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Labour intensive
- Authors:
- FORD Richard, RYAN Peter
- Journal article citation:
- Health Service Journal, 23.1.97, 1996, pp.26-29.
- Publisher:
- Emap Healthcare
Reports on a study into the effectiveness of intensive community support for people with long-standing mental illness.
Reasoning the needs
- Authors:
- FORD Richard, WARNER Leslie
- Journal article citation:
- Health Service Journal, 30.5.96, 1996, pp.24-25.
- Publisher:
- Emap Healthcare
Care for people with mental health problems is supposed to be needs-led. In this article the authors describe one method of establishing levels of needs which may be widely applicable.
Talking it out
- Authors:
- BECK Ros, MINGHELLA Edana, FORD Richard
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 29.8.96, 1996, p.21.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Support for carers has moved up the political agenda in the light of the Carers Act. Describes how a project in south Wales is supporting people caring for relatives with a mental illness.
Does intensive case management work? clinical, social and quality of life outcomes from a controlled study
- Authors:
- FORD Richard, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health, 5(4), October 1996, pp.361-368.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- London
Intensive case management (ICM) schemes for people with serious mental illness (SMI) are developing in popularity in the UK. This article looks at whether case management can also bring about improved outcomes. It compares the outcomes of clients receiving case management, in addition to standard mental health services, to those for a matched control group who only received standard services. Results found that the case managed group had superior improvements in social functioning, perceived social support, less risk behaviour and increased involvement with activities and social organisations. Improvements in mental state and subjective quality of life occurred but were non-significant when compared to the control group. Argues that intensive case management was able to bring about these benefits by making best use of the available treatment and rehabilitation services.
Team games
- Authors:
- FORD Richard, SATHYAMOORTHY Ganesh
- Journal article citation:
- Health Service Journal, 27.6.96, 1996, pp.32-33.
- Publisher:
- Emap Healthcare
The authors argue that people with serious mental illness may lose out in the three-way conflict between GP fundholders, social services and health authorities, all of whom purchase care.