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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Mental Health Care User"”.
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Prehospital emergency care provider’s understanding of their responsibilities towards a mental health care user, during a behavioural emergency
Background: Prehospital emergency care providers in South Africa are regularly called to assist with the management of mental healthcare users. The Mental Health Care Act no 17 of 2002 regulates mental healthcare in South Africa but makes no reference to the roles and responsibilities of …
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The experiences of family members regarding 72-hours assessment admission of a mental health care user at selected hospital in Vhembe District of Limpopo Province, SA
Background: In South Africa the Mental Health Care Act No. 17 of 2002 direct district hospitals to render 72-hour assessment of the MHCU’s. In Vhembe district 72- hour assessment is implemented in public general hospital. Purpose: The study determined the experiences of family members regarding …
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A critical analysis of South African mental health law : a selection of human rights and criminal justice issues
… concerned with determining whether South African mental health law and its application in practice is in need of reform. In order to reach its objectives, the thesis measures mental health legislation and criminal law that affect the mentally ill individual or offender against international and …
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Inter-professional collaboration among membrs of the mental health team at Vhembe District of Limpopo Province, South Africa
… inter-professional collaboration, members of the mental health team continue to operate in silos. The purpose of this study was to explore and describe the status of inter-professional collaboration among members of the mental health team in Vhembe district. This was a qualitative, descriptive and …
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Culturally safe management of aggression and violence in mental health care institutions
Aggression and violence in Health Care is common course in mental health care facilities. Literature informs that staff finds it difficult to managing aggression and violence. This is exacerbated in the South African context where we deal with diverse cultures despite the fact that the majority of …
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Development of an outcome measure for occupational therapists in mental health care settings
… of service delivery. Occupational therapists in mental health care settings find it difficult to produce convincing evidence of the demonstrable value and their contribution to health care. Currently no effective outcome measure for occupational therapists in mental health practices exists for …
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Factors contributing to absconding of mental health care users in Mopani District Limpopo Province, South Africa
… among professionals responsible for their care. This is because patients who abscond from psychiatric hospitals pose a risk of potential injury and harm to themselves, other patients, and the community. The consequences of absconding include physical harm, delayed treatment time and …
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A model to promote family involvement in caring for mental health care users in Long-term mental health institutions of Limpopo Province, South Africa
Family involvement in caring for mentally ill patients in long-term mental healthcare institutions is defined as a strategy in which family members and long-term healthcare professionals become partners to provide the best possible care for a person with mental illness. The study seeks to develop a …
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Experiences of family members caring for mentally ill relatives at uMsunduzi Municipality in the province of KwaZulu-Natal
… fulfilment of the requirements for the Master of Health Sciences in Nursing in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the Durban University of Technology, 2019.