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Animal insticts
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, September/October 2014, p.22.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
Animals can have a positive impact on mental health. This article presents a brief case study of how owning a dog was able to help Tracey Doolan. Tracey was diagnosed with rheumatiod arthritis at 16, and also experienced mental health issues of post traumatic stress disorder and depression. Although her dog was intended to be a pet, and received no training, the dog was able to eventually help her with many tasks, as well as improving her physical and mental wellbeing. (Original abstract)
Sorry, not my department
- Author:
- HOPKINS Graham
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 4.05.06, 2006, pp.42-43.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
This article looks at the case of a man with a chronic medical condition (psoriasis) which resulted in mental health problems. His multiple needs did not fit into any service category. A social worker tells the author how he tried to tailor a solution.
Who will believe him?
- Author:
- -
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 05.01.05, 2005, pp.38-39.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
A man with poor mental health says he has been attacked. But staff must win his trust to find out the truth. A panel of experts give their assessment of the case.
Waiting for something better: stories of adversity, resilience, mental health and hope
- Authors:
- WEBB Nick, WALDING Ella, HARRINGTON Jean
- Publisher:
- Innovation Unit
- Publication year:
- 2020
- Pagination:
- 54
- Place of publication:
- London
This is a book of, and about, stories, collected through close observation and ‘being with’ storytellers themselves, capturing the lived experience of ‘mental health’. In an important sense they are not stories of mental health – that is too narrow. They are, more accurately, stories of adversity, and the ways in which it affects life experience and outcomes, including mental health. Through these stories we can start to see how mental health is currently ‘done’ - in other words how it is described, how mental health services and systems are designed, how power and resources are distributed, and the practices that shape how people receive, interpret and experience care and support. These stories alone do not provide answers, instead they are an invitation to engage, to ask questions. They trigger compassionate empathy, an ability to connect with what people are living through and, crucially, to either take, or help them to take action to feel better and live well. Towards the end of this book we offer an analysis of the stories, and identify key insights: people have complex lives, not complex mental health; why people fall through the gaps; moving towards caring, strength based systems; from just coping to growing; remaining hopeful despite everything. (Edited publisher abstract)
Asperger's syndrome and atypical eating disorder in a man with late diagnosed XYY syndrome
- Authors:
- GRAVESTOCK Shaun, VEKARIA Dinal, HURAULT Elaine
- Journal article citation:
- Advances in Mental Health and Learning Disabilities, 1(4), December 2007, pp.44-46.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Reports on the case of a man with Asperger's syndrome and learning disabilities, atypical eating disorder (food faddiness/refusal due to fear of choking) and XYY syndrome. Multi-modal management and inter-agency service provision issues are considered in meeting his complex mental health service and social needs.
The scene was set for a TV soap episode
- Author:
- HOPKINS Graham
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 8.11.07, 2007, pp.32-33.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
A women of 43 with Down's syndrome was displaying delusions which coincided with the broadcast of some TV shows. The author looks at the case and whether the risk assessment meant she could live at home despite her behaviour.
No show means no help
- Author:
- -
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 25.05.06, 2006, pp.38-39.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
A panel give their advice on the case of young man who has substance misuse and mental health problems who fails to engage with services. They ask whether services are accessible enough.
No words for her trauma
- Author:
- -
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 04.08.05, 2005, pp.40-41.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
A teenage girl's behaviour points to abuse from a very young age. The panel provide commentary on a case where a teenage girl, whose mother has a drug dependency, is displaying challenging and aggressive behaviour.
Narrating personal experience of living with learning disabilities and mental health issues in institutional and community settings: a case study
- Authors:
- SUTTON Paul, GATES Bob
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 48(4), 2020, pp.323-331.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Background: Historically, the emotional lives and mental health needs of adults with learning disabilities received scant attention, especially when the policy of institutionalisation was at its zenith in the UK. Materials and Methods: This case study employed biographical narrative interviews based on a psychosocial approach. The main sources of data production were two loosely structured, audio‐taped, interviews with a man with learning disabilities. This approach uses free association to elicit an individual's stories about his lived experiences. Additional information was acquired from consultations with key care staff and clinical records maintained by the man's service provider. Results: Data revealed insights into the biography of this man who had a diagnosed mental health disorder. These data recall his personal journey through the care system which took place during an important historical period encompassing both long‐term institutionalisation in segregated settings, and the subsequent implementation of the policy of community care in the UK. He recalls positive and negative experiences while residing in a long‐stay hospital, and the related thoughts and feelings about his life in a community setting in more recent years. Conclusion: This case study contributes to an increasing body of studies that perceive the use of in‐depth interviewing of individuals with learning disabilities as having high ecological validity in the development of authentic knowledge, not readily available through other methods used in the co‐production of data. (Edited publisher abstract)
Creatively minded: an initial mapping study of participatory arts and mental health activity in the United Kingdom
- Author:
- CUTLER David
- Publisher:
- Baring Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2020
- Pagination:
- 80
- Place of publication:
- London
This mapping report focuses on arts and mental health activity in the UK taking place in the last two years, and includes over 170 examples of organisations running projects. It draws on the findings from a literature review, calls for evidence, visits to organisations and consultations. Section one provides a brief history of arts and mental health and offers a conceptual framework for arts organisations working in the field. It also looks at recent changes in attitudes to mental health, national and local policy and cross-cutting issues such as the relationship between social inequalities and mental ill health and diversity. Section two provides a typology and divides work by art form, type of organisation and setting. Arts organisations are split into six categories: arts organisations specialising in arts and mental health; recovery from addiction; disability arts; participatory and or community arts organisations; arts organisations specialising in groups at increased risk of mental health problems; and mainstream arts organisations. Case studies are included. The report concludes with some initial reflections from the findings. The report was produced to help the Baring Foundation prepare for its new funding programme. (Edited publisher abstract)