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Family transactions and relapse in bipolar disorder
- Authors:
- ROSENFARB Irwin S., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Family Process, 40(1), Spring 2001, pp.5-14.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Research suggests that a family's affective attitudes are a major risk factor in the course of a psychiatric illness. This study examines whether patient symptoms and relative's affective behaviour, when expressed during directly observed family interactions, are associated with the short-term course of bipolar disorder. Results indicated that patients who showed high levels of odd and grandiose thinking during the interactions were most likely to relapse during a 9-month follow up period than patients who did not show these symptoms during the family discussions. Relapse was also associated with high rates of harshly critical and directly supportive statements by relatives.
Child homicide psychiatric disorder and dangerousness: a review and an empirical approach
- Authors:
- STROUD Julia, PRITCHARD Colin
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Social Work, 31(2), April 2001, pp.249-269.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Recently there has been increased professional recognition of the association between adult psychiatric disorder and childcare, although the association with child homicide continues to be overlooked. By reviewing the psychiatric child homicide studies and analysing of a decade of child murder in two English counties, the authors propose how dangerousness, psychiatric disorder and child homicide may be conceptualised. Whilst the vast majority of psychiatrically disturbed people pose no threat to their children, the psychiatrically disordered are over-represented in unselected child homicide case samples, women account for almost half the assailants and assaults are predominately an intra-familial phenomenon. Extra-familial assaults are associated with a sexual motive.
Association between schizophrenia and social inequality at birth: case-control study
- Authors:
- HARRISON Glynn, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 179, October 2001, pp.346-350.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
The association between social inequality at birth and subsequent risk of schizophrenia is uncertain. This article investigates the relationship between adult-onset schizophrenia and two indicators of social inequality at birth: social class and area of residence. A matched case-control design was used with data from birth certificates of first-episode cases and age- and gender-matched controls. Concludes that indicators of social inequality at birth are associated with increased risk of adult-onset schizophrenia, suggesting that environmental factors are important determinants of schizophrenic disorders.
The benefits to young people experiencing psychosis, and their families, of an early intervention programme: evaluating a service from the consumers' and the providers' perspectives
- Authors:
- FISHER Angela, SAVIN-BADEN Maggi
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 64(2), February 2001, pp.58-65.
- Publisher:
- Sage
The new agenda for mental health services, driven by the National Service Framework for Mental Health, places emphasis on social inclusion, the promotion of mental health, the provision of needs-led services and the development of partnerships with users, carers and the wider community. The evaluation focused on an occupational therapy initiative that embraced this agenda and which was targeted at young people, aged between 16 and 25 years, who were experiencing or who had recently experienced psychosis. The programme integrated the provision of evidence-based psychosocial therapies, namely early intervention, family intervention, cognitive therapy and cognitive-behavioural therapy, and occupational therapy. It was evaluated by gaining the perspectives of both consumers and providers of the programme. The findings highlight the challenges of and opportunities for providing such integrated programmes. They have informed a series of recommendations, which are discussed in relation to the current political and professional contexts of health and social care modernisation and reform.