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Asylum in the community
- Editors:
- CARRIER John, TOMLINSON Dylan
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 238p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Based on an empirical examination of psychiatric care in the past and present with an international focus. Critically assesses the concept of asylum and shows how it can be operationalised for services outside the hospital. Uses this analysis to establish the key elements of asylum that should be considered in developing contemporary community services for people with mental health problems.
Exploring the relationship between intimate partner violence, childhood abuse and psychiatric disorders among female drug users in Barcelona
- Authors:
- GILCHRIST Gail, BLÁZQUEZ Alicia, TORRENS Marta
- Journal article citation:
- Advances in Dual Diagnosis, 5(2), 2012, pp.46-58.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Histories of psychiatric disorders, intimate partner violence and childhood abuse are common in female substance users in treatment. Research suggests that such histories result in poorer treatment outcomes. This study investigated the relationship between intimate partner violence, childhood abuse and psychiatric disorders among 118 female drug users in treatment in Barcelona, Spain. The risk of experiencing intimate partner violence were nearly 2.5 times greater among those with any depressive disorder, over three times greater for those who reported ever attempting suicide, met criteria for borderline personality disorder, had been abused in childhood or currently lived with a substance user. Only living with a substance user and a history of childhood abuse remained significant in the model examining intimate partner violence victimisation. The authors concluded that histories of intimate partner violence and childhood abuse should be identified and addressed in substance abuse treatment to enhance treatment outcomes.
Burden of chronic physical conditions and mental disorders in primary care
- Authors:
- FERNÁNDEZ Anna, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 196(4), April 2010, pp.302-309.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
The World Health Organization (WHO) has projected HIV/AIDS, unipolar depression and ischaemic heart disease to be the three leading causes of burden of disease in 2030. This paper estimates the health-related quality of life and quality-adjusted life-year losses associated with mental disorders and chronic physical conditions in primary healthcare using data from the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders in primary care study, an epidemiological survey carried out with primary care patients in Catalonia, Spain. Using a cross-sectional survey of a representative sample of 3815 primary care patients, a preference-based measure of health was derived from the 12-item Short Form Health Survey (SF–12): the Short Form–6D (SF–6D) multi-attribute health-status classification. Each profile created by the questionnaire had a weight assigned to it. Using non-parametric quantile regressions to model the association between both mental disorders, chronic physical condition and SF–6D scores, findings showed that the top three causes of quality-adjusted life-year losses annually per 100 000 participants were pain (5064), mood disorders (2634) and anxiety (805). In conclusion, estimation of quality-adjusted life-year losses showed that mood disorders ranked second behind pain-related chronic medical conditions.
Prevalence of mental disorders in children and adolescents from a Spanish slum
- Authors:
- EZPELETA Lourdes, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Social Science and Medicine, 64(4), February 2007, pp.842-849.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
This paper reports rates of psychopathology in a population of 9- and 13-yr olds from a Spanish slum. Two cohorts of all the children born in 1989 and in 1993 and registered in the census of a municipality in 2001 were assessed over a 3-yr period with structured diagnostic interviews and functional measures. In the first year of the study 79 (53.7%) children of the adolescent 13-yr-old population and 72 (59.5%) of the pre-adolescent 9-yr-old population participated. Between 30% and 60% of preadolescents and between 30% and 50% of adolescents presented some mental disorder. Anxiety and disruptive behaviour disorders were the most frequent disorders in both cohorts. For both genders, the highest risk for any psychopathology was at 10 yr. It was found that, psychopathology and functional impairment decreased with age, and that the psychopathology of children in a peripheral slum of a big city is 3 times higher than the median of the general population. This information should be useful for administrators providing services for children from the most disadvantaged segment of the population.
Unemployment benefits, job search activity and mental health: discouraging or buffering effects?
- Author:
- MALMBERG-HEIMONEN Ira
- Journal article citation:
- Nordisk Sosialt Arbeid, 25(1), 2005, pp.2-16.
