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An uneasy dwelling: the story of the Philadelphia Association community houses
- Author:
- GORDON Paul
- Publisher:
- PCCS Books
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Place of publication:
- Ross-on-Wye
The Philadelphia Association has been providing places of asylum for over 40 years. Hundreds of men and women, whether formally designated ‘mentally ill’, or experiencing serious emotional distress, have entered a PA community house and been allowed to “go through whatever they have to go through”, in their own time and in their own way, free from the interventions of psychiatry or family. Despite the longevity and the radically different nature of the project, little has been written about the work. This book is an attempt to correct that. It is in part a history of the houses but also an account of how the houses work today and an exploration of their underpinning ethos. The most famous of the houses was the first, Kingsley Hall, which opened in 1965 and which has come to have an almost iconic status in the world of what has come to be called critical psychiatry. More than 15 houses have been run under PA auspices. In the past the PA was most closely identified with one of its founders, the highly public figure RD Laing. This book is an attempt to explain more about the PA and reveal misperceptions.
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
Outside the walls of the asylum: the history of care in the community 1750-2000
- Editors:
- BARTLETT Peter, WRIGHT David
- Publisher:
- Athlone Press
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 350p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Collection of essays offering an exploration of the interface between mental health problems and social institutions from a social history perspective. Includes chapters on: community care and its antecedents; care of the mentally incapacitated in Scotland during the eighteenth century; the domestic treatment of post natal depression in the nineteenth century; family, community and the lunatic in mid nineteenth century North Wales; the Scottish system of boarding out patients with mental health problems 1857-1913; domestic psychiatric regimes and the public sphere in early nineteenth century England; lunatic and criminal alliances in nineteenth century Ireland; assessments of crime, violence and welfare in admissions to the Devon Asylum 1845-1914; community care and 'mental deficiency' 1913-1945; community care in England and Wales 1948-1974; mental health policy, care in the community and political conflict in Northern Ireland; and psychiatric treatment in the 1980s and 1990s.
Does community residence mean more community contact for people with severe, long-term psychiatric disabilities?
- Authors:
- DILKS Sarah L.E., SHATTOCK Linda
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 35(2), May 1996, pp.183-192.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The focus of the debate over hospital versus community care for those with severe and enduring mental health problems has shifted somewhat towards ensuring the quality of care provided by services regardless of their location. One factor that is generally assumed to be an important indicator of quality of care is the opportunity for community contact that users of a residential service have. This is illustrated by its inclusion in most instruments designed to assess quality of care in psychiatric services. The present study set out to examine the amount of community contact made by residents of three units of a London psychiatric rehabilitation service. Level of community contact was indeed found to be unrelated to the location of these facilities on a hospital site or in the community. However, interesting differences did emerge across units in the type of community contact made by residents and in the identity of residents' companions on community trips.
Child psychiatric units at the crossroads
- Editors:
- CHESSON Rosemary, CHISHOLM Douglas
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 288p.,tables,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Provides detailed accounts and critical appraisals of practice in work with children with mental health problems. Reviews the literature relating to child psychiatric units. Includes an up to date survey of in-patient units in the United Kingdom, looking at the effects of recent changes in the organisation of health services, and the impact of recent judicial rulings, such as the Children Act 1989. Provides an analysis of the work of psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, teachers, social workers, occupational therapists and speech and language therapists.
Age and compulsory admission
- Authors:
- SRIKUMAR Siva, ORRELL Martin W.
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 10(7), July 1995, pp.611-615.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Compulsory admission is not just restricted to younger psychiatric patients. In this study, elderly and younger adult patients who had compulsory psychiatric admissions were compared according to a number of social and clinical variables. Elderly patients were less likely to have police involvement in an admission but more likely to be referred by their own GP and to live alone. The particular needs of the elderly could be reflected by better guidelines on the use of the Mental Health Act.
Inpatient plans need care to be scanned correctly
- Author:
- BARTON Nick
- Journal article citation:
- Addiction Today, 17(101), July 2006, pp.21-23.
- Publisher:
- Addiction Recovery Foundation
The SCAN Network of psychiatrists is making recommendations on "how best to configure inpatient services" in the addictions field. The author asks whether this is possible if they do not fully involve clinicians who are treating similar populations in different settings, for example those in residential rehabilitation or treatment centres. It is argued that much of what is being proposed in the SCAN recommendations for inpatient units is what short-stay residential rehabilitation units have been providing for over 20 years.
Psychological disturbance associated with sexual abuse in people with learning disabilities: case control study
- Authors:
- SEQUEIRA Heather, HOWLIN Patricia, HOLLINS Sheila
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 183(11), November 2003, pp.451-456.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
The association between sexual abuse, mental health and behavioural problems in people with learning disabilities has not previously been examined in a controlled study. The aim was to identify symptoms of psychological disturbance in adults with and without a confirmed history of sexual abuse. The study used a matched (1:1) case-control design comparing 54 adults who had experienced sexual abuse with 54 adults with no reported history of abuse. The two groups were selected from a community population of adults with learning disabilities living in residential care, and compared for selected psychiatric diagnoses and for scores on measures of disturbed behaviour. Sexual abuse was associated with increased rates of mental illness and behavioural problems, and with symptoms of post-traumatic stress. Psychological reactions to abuse were similar to those observed in the general population, but with the addition of stereotypical behaviour. The more serious the abuse, the more severe the symptoms that were reported. The study provides the first evidence from a controlled study that sexual abuse is associated with a higher incidence of psychiatric and behavioural disorder in people with learning disabilities.
Attachment representations in adolescence: further evidence from psychiatric residential settings
- Authors:
- WALLIS Paul, STEELE Howard
- Journal article citation:
- Attachment and Human Development, 3(3), December 2001, pp.259-268.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
The Adult Attachment Interview (AAI) profiles the various ways in which people make sense of early experience. This study investigates 39 adolescents resident on five regional adolescent units in the south-east of England. The number of adolescents presenting as securely attached was low whilst the incidence of insecure attachment patterns in the sample was high. When interviews were rated additionally in terms of lack of resolution, over half of the sample were unresolved with respect to experiences of trauma or loss. Discusses the possible uses of the AAI in therapeutic interventions for severely disturbed adolescents, which are centrally based on the formation of a secure, safe relationship with a non-threatening adult.