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ABC of mental health: common mental health problems in hospital
- Authors:
- RAMIREZ Amanda, HOUSE Allan
- Journal article citation:
- British Medical Journal, 7.6.97, 1997, pp.1679-1681.
- Publisher:
- British Medical Association
Discusses the three main types of mental health problems of patients attending acute general hospitals. Acute primary psychiatric disorder, including deliberate self harm; psychiatric disorder in patients with physical illness; and psychologically based physical syndromes (somatisation).
Relation between bed use, social deprivation, and overall bed availability in acute adult psychiatric units, and alternative residential options: a cross sectional survey, one day census data, and staff interviews
- Authors:
- SHEPHERD G., et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Medical Journal, 25.01.97, 1997, pp.262-266.
- Publisher:
- British Medical Association
Examines the relation between bed use, social deprivation, and overall bed availability in acute adult psychiatric units and explores the range of alternative residential options. Results found that bed occupancy was related to social deprivation and total availability of acute beds. However, approximately one quarter of current inpatients were judged not to need continuing admission. The major reasons preventing discharge were lack of suitable accommodation; inadequate domiciliary based hospital support; and lack of long term rehabilitation places. Concludes that shortage of beds is related to both social deprivation and the overall availability of acute beds. Recommends that patients currently inappropriately placed on acute admission wards should be relocated into more suitable accommodation, either in hospital or in the community.
Medication masks the problems
- Author:
- WALSH Paul
- Journal article citation:
- Care Plan, 3(3), March 1997, pp.19-23.
- Publisher:
- Positive Publications/ Anglia Polytechnic University, Faculty of Health and Social Work
Argues that people with learning disabilities who also have mental health problems are ill-served by the general mental health services. One of the major problems is that medication is prescribed to control the individuals' behaviour without their consent. Urges the use of the least intrusive treatment as a less medicalised approach.
Child mental health: who is responsible?; an overextended remit
- Author:
- GOODMAN Robert
- Journal article citation:
- British Medical Journal, 15.3.97, 1997, pp.813-814.
- Publisher:
- British Medical Association
Argues that the labelling of all childhood ills as mental health problems diverts doctors into child welfare work that is more properly the province of social services or education. The author claims that this results in many children who could have benefited from medical assessment and treatment for their emotional and behavioural problems not getting the help that they need.
The European network of (ex-) users and survivors of psychiatry
- Author:
- -
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Europe, 4(3), 1997, pp.57-58.
- Publisher:
- Russell House
Describes this network which attempts to give European (ex-)users/survivors of psychiatric a venue in which to support each other and influence policy.
ABC of mental health: community mental health services
- Authors:
- WHITE Karen, ROY David, HAMILTON Ian
- Journal article citation:
- British Medical Journal, 21.6.97, 1997, pp.1817-1820.
- Publisher:
- British Medical Association
Looks at the role of community mental health services in caring for people in the community.
ABC of mental health: mental health emergencies
- Authors:
- ATAKAN Zerrin, DAVIES Teifion
- Journal article citation:
- British Medical Journal, 14.6.97, 1997, pp.1740-1742.
- Publisher:
- British Medical Association
An emergency is a situation that requires immediate attention to avert a serious outcome. Mental health emergencies range from situations where a patient is at risk because of intense personal distress, suicidal intentions, or self neglect to those where a patient places others at risk. This article looks at how a mental health emergency should be handled.
ABC of mental health: mental health assessment
- Author:
- DAVIES Teifion
- Journal article citation:
- British Medical Journal, 24.5.97, 1997, pp.1536-1539.
- Publisher:
- British Medical Association
Outlines the importance of a complete psychiatric assessment in any diagnosis of mental disorders. Discusses good interview techniques, mental state examination and physical examination.
The impact of mental health user involvement
- Author:
- FERGUSON Iain
- Journal article citation:
- Research Policy and Planning, 15(2), 1997, pp.26-30.
- Publisher:
- Social Services Research Group
Provides a critical evaluation of the impact of user involvement. Argues that user involvement suffers from a number of weaknesses and limitations and concludes by considering how these might be overcome.
Advocacy in the UK
- Authors:
- SIM Allan J., MACKAY Rob
- Journal article citation:
- Practice: Social Work in Action, 9(2), 1997, pp.5-12.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Considers advocacy in the United Kingdom and seeks to illuminate the position currently experienced by advocates and their clients through the use of data recovered from research in the North East of Scotland.