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Community care for 20 psychiatrically disabled older men
- Authors:
- PRYCE I.G., PRESTON Jean
- Journal article citation:
- Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 23(3), 1988, pp.166-174.
- Publisher:
- Steinkopff
A study of men presenting high levels of psychiatric and physical illness showing that families provided considerable support.
Making a case for the Geel Model: the American experience with family care for mental patients
- Author:
- TUNTIYA Nana
- Journal article citation:
- Community Mental Health Journal, 42(3), June 2006, pp.319-330.
- Publisher:
- Springer
The historic colony for the mentally afflicted in Geel, Belgium is often cited as a unique example of integrating patients into the community. However, scholarly work on Geel largely ignores the history of similar programs that existed in the United States. This study will look into the practice of family care modelled after the Geel program in the 19th and 20th century U.S. The importance of this research is twofold: it shows that the program is not new for the American context while at the same time it informs about the logistics involved in initiating and running family care programs in the U.S. milieu.
The mental health of carers
- Author:
- KING Kate
- Journal article citation:
- Elders the Journal of Care and Practice, 4(3), August 1995, pp.25-35.
The consequences of caring can leave carers with physical and mental health problems. In addition, their personal relationships are often damaged. Describes a report produced by the Mental Health Focus Group in Suffolk which is aimed at agencies and groups with an interest in the well-being of carers.
Deinstitutionalising the mentally ill in rural areas: a case study of the official caregiver
- Authors:
- KRITZINGER A., MAGAQA V.
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Maatskaplike Werk, 36(3), August 2000, pp.296-309.
Based on information obtained through employing a qualitative methodology, the aim of the paper is to demonstrate and highlight the plight of caregivers of the mentally ill within poor rural areas in South Africa. It does this through an exploration of the role and responsibilities of caregivers living on the Fort Beaufort district in the Eastern Cape Province. It also examines possible ways to empower these caregivers and the role that communities should and can play in such empowerment efforts.
Managing mental health in the community: chaos and containment
- Editors:
- FOSTER Angela, ROBERTS Vega Zagier
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 260p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Collection of papers concentrating on the disturbance at the heart of the care system. Through case studies the contributors show how to identify and understand the deficiencies of the user/carer/community care triangle. Argues that a capacity to recognise the disturbance within individuals and within systems, and reflect upon why it exists, provides the containment crucial for care work. This reflective approach allows the creation of systems in which it is possible to engage openly with users without being obstructed by undue anxiety.
Providing information to carers of people admitted to psychiatric hospital
- Authors:
- LEAVEY Gerard, BRENNAN Geoff
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Care, 1(8), 1998, pp.260-262.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
Relatives have an increasingly important role in providing care in the community to people with mental health problems, yet numerous studies have highlighted a lack of support from health care professionals. Describes a study to investigate the information provided to relatives of patients in one trust, and suggest solutions to the ethical and professional dilemmas raised.
Improving equity and efficiency in British community care
- Authors:
- DAVIES Bleddyn, KNAPP Martin
- Journal article citation:
- Social Policy and Administration, 28(3), September 1994, pp.263-285.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The reform of community and long-term care has been an important theme of policy development around the world during the last decade. British community care is a particularly interesting and impressive example of changes which have parallels in other countries. They include: achieving greater flexibility in the response to the needs and wishes of users and carers; containing costs increases and achieving greater cost-effectiveness; consolidation of structures; competition, variety and choice in a mixed economy; care management and assessment; clarity in targeting; improvement of mechanisms for orchestrating the system. Reviews the evidence on equity and efficiency in British community care: resources, needs and outcomes, and, in particular, targeting and the production of welfare.
A suggested push model for interpreting the dilemmas of institutional care, community care and family care of mental-health consumers
- Author:
- YIP Kam-Shing
- Journal article citation:
- International Social Work, 49(6), November 2006, pp.805-817.
- Publisher:
- Sage
This article suggests a push model for analyzing dilemmas between institutional care, community care and family care of mental-health consumers. In the USA community care is overloaded by inappropriate de-institutionalization. In Hong Kong, family caregivers are severely burdened by poor community care and highly institutionalized services.
Mental health and mental illness: out of the closet?
- Authors:
- MOWBRAY Carol T., HOLTER Mark C.
- Journal article citation:
- Social Service Review, 76(1), March 2002, pp.135-179.
- Publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
The extensive changes in mental health services over the past 25 years negate the possibility of an overall research summary. Instead, we identify six pivotal topics to explore in depth: (1) the paradigm shift to a biopsychosocial mental illness etiology, (2) the organisation and financing of mental health care, (3) community-based programmes for adults with serious mental illness (4) the role of families and consumers, (5) services for children and adolescents with serious emotional or mental disturbances, and (6) the interface with criminal justice. The article concludes with a discussion of future issues in mental health services research and the role of social work researchers.
Pushed to breaking point
- Author:
- WINCHESTER Ruth
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 7.6.01, 2001, pp.18-20.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The assisted suicide of Sarah Lawson brought the plight of people caring for those with mental health problems sharply into focus. The reality of looking after people with such severe problems means they often have to live under unimaginable pressures with very little support.