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Wish you were here?
- Author:
- TAYLOR Alison
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 22.3.01, 2001, p.14.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Looks at how foot and mouth disease is ravaging the countryside bringing more heartache to adults and children who already suffer severe poverty, and poor social services.
Psychiatric caring
- Author:
- BARKER Phil
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 8.3.01, 2001, pp.38-39.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
In a break with the tradition of observation and control, the author discovers that some pioneering psychiatric units are finding new ways to reach out to patients in need of acute care.
Costs and outcomes management in supported housing
- Authors:
- JARBRINK Krister, HALLAM Angela, KNAPP Martin
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health, 10(1), February 2001, pp.99-198.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- London
Providers of housing engage with a variety of care needs among vulnerable mixed populations. This study aims to examine the relationship between the levels of care and support provided, on the one hand, and tenants' characteristics, needs and living environment, on the other. The costs of providing housing and the costs of services used by tenants independently of their accommodation arrangements are also explored in the context of assessed needs and characteristics.
What sort of support in employment?
- Authors:
- PERKINS Rachel, et al
- Journal article citation:
- A Life in the Day, 5(1), February 2001, pp.6-13.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Despite a growing amount of literature concerning the success of supported employment initiatives in enabling people with mental health problems to work successfully in open employment less attention has been paid to the type of support people might require. This article explores this issue from the perspective of the Pathfinder User Employment project.
Police holding power under s.136 of the 1983 Mental Health Act
- Authors:
- CURRAN Christopher, GRIMSHAW Catherine
- Journal article citation:
- Openmind, 107, January 2001, p.28.
- Publisher:
- MIND
Under s.136 of the Mental Health Act 1983, a police constable who finds in a public place a person whom they believe to be suffering from a mental disorder and in immediate need of care or control may remove them to a place of safety. Outlines the provisions.
Family transactions and relapse in bipolar disorder
- Authors:
- ROSENFARB Irwin S., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Family Process, 40(1), Spring 2001, pp.5-14.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Research suggests that a family's affective attitudes are a major risk factor in the course of a psychiatric illness. This study examines whether patient symptoms and relative's affective behaviour, when expressed during directly observed family interactions, are associated with the short-term course of bipolar disorder. Results indicated that patients who showed high levels of odd and grandiose thinking during the interactions were most likely to relapse during a 9-month follow up period than patients who did not show these symptoms during the family discussions. Relapse was also associated with high rates of harshly critical and directly supportive statements by relatives.
Neuroscience in social work practice and education
- Author:
- JOHNSON Harriette C.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions, 1(3), 2001, pp.81-102.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
In the past two decade, advances in neuroscience research have revolutionised the scientific community's understanding of brain/behaviour connections. Social work is now taking note of this trend. Specialists in substance abuse, addiction, and co-occurring diagnoses are beginning to relinquish long-held beliefs in mind-body dualism in favour of a truly integrated biopsychosocial understanding. This article identifies challenges related to social work and argues that neurobiological knowledge is essential for a biopsychosocial understanding of substance abuse and addiction, other mental disorders, co-occurring conditions, and human behaviour. It gives examples of drawing on neurobiological knowledge for practice applications. These include educating users, families, and providers about neurobiological aspects of substance abuse (psychodeucation); using neuroscience research on mental illness and addiction to develop integrated approaches for dually diagnosed persons; and considering a range of medication options to alleviate cravings and reduce relapse.
What neurobiology has to say about why people abuse alcohol and other drugs
- Author:
- LITTRELL Jill
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions, 1(3), 2001, pp.23-40.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Four major hypotheses have formulated to address the issue of why some people develop compulsive use of particular drugs. These hypotheses include: (1) drugs that are abuse sensitive the motivational systems of the brain such that the behavioural routines for acquisition of the drug become compulsive, (2) drugs that are abused stimulate the pleasure centers in the brain, (3) people who abuse drugs are naturally in an aversive state that their drug use enables them to escape, and (4) drugs of abuse are associated with aversive withdrawal phenomena which can be elicited by conditioned stimuli, therefore people continue to take drugs to avert conditioned withdrawal states. This paper examines each of these hypotheses in light of research findings from neurobiology.
"Less is best" a group-based treatment programme for persons with personality disorders
- Author:
- HURDLE Donna
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work with Groups, 23(4), 2001, pp.71-80.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Personality disorders are among the most difficult of mental disorders for which to provide effective interventions. Using a group work model that emphasizes skill-building, problem-solving and community integration can enable clients with personality disorders to function more adaptively in the community. This article describes a model programme that integrates therapy, educational and socialization groups and is consistent with established social group work models and practices. This group work approach also fits well to a managed care environment, as it is cost-effective and maximizes the number of clients served with limited staff.
Mental health and deafness: an investigation of current residential services and service users throughout the UK
- Authors:
- McCLELLAND Roy, CHISHOLM Daniel, POWELL Stephen
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health, 10(6), December 2001, pp.627-636.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- London
This study aimed to identify and assess all residential facilities that provide services to deaf people with mental health problems, and to elicit detailed information on the demography, clinical characteristics and service needs of the residents. The survey covered a total of 555 residents living in 44 centres, of whom 372 were deaf adults in the age range 16-65. Twenty facilities and 80% of their residents were assessed in more detail. Residents had high levels of functional impairment, with two-thirds having moderate or severe problems in at least one domain of personal functioning including cleanliness, cooking, shopping, use of transport and budgeting. The domains of social activity and risk of harm to self and others differentiated residents in psychiatric wards from those in staffed hostels.