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• Reading, The Healthy Option Conference
• 18th April 2007

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• East Ayrshire Council

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• East Ayrshire Statistics
• Population 120 235 2001 Census
• 0-19 29 692
• 20-59 55 214
• 60 35 329
• Area 450 m2
• 21 community libraries and 2 mobiles

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• Mental Health Policy in Scotland
• Scottish Executive
• Choose Life 10 year National Strategy
• Doing Well by People with Depression
• Delivering for mental Health
• NHS Scotland
• Scotlands Mental Health First Aid (SMHFA)

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• Bibliotherapy the beginnings
• 2002 bid to Better Neighbourhood Fund
• Choose Life
• A A Information sub-group
• Doing Well By People With Depression
  (D.W.B.P.W.D)

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• Funding
• 2005-6
• Choose Life/Doing Well by People with
  Depression/East Ayrshire Libraries
• 2006-Aug 2007
• Choose Life/East Ayrshire Libraries

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• Mental Health Statistics East Ayrshire
• Lifestyle Referral
• October 2005 Depression became number one
  referral reason (and has stayed)

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• Mental Health Statistics
• 1 in 4 Scots will experience a mental health
  problem at some point in their life
• 3 in 5 Scots know someone experiencing a mental
  health problem
• 25-30 of all GP consultations involve
  depression, stress or anxiety
• Mental Health covers a wide range from feeling
  sad to schizophrenia and bi-polar

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• Project Outcomes
• To promote the concept of Bibliotherapy in East
  Ayrshire through the use of a Bibliotherapist
• To raise staff awareness of mental health issues
  and the potential benefits of Bibliotherapy
• To produce an NHS accredited evaluative report of
  Bibliotherapy as an alternative therapy to
  address mild mental health problems
• Increase capacity within the Lifestyle Referral
  Team

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• Current Evaluation of Bibliotherapy
• Compares against other therapies
• Compares usage (e.g. Book Prescription Wales)
• East Ayrshire, in conjunction with Paisley
  University, are looking to evaluate the scheme
  from the participants perspective.

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• Producing accredited research
• Paisley University Chartered Psychologist
• NHS Ayrshire and Arran
• Ethics Committee
• Research Development Committee
• - AA Adult Psychological Services

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• Creating links/building partnerships
• DWBPWD
• Lifestyle Referral Team
• Recovery Network
• CMHT
• CHP
• GPs

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• Read Yourself Well Stock
• Titles 61
• Total Stock 300
• Total Issues 1559
• New Members 37

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• Client Demographics
• Male 34
• Female 104
• Age Range
• Under 21 7
• 21-30 13
• 31-40 31
• 41-50 33
• 51-60 32
• over 60 13
• no data 9

• Common Problems
• Anger
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Grief
• Low Mood
• Panic
• Relaxation
• Self Confidence
• Self Esteem
• Stress

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• Referral Route
• GP 50
• Life Style Referral 32
• CPN 20
• Self 15
• CMHT 5
• OT 3
• Smoking Cessation 3
• Others 10

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• Bibliotherapy the future
• Funded until August 2007 other sources?
• Extending the pilot group young people
• Disseminating research
• Draft Cultural Bill
• See Me pledge

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• Doctors Questionnaire Oct 2006
• (80 sent, 37 returned 46)
• 64 of respondents said they had heard of the
  Bibliotherapy scheme
• 9 respondents have referred patients directly to
  the scheme
• The majority of respondents (almost 62) said
  they would be interested in receiving more
  information about the scheme.

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• Doctors Comments on Bibliotherapy
• Good, useful scheme.
• Very helpful.
• Seems a good idea.
• Another useful tool along with other therapeutic
  approaches.
• Having been unaware of the service, I think it
  could be of great value.
• It seems to be a useful addition to the range of
  therapies available to treat mental illness.
• Advised patients re scheme but didn't know we had
  to refer.
• Now I have list of books and testimonial perhaps
  I will now consider use.
• Would be keen to use this service.

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• Follow up Questionnaire
• (46 sent out, 23 returned 50 )
• 91 would recommend Bibliotherapy to a friend
• 87 felt Bibliotherapy helped at the time
• 35 thought three sessions with the
  bibliotherapist was enough (52 felt it was too
  few)
• 39 use the library more since seeing the
  Bibliotherapist

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• Client Comments from Follow Up Questionnaire
• It gave me an alternative to tablets which I was
  glad of
• I found bibliotherapy most helpful as I wasnt a
  library member before. It encouraged me to join
  and take out books about my illness. I found the
  Bibliotherapist (Morag) was most helpful and very
  understanding
• I found the prescribed reading very helpful
• I think and feel Bibliotherapy has an important
  part to play in this troubled society Sadly not
  everyone enjoys self-help, nonetheless those of
  us that do, appreciate the guidance received from
  the therapist

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• Contact Details
• Dawn Vallance
• dawn.vallance_at_east-ayrshire.gov.uk
• 01563 554323
• Morag McGrath
• morag.mcgrath_at_east-ayrshire.gov.uk
• 01563 554318