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Fiction's madness
- Author:
- CLARKE Liam
- Publisher:
- PCCS Books
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 232p.
- Place of publication:
- Ross-on-Wye
Nine books of fiction and two Shakespearean plays are examined to explore the nature of madness. The examination aims is to increase understanding and better inform attitudes and beliefs about mental distress. It provides a wealth of theory and issues for reflection. Fictional works discussed include: Shakespeare’s Richard III and Macbeth; Regeneration by Pat Barker; Jake's Think by Kingsley Amis; Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse; and Asylum by Patrick McGrath. Ten discussion papers also accompany the main chapters. It offers useful supplementary reading for those working in clinical psychology, psychiatric nursing, counselling, psychotherapy, psychiatry and social work.
A novel idea
- Author:
- MOORE Wendy
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, May 2009, pp.28-29.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
This article discusses the benefits of reading groups for people with a mental illness and how they can provide a useful form of support. The article highlights the project 'Get into Reading'.
The reader scoops a top award
- Author:
- SALE Anabel Unity
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 2.4.09, 2009, p.20.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Social worker Janice Hutton describes how she received a Reading Hero award from Reading for Life, for her work with young people who have mental health problems.
Using images to capture and share service users' spirituality
- Authors:
- BRYCE Hazel, Lorraine
- Journal article citation:
- A Life in the Day, 13(4), November 2009, pp.12-15.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This article explores some of the images and words that service users choose to capture and represent their unique spirituality. It was written using material that service users produced as part of two projects focusing on spirituality and hope. The first project involved a group where service users were given a camera to capture something that represented their spirituality. The second project involved producing material for an art exhibition entitled Growing Hope, that was showcased in Sheffield as part of World Mental Health Day 2009. The article is written by an occupational therapist working in an assertive outreach team (SORT) in Sheffield, and a service user who worked on the two projects and who has an interest in spirituality. They reflect together on the process of being involved in the projects and the meaning of this piece of work. The article was written together to try to capture a range of perspectives.
Evaluating the efficacy of the prodigy prevention program across and urban and rural locales
- Authors:
- STEWART Chris, RAPP-PAGLICCI Lisa, ROWE William
- Journal article citation:
- Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 26(1), February 2009, pp.65-75.
- Publisher:
- Springer
Comorbid juvenile offenders are an overlooked, vulnerable population which tend to present with a more diagnostically serious picture. Their arrest rates have dramatically increased over the last 10 years, yet there is a dearth of prevention and intervention programs available. This study examined the effects of the Prodigy Cultural Arts Program on at-risk and adjudicated youth in a rural and an urban locale in the United States. Results suggest a significant improvement in family functioning overall as well as statistically significant changes in mental health symptoms including Depression/Anxiety, Somatic, and Suicidal symptoms for both males and females at urban and rural locales. Females appeared to especially benefit from the program. The findings here extend our knowledge regarding viable alternatives for juvenile offenders with mental health symptoms, particularly females.
Using focus groups and photography to evaluate experiences of social inclusion within rehabilitation adult mental health services
- Authors:
- FELTON Anne, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Review Journal, 14(3), September 2009, pp.13-30.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Tackling the social exclusion of people with mental health problems is a primary concern for contemporary mental health services. This paper describes a project based in adult rehabilitation mental health services within an NHS trust. The service consists of 7 community-based residential units and offers services to adults who experience ongoing mental health problems and require support to return to living independently. The project aimed to explore if people using these services were included in their local community. This paper focuses on the findings of focus groups with staff, examining their perception of service users’ social inclusion, and a participatory photo project enabling the service users to capture involvement with their local community. The findings indicated that services reported some success at developing partnerships within the community, but discrimination still remained a significant obstacle. The article concludes that some people, having experienced acceptance and inclusion within mental health services, had actively chosen to define this as their community.
The Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival - promoting social change through the arts
- Authors:
- CLARKE Pamela, KNIFTON Lee
- Journal article citation:
- A Life in the Day, 13(3), August 2009, pp.10-13.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Now in its third year, The Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival is fast becoming a significant cultural annual event, which aims to achieve social change through the arts. Through innovative programming of arts events, the Festival explores the relationship between mental health and creativity, celebrates the artistic achievements of people with experience of mental health issues, and promotes positive mental health and well-being. It aims to promote the rights and recovery of people who experience mental ill health, while exploring mental health and inequalities that affect us all. The multi-arts Festival focuses on audiences' existing interests in film, theatre, comedy, music, literature and visual arts to tackle stigma and engage people.
Voices of survival
- Authors:
- SORRIBES Julia, RUTHEN Phil
- Journal article citation:
- A Life in the Day, 13(2), May 2009, pp.23-25.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Survivors' Poetry was established in 1991 by four major poets with first-hand experience of the mental health system. The charity aims to promote poetry and the literary arts of survivors of mental distress and to play a part in enabling recovery. This article covers the charity's work, funding situation and two members of its mentoring scheme.
Development of a measure of social inclusion for arts and mental health project participants
- Authors:
- SECKER Jenny, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health, 18(1), February 2009, pp.65-72.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- London
This paper aimed to develop a social inclusion measure for use in a study assessing the outcomes of arts participation for people with mental health needs. Methods used were concept and question development based on literature review, national and European surveys and results of a survey of arts and mental health projects. Measure piloted with 23 arts participants/service user researchers and field tested with 88 arts project participants returning questionnaires including the social inclusion measure, a measure of empowerment and the CORE mental health measure. Three scales were constructed measuring social acceptance, social isolation and social relations. Internal consistency was good for the individual scales and for the measure as a whole. Correlations with empowerment and CORE scores indicate reasonable predictive power for the population. Tests to date indicate the measure is acceptable and measures relevant concepts with good internal consistency. Test-retest reliability and construct validity are not established and replication is required to confirm internal consistency and establish a normative profile for the population.