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Art for mental health's sake
- Authors:
- SECKER Jenny, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, July 2007, pp.34-36.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
In 2005 the Development for Culture, Media and Sport and the Department of Health jointly commissioned a study to contribute to the evidence base on the benefits for mental health of participation of arts work. This article reports findings from two key strands of the second phase of the research: an outcomes study providing quantitative evidence of the benefits of arts participation for people with mental health needs, and a series of qualitative case studies of six arts and mental health projects that explored how people benefited from arts participation.
Partnerships for older people projects: an outline of innovation and service elements
- Author:
- CARE SERVICES IMPROVEMENT PARTNERSHIP. Health and Social Care Change Agent Team
- Publisher:
- Care Services Improvement Partnership. Health and Social Care Change Agent Team
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 10p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The strategic aim of POPP (Partnerships for older people projects) is to test and evaluate (through pilots established during 2006/07 and 2007/08) innovative approaches that sustain prevention work in order to improve outcomes for older people. Four of the project sites focus specifically on Older People's Mental Health, you can read the project profiles.
The arts, well-being and society
- Authors:
- OLIVER James, MURRAY Paul
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Public Mental Health, 6(4), December 2007, pp.6-11.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
In this editorial the authors question the attempt to impose scientific measures of outcome on arts participation, and asking if we should not, instead, regard access to opportunities for creative expression as a legal right and moral duty owing to those whom we, as a society, have excluded from the mainstream through incarceration of labelling.
Psychosocial interventions for older people with mental health difficulties
- Author:
- BOYD Ben
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Care Services Management, 1(3), April 2007, pp.269-278.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Psychosocial interventions (PSI) for older people with mental health difficulties have not been adequately researched nor have they received emphasis in national policy. This reasons for this are explored and a strategy for local implementation is presented that includes training, PSI in service design and generating local data to facilitate implementation.
Can system integration improve mental health outcomes for children and youth?
- Authors:
- FOSTER E. Michael, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Children and Youth Services Review, 29(10), October 2007, pp.1301-1319.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
This article compares mental health outcomes for children receiving services in two federally funded system-of-care communities to those of children in similar communities. Children's clinical and functional outcomes over three waves of data collection for 573 children and youth are analyzed using a propensity score matching methodology. Children at one of the two system-of-care sites showed substantially greater improvement than did their matched counterparts. For the other pair, no benefits of the system of care were apparent. The differences in the effectiveness of the system of care between the two pairs of sites may reflect differences in system implementation, especially as affecting service use.
Recovery in psychiatry
- Authors:
- SCHRANK Beate, SLADE Mike
- Journal article citation:
- Psychiatric Bulletin, 31(9), September 2007, pp.321-325.
- Publisher:
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
In recent years, the concept of recovery from severe mental illness has increasingly gained relevance in the mental health field. Countries all over the world have been introducing recovery policy into mental health services However, there is still debate about the concept, such as whether symptom reduction is central or not. This article proposes a conceptual framework for recovery and identifies emergent practical issues. The term, two meanings, two classes of definitions which emerged from two different influences, can be identified for the term recovery in mental health. In psychiatry the idea of recovery is based on longitudinal studies demonstrating a widely heterogeneous course for severe mental illnesses. In this context, remission is defined as an improvement in symptoms and other deficits to a degree that they would be considered within a normal range. Recovery can be seen as a long-term goal of remission This is named service-based definition of recovery. A second definition of the term recovery came from the self-help and consumer/user/survivor movement. Here, recovery may include, but does not require, symptom remission or a return to normal functioning. However, recovery is seen as a process of personal growth and development, and involves overcoming the effects of being a mental health patient, with all its implications, to regain control and establish a personally fulfilling, meaningful life This is named the user-based definition of recovery. This is exemplified by the National Institute for Mental Health in England definition of recovery as the ‘achievement of a personally acceptable quality of life’.
Validation of the Social Satisfaction Questionnaire for outcome evaluation in substance use disorders
- Authors:
- RAISTRICK Duncan, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Psychiatric Bulletin, 31(9), September 2007, pp.333-336.
- Publisher:
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
The aim was to develop a scale to measure social satisfaction in people with substance use disorders and to test its psychometric properties. The rationale is that social satisfaction is more universal and relevant to treatment planning than assessing social problems. The new Social Satisfaction Questionnaire (SSQ) was derived from an existing social problems questionnaire and validation was undertaken on two large clinic populations. An eight-item SSQ was tested and found to have good psychometric properties in terms of test–retest reliability, internal consistency, distribution of responses and concurrent validity. The SSQ is suitable for use as the social domain element of an outcome measures package.
Disability benefits and clinical outcomes among homeless veterans with psychiatric and substance abuse problems
- Authors:
- MARES Alvin S., ROSENHECK Robert A.
- Journal article citation:
- Community Mental Health Journal, 43(1), February 2007, pp.57-74.
- Publisher:
- Springer
This study examined the relationship between disability payment status and clinical outcomes among 305 homeless veterans in the United States entering Veterans Association treatment. Disability status and clinical outcomes were characterized using self-report data at program entry, and quarterly for 2 years thereafter. Seeking or already receiving disability benefits at program entry was not associated with any of the 8 clinical outcomes examined. Those seeking or receiving disability benefits during the 2 years that followed showed more serious mental health problems and lower levels of mental health functioning, but no greater risk of substance use or not being employed nor worse housing outcomes than those who remained uninterested in applying for disability benefits. This study does not, therefore, support the notion that disability orientation results in poorer clinical outcomes, at least not among homeless veterans.
Predictors of dually diagnosed patients’ psychiatric symptom exacerbation during acute substance use disorder treatment
- Authors:
- TIMKO Christine, ILGEN Mark, MOOS Rudolf H.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dual Diagnosis, 4(1), 2007, pp.55-74.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
A total of 230 dual diagnosis patients receiving treatment from 14 residential substance abuse programmes were evaluated at intake, discharge (98%) and one-year follow-up (80%). A higher risk of exacerbated psychiatric symptoms at discharge was associated with the following at intake: anxiety; being untroubled by psychiatric symptoms; using more than one substance; having less severe alcohol problems; living with a problem drinker; and having no close friends. Those who received, during their acute treatment, recommended services (e.g. individual counselling, vocational counselling, discharge planning) were more likely to improve even when intake risk was controlled. In addition, those who received outpatient treatment after discharge were more likely to have fewer psychiatric symptoms at one-year follow-up. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).
Outcomes of a randomized trial of continuum of care services for children in a child welfare system
- Authors:
- HOLDEN E. Wayne, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Child Welfare Journal, 86(6), November 2007, pp.89-114.
- Publisher:
- Child Welfare League of America
The Connecticut Department of Children and Families Title IV-E waiver demonstration evaluated whether the well-being of children approved for residential mental health services could be improved, and lengths of stay in restrictive placements reduced, by providing case rate payments to community agencies to provide continuum of care services. Children aged seven to 15 were randomly assigned to either a demonstration group of 78 or to usual state-supported services (79). One-year outcome results indicated that in a situation that is less costly, improvement in outcomes occurred in less restrictive settings. Continuum of care services were more effective in returning children to in-home placements, reducing the length of stay in restrictive placements, and utilising higher levels of case management thorough coordination among agencies and family support services.