Experiences of mental health in-patient care: Narratives from service users, carers and professionals
Experiences of mental health in-patient care: Narratives from service users, carers and professionals (The International Society for the Psychological ... of the Schizophrenias and Other Psychoses)
Hardcastle/Kenn,
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0415410827
DDC: 362.2
Edition: Paperback; 2007-05-10
Summary:
This book offers an insight into the experience of psychiatric
in-patient care, from both a professional and a user perspective. The
editors highlight the problems in creating therapeutic environments
within settings which are often poorly resourced, crisis driven and
risk aversive.The contributors argue that for change to occur there
needs first of all to be a genuine appreciation of the experiences of
those involved in the unpredictable, anxiety-arousing and sometimes
threatening environment of the psychiatric ward. Each chapter
comprises a personal account of in-patient care by those in the front
line: people who have been admitted to a psychiatric ward; their
relatives; or those that provide the care. These accounts are
followed by two commentaries written from different perspectives,
suggesting lessons that can be learnt to improve the quality of care.
Experiences of Mental Health In-patient Care will be useful for all
mental health professionals, including mental health nurses,
psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, occupational therapists, arts
therapists, social workers and trainees, as well as service users and
carers organisations.
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