A Mental Health Unit for the Deaf. The Spanish Experience

2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (S1) ◽  
pp. 1-1
Author(s):  
J. Muñoz ◽  
A. Garcia ◽  
F. Ferre
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
General Hospital ◽  
Social Worker ◽  
List Type ◽  
Type Number ◽  
Health Unit ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Part Time ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Mental Health Unit

In 2002 the first spanish mental health unit for the Deaf was set up at the Gregorio Marañón Hospital in Madrid.From this moment that unit has seen more than 400 profoundly deaf patients which means more than 6500 consultations.Only 3 professionals works in the unit. a psychologist, a social worker and a part time psychiatrist.We have 3 principal goals in our presentation:1.First: Present the results of the unit. Number and kind of patients, disorders and treatments.2.Second: Explain how difficult is to set up this kind of spcialized units in a big general hospital.3.Third: Prsent our plans to improve our unit in the short term.

scholarly journals Time of Day Influences Nonattendance at Urgent Short-Term Mental Health Unit in Victoria, British Columbia

2003 ◽  
Vol 48 (5) ◽  
pp. 342-344 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rivian Weinerman ◽  
VI Glossop ◽  
Randy Wong ◽  
Lara Robinson ◽  
Karen White ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Time Of Day ◽  
Health Unit ◽  
Process Variables ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Patient Profile ◽  
Control Subjects ◽  
And Control ◽  
Mental Health Unit ◽  
First Time

Objectives: To identify the patient profile of first-time no-shows (FTNS) and to examine which process variables predict FTNS. Method: We developed a questionnaire exploring variables that might impact attendance. Of 779 referrals over 9 months, all FTNS ( n = 60) and a sample of randomly selected control subjects ( n = 60) completed the questionnaire. Results: The FTNS rate was 7.7%. A set of 10 variables predicted FTNS at 80% accuracy. Most significant was our finding that “time of day of first appointment” showed a novel and practical difference between FTNS and control subjects. Patients were 3.6 times more likely to show for first appointments scheduled in the afternoon. Conclusions: Simply making first appointments in the afternoon could significantly decrease FTNS incidence.

Observational study of suicide attempts in a community mental health unit

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. s887-s888
Author(s):  
M. Guerrero Jiménez ◽  
C.M. Carrillo de Albornoz Calahorro ◽  
J.M. Gota Garcés
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Community Mental Health ◽  
Mental Disorder ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Outpatient Setting ◽  
Suicide Mortality ◽  
List Type ◽  
Health Unit ◽  
Competing Interest ◽  
Mental Health Unit

IntroductionConcurrent with the recent global economic crisis there is a rising concern about the effect of recession on suicide mortality rates.AimTo record patients treated urgently in community mental health unit of Motril, Granada (Spain) by attempted suicide.MethodsDescriptive study recording patients treated urgently in Motril community mental health unit who have done any suicide gesture from February 2015 until December of that year.ResultsIn total, 39 urgent assessments were recorded during the observational period.The month of highest incidence was November, with 6 visits followed by August and October (5).The most common method was voluntary drug intake.Origin:– 59% were remitted from the general hospital emergency department;– critical care and emergency ambulatory devices: 1;– primary care: 10;– another specialist: 2;– own initiative: 2.Discharge diagnosis:– 35.8% individuals did not meet criteria for any mental disorder, although some of them were classified with V or Z diagnosis according to ICD-10 for making a reactive gesture to a emotional crisis, couple breakups or economic problems;– 11 of them meet criteria for various anxiety disorders, obsessive compulsive and adaptative crisis.DiscussionKnowing some peculiar characteristics in suicidal populations as well as the most prevalent pathologies, it could be adapted both the profile of nurse attendance and the type of resources needed to ensure effective patient care.ConclusionProfile of patients attended for suicide attempt in an outpatient setting in a semi-rural coastal area is variated. It is worth to mention that one-third of this population did not meet criteria for any mental disorder.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

Liaison old age psychiatry

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Holmes
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Older People ◽  
General Hospital ◽  
Health Assessment ◽  
Cost Savings ◽  
Liaison Psychiatry ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Part Time ◽  
Set Up

About one-third of general hospital beds are occupied by older people with dementia, delirium or depression. All these conditions bring poorer outcomes for individuals and organisations alike. In response to this, liaison psychiatry services for older people have evolved in order to provide timely mental health assessment, ongoing treatment and signposting to other mental health services. They also provide teaching and training for general hospital colleagues from a wide range of disciplines. There is wide variation in liaison service configurations and activity, from a part-time nurse to a large multidisciplinary team but the best evidence for effectiveness is for the latter. Liaison services can be difficult to set up, requiring agreement from all stakeholders, but once established they can bring improvements in quality as well as cost savings. This chapter explains the case of need for these services, considers different service models, examines service activities and support needs and helps the reader understand how local services can be evaluated.

scholarly journals Time to amend Section 135

1997 ◽  
Vol 21 (10) ◽  
pp. 640-641 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Cutajar ◽  
Michele Hampson
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Disorder ◽  
Social Worker ◽  
Living Alone ◽  
List Type ◽  
Type Number ◽  
Mental Health Act ◽  
Justice Of The Peace

Section 135 of the Mental Health Act (1983) allows a Justice of the Peace, on information provided on oath by an approved social worker, to issue a warrant allowing any constable named in the warrant to enter, if need be by force, any premises in which there is reasonable cause to suspect that a person believed to be suffering from a mental disorder: (a)has been, or is being, ill-treated, neglected or kept otherwise than under proper control: or(b)being unable to care for himself, is living alone in any such place, and, if thought fit, to remove him to a place of safety.

Prevalence and characteristics of patients with personality disorders admitted to the mental health unit of a general hospital

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. S746
Author(s):  
S.L. Romero Guillena ◽  
L. Cabanillas Carrillo ◽  
J. Banda Moruno ◽  
M.I. Ridruejo López ◽  
M.Z. Pérez Sosa
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Personality Disorders ◽  
General Hospital ◽  
Health Unit ◽  
Mental Health Unit

Prevalence and characteristics of patients with bipolar disorder admitted to the mental health unit of a general hospital

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 ◽  
pp. S812
Author(s):  
I. Pans Molina ◽  
E. Regli Rojas ◽  
F.J. Peralta Gallego ◽  
A. Piña Baena ◽  
A. Cámara Linde ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Bipolar Disorder ◽  
General Hospital ◽  
Health Unit ◽  
Mental Health Unit
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