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A teaching nursing home
- Author:
- UPEX Clifford
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 30.11.00, 2000, pp.43-44.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Describes a new centre of excellence for frail elderly people in Oxford.
Pulling ourselves together to end discrimination
- Author:
- BIRD Lisa
- Journal article citation:
- Care Plan, 6(4), June 2000, pp.24-27.
- Publisher:
- Positive Publications/ Anglia Polytechnic University, Faculty of Health and Social Work
A survey of people with mental health problems has revealed a surprising amount of discrimination and lack of understanding by mental health professionals, family and friends. This article describes that research and its recommendations for change.
Preventing sexual contact between professionals and patients in forensic environments
- Author:
- PETER-THOMAS Brian
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Forensic Psychiatry, 11(1), April 2000, pp.135-150.
- Publisher:
- Routledge
This articles considers the issue of sexual contact between staff and patients in psychiatry and, especially, forensic environments. The effect of these relationships is substantial on both the individual patient and the organization. Characteristics of patients and staff who become involved in this type of activity are discussed and the particular features of forensic environments are raised in relation to understanding the violation of intimate boundaries.
Violence in the workplace: new perspectives in forensic mental health services in the USA
- Authors:
- FLETCHER Tony A., BRAKEL Samuel Jan, CAVANAUGH James L.
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 176, April 2000, pp.339-344.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
This paper reviews current research on workplace violence in the USA and offers suggestions concerning the roles that mental health professionals with forensic expertise can play in this expanding field. It aims to clarify the role of the mental health professional in evaluating issues related to workplace violence.
Dimensions of staff burnout in assertive community treatment and psychosocial rehabilitation programmes for persons with severe mental illness
- Authors:
- COOK A., et al
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 2(4), December 2000, pp.6-12.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This American Study tested differential predictors of the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) dimensions of emotional exhaustion, depersonalisation and personal accomplishment among 129 urban, community-based providers delivering psychiatric rehabilitation services to persons with severe mental illness. Results of ordinary least squares regression analyses suggest that different client, provider, and organisational characteristics influence different dimensions of the MBI. Suggests that mental health programme administrators can use the MBI to minimize turnover and thereby enhance provider continuity and quality of care for persons with severe mental illness.
Dimensions of staff burnout in assertive community treatment and psychosocial rehabilitation programmes for persons with severe mental illness: occupational environment and mental health
- Author:
- DALGARD O.S.
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 2(4), December 2000, pp.13-15.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Comments on the article by Cook, Pickett-Schent and Nageotte, in this issue of ' International Journal of Mental Health Promotion'.
Could this be you: evaluating quality and standards of care in the inpatient psychiatric setting
- Author:
- WARNER Lesley
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Care, 4(3), November 2000, pp.89-92.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
NHS mental health services are under considerable pressure to meet exacting quality standards in the provision of services. The physical conditions of wards, staffing levels and training, treatment programmes and polices, and the design of the unit itself are all known to be important factors in the therapeutic care environment. Outlines a template services can use to evaluate their inpatient psychiatric units against national standards and known best practice.
The effect of challenging behaviour, and staff support, on the psychological wellbeing of staff working with older adults
- Authors:
- COLE R.P., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Aging and Mental Health, 4(4), November 2000, pp.359-365.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This study aimed to investigate the relationship between levels of challenging behaviour in older adults living in residential settings, the degree of staff support and the psychological wellbeing of staff. Fifty-one staff working in mental health and 45 staff working in nursing home settings rated residents on the frequency of 25 challenging behaviours, and completed measures of staff support and psychological wellbeing. Staff in the mental health settings had a higher level of perceived staff support than those working in the nursing home settings. Psychological wellbeing in staff was found to be positively correlated to the degree of staff support perceived by staff, and not related to levels of resident challenging behaviour. The implications of these findings, including the need to adopt a more psychological framework to care provision in nursing home settings, are discussed.
Staff attributions and management of violent incidents in hostels for homeless people
- Authors:
- MEDDINGS Sara, LEVEY Susan
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health, 9(5), October 2000, pp.481-494.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- London
The attitudes, attributions and preferred management strategies of workers in direct access hostels for homeless people were examined in relation to a hypothetical vignette of a violent incident. Half the participants were told that the man described had schizophrenia. Staff reported internal temporary, internal enduring and external attributions for the incident. They made fewer internal enduring attributions about the violent behaviour of a homeless person with schizophrenia than without, otherwise they made quite similar attributions. Staff rated psychiatric strategies as more useful in managing the behaviour of a person with schizophrenia. External attributions, positive attitudes and talking/caring management strategies were associated. Clinical implications of the study are discussed. Staff training and integrated multi-agency approaches to working with people who are homeless and experience mental health problems are recommended.
Staff training in cognitive-behavioural family intervention in mental illness using the multiple-family group approach: a pilot study
- Authors:
- LAUBE Roy E., HIGSON Fiona M.
- Journal article citation:
- Community Mental Health Journal, 36(5), October 2000, pp.477-490.
- Publisher:
- Springer
This article describes a pilot project in which eight Community Mental Health Centre staff in Australia were trained in a cognitive-behavioural intervention for families of 37 mentally ill clients. After involvement in training, the staff demonstrated more regular inclusion of family members in routine clinical practice, and a trend towards an increase in relevant knowledge. After involvement in the programme, the families experienced a decrease in burden even though the primary clients' functioning did not change. The results indicates that it is possible to train staff in ordinary clinical settings in effective cognitive-behavioural family interventions.