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Rationale and design: PRiSM Psychosis Study 1
- Authors:
- THORNICROFT Graham, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 173, November 1998, pp.363-370.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
This paper sets out the rationale for the research PRiSM Psychosis Study, and the research design used. The accompanying nine papers in this issue present the results of the study for the main outcome domains.
Mental health service evaluation
- Editors:
- KNUDSEN Helle Charlotte, THORNICROFT Graham
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 399p.,tables,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Collection of papers reviewing research design, method and measurement in the field of mental health service evaluation.
Emergency psychiatric services in England and Wales
- Authors:
- JOHNSON Sonia, THORNICROFT Graham
- Journal article citation:
- British Medical Journal, 29.7.95, 1995, pp.287-288.
- Publisher:
- British Medical Association
Describes how emergency services in England and Wales are currently organised and staffed, comparing patterns of provision outside office hours with those during the day.
The last resort? Bed and breakfast accommodation for mentally ill people in a seaside town
- Authors:
- BARNES John, THORNICROFT Graham
- Journal article citation:
- Health Trends, 25(3), 1993, pp.87-90.
- Publisher:
- Office for National Statistics
Reports the findings of a survey in Southend, which compared living conditions and residents in bed and breakfast accommodation with those in sheltered accommodation for mentally ill adults. The results show that the former were living in less attractive and less well maintained surroundings, and were more likely to have been recently discharged from a psychiatric unit and to have less contact with a range of community mental health services, but were, however, closer to local amenities. Argues for local liaison schemes between health workers responsible for the continuing care of mentally ill people and the landlords of bed and breakfast accommodation to improve the quality of life for these residents.
Integrated care for people with long-term mental and physical health conditions in low-income and middle-income countries
- Authors:
- THORNICROFT Graham, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Lancet Psychiatry, 6(2), 2019, pp.174-186.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
Integrated care is defined as health services that are managed and delivered such that people receive a continuum of health promotion, disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment, disease management, rehabilitation, and palliative care services, coordinated across the different levels and sites of care within and beyond the health sector and, according to their needs, throughout the life course. In this Review, we describe the most relevant concepts and models of integrated care for people with chronic (or recurring) mental illness and comorbid physical health conditions, provide a conceptual overview and a narrative review of the strength of the evidence base for these models in high-income countries and in low-income and middle-income countries, and identify opportunities to test the feasibility and effects of such integrated care models. We discuss the rationale for integrating care for people with mental disorders into chronic care; the models of integrated care; the evidence of the effects of integrating care in high-income countries and in low-income and middle-income countries; the key organisational challenges to implementing integrated chronic care in low-income and middle-income countries; and the practical steps to realising a vision of integrated care in the future. (Edited publisher abstract)
Tackling discrimination
- Author:
- THORNICROFT Graham
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, June 2006, pp.26-29.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
The author discusses the practical steps that can be taken to tackle the discrimination and social exclusion experienced by users of mental health services. The article covers the following topics: empowerment of people with mental illness themselves; providing better information and knowledge about mental health problems; improved opportunities for employment; and national campaigns.
Psychosocial characteristics and needs of mothers with psychotic disorders
- Authors:
- HOWARD Louise M., KUMAR Howard R., THORNICROFT Graham
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 178, May 2001, pp.427-432.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
It is not known whether mothers with psychotic disorders are clinically and socially distinct from women with psychoses who have not had children. Article aims to determine the proportion of mothers in an epidemiologically representative population of women with psychotic disorders, to examine the factors associated with having children, and to examine the factors associated with having children 'looked after' by social services. Sixty-three per cent of women with psychotic disorders in the study were mothers. There were no clinical differences between women with or without children, but mothers were more likely to be older and live in unsupported accommodation. Having had a 'looked after' child was associated with Mental Health Act detention, younger age, a forensic history and being Black African. Concludes that many women with psychoses are mothers. Mothers with psychoses are as disabled and have as many needs as women with psychoses without children.
User-friendly assessment of need
- Authors:
- SLADE Mike, THORNICROFT Graham
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 18.8.99, 1999, pp.52-53.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
This report offers a quick and easy-to-use questionnaire for assessing the needs of mental health service users.
From efficacy to effectiveness in community mental health services. PRiSM Psychosis Study 10
- Authors:
- THORNICROFT Graham, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 173, November 1998, pp.423-427.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
The PRiSM Psychosis Study investigated the outcomes of community mental health services for epidemiological representative cases of psychosis in London. The results presented in the other studies are interpreted. Concludes that the evidence supports a community-orientated rather than a hospital-orientated approach and there is little difference between the community mental health team models.
Credit where credit's due
- Authors:
- McCRONE Paul, THORNICROFT Graham
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 18.9.97, 1997, p.23.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Many people with mental health problems do not claim their full entitlement to benefits. The authors explain how computerised assessment helped identify the problem.