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Delivering the NHS Long-Term Plan's ambition of ageing well: old age psychiatry as a vital resource
- Author:
- ROYAL COLLEGE OF PSYCHIATRISTS. Faculty of Old Age Psychiatry
- Publisher:
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
- Publication year:
- 2019
- Pagination:
- 42
- Place of publication:
- London
This report aims to help local areas plan and deliver specialist services, led by old age psychiatrists, to meet the needs of older people in the context of the NHS Long-Term Plan. It examines the demographic and epidemiological imperatives within health and social care and sets out the case to focus on addressing the mental health needs of older people within integrated systems. It includes the views of older people, service users, carers and a wide range of health and social care professionals. It also highlights good practice and innovative service examples involving old age psychiatrists across different health and social care settings, including in care homes. It also sets out next steps for those developing and implementing policy, strategy and service changes within the context of the Long-Term Plan in England. (Edited publisher abstract)
Late-onset mental disorders: the Potsdam Conference
- Editor:
- MARNEROS Andreas
- Publisher:
- Gaskell
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 208p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Gives an historical overview of studies of the association between certain mental health problems and particular periods of life, finding that attempts to delineate categories of mental disorder unique to old age have failed over the decades and that the debate continues. Goes on to look at the difference between early onset and late onset disorders and whether there are any atypical features. Poses questions concerning depression, dementia, psychosis, sleep disturbances, anxiety, use of anti dementia drugs, antidepressants and neurolpesy in old age.
The case for breaking through ageism in mental health care
- Author:
- ADAMS Trevor
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 20.3.96, 1996, pp.46-47.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Examines the recent policy in mental health nursing of refocusing care on people with severe and enduring mental health problems. It is argued that older people with severe and enduring mental illnesses such as dementia are excluded from this policy and that this amounts to a clear case of ageism. Various ways of addressing the problem of ageism in recent policy changes are explored.
Let's face the music - and dance
- Authors:
- HOWARTH Rob, KETTERINGHAM Rob
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, September 1995, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
Tea dances have proved a remarkable stimulus to activity and interaction for people with dementia in Bridlington. Describe how the project was set up and evaluated.
Mental disorders, medications and clinical social work
- Author:
- AUSTRIAN Sonia G
- Publisher:
- Columbia University Press
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 317p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- New York
Practical guide, aimed at social workers, to mental health problems. Includes chapters on: anxiety disorders; mood disorders; somatoform and factitious disorders; dissociative disorders; schizophrenia; disorders arising from substance abuse; eating disorders; personality disorders; dementia; psychological and neuropsychological assessment; and psychotropic medications.
Social exclusion in adult informal carers: a systematic narrative review of the experiences of informal carers of people with dementia and mental illness
- Authors:
- GREENWOOD Nan, MEZEY Gillian, SMITH Raymond
- Journal article citation:
- Maturitas, 112, June 2018, pp.39-45.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
Social exclusion has a negative impact on quality of life. People living with dementia or mental health disorders as well as informal carers have been separately described as socially excluded. The objective of this systematic narrative review was to examine the extent to which social exclusion experienced by adult informal carers of people living with dementia or severe mental health disorders has been identified and described in research literature. It synthesised qualitative and quantitative evidence and included the perspectives of carers themselves and of professionals. Eight electronic databases (1997-2017) were searched. Five relevant studies published between 2010 and 2016 were identified. All were qualitative and used interviews and focus groups. Study quality was variable and most were European. Two focused on carers of people living with dementia and three on carers of people with mental health disorders. Four investigated carers' perspectives and experiences of social exclusion directly (total of 137 carer participants, predominantly parents, spouses and adult children), while the fifth focused on the perceptions of 65 participants working in health and social care. Stigma, financial difficulties and social isolation were highlighted in four studies and the challenges for carers in engaging in leisure activities were described in the fifth. Most conceptualised social exclusion as a form of stigma, or as resulting from stigma. One presented social exclusion as an element of carer burden. Two explicitly discussed the negative effects of social exclusion on carers. The dearth of research and the lack of specificity about social exclusion in carers was surprising. Future research should investigate aspects of social exclusion that may adversely affect carer wellbeing. (Edited publisher abstract)
The art and science of mental health nursing: a textbook of principles and practice
- Editors:
- NORMAN Ian, RYRIE Iain, (eds.)
- Publisher:
- Open University Press
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 785p.
- Place of publication:
- Maidenhead
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
This new edition has been revised to incorporate changes to the UK policy and legal framework and includes seven new chapters. The publication organised in six parts. Part 1, Foundations, deals with the historical origins and development of mental health nursing. Part 2, Contexts, considers the policy, legislative and ethical frameworks within nursing practice. Part 3, Interventions, covers the main therapeutic approaches, including: assessment, lifestyle interventions, psychosocial interventions, psychopharmacological and complementary therapies, and physical health care of people suffering from mental health problems. Part 4, Client groups, looks at the challenges facing those using mental health services. Part 5, Core procedures, covers the processes of nursing care and the skills nurses need to work with clients in different settings. Part 6, Future directions looks at developments for mental health nursing. Chapters are written in an accessible style and include on outline, bullet points to summarise the main points, questions for reflection and references for further reading. Case studies are also used to illustrate the practical application of the material. New chapters include The person with dementia; Strategies for living and lifestyle options; Self help and mental health; Future directions in mental health promotion and public mental health; Taking recovery into society. Primarily aimed at mental health nurses and nursing students, this text will also be useful to other health professionals, carers and people with mental health problems.
The Scottish parliament passes an Adults with Incapacity Bill
- Author:
- BRITTON Alison
- Journal article citation:
- Generations Review, 10(2), June 2000, pp.12-14.
- Publisher:
- British Society of Gerontology
Provides a general overview of the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Bill.
Telling it like it was. Audio-taping stories told by mental health service users and carers
- Author:
- SMITH Martin
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Education (The International Journal), 18(4), November 1999, pp.479-486.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This paper begins by claiming that the telling and hearing of stories is intrinsic to the social work task. Examples of the value of hearing stories in a variety of social work roles are provided, as are examples of the theoretical underpinnings which substantiate the importance of enabling service users and carers to tell their stories. The main focus of the paper is on relating how audio-taping the experiences of service users and carers evolved as part of the author's work. With the permission of those interviewed, examples are quoted from accounts of three different family members attempting to deal with a relative's progressive deterioration into severe dementia. These accounts are followed by the memories of a woman who took an overdose and was subsequently 'sectioned' under The Mental Health Act 1983. An interview with two parents attempting to respond to the needs of their schizophrenic son is discussed. Some of the unexpected positive repercussions of recording interviews with these service users are described and some cautions are also highlighted. The paper concludes with suggestions of how audio-taping the stories of service users can be used to benefit social workers engaged in various aspects of social work today.
Needs assessment and community care: clinical practice and policy making
- Editor:
- BALDWIN Steve
- Publisher:
- Butterworth-Heinemann
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 236p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Oxford
Reviews approaches to needs assessment and shows how they allow more precise focusing on requirements for individuals. Includes papers on: where theory of need meets practice in mental health services; the conceptual foundation of assessing health care needs; assessment of need and case management; needs assessment in a rehabilitation service; assessing the needs of people with severe mental health problems; needs assessment in older people suffering from communication difficulties and or cognitive impairment; choice in community care; feminist perspectives on community care in Australia; aspects of informal care in Northern Ireland; psychosocial intervention in nursing; Slovene mental health services; care of people with chronic mental disorders - a European/American perspective; the process of transforming an old fashioned hospital into a modern treatment centre; survivor led research in human services; and assessing learning outcomes in post-qualifying community care training.