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- Author:
- TAYLOR Amy
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 12.3.09, 2009, pp.28-29.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The Hartlepool branch of the mental health charity Mind uses the Human Givens framework in its mental health treatment. The approach works with the knowledge and skills people posses naturally to help them overcome problems. This combines with other therapies such as cognitive behavioural therapy and solution focused therapy, offering individuals a range of solutions. This article discusses how the approach is used.
Mental illness, medicine and law
- Editors:
- LEVINE Martin Lyon, (ed.)
- Publisher:
- Ashgate
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 598p.
- Place of publication:
- Farnham
As new medical technologies and treatments develop with increasing momentum, the legal and ethical implications of medicine are being called into question as never before. This collection brings together the seminal papers written on the nexus between mental illness, its treatment and its relationship to the law. The volume also provides an informative introduction, summarising the area and the relevance of the articles chosen. Sections include: the seriously ill – involuntary short-term treatment; the ordinary mind – the psychological underpinnings of law; and the therapist – informed consent.
An integral approach to mental health recovery: implications for social work
- Author:
- STARNINO Vincent R.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 19(7), October 2009, pp.820-842.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The term recovery has become increasingly popular in the area of mental health care. Recently, it has been described by policy makers as the guiding vision for transforming the mental health system. Problematic, however, is that a lack of clarity continues to exist regarding how recovery is to be defined. Definitional attempts often appear to have competing opinions about what the concept exactly stands for. This causes confusion for both professionals and consumers desiring to adopt a recovery approach. This article organises and connects insights from different views of mental health recovery by drawing on aspects of Ken Wilber's integral theory. The intention is to create a conceptual framework that brings together the competing ideological positions held by key stakeholders who have helped to shape the contemporary recovery paradigm. The resulting model comprises 4 quadrants which present a framework for situating recovery themes alongside their respective philosophical underpinnings. The implications for social work practice and education is discussed.
Jean Vanier and the transformational model of rehabilitation
- Authors:
- FORSTER Donna, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Review Journal, 14(4), December 2009, pp.36-45.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Using 3 sources of data (books by Jean Vanier, interviews with key informants from the L'Arche group homes established by Jean Vanier, and an interview with Jean Vanier), this interpretive case study was designed to examine the contributions that Jean Vanier and his work could make to rehabilitation therapy and mental health services. A set of concepts, called the Transformational Model of Rehabilitation, emerged from the data analysis, with 4 main elements: definition of the problem, the relationship between client and professional, the change process, and the outcome of the change process. The authors describe the Transformational Model of Rehabilitation, asserting that it makes a unique contribution to rehabilitation therapy in mental health services through its requirement that the professional engage in his/her own transformational process, comparing this approach to other rehabilitation models and demonstrating the relevance of transformational rehabilitation to mental health.
Reworking therapeutic landscapes: the spatiality of an ‘alternative’ self-help group
- Author:
- LAWS Jennifer
- Journal article citation:
- Social Science and Medicine, 69(12), December 2009, pp.1827-1833.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
Today the therapeutic landscapes perspective represents a collection of approaches to social and health studies which look at the relationship between healing and place, although there is a lack of agreement about what kind of place is therapeutic or indeed what constitutes ‘therapy’. The author uses a case study of an ‘alternative’ self-help group with ‘anti-psychiatry’ or ‘psychiatric survivor’ attitudes, located around a psychiatric hospital and involving current and former patients. Originally joining its meetings as an observer to learn about listening, she found that discussions about the nature of spaces and places where the group met arose spontaneously. Most were unconventional and ‘dissident’ spaces, with the dilapidated and possibly dangerous park being used the most. The choice of these places by the ‘survivors’ challenges the notion that the structured, pleasant and professional environments of the regular health services are the best places for recovery, and notes that, as described in literature, healing the unhappy soul often takes place in unpleasant surroundings such as wild moors, tempests and dark parts of town.
Adolescents in residential and inpatient treatment: a review of the outcome literature
- Authors:
- BETTMANN Joanna E., JASPERSON Rachael A.
- Journal article citation:
- Child and Youth Care Forum, 38(4), August 2009, pp.161-183.
- Publisher:
- Springer
Operationalizing treatment efficacy has become essential in the field of psychotherapy. Managed health care now requires psychotherapy to produce measurable outcomes and define success concretely. This requirement has resulted in research attempting to identify empirically supported and evidence-based treatments. This article presents a review of adolescent residential and inpatient outcome literature, for the purpose of identifying elements of successful programs and highlighting needed directions for research in the field.
The use of psychotropic medication for children in foster care
- Authors:
- CRISMON Lynn, ARGO Tami
- Journal article citation:
- Child Welfare Journal, 88(1), 2009, pp.71-100.
- Publisher:
- Child Welfare League of America
The use of psychotropic medication for foster children is in itself not unique; however, these children are of particular interest because of the stress associated with their life situations. A thorough assessment of the child and family should occur before beginning these medications, and in general, they should only be used in the presence of a Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, 4th edition, diagnosis of a mental disorder. Parents and caregivers need to be aware of principles of use, potential side effects, and monitoring parameters.
Let's talk mental health: a booklet for people who are using mental health services
- Author:
- NORTHERN IRELAND. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
- Publisher:
- Northern Ireland. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 42p.
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
This booklet is for adults who are experiencing mental health difficulties. It offers guidance on what to expect from Mental Health Services and to show how users can become more involved in decisions about care and treatment. Contents include: why should you get actively involved?; coming into contact with Mental Health Professionals; your General Practitioner; specialist psychological therapies; admission to a mental health unit; discharge and aftercare; taking medications and medication safety; contacting mental health services in times of crisis; some terms used in mental health and what they mean; mutual respect; giving feedback and making complaints. Details useful organisations are also provided.
Treatment for people with eating disorders: the case for extending care
- Author:
- McCARTHY Greg
- Journal article citation:
- Addiction Today, 20(118), May 2009, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Addiction Recovery Foundation
Often people with eating disorders also abuse alcohol or drugs. The author highlights a model of treatment that offer separate yet connected programmes which offer holistic care. This author outlines the psychiatric conditions commonly complicating addictive disorders, what extended care entails, the importance of community (versus hospital) settings and advantages of extended care over traditional addiction or eating-disorder treatment programmes.
Learning resource workbook for professionals working with children and young people
- Author:
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MENTAL HEALTH IN ENGLAND
- Publisher:
- National Institute for Mental Health in England
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 141p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Focusing on the changes introduced by the Mental Health Act 2007 and related provisions of the Code of Practice, and setting these changes within the wider legal frameworks that affect the care and treatment of children and young people, this workbook is intended to support the learning of professionals who work with children and young people affected by mental disorder. The workbook provides an overview of the nine key changes to legislation brought about by the Mental Health Act 2007 (definition of mental disorder, criteria for detention, age appropriate services, professional groups and new ways of working, nearest relative, advocacy services, electroconvulsive therapy safeguards, Supervised Community Treatment, and referrals to the tribunal), and presents the changes as key steps in the pathway into and out of compulsion (coming into compulsion, making decisions, Supervised Community Treatment, ending compulsion), with activities for each.