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Socialpsykiatri - en ny mde at se socialt arbejde p! (Social psychiatry - a new way to view social work!)
- Author:
- ANDERSEN Carsten
- Journal article citation:
- Nordisk Sosialt Arbeid, 14(2), 1994, pp.131-143.
- Publisher:
- Universitetsforlaget AS
In all the Nordic countries there has been a development in the field of psychiatry, away from the large treatment institutions towards locally and socially based psychiatric work. In the individual Nordic countries this work is organised in different ways. In Denmark the development of the psychiatric organisation has tried to get away from centralized institutional psychiatry towards a more decentralized district psychiatry and social psychiatry. The expression 'social psychiatry' is often accused of mixing medical psychiatric treatment with social interventions or suggesting that social work can also be a form of psychiatric treatment. Social work is social work and social care directed towards people with mental disorders. This work is based on specialised psychiatric knowledge and basis social methods and concepts.
Antipsychotic drugs and social work: conflicts with psychiatry
- Author:
- KARPIK Stefan
- Publisher:
- University of East Anglia
- Publication year:
- 1991
- Pagination:
- 46p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Norwich
Collects and evaluates the information on the implications of prescribing antipsychotic drugs described as effective with minor side-effects.
Liaison psychiatry: the way ahead: briefing
- Author:
- NHS CONFEDERATION. Mental Health Network
- Publisher:
- NHS Confederation. Mental Health Network
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 8p.
- Place of publication:
- London
People with a long-term physical health condition are more than twice as likely to have a mental health problem as the general population. This can have a huge effect on a patient’s chances of recovery; for example, someone with chronic heart failure is eight times more likely to die within 30 months if they also have depression. Liaison psychiatry services provide immediate access to specialist mental health support for people being treated for physical health problems, most often in general hospitals and in some cases, in the community. This reports finds that liaison psychiatry services can save an average hospital £5 million a year by reducing the number and length of admissions to beds. Even bigger savings could be achieved in future if liaison psychiatry services were extended to work in the community to prevent crises from happening at all.
Support and contact - a new offer in social psychiatry
- Author:
- BARFOLD Anita
- Journal article citation:
- Nordisk Sosialt Arbeid, 18(1), 1998, pp.10-17.
- Publisher:
- Universitetsforlaget AS
This article outlines recent changes to Danish legislation on social assistance, especially the implications for working with mentally disordered people. It deals with the many challenges and dilemmas faced by social workers.
The social organization of mental illness
- Author:
- PRIOR Lindsay
- Publisher:
- Sage
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 239p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Analyses the changing definitions of mental illness and the way in which they have been reflected in the organisation of health and social services. Shows how this both reflects and constitutes the nature of mental illness. Demonstrates how sociological insights into the world of psychiatric medicine can be gained from an examination of the multiple ways in which disorders have been represented in, and through, the work of psychiatric professionals. Focuses on the transition from hospital to community centred services.
Psychiatric social work in Great Britain: 1939-1962
- Author:
- TIMMS Noel
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Publication year:
- 1964
- Pagination:
- 279p.
- Place of publication:
- London
End-of-life care and mental illness: a model for community psychiatry and beyond
- Authors:
- CANDILIS Philip J., FOTI Mary Ellen G., HOLZER Jacob C.
- Journal article citation:
- Community Mental Health Journal, 40(1), February 2004, pp.3-16.
- Publisher:
- Springer
End-of-life care is often influenced by the stereotyping of patients by age, diagnosis, or cultural identity. Two common stereotypes arise from the presumed incompetence of many patients to contribute to end-of-life decisions, and the fear that the discussions themselves will be de-stabilizing. We present a model for end-of-life discussions that combines competence assessment with healthcare preferences in a psychiatric population that faces identical stereotypes. The model, which draws on clinical research in competence and suicide risk assessment, has important implications for all patients in the community who are marginalized or stereotyped during discussions of end-of-life treatment.
The approved social worker's guide to psychiatry and psychiatric medication
- Authors:
- ADSHEAD Gwen, LACEY Ron
- Publisher:
- Bournemouth University
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 124p.
- Place of publication:
- Poole
This book was written for those on the Mental Health Social Work Award (ASW) courses and those helping to provide placement opportunities for ASW trainees. It will also be of use to practising ASWs, other mental health professionals, service users and carers. Contents include: an overview of psychiatry; psychotic disorders; neuroses, substance abuse and personality disorders; treatment issues in psychiatry; forensic psychiatry and the law; psychiatry of old age; psychiatry and risk assessment; and patients as parents. The main forms of psychiatric medication are then outlined.
Essentials of the World Psychiatric Association's international guidelines for diagnostic assessment (IGDA)
- Author:
- ROYAL COLLEGE OF PSYCHIATRISTS
- Publisher:
- The British Journal of Psychiatry, Vol. 182 Supp. 45, 2003
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 29p.,bibliogs.
This monograph presents the 100 IGDA guidelines, along with explanatory diagrams and tables, and recommended reading lists. This material is organised into ten parts, covering conceptual bases, interviewing and information sources, symptom and supplementary assessments, comprehensive diagnostic formulation, treatment planning and chart organisation. A final part sets out an illustrative clinical case. These guidelines are offered as recommendations for both in-patient and out-patient care, and for both child and adult psychiatry. The manner of their application should be informed by local realities and needs.
Mental health in older people: in practice
- Authors:
- BURNS Alistair, PURANDORE Nitin, CRAIG Sarah
- Publisher:
- Royal Society of Medicine Press
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 61p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
As the percentage of the total population that is ages over 65 years continues to increase, so will the number of cases of dementia, depression and other mental health complaints. These illnesses can be found in people of all ages but are particularly prevalent in the elderly. This book provides information on the diagnosis and management of various mental health disorders, the members of the multidisciplinary team who help those who are suffering, and the legal and ethical issues surrounding this subject. The book also includes many of the psychiatric assessments and rating scales that are used by clinicians as diagnostic tools.