SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE, KEARNEY Patricia, LEVIN Enid, ROSEN Gwen
Publisher:
National Institute for Social Work
Publication year:
2000
Pagination:
60p.,bibliog.
Place of publication:
London
Report of a NISW research and development project looking at the interfaces within and between services for families where a parent has a persistent mental health, alcohol or drug problem. Services that have been set up to help the children and parents in such families are located in and administered by a number of different organisations. Effective collaboration, joint working across the many interfaces, and a focus on the family as a whole are essential if children and their parents are to receive appropriate help, advice and guidance.
Report of a NISW research and development project looking at the interfaces within and between services for families where a parent has a persistent mental health, alcohol or drug problem. Services that have been set up to help the children and parents in such families are located in and administered by a number of different organisations. Effective collaboration, joint working across the many interfaces, and a focus on the family as a whole are essential if children and their parents are to receive appropriate help, advice and guidance.
Subject terms:
interagency cooperation, joint working, mental health problems, mental health services, multidisciplinary services, social care provision, alcohol misuse, children, drug misuse, families;
Choices is the first advisory centre in the country for black people with alcohol-related problems. The centre is funded by Alcohol Concern and the South East London Health Authority, which commission services on behalf of Lewisham, Lambeth, and Southwark. Its aim is to help those misdiagnosed as mentally ill get to the root of the problem by overcoming drug dependency. Reports on the centre's work.
Choices is the first advisory centre in the country for black people with alcohol-related problems. The centre is funded by Alcohol Concern and the South East London Health Authority, which commission services on behalf of Lewisham, Lambeth, and Southwark. Its aim is to help those misdiagnosed as mentally ill get to the root of the problem by overcoming drug dependency. Reports on the centre's work.
Subject terms:
mental health problems, multidisciplinary services, social services, social care provision, voluntary organisations, alcohol misuse, black and minority ethnic people, counselling;
Diabetes mellitus is a disease that affects millions of people and their families worldwide, and is increasingly recognized to be a growing public health problem among industrialized nations. Diabetes has been associated with a variety of co-occurring conditions, including cardiovascular disease, elevated lipid serum levels, and more recently, a variety of psychiatric disorders. In addition to this, the disease has also been linked with the pharmacologic treatment of psychiatric disorders. As a result, mental health professionals working in a variety of settings will increasingly encounter patients who have co-occurring psychiatric disorders and diabetes mellitus. Responding to this, this book: includes current evidence-based guideline recommendations regarding the monitoring of metabolic factors in patients being treated with psychotropic agents; reviews the relevant literature to assist the clinician in obtaining multidisciplinary care for their patients; covers the impact of alcohol use and abuse on metabolic factors; discusses the role of diet, nutrition, exercise and motivational therapy in diabetes management; outlines effective models of care that address both diabetes and psychiatric disorders.
Diabetes mellitus is a disease that affects millions of people and their families worldwide, and is increasingly recognized to be a growing public health problem among industrialized nations. Diabetes has been associated with a variety of co-occurring conditions, including cardiovascular disease, elevated lipid serum levels, and more recently, a variety of psychiatric disorders. In addition to this, the disease has also been linked with the pharmacologic treatment of psychiatric disorders. As a result, mental health professionals working in a variety of settings will increasingly encounter patients who have co-occurring psychiatric disorders and diabetes mellitus. Responding to this, this book: includes current evidence-based guideline recommendations regarding the monitoring of metabolic factors in patients being treated with psychotropic agents; reviews the relevant literature to assist the clinician in obtaining multidisciplinary care for their patients; covers the impact of alcohol use and abuse on metabolic factors; discusses the role of diet, nutrition, exercise and motivational therapy in diabetes management; outlines effective models of care that address both diabetes and psychiatric disorders.
Subject terms:
mental health problems, monitoring, multidisciplinary services, nutrition, patients, psychiatry, acute psychiatric care, alcohol misuse, diabetes, dual diagnosis, evidence-based practice;
British Journal of Psychiatry, 183(10), October 2003, pp.304-313.
