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Exploring the initial experience of hospitalisation to an acute psychiatric ward.
(2018)
BACKGROUND: Patient-reported satisfaction with inpatient psychiatric services, within the first few days of admission, is related to positive future outcomes. Despite its predictive value, little is known about this initial ...
Why do psychiatric patients attend or not attend treatment groups in the community: A qualitative study
(2018-12-13)
Background:
Non-attendance of treatment groups in the community has been a long-standing problem in mental health care. It has been found to have financial ramifications for services, worsen outcomes for those that do not ...
The same or different psychiatrists for in- and out-patient treatment? A multi-country natural experiment.
(2018-12-18)
AimsA core question in the debate about how to organise mental healthcare is whether in- and out-patient treatment should be provided by the same (personal continuity) or different psychiatrists (specialisation). The ...
In-patient treatment in functional and sectorised care: patient satisfaction and length of stay.
(2018-02)
BACKGROUND: Debate exists as to whether functional care, in which different psychiatrists are responsible for in- and out-patient care, leads to better in-patient treatment as compared with sectorised care, in which the ...
Predictors of personal continuity of care of patients with severe mental illness: A comparison across five European countries.
(2018-12-21)
BACKGROUND: In Europe, at discharge from a psychiatric hospital, patients with severe mental illness may be exposed to one of two main care approaches: personal continuity, where one clinician is responsible for in- and ...
Prevalence of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Prisoners.
(2018-06-01)
People involved with criminal justice frequently are exposed to violence and traumatic experiences. This may lead to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD); however, no review, to our knowledge, has synthetized findings in ...
Mental health care for adult refugees in high-income countries.
(2018-04)
Approximately one-third of people who have obtained refugee status live in high-income countries. Over recent years, the number of refugees has been increasing, and there are questions on how many of them need mental health ...
Negative Symptoms and Avoidance of Social Interaction: A Study of Non-Verbal Behaviour.
(2018)
BACKGROUND: Non-verbal behaviour is fundamental to social interaction. Patients with schizophrenia display an expressivity deficit of non-verbal behaviour, exhibiting behaviour that differs from both healthy subjects and ...
Predictors of length of stay in psychiatric inpatient units: Does their effect vary across countries?
(2018-02)
BACKGROUND: Previous studies in individual countries have identified inconsistent predictors of length of stay (LoS) in psychiatric inpatient units. This may reflect methodological inconsistencies across studies or true ...
Prevalence of and risk factors for mental disorders in refugees.
(2018-05)
Given the increasing numbers of refugees worldwide, the prevalence of their mental disorders is relevant for public health. Prevalence studies show that, in the first years of resettlement, only post-traumatic stress ...