Posted on December 11, 2007 by sjennings29
The City 128 Study of Observation and Outcomes on Acute Psychiatric Wards
Special observation is one means by which psychiatric professionals seek to
prevent acutely disturbed inpatients from harming themselves or others. Its
use is interdependent with other containment methods, (e.g. seclusion,
sedation, door locking, removal of sharp items from patients) employed for the
same purposes. Rates of difficult behaviour [...]
Filed under: Forensic Mental Healthcare, OT - Occupational Therapy, Self Harm, Self Harm Men, grey literature, mental health | Tagged: mental health, psychiatry, Self Harm, suicide | Comments Off
Posted on December 11, 2007 by sjennings29
National Knowledge Week on Bipolar Disorder from the NLH
National Knowledge Week is scheduled for this week 10-14 December 2007
The 2007 Bipolar Disorder Annual Evidence Update is a collection of the latest research on developments in bipolar disorder that has arisen over the past year. The Annual Evidence Update follows on from our Bipolar Disorder Knowledge [...]
Filed under: Current Awareness, Finding the Evidence, National Library for Health, Older People, Psychosis, Schizophrenia, Self Harm, dementia, depression, grey literature, mental health | Tagged: , bipolar, depression, health professionals, mood, psychosocial, Self Harm, suicide | Comments Off
