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The influence of psychiatric hospital and community residence labels on social rejection of the mentally ill
- Authors:
- INGAMELLS Sally, GOODWIN Anne M., JOHN Carolyn
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 35(3), September 1996, pp.359-367.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Discusses the results of research which aimed to identify some of the variables influencing public level of acceptance and attitudes towards people with a mental illness. A social distance scale accompanying a case vignette was sent to postal respondents. The vignette contained systematically varied residence labels (psychiatric hospital/community) and behaviours (disturbed/control). Results showed that social rejection was influenced by the behaviour described in the vignette, the respondents' judgment about the behaviour, and the respondents' previous contact with people with mental illness. The given residence label had an impact on only one component of social rejection and only for those presented with the control vignette. Discusses the findings in relation to current community care policies.
Following the Francis report: investigating patient experience of mental health in-patient care
- Authors:
- WILLIAMS E., et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 209(1), 2016, pp.35-39.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Background: The Francis report highlights perceptions of care that are affected by different factors including ward structures. Aims: To assess patient and staff perceptions of psychiatric in-patient wards over time. Method: Patient and staff perceptions of in-patient psychiatric wards were assessed over 18 months. The authors also investigated whether the type of ward or service structure affected these perceptions. They included triage and routine care. The goal was to include at least 50% of eligible patients and staff. Results: The most dramatic change was a significant deterioration in all experiences over the course of the study. Systems of care or specific wards did not affect patient experience but staff were more dissatisfied in the triage system. Conclusions: This is the first report of deterioration in perceptions of the therapeutic in-patient environment that has been captured in a rigorous way. It may reflect contemporaneous experiences across the National Health Service of budget reductions and increased throughput. The ward systems the authors investigated did not improve patient experience and triage may have been detrimental to staff. (Edited publisher abstract)
ASH smoking and mental health survey 2016: an analysis of the views of people with a mental health condition and staff working in mental health services
- Author:
- ACTION ON SMOKING AND HEALTH
- Publisher:
- Action on Smoking and Health
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 31
- Place of publication:
- London
Reports on findings of two surveys, one with people who have a mental health condition and one with staff working with those with a mental health condition, to explore attitudes towards and links between smoking and mental health. Surveys were completed by 302 people with a mental health condition and 147 members of staff. Results of the survey of people with a mental health condition are reported in the following areas: demographics, smoking status and behaviour, acquiring cigarettes, quitting smoking, smoking in mental health impatient settings; and attitudes to smoking in mental health impatient settings. Analysis of the staff survey covers: demographics, role and setting, smoking status, training, discussing smoking with patients, attitudes to smoking and cessation in mental health inpatient settings, and pharmacological aids to quitting smoking. Key findings from the survey of people with a mental health condition include that: over half of those responding to the survey of people with a mental health condition smoked; over 80 percent respondents who were current smokers reported having attempted to quit; only 67 percent of current smokers reported that a health professional had spoken to them about their smoking. Findings of the staff survey reported that 45 percent of staff had received no smoking cessation training. Staff who had received training were more likely to think that hospitalisation was an opportunity to address smoking. The results of the survey were used to inform the report 'The stolen years: the mental health and smoking action report', published by ASH. (Edited publisher abstract)
Narratives about their children by mothers hospitalized on a psychiatric unit
- Authors:
- SAVVIDOU Ioanna, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Family Process, 42(3), 2003, pp.391-402.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Mothers hospitalised in psychiatric units often have to separate themselves from their children either temporarily during hospitalisation, or permanently after a loss of custody. However, many studies have shown that mothering remains important for them. This Greek study interviewed 20 women, inpatients on a psychiatric unit and mothers of 3.5-18-year-old children, recording their narratives about their children and exploring their thoughts and understanding of the concepts of motherhood and mental illness. The study also explored the way in which the mother-child dyad interacted with the family and its social context. Most mothers had a consistent and coherent narrative about their children and they had certain expectations of them. The mother-child bond was strong, even when the children had been removed from their mothers custody. However, mothers were facing great difficulties with their partner and with the broader family context. Also, the social discourses regarding mental illness, (e.g., violence and incapability for mothering), were extremely oppressive for these women. They felt that they were the victims of societal attitudes even before they became pregnant. These findings suggest the importance of listening to the voices of these women; acknowledging their competence in the therapeutic context; involving them with their families, and in legal and social contexts; and in planning supportive programmes for them.
Survey of staff perceptions of illicit drug use among patients in a medium secure unit
- Authors:
- DOLAN Mairead, KIRWAN Helen
- Journal article citation:
- Psychiatric Bulletin, 25(1), January 2001, pp.14-17.
- Publisher:
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
This study is a survey of staff perceptions of illicit drug among in-patients in a medium secure unit. Results showed that sixty per cent of staff were aware of drug misuse on the unit. Less than one-third of staff were clear about the unit's policy for dealing with in-patient drug use and few have had adequate training in the management of patients with dual diagnoses. Strategies for dealing with drug misuse appear to focus on security rather than therapeutic issues. Services need to provide adequate training for staff on the management of patients with co-morbid substance misuse, introduce patient education programmes and develop and disseminate clear policies that emphasise both therapy and security.
Calls to rethink 'dustbin service'
- Author:
- VALIOS Natalie
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 22.10.98, 1998, p.9.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The government is to reprieve the special hospitals for severely mentally ill people. Reports on how campaigners believe that many residents should not be there.
The Taps project 40: quality of care provisions for the elderly mentally ill - traditional Vs alternative facilities
- Authors:
- WILLIS Walter, et al
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 13(4), April 1998, pp.225-234.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This article evaluates some aspects of care reprovision for psychogeriatric patients. Seven hospital wards are compared with four community settings, established as part of the reprovision programme for Friern Hospital in London. Each facility was assessed for policy and programme, social climate and physical characteristics; staff attitudes in regard to their tasks, training needs and job satisfaction were also explored.
Occupational or therapy? the attitudes of mental health professionals
- Authors:
- KAUR Daljeet, SEAGER Martin, ORRELL Martin
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 59(7), July 1996, pp.319-322.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Reports the findings of a questionnaire study of mental health staff on a psychiatric unit which investigated their views about occupational therapy. The study evaluated the attitudes to the role of the occupational therapists, the referral and assessment process, the importance of therapeutic activities, and communication and feedback between occupational therapists and other disciplines. This study emphasises the importance of better communication between occupational therapists and the other professions and, in particular, the need to raise the profile of occupational therapy within local teaching programmes.