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Brief report: purpose in life and self-actualisation in agency-supported caregivers
- Authors:
- RHOADES Donna R., McFARLAND Kay F.
- Journal article citation:
- Community Mental Health Journal, 36(5), October 2000, pp.513-521.
- Publisher:
- Springer
When families cannot serve as full-time caregivers for severely, mentally ill family members, agency-supported caregivers provide an alternative to chronic hospitalisation. This study observes positive experiences of paid caregivers for seriously, mentally ill individuals especially the meaning or purpose it gives their lives and the self-fulfilment or self-actualisation that caregiving provides. The caregivers in this study possessed a high purpose in life suggesting that caregiving may give meaning to life. Also, the caregivers of these individuals with severe, mental illness tend to be highly other-oriented (altruistic), an external focus that may decrease their own self-awareness. Concludes that, caregivers who provide continuous residential care may benefit from therapeutic interventions designed to reinforce self-care skills.
Return to Bournewood: the ethical dilemma
- Author:
- CARR Les
- Journal article citation:
- Professional Social Work, May 2000, p.2.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
Looks at the implications of the Human Rights Act for the detention of people under the Mental Health Act, and what it will mean for the role of the Approved Social Worker.
Catatonia in autistic spectrum disorders
- Authors:
- WING Lorna, SHAH Amitta
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 176, April 2000, pp.357-362.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
This research aims to examine the severe exacerbation of the catatonic features of autistic disorders in adolescence or early adult life, which occurs in some individuals. Concludes that Catatonia is a later complication of autistic spectrum disorders, which adds considerably to the burden of caring. More research is needed to identify causes, neuropathology, and early signs of vulnerability.
Primary care and mental health
- Authors:
- PIDD Frankie, McARTHUR Margaret
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Review, 5(4), December 2000, pp.6-13.
- Publisher:
- Pier Professional
This article reflects some of the author's experience of working in primary care, and some observations of the state of development of primary care groups (PGCs) in taking up their mental health role.
The accommodation and support needs of people with a mental illness: a process and framework for action
- Authors:
- HARVEY Desley, HUNTER Ernest, WHITESIDE Mary
- Journal article citation:
- Australian Social Work, 53(4), December 2000, pp.7-14.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This article reports the results of a consumer-focused assessment of the accommodation and support needs of people with a mental illness living in Australia. The study utilises a 'pathway to stability' approach to assess the phase-contingent accommodation and support needs of mental health consumers through interview and focus groups with consumers, carers and service providers. The implications of the findings and research methodology for social work practice and research are discussed.
A qualitative study of filicide by mentally ill mothers
- Authors:
- STANTON Josephine, SIMPSON Alexander, WOULDES Trecia
- Journal article citation:
- Child Abuse and Neglect, 24(11), November 2000, pp.1451-1460.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
The objective of this study was to examine descriptions of maternal filicide committed in the context of major mental illness from the frame of reference of a group of perpetrators. Six women were identified, and interviewed. They described intense investment in mothering their child(ren). Descriptions of external stressors were not extreme, but the experience of illness was described as extremely stressful. They described little or no warning or planning. Their descriptions of their children were unremarkable. Motivation was described as altruistic or as an extension of suicide. They described regretting the killings and feeling responsible even though they knew they had been ill at the time. The findings underline the difficulty of identification of risk and prevention of maternally ill filicide in the women who described being very caring towards their children, and little or no warning of filicidal urges. They may be better understood in terms of the illness than the individual stress or psychodynamics.
Can LETS make it better. A Stirling example
- Authors:
- MANLEY Catherine, ALDRIDGE Theresa
- Journal article citation:
- A Life in the Day, 4(4), November 2000, pp.3-10.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This article explores the potential of Local Exchange Trading Schemes (LETS) to overcome some of the barriers to participating in meaningful activity for people with severe and enduring mental illness. The struggle for funding is considered to be the key barrier.
Integrating cognitive-behavioural psychotherapy for persons with schizophrenia into a psychiatric rehabilitation program: results of a three year trial
- Author:
- BRADSHAW William
- Journal article citation:
- Community Mental Health Journal, 36(5), October 2000, pp.491-500.
- Publisher:
- Springer
Emerging models of cognitive-behavioural treatment (CBT) offer promising new intervention strategies in the psychotherapy of schizophrenia. This study examines differences in outcomes of clients who received long-term day treatment programme (DTP) services compared to clients who received individual CBT that was included as part of their DTP treatment. Twenty-four clients were randomly assigned to DTP treatment or CBT/DTP treatment. Data on standardised measures of psychosocial functioning, symptomatology and rehospitalisation were collected over the course of three years of treatment. Results indicate significant improvement for the CBT/DTP group compared to the DTP group in the patterns of change over time for psychosocial functioning and symptomology. Discusses implications for service delivery to persons with schizophrenia and makes suggestions for future research.
First-person accounts of delusions
- Authors:
- STANTON Biba, DAVID Anthony
- Journal article citation:
- Psychiatric Bulletin, 24(9), September 2000, pp.333-336.
- Publisher:
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
In order to investigate cognitive aspects of the experience of delusions, including onset and recovery, autobiographical accounts of schizophrenia were reviewed. The sample was self-selected and biased towards women and highly-educated patients. Most attributed their recovery to a combination of medication, psychotherapy, social support and personal coping strategies; some felt that their illness had enhanced their self-awareness or spirituality.
Factors associated with the discharge of patients from a long-term state psychiatric hospital
- Authors:
- LINHORST Donald M., TURNER Marilyn A., WOODWARD Clive
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Research, 24(3), September 2000, pp.169-178.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
The study discussed in this article describes the characteristics of 188 patients who were residing in a state psychiatric hospital in the USA on July 1, 1995, and identifies the patients-related factors associated with the 74 patients who were discharged within four years of the survey date. Because of different criteria for discharge between patients admitted by their legal guardians and those committed by the criminal courts, separate analyses were conducted on the two groups. Overall, court-committed patients who were discharges demonstrated higher levels of psychiatric stability and non-dangerous behaviours than guardianship patients who were discharged.