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The consequences of official labels: an examination of the rights lost by the mentally ill and mentally incompetent ten years later
- Authors:
- HEMMENS Craig, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Community Mental Health Journal, 38(2), April 2002, pp.129-140.
- Publisher:
- Springer
This American study presents a survey of state statutes which restrict the civil rights of persons with a mental illness or who have been declared mentally incompetent. Five civil rights (jury service), voting, holding public office, marriage, and parenting) are examined. The results of the 1999 study are compared with the results of a 1989 study, to reveal any trends in the restriction of the civil rights of those suffering from mental problems. This comparison reveals that states continue to restrict the rights of the mentally ill and incompetent, and that there is a trend toward increased restriction of the familial rights of marriage and parenting.
The tyranny of expert language
- Author:
- HARPER Dave
- Journal article citation:
- Openmind, 113, January 2002, pp.8-9.
- Publisher:
- MIND
Asks who chooses the words we use to talk about mental health problems and looks at some of the social effects of the language we use.
Involving users in the delivery and evaluation of mental health services: systematic review
- Authors:
- SIMPSON Emma L., HOUSE Allan O.
- Journal article citation:
- British Medical Journal, 30.11.02, 2002, pp.1265-1268.
- Publisher:
- British Medical Association
It was found that involving users as employees of mental health services led to clients having greater satisfaction with personal circumstances and less hosapitalisation. Providers of services who have been trained by users had more positive attitdes towards users. Users can be involved as employees, trainers or researchers. Involving users with severe mental disorders in the delivery and evaluation of services can also be recommended.
Opportunity knocks
- Author:
- EVE Julian
- Journal article citation:
- Openmind, 118, November 2002, p.11.
- Publisher:
- MIND
Looks at work in Nottingham which enables people with mental health problems needing high levels of support to live in the community.
In search of true asylum
- Author:
- EATON Lynn
- Journal article citation:
- Health Service Journal, 20.6.02, 2002, pp.38-39.
- Publisher:
- Emap Healthcare
Looks at the new guidelines produced for inpatient mental health services.
Out at work: a survey of the experiences of people with mental health problems within the workplace
- Author:
- MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Mental Health Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 33p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Drawing on the findings of a survey, this research report looks at real-life experiences of people with mental health problems who are employed. The survey also looks at and reinforces the belief that mental health problems may be caused or made worse by work due to, for example, the stress high expectations or long working hours can bring. Mental Health Action Week, self-complete questionnaires (copy appended) were returned by 411 participants (over 60% female, 14% of black and minority ethnicity, most aged 35-54 years) who had mostly either depression, anxiety, manic depression, schizophrenia or psychosis. Barriers to work included the effects of medication, difficulties associated with losing benefits, and discrimination at interview, short-list or job offer stages. However, many who have succeeded and disclosed their mental health problems reported recent, positive experiences, compared with the past. Participants' views are quoted. Data tables and graphs are presented throughout. Key findings and recommendatons are also provided.
Well? what do you think?: a national Scottish survey of public attitudes to mental health, well being and mental health problems
- Authors:
- GLENDINNING Richard, et al
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive. Social Research
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 108p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
The Scottish Executive is committed to policies and initiatives designed to raise awareness of mental health issues and to promote positive mental health and well being. As part of the early work of the National Programme for Improving the Mental Health and Well Being of the Scottish population, a survey was commissioned to assess people's understanding of mental health and well being, sources of information about mental health issues, experience and perceptions of mental health problems, and attitudes towards mental health problems and people who suffer from them. This project was based around an in-home random sample of 1381 interviews conducted with a representative sample of adults across Scotland. Since the sample size would not give robust data relating to minority ethnic people in Scotland, a ‘booster’ of 51 interviews with non-white people was included. Data was weighted to correct for differential chance of respondent selection and demographic imbalance.
Care management for older people with serious mental health problems
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 3p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Care Programme Approach (CPA) should be applied to older people with severe mental illness due to schizophrenia or other psychoses. The assessment of their needs should be based on the Single Assessment Process (SAP) for older people. SAP, plus critical aspects of CPA, should be applied to other older people with severe functional or organic mental health problems, who were they younger would be provided for under CPA. When individuals subject to CPA reach old age, switches to SAP are not inevitable.
The usefulness of aggregate routine clinical outcomes data: The example of HoNOS65+
- Author:
- McDONALD Alastair J. D.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health, 11(6), December 2002, pp.645-656.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- London
There is increasing interest in whether observational data can usefully supplement, enhance, or even replace clinical trials evidence for the efficacy of interventions. To an understanding of the practical and cultural changes necessary for this in psychiatry must be added appreciation of the importance of feedback of appropriately analysed aggregated outcomes data to clinicians. This article describes the development of methods of analysis of routine clinical outcomes data (using ICD10, HoNOS65+ and a developing intervention coding system) in an old age psychiatry service in South London. The minimum dataset necessary, the construction of a database and some core analyses are described.
Researchable questions to support evidence-based mental health policy concerning adult mental illness
- Authors:
- THORNICROFT G., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Psychiatric Bulletin, 26(10), October 2002, pp.364-367.
- Publisher:
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
This article aims to identify important gaps in completed research and to translate these gaps into researchable questions that can contribute to a debate about the future research agenda for general adult mental health in England. The authors conduct an expert assessment of a thematic review of commissioned research on adult mental health between 1992 and 2000 the Scoping Review of the Effectiveness of Mental Health Services, produced by the Centre for Reviews and Dissemination at the University of York and the Report of the Mental Health Topic Working Group (1999).