Consultant psychiatrists in mental handicap

Porphyrias and Mental Handicap

substances, the main one of which he called haematoporphyrin (porphurouspurple). Three years later Schultz published the first case of porphyria. In 1911 Glinther classified the diseases of porphyrin metabolism from published cases, including his own. Since then, numerous papers have been published and various classifications put forward. The latest classification is that from Brodie et al,2 in...

Survey of patients' view on functional split of consultant psychiatrists

BACKGROUND The functional split model of consultant psychiatrist care for inpatients has been one of the major service redesign that has occurred in the NHS in the last decade. It is unclear if this new split model offers any advantages over the previous sectorised model of working. More recent evidence has suggested that patients, carers and professionals have varied views regarding the benefi...

Mental handicap and the mental health act.

The International Fellowship Scheme for consultant psychiatrists: trainees’ perspective

multidisciplinary team approach to patient management, after-care programmes and the intricacies of the referral system.We had to rely on others for the implementation of the Act. However, in addition to the initial shadowing the Mersey Care NHS Trust provided further assistance by appointing a mentor with whom we could discuss our professional difficulties. The trust also provided assistance f...

Social Competence and Mental Handicap

^ailliere Tindall and Russell, 45s. the author points out, probably ^ore time and energy have been sPent over the past 100 years in e*ploring why some individuals are ^ntally defective than in investigating their training and treatment, 'his book provides a critical review present methods of educating training the mentally handi