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'Help me out, help me in': reprovisioning, resettlement and the scope for social inclusion in Scotland
- Author:
- SCOTTISH HOMES
- Publisher:
- Scottish Homes
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Study of resettlement in the community from long-stay hospitals, and the extent to which it has promoted inclusion
A therapeutic community approach to care in the community: dialogue and dwelling
- Editor:
- TUCKER Sarah
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 192p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Defines dwelling and care as central to human life. Examines the psychological significance of having somewhere to live, but looks at dwelling as about more than a physical space in that it is also about living in relation to others. The fundamental importance of community and of dialogue in creating that community is also explored. Provides a philosophical framework for these ideas, and discusses them in terms of the practicalities of a therapeutic community, examining how interactions can be developed and how the tensions of communal living can be defused.
Can we afford the extras?: a creative approach to care in the community
- Author:
- SALWAY Anne
- Journal article citation:
- Therapeutic Communities: the International Journal of Therapeutic Communities, 21(4), Winter 2000, pp.261-270.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Discusses the use of dramatherapy and the arts within a therapeutic community. Offers a critical view of the effects of care in the community policies and suggests that creative activites can forge links between the individuals and the community.
The accommodation and support needs of people with a mental illness: a process and framework for action
- Authors:
- HARVEY Desley, HUNTER Ernest, WHITESIDE Mary
- Journal article citation:
- Australian Social Work, 53(4), December 2000, pp.7-14.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This article reports the results of a consumer-focused assessment of the accommodation and support needs of people with a mental illness living in Australia. The study utilises a 'pathway to stability' approach to assess the phase-contingent accommodation and support needs of mental health consumers through interview and focus groups with consumers, carers and service providers. The implications of the findings and research methodology for social work practice and research are discussed.
The impact of a state hospital closure on local jails: the Kansas experience
- Author:
- SEVERSON Margaret E.
- Journal article citation:
- Community Mental Health Journal, 36(6), December 2000, pp.571-587.
- Publisher:
- Springer
In 1990, Kansas' mental health reform legislation began transferring fiscal support for the delivery of mental health services from hospitals to community based services. Kansas jails were studied to assess the impact of the closure of the state hospital on the jail system. Though a relationship between the hospital closure and incarceration rates could not be substantiated, the results of this study provide a rare over-view of the extent of and problems associated with the incarceration of people with mental health problems in a predominantly rural US state.
Dementia: the cost of care for behaviourally disturbed patients living in the community
- Authors:
- KIRCHNER Vincent, et al
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 15(11), November 2000, pp.1000-1004.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This research sought to determine the cost of care of people with dementia and behavioural disturbances living in the community, which is currently unknown. Is it a study of 12 randomly selected subjects attending a continuing care dementia day facility for people with behavioural disturbances. The total mean direct costs to the public services was £400 per person per week. Caregiver's time costed at professional rates were £1208 per person per week. Unpaid caregivers supported by publicly funded agencies provide a less expensive service compared to specialised institutional care.
Reform of the Mental Health Act: health or safety?
- Authors:
- SZMUKLER George, HOLLOWAY Frank
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 177, September 2000, pp.196-200.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Community care has stimulated rethinking of the role of mental health legislation. By so doing it has exposed hidden assumptions in past legislation that discriminate against those with mental illnesses.
Factors associated with the discharge of patients from a long-term state psychiatric hospital
- Authors:
- LINHORST Donald M., TURNER Marilyn A., WOODWARD Clive
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Research, 24(3), September 2000, pp.169-178.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
The study discussed in this article describes the characteristics of 188 patients who were residing in a state psychiatric hospital in the USA on July 1, 1995, and identifies the patients-related factors associated with the 74 patients who were discharged within four years of the survey date. Because of different criteria for discharge between patients admitted by their legal guardians and those committed by the criminal courts, separate analyses were conducted on the two groups. Overall, court-committed patients who were discharges demonstrated higher levels of psychiatric stability and non-dangerous behaviours than guardianship patients who were discharged.
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.
We will keep you out of hospital
- Author:
- VALIOS Natalie
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 3.8.00, 2000, pp.30-31.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Reports on a north London crisis team which is striving to make care in the community work for people with mental health problems by working with clients in their homes and preventing their crises from leading to hospitalisation.