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Mental health and deafness: an investigation of current residential services and service users throughout the UK
- Authors:
- McCLELLAND Roy, CHISHOLM Daniel, POWELL Stephen
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health, 10(6), December 2001, pp.627-636.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- London
This study aimed to identify and assess all residential facilities that provide services to deaf people with mental health problems, and to elicit detailed information on the demography, clinical characteristics and service needs of the residents. The survey covered a total of 555 residents living in 44 centres, of whom 372 were deaf adults in the age range 16-65. Twenty facilities and 80% of their residents were assessed in more detail. Residents had high levels of functional impairment, with two-thirds having moderate or severe problems in at least one domain of personal functioning including cleanliness, cooking, shopping, use of transport and budgeting. The domains of social activity and risk of harm to self and others differentiated residents in psychiatric wards from those in staffed hostels.
Social disability, challenging behaviour and risk: A comparison of health and Social Services residential provision for people with severe and enduring mental health problems
- Authors:
- DILKS Sarah, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health, 10(5), October 2001, pp.547-557.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- London
The population characteristics of people with severe and enduring mental health problems living in 'high support' Health and Local Authority (LA) residential facilities were compared in this survey of social functioning and psychiatric symptomatology. The survey was intended to assist in local service planning, particularly in the targeting of relatively high cost provision. A cross-sectional survey of all 62 residents of the three Local Authority hostels was conducted and compared to an earlier survey of 76 residents living in seven NHS residential facilities. Residents of NHS facilities were found to have poorer social functioning than LA residents; had more physical health problems; had higher levels of behaviour problems and risk behaviours which were both rated as more serious in terms of their effect on community tenure. The survey's findings were consistent with the results of other surveys of the characteristics of people considered 'hard to place' in the community as a result of mental health problems.
Mental health services for looked after children: implications from two studies
- Authors:
- MINNIS Helen, PRIORE Christina Del
- Journal article citation:
- Adoption and Fostering, 25(4), Winter 2001, pp.27-38.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Two recent studies by Glasgow researchers have highlighted the high level of emotional and behaviourial difficulties experienced by looked after children. One was a survey of children entering the care system (Dimigen et al, 1999) while the other was a randomised controlled trial of a training programme for foster carers. The survey was carried out in Glasgow, while the trial was carried out across another part of the Central Belt of Scotland. Despite their different designs and geographical areas, the two studies came up with complementary results. The results are synthesised in this article and are used to argue that practitioners need to take a fresh look at mental health services for looked after children and the assessments which should determine what these children need.