the link, and negotiating treatment.

In-depth techniques are discussed in the first part of the tape and opportunities to practice the skills are provided in the second part. The tape is aimed primarily at GPs.

• Running time: 85 min

Presented by Dr Linda Gask

The tape is aimed at all frontline health workers who come into contact with potentially suicidal people. The aim of the teaching programme is to develop confident skills in assessing suicidal risk and to improve techniques in managing situations where people are at risk of self-harm. The tape is illustrated with role-played scenarios in four sections: Assessment, Crisis Management, Problem Solving, and Crisis Prevention. The tape is accompanied by a manual.

This video now forms part of a full suicide-prevention training package (STORM), available to organisations, and delivered by trained facilitators. The package should be ordered directly from the STORM team. Full details can be found at: STORM

• Running time: 100 min

Presented by Dr Linda Gask

A set of behavioural skills and strategies that can be useful in successfully promoting behaviour change. The tape primarily focuses on helping people with alcohol problems, but the skills demonstrated can be applied to a range of issues such as smoking or diet-related problems, in a range of primary care settings.

• Running time: 70 mins

Presented by Dr Alison Wood, Professor Richard Harrington, Dr John Miller

The tape aims to inform GPs how to identify and help young people with depression or suicidal ideation who present in their surgeries. Divided into three sections - Recognition, Assessment, and Management - clinical skills are demonstrated through role-played scenarios. Professor Harrington discusses management in both general practice and by child psychiatrists.

• Running time: 35 min

Presented by Professor Richard Harrington and Chrissie Verduyn

The video describes a cognitive behavioural intervention specifically aimed at adolescents with depression. The first section summarises the theoretical underpinnings of treatment. Section two demonstrates, using case vignettes and role-play therapy situations, the programme of CBT that we have developed in Manchester. The final section discusses difficulties and problems in working in this treatment modality with adolescents and their families.

The tape is aimed at existing mental-healthcare professionals and is accompanied by a manual.

• Running time: 2 hours 10 min

Presented by Dr Linda Gask

The tape deals with behavioural and cognitive approaches to the counselling of depression in primary care settings. It explores a collaborative approach to helping patients find solutions to their problems themselves. Part of the Defeat Depression campaign.

• Running Time: 40 min

Part 1 - Recognition in general practice
Presented by Professor Goldberg and Dr Linda Gask

The tape draws attention to the skills doctors must have to detect and evaluate depressive illness, illustrated through role-played scenarios and a panel discussion. Part of the Defeat Depression campaign.

• Running Time: 40 min

Part 2 - How to plan and assess treatment
Presented by Dr Linda Gask

Explores the skills that are necessary to assess depression as it presents itself in primary care, and also the further skills and strategies that are important in negotiating a treatment plan with the patient. Part of the Defeat Depression campaign.

• Running Time: 40 min

Presented by Dr Graeme McGrath and Professor Goldberg

Aimed at helping physicians in general medical settings to identify the symptoms of depression in their patients and to decide on the appropriate treatment. The videotapes are accompanied by notes, A Guide for Teachers and A Guide for Students.

Part 1: Detecting and evaluating

Outlines the detection and assessment of depression using role-played patients. Suggests useful ways to classify and rate severity of depression.

• Running time: 30 min

Part 2: treatment

Medical students are shown how to diagnose depression, deal with emotion and decide on appropriate physical treatment if they are not referring on. Emphasises the need for clear explanation and careful treatment to minimise the patient's distress.

• Running time: 30 min

Presented by Art Lesser

Designed to help students identify and treat underlying problems which cause patients to come to their surgeries. The tape informs about the problem-based technique and how to direct group discussion using video playback.

• Running time: 30

Presented by Professor David Goldberg

Drawing upon interviews with a number of patients he met in the United States, Professor Goldberg vividly demonstrates most of Schneider's first-rank symptoms.

• Running time: 30 min

Presented by Dr Graeme McGrath and Professor Goldberg

A couple become seriously worried about their son's strange and difficult behaviour. He is diagnosed as a schizophrenic. Interviews are role-played between the parents and a psychiatrist and then a psychiatric social worker.

• Running time: 35 min

Presented by Dr Sidney Benjamin

Illustrates the various ploys used by treatment-seeking patients, and gives some advice on how to cope with them.

• Running time: 30 min

Presented by Dr Frank Margison and Dr Robert Hobson

Part 1: Basic therapeutic skills

This tape shows extracts from four therapists seeing patients. It illustrates examples of basic therapeutic skills and includes a descriptive handout.

• Running time: 35

Part 2: Developing a therapeutic conversation

This second tape is complementary to the first and shows how the basic theraputic skills described are combined in therapy.

• Running time: 35 min

Part 3: Structured teaching of psychotherapy

This tape covers some of the earlier points using a microskills teaching approach. The tape is used with a trainer to give the trainee confidence in using these basic skills.

• Running time: 35 min

Presented by Professor Goldberg

A set of two tapes illustrating the work of three behavioural psychotherapists: John Cobb, Shirley Mercer and Nagy Bishay. There are four suggested seminars including role-playing with commentaries, discussion points and exercises. All have been successfully used and can be easily adapted by course teachers for groups or individual viewing.

Part 1: Straightforward work and troubleshooting

• Running time: 60 min

Part 2: Techniques of cognitive therapy

• Running time: 60 min

Presented by Dr Digby Tantum and Dr Graeme McGrath

Designed to encourage inexperienced professionals to set up analytic therapeutic groups. The video tackles problems which may be encountered and illustrates how different responses by the therapist produce different results. Aimed at all professionals involved in group work, the tape has complementary notes which detail the role-played scenarios and the points raised.

• Running time: 45 min

Presented by Dr Peter Maguire

How should doctors and nurses respond to patients who have not been told about their condition?

This video looks at the way a nurse responds to a patient who has cancer of the bowel but has not been told the truth.

• Running time: 30 min

Presented by Professor Goldberg

Deals with the way in which bad news can be broken to the relatives of patients who are suffering a terminal illness.

• Running time: 30 min

Presented by Dr Pauline Slade

Illustrates how to teach relaxation in a clinical setting.

• Running time: 30 min

Presented by Malcolm Brown

Based on four case studies, the programme helps professionals to understand their client's crises of identity, low self-esteem, sexuality, loss of control and fears for the future.

• Running time: 50 min