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Exploring schizophrenia
- Author:
- WINNETT Andrew
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 28.5.97, 1997, pp.28-30.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Outlines a biological basis for schizophrenia and asserts that the diagnosis must be both clinically and morally progressive.
The voices of reason
- Author:
- BATTY David
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 9.4.97, 1997, p.16.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
The author reports on a new book written by a nurse and a former mental health service user, Ron Coleman and Mike Smith 'Working with voices, victim to victor', which aims to put people with schizophrenia in control of the voices they hear.
A capitated model for a cross-section of severely mentally ill clients: employment outcomes
- Authors:
- CHANDLER Daniel, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Community Mental Health Journal, 33(6), December 1997, pp.501-516.
- Publisher:
- Springer
Describes the employment outcomes in the USA of a three year controlled study of two Integrated Service Agencies (ISAs) for a cross-section of severely mentally ill clients. At each site significantly more ISA members than comparison clients obtained some paid employment. At the urban site the difference was dramatic: 73 against 15 per cent worked during the study period, and 29 per cent of the ISA clients worked competitively. The significant but still limited ISA results argue for increased employment opportunities for all seriously mentally ill clients.
Depression, beliefs, voice content and topography: a cross-sectional study of schizophrenic patients with auditory verbal hallucinations
- Authors:
- SOPPITT R., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health, 6(5), October 1997, pp.525-532.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- London
Describes a study of people diagnosed as schizophrenic and hearing auditory hallucinations who were assessed for depression and the nature of the voice content and beliefs using the Beck Depression Inventory, Beliefs About Voices Questionnaire, the Cognitive Assessment Schedule and the Topographical Voices Scale. A cognitive-behavioural model is proposed and it is recommended that schizophrenic hallucinators with derogatory content and/or malevolent beliefs are screened for depression and suicidal ideation.
Talking taboos
- Author:
- JOHNSTONE Lucy
- Journal article citation:
- Open Mind, 87, September 1997, pp.8-10.
- Publisher:
- MIND
Presents a selection of views on definitions, causes, and interpretations of schizophrenia and on living with the diagnosis.
Not the end of the road
- Author:
- FEINMANN Jane
- Journal article citation:
- Health Service Journal, 8.5.97, 1997, p.14.
- Publisher:
- Emap Healthcare
The experiences of Albert Square's very own schizophrenic, Joe, may represent a breakthrough for those involved in mental health education. This article looks at a disorder which needs all the help it can get.
General psychopathology: volume 1
- Author:
- JASPERS Karl
- Publisher:
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 594p.
- Place of publication:
- Baltimore, MD
Through Jasper's work and the work of Hans Gruhle and Kurt Schneider among others, would become the hallmark of the Heidelberg school of psychiatry. In this text, regarded as his most important contribution to the Heidelberg school, Jaspers critiques the scientific aspirations of psychotherapy, arguing that in the realm of the human, the explanation of behaviour through the observation of regularity and patterns in it (Erklarende Psychologie) must be supplemented by an understanding of the "meaning-relations" experienced by human beings (Verstehende Psychologie). Of particular importance, Jaspers believed that psychiatrists should diagnose symptoms (particularly of psychosis) by their form rather than by their content. Jaspers seems to distinguish surprising or incongruous ‘inserted/implanted’ thoughts from those that are ‘made by others’, by which he seems to mean thoughts that emerge under the perceived influence of an external agent (so-called ‘passivity thinking’). Jaspers' distinction between ‘implanted thoughts’ and ‘passivity thinking’ is a subtle one. It seems to hinge upon whether the thought came spontaneously (i.e. was ‘implanted’) or emerged under the perceived influence of another (‘made’, ‘passivity’ thinking).
General psychopathology: volume 2
- Author:
- JASPERS Karl
- Publisher:
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 594p.
- Place of publication:
- Baltimore, MD
Through Jasper's work and the work of Hans Gruhle and Kurt Schneider among others, would become the hallmark of the Heidelberg school of psychiatry. In this text, regarded as his most important contribution to the Heidelberg school, Jaspers critiques the scientific aspirations of psychotherapy, arguing that in the realm of the human, the explanation of behaviour through the observation of regularity and patterns in it (Erklarende Psychologie) must be supplemented by an understanding of the "meaning-relations" experienced by human beings (Verstehende Psychologie). Of particular importance, Jaspers believed that psychiatrists should diagnose symptoms (particularly of psychosis) by their form rather than by their content. Jaspers seems to distinguish surprising or incongruous ‘inserted/implanted’ thoughts from those that are ‘made by others’, by which he seems to mean thoughts that emerge under the perceived influence of an external agent (so-called ‘passivity thinking’). Jaspers' distinction between ‘implanted thoughts’ and ‘passivity thinking’ is a subtle one. It seems to hinge upon whether the thought came spontaneously (i.e. was ‘implanted’) or emerged under the perceived influence of another (‘made’, ‘passivity’ thinking).
Applying research on family education about mental illness to development of a relatives' group consultation model
- Authors:
- MANNION Edie, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Community Mental Health Journal, 33(6), December 1997, pp.555-569.
- Publisher:
- Springer
Describes the results from a random field trial in the USA of family education interventions which were applied to create a new model of family education programmes. This article reviews the family education literature, the random field trial results, and the pre-piloting of an adapted service model called group consulting.
Clubhouses. No thanks
- Author:
- PERKINS Rachel
- Journal article citation:
- Open Mind, 88, November 1997, pp.14-15.
- Publisher:
- MIND
Clubhouses provide vocationally-based rehabilitation for people with serious mental health problems. They have enthusiastic support in the USA, and growing support in the UK. The author presents a critical review.