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Absconding of patients on acute psychiatric wards
Results Among compulsory admissions (846 admissions, 11.8% of all admissions) 97 admissions resulted in 148 incidents of absconding involving 72 patients. Typical absconders are younger than 35 years, have a diagnosis of chronic schizophrenia with an alcohol/drug comorbidity, are unmarried, and live on social welfare payments. Only 55.4% of absconders were considered harmful to self or others. ...
متن کاملCurrent issues in Scandinavian acute psychiatric wards.
The aim of the paper is to provide an overview of some of the most important issues faced by acute inpatient facilities in three Scandinavian countries, including reflections and critical remarks for discussion in this field. Information was drawn from scientific articles and official reports published in recent years, as well as the authors' own knowledge of acute facilities in their home coun...
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There has been a curious linguistic shift in the use of the word community in mental health (Holmes, 2001a). In the 1950s and early 1960s community psychiatry was synonymous with milieu therapy and the therapeutic community that is, the attempt to create a vibrant community of patients and staff, in a shared space, working actively together to overcome disability, illness and stigma. The contra...
متن کاملSurvey of long-stay patients on acute psychiatric wards
RESULTS Long-stay patients consistently occupied around a fifth of all acute beds. The nursing and medical staff recommendations and patients’ placements at 2 years showed only moderate agreement. Aside from remaining in hospital, patients were most likely to be living in a residential or nursing home at follow-up. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS There is a need to sharpen the focus of mental health stra...
متن کاملAnalysis of clinical observation on acute psychiatric wards.
BACKGROUND Clinical observation is very important to manage risk of people who are acutely ill on psychiatric wards. It is always an area of dispute between different specialities and disciplines in serious untoward incidents (SUI). Three levels of observations have been applied on acute psychiatric words. Assessing practice is important to help to identify any area needs improving. METHODS A...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Psychiatric Bulletin
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0955-6036,1472-1473
DOI: 10.1192/pb.23.8.505