The Value of Mutual Support Through Client Community in the Design of Psychiatric Treatment and Rehabilitation Programs

Purpose The purpose of this article was to provide a perspective on vestibular rehabilitation for children. Conclusion The developing child with vestibular dysfunction may present with a progressive gross motor delay, sensory disorganization for postural control, gaze instability, and poor perception of motion and verticality. It is important that vestibular-related impairments be identified early in infancy or childhood so that evidence-based interventions can be initiated. A focused and custom vestibular rehabilitation program can improve vestibular-related impairments, enabling participation. Depending on the child's age, diagnosis, severity, and quality of impairments, vestibular rehabilitation programs may consist of gaze stabilization exercises, static and dynamic balance exercises, gross motor practice, and/or habituation exercises. Exercises must be modified for children, done daily at home, and incorporated into the daily life situation.

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Ambulatory Psychiatric Treatment of Physically Abused School-Aged Children, Adolescents, and their Families

Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America ◽

10.1016/s1056-4993(18)30474-7 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 3 (4) ◽

pp. 845-863 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Alan J. Cohen ◽

Deborah Rose Greenberg ◽

Rachel Garfinkel-Cohen

Keyword(s):

Psychiatric Treatment ◽

Physically Abused ◽

School Aged Children

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Primitive defenses and the borderline patient's perceptions of the psychiatric treatment team

Psychoanalytic Inquiry ◽

10.1080/07351699309533831 ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 10 (4) ◽

pp. 533-549

Author(s):

Les Greene

Keyword(s):

Psychiatric Treatment ◽

Treatment Team

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Quintessenz

Psychiatrische Pflege ◽

10.1024/2297-6965/a000033 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 47-49

Author(s):

Anja Maria Reichel

Keyword(s):

Psychiatric Treatment ◽

Quality Measure ◽

Psychiatric Nurses ◽

Patient Centered ◽

Inpatient Psychiatric Treatment

Zusammenfassung. Delaney, K. R., Johnson, M. E. and Fogg, L. (2015): Development and Testing of the Combined Assessment of Psychiatric Environments: A Patient-Centered Quality Measure for Inpatient Psychiatric Treatment. Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, 21 (2), 134–147.

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Deficits in Selective Attention Alter Gait in Frail Older Adults

GeroPsych ◽

10.1024/1662-9647/a000137 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 29 (1) ◽

pp. 29-36 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Véronique Cornu ◽

Jean-Paul Steinmetz ◽

Carine Federspiel

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Nursing Home ◽

Selective Attention ◽

Dual Task ◽

Nursing Home Residents ◽

Gait Rehabilitation ◽

Rehabilitation Programs ◽

Gait Parameters ◽

Growing Body ◽

Task Conditions

Abstract. A growing body of research demonstrates an association between gait disorders, falls, and attentional capacities in older adults. The present work empirically analyzes differences in gait parameters in frail institutionalized older adults as a function of selective attention. Gait analysis under single- and dual-task conditions as well as selective attention measures were collected from a total of 33 nursing-home residents. We found that differences in selective attention performances were related to the investigated gait parameters. Poorer selective attention performances were associated with higher stride-to-stride variabilities and a slowing of gait speed under dual-task conditions. The present findings suggest a contribution of selective attention to a safe gait. Implications for gait rehabilitation programs are discussed.

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An Initial Investigation of Suicide Attempt Disclosures Among US Veterans

Crisis ◽

10.1027/0227-5910/a000727 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-7

Author(s):

Brooke A. Ammerman ◽

Sarah P. Carter ◽

Heather M. Gebhardt ◽

Jonathan Buchholz ◽

Mark A. Reger

Keyword(s):

Suicide Attempt ◽

Mental Health Professionals ◽

Help Seeking ◽

Psychiatric Treatment ◽

Small Sample Size ◽

Romantic Partners ◽

Small Sample ◽

Professional Care ◽

Patient Disclosure ◽

Previous Suicide Attempt

Abstract. Background: Patient disclosure of prior suicidal behaviors is critical for effectively managing suicide risk; however, many attempts go undisclosed. Aims: The current study explored how responses following a suicide attempt disclosure may relate to help-seeking outcomes. Method: Participants included 37 veterans with a previous suicide attempt receiving inpatient psychiatric treatment. Veterans reported on their most and least helpful experiences disclosing their suicide attempt to others. Results: Veterans disclosed their suicide attempt to approximately eight individuals. Mental health professionals were the most cited recipient of their most helpful disclosure; romantic partners were the most common recipient of their least helpful disclosures. Positive reactions within the context of the least helpful disclosure experience were positively associated with a sense of connection with the disclosure recipient. Positive reactions within the most helpful disclosure experience were positively associated with the likelihood of future disclosure. No reactions were associated with having sought professional care or likelihood of seeking professional care. Limitations: The results are considered preliminary due to the small sample size. Conclusion: Findings suggest that while positive reactions may influence suicide attempt disclosure experiences broadly, additional research is needed to clarify factors that drive the decision to disclose a suicide attempt to a professional.

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Suicide Attempts During Adolescence: Systematic Hospitalization and Crisis Treatment

Crisis ◽

10.1027//0227-5910.20.1.41 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

pp. 41-48 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Jérôme Ottino

Keyword(s):

Attempted Suicide ◽

Suicide Attempts ◽

Psychiatric Treatment ◽

Health Workers ◽

Inpatient Unit ◽

Theoretical Hypothesis ◽

Initial Resistance ◽

Provision Of Care ◽

Suicidal Crisis

This paper deals with an inpatient unit that recently opened in Geneva, specializing in the treatment of patients aged 16-21 years who had attempted suicide or felt the desire to commit suicide. This particular center was established because of the significant weaknesses found in the provision of care to adolescents who had attempted suicide. Despite the growing interest of health workers in this area of study over recent years, the frequency of suicide among the young has not decreased and there are numerous recurrences of the suicide attempts. Further, all efforts to improve the adolescents' compliance with psychiatric treatment have failed to date. The number of drop-outs from treatment is still very high. Thus, the objectives of our inpatient unit are as follows: (1) to overcome initial resistance to treatment and to improve long-term compliance; (2) to decrease the number of recurrent attempts as a consequence of the above, thus increasing life expectancy; (3) to offer the adolescents who have tried (or have contemplated) committing suicide an improved quality of life, after first helping them overcome the suicidal crisis. To achieve these goals, the therapeutic team of the unit proposes short stays during which the work with the adolescents consists of a very intensive psychoanalytic-oriented crisis intervention. Numerous practical aspects of our therapeutic approach in the inpatient unit are related here in detail, always with reference to our theoretical hypothesis.

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