- Publisher:
- Universitetsforlaget AS
The modern welfare state forms an important buffer against individual market risks, but has become less effective. Changes are being made in labour market policies generally by restricting access to unemployment benefits and by linking benefits to job search activity. Nevertheless, the effects of these changes are in many cases inconsistent and minor. This study investigates whether unemployment benefits have an impact on job search patterns and whether they are associated in some way with the risks of mental health problems. The study included young unemployed 18-24 year-olds from four countries including Sweden, Finland, Germany and Spain.
Screening of dementia in community-dwelling elderly through informant report
- Authors:
- MORALES Jose-Manuel, et al
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 12(8), August 1997, pp.808-816.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Screening tools for cognitive decline still have low accuracy for dementia, mainly in cases of mild dementia. All of them are affected by factors such as age, sex educational level, sensory deficits and several mental disorders. This study validates a Spanish version (S-IQCODE) of the Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly (I-QCODE), a dementia screening questionnaire in Spanish population-based samples. The results obtained with the S-IQCODE show that it could possibly be applied in screening for dementia in community-dwelling elderly.
Sheltered employment in five member states of the Council of Europe: Austria, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland
- Authors:
- SAMOY Erik, WATERPLAS Lina
- Publisher:
- Council of Europe
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 67p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Strasbourg
Comparative study looking at the situation of sheltered employment in the twelve Member States of the European Union. The data for each country is grouped under the following headings: institutional context; target population; access to sheltered employment; characteristics of the people in sheltered employment; and a discussion of the topics currently under debate around sheltered employment in each country.
Evaluation of comprehensive care of the mentally ill: the transition from mental hospital care to extramural care of the mentally ill in European Community Countries
- Editors:
- FREEMAN Hugh, HENDERSON John
- Publishers:
- Gaskell, Royal College of Psychiatrists
- Publication year:
- 1991
- Pagination:
- 220p.,tables,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Addressing the most damaged adolescents in the child protection system: an analysis of the profiles of young people in therapeutic residential care
- Authors:
- AGUILA-OTERO A., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Children and Youth Services Review, 112, 2020, p.104923.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
In many countries, adolescents in the child protection system present with serious emotional and behavioral problems. In order to address their specific needs, therapeutic residential care (TRC) programs have been created. The goal of this study is to analyze the profile of 353 adolescents in TRC in Spain. Data on family history, high-risk behaviors and their process of intervention in the child welfare system were collected, as well as the clinical profile through the Youth Self-Report (YSR). Results showed a high frequency of high-risk behaviours, especially violent behaviours, substance abuse, running away and suicidal behaviors. About 90% of the sample had a history of continuous mental health treatments starting at an average of 10 years old. About 70% of the sample scored above the clinical threshold of the YSR. Girls exhibited a specific pattern of risk behaviors and mental health needs, showing greater psychological distress and a more complex profile. (Edited publisher abstract)
Measuring elderly people's quality of life through the Beck Hopelessness Scale: a study with a Spanish sample
- Authors:
- SATORRES E., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Aging and Mental Health, 22(2), 2018, pp.239-244.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Objectives: Hopelessness is a key element of suicidal intent. It can instill a pessimistic outlook on the future, leading an individual to believe that suicide is the only answer to their problems. Hopelessness operates as a modulating variable between depression and suicidal behavior. The aim of this study was to confirm the factor structure of the Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS) in a non-clinical sample. Method: Three hundred and sixty-two Spanish individuals, aged over 60, free of cognitive impairment and depressive symptoms, completed the BHS scale. Participants were tested using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), using one-, two- and three-factor models. Results: The one- and two-factor models presented adequate fit indices. Specifically, the indices of the two-factor models were better than those of the one-factor model. The two-factor model, without items 4, 9 and 14, provided the best fit, given that the indices obtained in the CFA and their internal consistency were better than those of the other models. Conclusion: The validation of the BHS for a population of Spanish older adults provides a reliable and valid measure of hopelessness and could be useful in clinical practice and research as an effective tool for the early detection of suicidal behaviors. (Publisher abstract)