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Shock treatment
- Author:
- FOGARTY Maggie
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Today, 21.5.92, 1992, p.12.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
Reports on the preliminary findings of a survey conducted by the Royal College of Psychiatrists, which indicate that over the past decade sixty children or adolescents have received electro convulsive therapy in NHS psychiatric establishments.
Crime and punishment
- Author:
- FOGARTY Maggie
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Today, 12.3.92, 1992, pp.16-17.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
Should people with psychopathic disorders be sent to prison or treated in hospital? Reports on challenges to current practice and the legal and service implications.
Needs assessment for persons with severe mental illness: what services are needed for successful community living?
- Authors:
- FORD Janet, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Community Mental Health Journal, 28(6), December 1992, pp.491-503.
- Publisher:
- Springer
Presents the results of a survey of 90 community mental health agency case managers in Ohio, which assessed community support and residential needs of over 1400 of their clients. Medication monitoring and therapy were rated high priority needs, and psychosocial treatment, day and vocational activities also ranked high. Survey responses regarding residential services indicated a need for more supported and supervised options.
Enhancing the delivery of effective mental health services to children
- Author:
- LECROY Craig Winston
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work: A journal of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), 37(3), May 1992, pp.225-231.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Presents current knowledge on assessment, treatment and service delivery.
The adult legacy of childhood sexual abuse - individual therapy with adult mental health referrals where CSA is the key factor
- Authors:
- AGASS Dick, SIMES Mike
- Journal article citation:
- Practice: Social Work in Action, 6(1), 1992, pp.41-59.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Drawing upon the shared experience of a psychiatric social work team, examines what is currently known about the long-term effects of childhood sexual abuse. Considers the challenges and pitfalls of individual work with adult survivors, presenting two detailed case studies as a basis for discussion. Key therapeutic issues are debated and constructive advice is offered for those social workers who find themselves increasingly involved in this complex area of work.
The primary care of schizophrenia: a conference organised by Research and Development for Psychiatry and the Department of Health and chaired by the Royal College of General Practitioners
- Editors:
- JENKINS Rachel, FIELD Vida, YOUNG Robyn
- Publisher:
- HMSO
- Publication year:
- 1992
- Pagination:
- 112p.,tables,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Includes papers on: the experience of schizophrenia from a carer's point of view; mental health policy; treatment; management of schizophrenia in the community; detection and intervention; issues for general practice; the role of family health services in assessing need and distributing resources; and the shift to community mental health care and its impact on general practitioners.