Patient and staff satisfaction with the quality of in-patient psychiatric care in a Nigerian general hospital

2002 ◽  
Vol 37 (6) ◽  
pp. 283-288 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adewunmi K. Olusina ◽  
Jude U. Ohaeri ◽  
Michael O. Olatawura
Keyword(s):  
General Hospital ◽  
Psychiatric Care ◽  
Staff Satisfaction

Management of violent behaviour and rapid tranquillisation during acute psychotic episode: discrepancy between routine practice and evidence. The SIEP-DIRECT's Project

2008 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 349-357 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Lora ◽  
Carla Morganti ◽  
Arcadio Erlicher ◽  
Lorenzo Burti ◽  
Giacinto Buscaglia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
General Hospital ◽  
Psychiatric Care ◽  
Psychotic Episode ◽  
Routine Practice ◽  
Violent Behaviour ◽  
Critical Areas ◽  
Specific Care ◽  
Acute Psychiatric Care

SUMMARYAims– To evaluate the quality of acute psychiatric care concerning the management of violent behaviour and rapid tran-quilization.Methods– Data concerning 13 indicators, drawn from NICE recommendations, were collected in 19 Departments of Mental Health, in the frame of the SIEP-DIRECT's Project, to evaluate the implementation of NICE recommendations in Italian Mental Health Services.Results– In about two thirds of Departments of Mental Health (DMHs) professionals were trained in the management of violent behaviour, while written procedures existed only in one fourth of DMHs. About a half of the professionals working in Psychiatric Wards in General Hospital were trained in rapid tranquilization, while procedures on this topic are practically absent and specific care for monitoring intensively the heavily sedated patient was not frequent.Conclusions– Management of violent behaviour and rapid tranquilization are two critical areas in the care performed by Psychiatric Wards in General Hospital. Training on these topics is more frequent than implementation of procedures. NICE recommendations and SIEP indicators are useful tools for improving the quality of acute psychiatric care.Declaration of Interest: None.

Quality of psychiatric care in the general hospital: referrer perceptions of an inpatient liaison psychiatry service

2011 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 260-266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luke C. Solomons ◽  
Ajoy Thachil ◽  
Caroline Burgess ◽  
Adrian Hopper ◽  
Vicky Glen-Day ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
General Hospital ◽  
Psychiatric Care ◽  
Liaison Psychiatry

Changes in general hospital psychiatric care, 1980–1985.

1991 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 416-421 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles A. Kiesler
Keyword(s):  
General Hospital ◽  
Psychiatric Care

Applying the Swedish Performance Assessment Framework in practise: assessment of efficiency and quality of psychiatric care

2011 ◽  
Vol 38 (S 01) ◽  
Author(s):  
B Lindelius ◽  
E Björkenstam ◽  
C Dahlgren ◽  
R Ljung ◽  
C Stefansson
Keyword(s):  
Performance Assessment ◽  
Psychiatric Care ◽  
Assessment Framework

Examining the experiences and quality of life of patients with an autism spectrum disorder detained in high secure psychiatric care

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Murphy ◽  
Hannah Mullens
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Psychiatric Care ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Living Situation ◽  
Diverse Range ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Secure Psychiatric Care

Purpose Although individuals with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) represent a small proportion of forensic psychiatric patients as a group they present with specific difficulties and needs. There is also evidence that if detained individuals with an ASD experience particular difficulties within custodial environments as a result of a mismatch between the difficulties associated with their ASD and the environmental demands. The purpose of this paper is to explore the experience of individuals with an ASD admitted to a high secure psychiatric care (HSPC) hospital. Design/methodology/approach Using both a semi-structured interview and a quality of life self-report measure (the Lancashire Quality of Life Profile) the experiences and views of seven patients with an ASD detained in one HSPC hospital were qualitatively explored. Findings Whilst a diverse range of negative and positive aspects of being within HSPC were identified by patients interviewed, those with prison experience thought HSPC was a less stressful environment with more therapeutic opportunities. As a group, patients with an ASD reported a similar or significantly better quality of life in many domains (global, leisure, financial and living situation) compared to other detained forensic patient groups. Practical implications Although most patients with an ASD interviewed reported positive experiences, there are a number of practical improvements that could be made within the hospital to reduce experienced stress levels and perhaps improve therapeutic outcomes. Originality/value Within the context of the Department of Health's autism strategy (2010) and subsequent update think autism (2014), the survey highlights continued ASD awareness training for staff as important. In responding to the risks and needs of individuals with an ASD in HSPC there is further support for the development of an ASD specialist service.

Psychogeriatric Care in the General Hospital*

1981 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 334-336 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joel Sadavoy
Keyword(s):  
General Hospital ◽  
Psychiatric Care ◽  
Treatment Approach ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Term Therapy ◽  
Psychiatric Ward ◽  
Short Term ◽  
General Hospitals ◽  
Organic Brain

This study examines treatment outcome in 52 psychogeriatric patients to help determine the role of the general hospital in psychiatric care of the elderly. The author reviewed the charts of all patients 65 years of age and over admitted to the psychiatric ward from 1974 to 1978. Approximately 80% of this group showed symptom remission. Treatment failures correlated closely with the presence of major organic brain syndrome. Despite an average age of 73.4 years and a high proportion of widowed patients only 10 patients needed new placements on discharge. The author discusses the reluctance of general hospitals to treat the psychogeriatric patient despite the high success rate, the merits of such an active treatment approach and the effect of short-term therapy programs on the treatment of this group.

Socialization Scores in Psychiatric Patients and Their Implications for the Diagnosis of Personality Disorders

1986 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 138-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin Standage
Keyword(s):  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Parental Care ◽  
Personality Disorders ◽  
General Hospital ◽  
Clinical Diagnosis ◽  
Psychiatric Patients ◽  
Psychiatric Service ◽  
Strong Association

The distribution scores on the Socialization (So) scale of the California Psychologial Inventory was examined in a series of 83 admissions to a general hospital psychiatric service. The series was divided into groups of low and high scorers (Low So and High So). Low So scorers were younger than high scorers and had a raised mean Neuroticism score. A strong association was found between So scores and the quality of parental care which patients reported receiving from their fathers. Other parental attributes are reported. Patients with a clinical diagnosis of personality disorder were found in the Low So, but not the High So group.

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