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Care management for older people with serious mental health problems
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 3p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Care Programme Approach (CPA) should be applied to older people with severe mental illness due to schizophrenia or other psychoses. The assessment of their needs should be based on the Single Assessment Process (SAP) for older people. SAP, plus critical aspects of CPA, should be applied to other older people with severe functional or organic mental health problems, who were they younger would be provided for under CPA. When individuals subject to CPA reach old age, switches to SAP are not inevitable.
Effect of general hospital management on repeat episodes of deliberate self poisoning: cohort study
- Authors:
- KAPUR Navneet, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Medical Journal, 19.10.02, 2002, pp.866-867.
- Publisher:
- British Medical Association
Provision of services in the United Kingdom for patients who deliberately poison themselves is variable, and many patients leave hospital without adequate assessments. This may reflect the equivocal research evidence on the effectiveness of interventions. This article aims to investigate whether aspects of routine hospital management - such as admission, psychological assessment, and referral for follow up - had an impact on the repetition of deliberate self poisoning.
Prevalence of psychiatric disorder and the need for psychiatric care in Northern Ireland: population study in the District of Derry
- Authors:
- McCONNELLL P., et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 181, September 2002, pp.214-219.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
This study assess the prevalence of psychiatric disorder and the needs for treatment in the general population of Derry. The sample was drawn at random with a two-phase design using the General Health Questionnaire during the first phase, and the Schedules for Clinical Assessment in Neuropsychiatry with the Needs for Care Assessment in the second phase. Results found rates of psychiatric disorder in Derry were even higher than those reported by a similar survey in inner London. This almost certainly reflects the very high levels of social deprivation in the District. Needs for treatment were often unmet.
Lost in space
- Author:
- -
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, September 2002, pp.8-9.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
Discusses what is being done to help damaged and vulnerable young people in the youth justice system.
Catch them young
- Author:
- VALIOS Natalie
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 8.8.02, 2002, pp.32-34.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Discusses the need for young offenders to be routinely screened to assess their mental health needs.
The Disability Discrimination Act: failing people with mental health problems? Part 2
- Author:
- PATRICK Hilary
- Journal article citation:
- SCOLAG Journal, 296, July 2002, pp.122-123,133.
- Publisher:
- ScoLAG(Scottish Legal Action Group)
Looks at the problems of implementing the Act for people with mental health problems. Focuses on the difficulties faced by people with mental health problems to qualify for protection under the Act.
The Brief Adult Assessment Scale: a validation study
- Authors:
- SMITH Michael A., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Research on Social Work Practice, 12(1), January 2002, pp.176-197.
- Publisher:
- Sage
The Brief Adult Assessment Scale (BAAS) is a multidimensional assessment scale designed for use by practitioners and researchers that measures the severity of client problems in 16 areas of adult personal and social functioning. This article describes the BAAS; provides information about its administration, scoring, and interpretation; and reports findings with regard to the psychometric characteristics of the scale. Data from 291 adult participants were collected and used to assess the scale's psychometric properties. Findings suggest that the BAAS has strong internal consistency, good factorial and content validities, and preliminary construct validity. Concludes that although further research must examine the scale's known-groups concurrent validity and clinical cutting scores, the BAAS appears to be appropriate for use by social workers as an aid to diagnosis, treatment planning, and evaluation.
The Multidimensional Adolescent Assessment Scale: a validation study
- Authors:
- GLISSON Charles, HEMMELGARN Anthony L., POST James A.
- Journal article citation:
- Research on Social Work Practice, 12(1), January 2002, pp.82-106.
- Publisher:
- Sage
This study describes the design and psychometric characteristics of the Shortform Assessment for Children (SAC). The SAC is an efficient and easy-to-use tool for monitoring the overall mental health and psychosocial functioning of children age 5 to 18 who are served by child welfare and juvenile justice systems in the USA. The one-page 48-item instrument was developed with the support of the National Institute of Mental Health to describe internalizing (withdrawn, anxious, depressed) and externalizing (aggressive, antisocial, violent) profiles of children in both home/residential and school/classroom settings. Psychometric data supporting the reliability and validity of the SAC are presented for a sample of children served by one state's child welfare and juvenile justice system.
Old before our time
- Author:
- SALVATION ARMY
- Publisher:
- Salvation Army
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 59p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
The report was compiled in liaison with many homelessness agencies in Bristol, and includes illuminating insights into the reality of being homeless, with 10 interviewees sharing some of their experiences. The needs and problems of over-50s living on the streets or in hostels are identified in an attempt to discover how their lives can be improved. Immediate difficulties encountered by this group such as feelings of isolation and loneliness are also explored. The report also focuses on the resettlement process for older homeless people, offering an awareness of how more help and support are needed for integration within the community, how dependent some over-50s become on their resettlement workers, and the point at which most vulnerability is felt.
Mental health in older people: in practice
- Authors:
- BURNS Alistair, PURANDORE Nitin, CRAIG Sarah
- Publisher:
- Royal Society of Medicine Press
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 61p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
As the percentage of the total population that is ages over 65 years continues to increase, so will the number of cases of dementia, depression and other mental health complaints. These illnesses can be found in people of all ages but are particularly prevalent in the elderly. This book provides information on the diagnosis and management of various mental health disorders, the members of the multidisciplinary team who help those who are suffering, and the legal and ethical issues surrounding this subject. The book also includes many of the psychiatric assessments and rating scales that are used by clinicians as diagnostic tools.