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Improved management of mental illness and substance misuse comorbidity is a National Health Service priority, but little is known about its prevalence and current management. This research measures the prevalence of comorbidity among patients of community mental health teams (CMHTs) and substance misuse services, and to assess the potential for joint management. Of CMHT patients, 44% (95% CI 38.1-49.9) reported past-year problem drug use and/or harmful alcohol use; 75% (95% CI 68.2-80.2) of drug service and 85% of alcohol service patients (95% CI 74.2-93.1) had a past-year psychiatric disorder. Most comorbidity patients appear ineligible for cross-referral between services. Large proportions are not identified by services and receive no specialist intervention. Comorbidity is highly prevalent in CMHT, drug and alcohol treatment populations, but may be difficult to manage by cross-referral psychiatric and substance misuse services as currently configured and resourced.
Improved management of mental illness and substance misuse comorbidity is a National Health Service priority, but little is known about its prevalence and current management. This research measures the prevalence of comorbidity among patients of community mental health teams (CMHTs) and substance misuse services, and to assess the potential for joint management. Of CMHT patients, 44% (95% CI 38.1-49.9) reported past-year problem drug use and/or harmful alcohol use; 75% (95% CI 68.2-80.2) of drug service and 85% of alcohol service patients (95% CI 74.2-93.1) had a past-year psychiatric disorder. Most comorbidity patients appear ineligible for cross-referral between services. Large proportions are not identified by services and receive no specialist intervention. Comorbidity is highly prevalent in CMHT, drug and alcohol treatment populations, but may be difficult to manage by cross-referral psychiatric and substance misuse services as currently configured and resourced.
Subject terms:
intervention, mental health problems, multidisciplinary services, psychiatry, social care provision, alcohol misuse, community mental health services, community mental health teams, diagnosis, drug misuse, dual diagnosis, comorbidity;
GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
Publisher:
HMSO
Publication year:
1995
Pagination:
102p.
Place of publication:
London
Subject terms:
HIV AIDS, inspection, learning disabilities, looked after children, mental health problems, multidisciplinary services, older people, physical disabilities, quality assurance, social services, social welfare law, social care provision, staff development, training, alcohol misuse, child protection, community care, children, domestic violence, drug misuse;
Includes papers on: teamwork among professionals involved with disturbed families; integrating hospital and community services; policy and finance for community care; primary health care; day care and rehabilitation services; community care, community compulsion and the law; the role of the voluntary sector; managing the psychiatric emergency in the community; interventions with long-term clients; coping with drug and alcohol misuse; shifting into community focus; dealing with psychosis in families; liaison psychiatry and primary health care settings; long-term medication and the responsibilities of the team; daily living skills for clients in the community; support for community psychiatric nurses in multidisciplinary teams; principles of evaluation; evaluating community services; and multidisciplinary care in the community for users with mental health problems - guidelines for the future.
Includes papers on: teamwork among professionals involved with disturbed families; integrating hospital and community services; policy and finance for community care; primary health care; day care and rehabilitation services; community care, community compulsion and the law; the role of the voluntary sector; managing the psychiatric emergency in the community; interventions with long-term clients; coping with drug and alcohol misuse; shifting into community focus; dealing with psychosis in families; liaison psychiatry and primary health care settings; long-term medication and the responsibilities of the team; daily living skills for clients in the community; support for community psychiatric nurses in multidisciplinary teams; principles of evaluation; evaluating community services; and multidisciplinary care in the community for users with mental health problems - guidelines for the future.
Subject terms:
interagency cooperation, joint working, law, intervention, medication, long term care, mental health problems, multidisciplinary services, patients, psychiatry, primary care, rehabilitation, residential care, teamwork, voluntary organisations, assertive outreach, alcohol misuse, community care, community mental health nurses, community mental health services, community mental health teams, day services, drug misuse, families, evaluation;