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Comparison of community based service with hospital based service for people with acute, severe psychiatric illness
- Authors:
- DEAN C., et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Medical Journal, 21.8.93, 1993, pp.473-476.
- Publisher:
- British Medical Association
Reports on research in Birmingham, which found that community based service is as effective as the hospital service and is preferred by relatives. It is more effective in keeping people in long term contact with psychiatrists.
One day at a time
- Author:
- SNELL Janet
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 26.11.98, 1998, pp.26-27.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Looks at how the government's "third way" for mental health care aims to provide intensive support in the home and the community. The author examines plans to spread the load of caring for mental ill people in the community.
Supervised discharge
- Author:
- COFFEY Michael
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 26.6.96, 1996, pp.50-53.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Health professionals now have new powers to force patients with mental illness to undertake treatment after discharge. This article reports on the likely effects.
Riding high
- Authors:
- WARD Amelia, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 14.7.93, 1993, pp.32-34.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Reports on the work of the Riding Ward at the Prudhoe Hospital in Northumberland, an in-patient unit for the assessment and treatment of young people who have a psychiatric disturbance superimposed on their learning disability.
Valuable insights
- Authors:
- REPPER Julie, BROOKER Charles
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 23.6.93, 1993, pp.28-31.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Clarifies some of the problems schizophrenia presents for individuals and their families, and identifies the role of the nurse in the care, treatment and rehabilitation of people with a diagnosis of schizophrenia.
Not just a quick fix
- Author:
- SILCOCK Sheila
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 6.5.93, 1993, p.22,23.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The mother of Ben Silcock writes about her experiences. She asks whether compulsory treatment in the community would be so bad if the alternative was hospital.
Not just a quick fix
- Author:
- HALPERN Adina
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 6.5.93, 1993, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The mauling of Ben Silcock by lions at London Zoo resulted in calls for the introduction of compulsory supervision of mentally ill people in the community and prompted the government to review the Mental Health Act. The mental health charity MIND is opposed to the proposals and argues for provisions in the Mental Health Act to be used instead to help people like Ben Silcock.
Community control?
- Author:
- CAVADINO Michael
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, 6, 1991, pp.482-493.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Discusses the possibility of introducing a Community Treatment Order which would enable psychiatry patients in the community to be given compulsory treatment and reviews the current state of the law and the civil liberties issues involved.
A comparison of schizophrenic patients in different community treatment approaches
- Authors:
- CUTLER D.L., TATUM E., SHORE J.H.
- Journal article citation:
- Community Mental Health Journal, 23(2), 1987, pp.103-113.
- Publisher:
- Springer
Compares patients in three different settings and under different treatment regimes.
Mental illness: policies for prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and care
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health and Social Security. Mental Health Division
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health and Social Security
- Publication year:
- 1983
- Pagination:
- 9p.
- Place of publication:
- London