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Showing 1 to 20 of 25 for “"PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES"”.
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Developing a recovery ethos for psychiatric services in New Zealand
… thesis is about developing a recovery ethos for psychiatric services in New Zealand. The argument of the thesis is that currently a procedural ethos is dominant in psychiatric services in New Zealand, based on eclectic ways of facilitating recovery. Recovery from mental illness, is based on the …
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Factors Associated with Hospital Commitment to Provide Child/Adolescent Psychiatric Services
… that provide hospital-based child/adolescent psychiatric services and the number of services. Two macro-level theories, Resource Dependence Theory and Institutional Theory were used to identify environmental and organizational factors. A nationwide sample of hospitals was drawn from the 2003 …
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An exploration of the experiences of being involved with psychiatric services and psychiatric admission for individuals with psychosis: an interpretative phenomenological analysis
… user feedback has indicated the experience of psychiatric admission can be felt to be neither safe nor therapeutic (Department of Health, 2002). There has been lack of qualitative research exploring individuals’ experiences of psychiatric admission in the context of acute psychosis. Aims: The …
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Pathways to psychiatric care in Ethiopia
… that the pathways patients take en route to psychiatric services vary between countries and socio-cultural groups. Delay along the pathway to care is not a mere reflection of organization of health care and referral systems but also of availability and accessibilty of services. Studies have …
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ΟΡΓΑΝΩΣΗ ΚΑΙ ΣΧΕΔΙΑΣΜΟΣ ΕΓΚΑΤΑΣΤΑΣΕΩΝ ΥΓΕΙΑΣ: ΤΟ ΨΥΧΙΑΤΡΙΚΟ ΝΟΣΗΛΕΥΤΗΡΙΟ (Η ΟΙ ΕΓΚΑΤΑΣΤΑΣΕΙΣ ΓΙΑ ΤΗΝ ΨΥΧΙΚΗ ΥΓΕΙΑ)
… OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GENERALHOSPITAL AND PSYCHIATRIC FACILITIES (PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL, DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY IN A D.G.H., MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS, DAY HOSPITALS, DAY CENTERS). THIS RELATION IS INVESTIGATED ON THE FOLLOWING LEVELS: A) THE ORGANIZATION OF HEALTHSERVICES AND MENTAL HEALTH …
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Perceptions of coercion of patients subject to the New Zealand Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992
… voluntary patients admitted to acute inpatient psychiatric services, a comparison between involuntary patients admitted to acute psychiatric inpatient services and involuntary patients admitted to forensic psychiatric services, and a comparison between involuntary and voluntary outpatients. The …
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Mental Health Practitioners’ Understanding of Informed Consent with Adolescents
… impact of informed consent on the delivery of psychiatric services to adolescents and the way in which mental health practitioners understand and address informed consent in their treatment of adolescents. A key focus of this study examined how informed consent influenced adolescent mental …
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Improving Occupational Performance using Therapeutic Activities on a Geropsychiatric Unit
… Hospital Western Hills. The unit specialized in psychiatric services structured to meet the needs of patients 65 years of age and older. The purpose of the study was to measure the self-perceived improvement in occupational performance in five patients on a geropsychiactric unit who participated …
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Relapses in psychiatric patients in the KwaZulu-Natal Province of South Africa
… aimed at deteimining the extent of relapses in psychiatric patients in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa; determining the factors that contribute to such relapses, and determining possible solutions to the problem. Admission records of the three psychiatric institutions in this province …
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Are you sure we're talking about the same person? different professional perspectives on a single patient : challenges for an integrative approach within the primary mental health care system
… the opportunity of experiencing and evaluating psychiatric services in situ at clinic level within the primary mental health care system. My own experience as an intern working at a clinic served to highlight some areas of difficulty in offering an integrated approach at a primary level. They …
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The Effects of Brief, Passive Psychoeducation on Suicide Literacy, Stigma, and Attitudes Toward Help-Seeking Among Latino Immigrants Living in the United States
… drastically underutilize mental health treatment services compared to other ethnic groups, despite rates of mental illness that are comparable to those observed among the general population. With regards to suicidal behavior specifically, twice as many Latino suicide attempters do not seek or …
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Participatory Action Research in a Psychiatric Unit: Striving Towards Optimal Practices
The experiences of working in an acute psychiatric unit were investigated in this research using multiple qualitative methodologies, particularly Reflective Topical Autobiography and Participatory Action Research. The Participatory Action Research was undertaken in an acute psychiatric unit of a …
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Factors relating to the prevalence of autism
… poverty, ethnicity, access to psychological/psychiatric services, and access to advocacy, specifically geographic access to Autism of America members. The theory tested whether these variables affected the rates of autism reported by the states in their annual reports to Congress. The …
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Conflict within psychosis treatment in the English NHS: investigating the experiences of patients and psychiatrists
The vociferous psychiatric Service User Movement and critical elements within psychiatry form evidence of conflict within the field of psychosis treatment. Psychiatric treatment of psychosis within the English NHS was investigated to understand the conflict-ridden relationships between …
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Determinants of exercise intention and behaviour in individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia using a revised version of the Theory of Planned Behaviour
… with little consideration for those with a psychiatric disability. The aim of the present study was to test the applicability of the Theory of Planned Behaviour, with additional variables of self-efficacy and health professional support in the prediction of exercise intention and behaviour …
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Physician Perceptions of Risk Regarding Mood Disorders and Pharmacological Management During Pregnancy: What Is Current Practice?
… pregnancies each year involve women with a psychiatric condition. Management with psychotropic medications is considered standard of care for most patients with mood disorders. However, many of these medications are known human teratogens. Because pregnant women with mood disorders face a …
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Psychological Counselling in Russia: The Making of a Feminised Profession
… of psychology and the expansion of therapy services, which were banned before 1989 for ideological reasons (Balachova et al. 2001; 2004; Sukhodolsky et al. 1995; Vasilieva 2000). Although the attitudes towards counselling are still ambivalent due to its link to the notorious legacy of …
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Perceptions on the development and implementation of a care pathway for people with schizophrenia
… the researcher explored h ow respondent so n a psychiatric ward and community team developed a care pathway for people suffering from schizophrenia, including the process of admission and discharge from hospital. Findings from this study showed that respondents argued for the individuality of …
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Services provided to relatives of patients admitted to a psychiatric hospital : an assessment of family satisfaction
This study explores family satisfaction with services provided to them on their relatives' admission to Valkenberg Psychiatric Hospital in Cape Town. The rationale for doing this research arose from the researcher's encounters with families of psychiatric patients and the perceived lack of …
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C.E.R.E.B.R.O : Central EPIC Requisition of Emotional & Behavioral Responses Organizer
… clinical judgment of the ICU staff requires a psychiatric provider to assist in the care planning. Synthesis and analysis of literature: Overall, 2164 articles were found in three databases. Of the articles, 18 were found to describe psychiatric providers consulted in the ICU. The six themes …
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