OBJECTIVE To explore patients' and nurses' views on the feasibility and acceptability of providing psychological care within cardiac rehabilitation services. DESIGN In-depth interviews analysed thematically. PARTICIPANTS 18 patients and 7 cardiac nurses taking part in a pilot trial (CADENCE) of an enhanced psychological care intervention delivered within cardiac rehabilitation programmes by...

BACKGROUND Long-term change in recovery-based practice in mental health rehabilitation is a research priority. METHODS We used a qualitative case study analysis using a blend of traditional 'framework' analysis and 'realist' approaches to carry out an evaluation of a recovery-focused staff training intervention within three purposively selected mental health rehabilitation units. We maximised...

PURPOSE This study examined the role of assimilative and accommodative coping dimensions for the mental health of people with visual impairment, with the aim of informing rehabilitation planning. RESEARCH METHOD Telephone interviews were conducted with 216 middle-aged adults with vision loss. Assimilative and accommodative coping were assessed both in terms of general coping tendencies and go...

BACKGROUND An international six-centre randomised controlled trial comparing individual placement and support (IPS) with usual vocational rehabilitation for people with serious mental illness found IPS to be more effective for all vocational outcomes. AIMS To determine which patients with severe mental illness do well in vocational services and which process and service factors are associated...

This observational study investigated the outcomes of a community-based rehabilitation program that was designed to enhance social functioning, social inclusion, and well-being of people with mental illness who were considered treatment failures by psychiatric professionals in Italy. Of the 144 patients who entered the program, 131 started the program and 109 completed either 12 or 18 months of...

OBJECTIVE The primary purpose of this article is to describe the development and feasibility of the Recovery Narrative Photovoice intervention. The nature of this intervention will be discussed, including facilitating empowerment and a positive sense of identity among people with serious mental illnesses. We will also describe the integration of Photovoice methodology with psychoeducational com...

OBJECTIVE The basic aim in this paper is to discuss health care professionals' experiences of person-centered collaboration and involvement in mental health rehabilitation and suggest ways of improving this perspective. Furthermore, the paper explains the supportive systems that are at work throughout the process of rehabilitation. METHOD The study design is a qualitative approach using three...

The ligislation, social reforms and extensive research programmes hi the Twent ie th Century have benefitted the mentally retarded population. Prior to this, the mentally retarded were institutionalised and received only custodial care. As research progressed, the living conditions for the mentally retarded improved and the concept of the multifaceted approach to the problem of the mental retar...

Cognitive rehabilitation is an empirically based field driven y multiple sources of activities and knowledge bases. Drawng on frames of reference provided by rehabilitation, neurosychology, and rehabilitation psychology, cognitive rehabiliation has evolved to a point where studies have been generated o qualify for consideration in tables of evidence. At the center f cognitive rehabilitation is ...