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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"State patients"”.
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Family Histories of Mental Illness and Violence in State Patients
… and yet little is known about its prevalence in state patients and their family members. Aim: This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of violence and mental illness in the families of state patients, to what extend these coincide and to compare schizophrenia and mood psychosis in that …
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Development of a model to support reintegration of male state patients into their families in Limpopo Province, South Africa
State patients are admitted to the psychiatric hospital after being declared as such by a court of law in South Africa. After successful rehabilitation of state patients at the psychiatric hospital, they need to be reintegrated into their families. Perceptions of family members of male state …
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Factors causing the rejection of state patients by their families and relatives and the effects of the rejection on the patient
The process of rehabilitating State Patients requires that they go out on leave of absence (LOA), once their psychiatric condition has settled to spend time with their families away from the hospital environment. The cooperation of the family or relatives is crucial as the patient is going to need …
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State patients with a lifetime sentence: a case study on the treatment and care of substance induced psychotic offenders at Valkenberg Psychiatric Hospital
… of resource allocation in their treatment of state patients. This study was a qualitative study conducted with six staff members at Valkenberg hospital who participated in open-ended interviews regarding the hospital’s treatment model. The research found that in order to improve the treatment …
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An evaluation of the profile of characteristics of the population of State patients admitted to Valkenberg Hospital's Forensic Unit from December 1964 to May 1997
… is the mental health profession that deals with patients and problems related to both psychiatric and legal services. Due to the dual systems involved, it is not always clear who is serving what sector of the criminal population. Changes in provision of resources calls for ongoing evaluation of …
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A retrospective audit comparing state patients with schizophrenia and bipolar mood disorder who have committed violent crime admitted to the male forensic unit at Valkenberg Hospital
… aggressive behavior In forensic mental health, state patients are rehabilitated in a general program regardless of diagnosis. It is not known whether different rehabilitation management strategies should be implemented on those with bipolar disorder as compared to those with schizophrenia. This …
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Typical and Atypical Antipsychotic induced weight gain (AIWG) and its metabolic correlates among male forensic inpatients in Cape Town, South Africa
… is a dearth of information on its prevalence in patients admitted to forensic units. Forensic inpatients are at heightened risk for weight gain and Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) due to long term exposure to antipsychotic (AP) medications. Aim: We aimed to describe and compare the weight changes and …
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The therapeutic alliance as a component of risk management and assessment in forensic mental health
… to monitor risk and recovery of forensic state patients. The study set out to examine the usefulness of the therapeutic alliance as a proxy measure of violent recidivism in a forensic state facility. The study proposed that the nature and strength of the therapeutic alliance is associated …
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An Investigation of Male Observation Cases That Had Been Charged With Murder to Compare Those Diagnosed With Schizophrenia to Those Diagnosed With Bipolar or Schizoaffective Disorders
… little is known about the characteristics of patients with severe mental illness who are charged with murder. This study has the potential of improving our understanding of these patients. This would subsequently facilitate the development of evidence based interventions in the South African …
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Clinical and biochemical effects of omega-3 fatty acid supplementation on patients with homozygous sickle cell disease
… and survival vary considerably between patients. These clinical variations suggest, the outcome of the disease is determined by the interaction of environmental and genetic factors. According to the classical paradigm, the pathophysiology of vaso-occlusion is primarily due to mechanical …