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Services to support carers of people with mental health problems: literature review report
- Authors:
- ARKSEY Hilary, et al
- Publisher:
- National Co-ordinating Centre for NHS Service Delivery and Organisation
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 180p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report provides a scoping review of evaluation studies of interventions and services to support carers of people with mental health problems. It discusses issues relating to the effectiveness and costeffectiveness of interventions and highlights where there are gaps in knowledge. The 204 studies included in the review were diverse and complex. Interventions were classified into 11 different groups: educational interventions of different types (36 per cent); breaks from caring (18 per cent); family interventions (10 per cent); mutual support and social activity groups (9 per cent); telephone and computer-based services (8 per cent); multidimensional approaches to caring interventions (7 per cent); counselling (4 per cent); domiciliary care services (2 per cent); physic al environment (1 per cent); services to support Carers of People with mental health problems; supporting carers through memory clinics (1 per cent); and miscellaneous (4 per cent).
Psychotic symptoms and violence toward others : a literature review of some preliminary findings; part two, hallucinations
- Author:
- BJORKLY Stal
- Journal article citation:
- Aggression and Violent Behavior, 7(6), November 2002, pp.605-615.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
According to the clinical impressions of a number of authors and mental health professionals, an increased risk of violence is associated with the presence of hallucinations and in particular command hallucinations. In contrast to this, some empirical studies have reported that there is no evidence of such a relationship. The present review examines the role of hallucinations in violence toward others. Possible empirical evidence for a violence-escalating interaction between delusions and hallucinations is also analyzed. Among the main findings were: There appears to be no evidence that auditory command hallucinations are dangerous per se. However, there is some evidence that voices ordering acts of violence toward others may increase compliance and thereby be conducive to violent behavior. Finally, the evidence for or against the existence of a possible violence-escalating interaction between delusions and hallucinations is inconclusive.
Psychotic symptoms and violence toward others : a literature review of some preliminary findings; part one, delusions
- Author:
- BJORKLY Stal
- Journal article citation:
- Aggression and Violent Behavior, 7(6), November 2002, pp.616-631.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
The main scope of this article is to delineate some findings from a review of the literature concerning the possible impact of delusions on violence toward others by psychiatric patients. According to this review, studies on a possible association between delusions and increased risk of violence are scarce, but steadily growing, and have shown some interesting results. However, since delusions are also common in nonviolent psychiatric patients, there is emerging evidence that our attention should be directed to specific hallmarks of delusions that indicate an increased risk of violence.
Restraint and seclusion: service user views
- Authors:
- SEQUEIRA Heather, HALSTEAD Simon
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Adult Protection, 4(1), February 2002, pp.15-24.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Reviews the literature documenting the personal views and experience of people with learning disabilities and severe mental health problems following physical restraint or seclusion.
Social and therapeutic horticulture: evidence and messages from research
- Author:
- CENTRE FOR CHILD AND FAMILY RESEARCH
- Publisher:
- Loughborough University. Centre for Child and Family Research
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- Loughborough
Summarises the main findings of a literature review on social and therapeutic horticulture with vulnerable client groups. More than 300 articles were examined in detail from over 1,000 available titles. Client groups studied included those recovering from major illness or injury, people with physical disabilities, people with learning difficulties and mental health problems, older people, offenders and those who misuse drugs or alcohol. Highlights the reported benefits.