Exploring consumer functioning in High Dependency Units and Psychiatric Intensive Care Units: Implications for mental health occupational therapy

2016 ◽  
Vol 63 (5) ◽  
pp. 312-320
Author(s):  
Mary Evatt ◽  
Justin Newton Scanlan ◽  
Hannah Benson ◽  
Catherine Pace ◽  
Arianne Mouawad
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Occupational Therapy ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
High Dependency

scholarly journals Psychiatric intensive care and low secure units: where are we now?

2008 ◽  
Vol 32 (12) ◽  
pp. 441-443 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Dominic Beer
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
General Mental Health ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
Patient Groups

SummaryThe last decade has seen clinicians and policy makers develop psychiatric intensive care units and low secure units from the so-called ‘special care wards’ of the 1980s and 1990s. Psychiatric intensive care units are for short-term care, while low secure units are for care for up to about 2 years. Department of Health standards have been set for these units. A national survey has shown that there are two main patient groups in the low secure units: patients on forensic sections coming down from medium secure units and those on civil sections who are transferred from general psychiatric facilities. Recent clinical opinion has emphasised the important role both psychiatric intensive care units and low secure units play in providing a bridge between forensic and general mental health services.

scholarly journals Rethinking ‘essential’ and ‘nonessential’: the developmental paediatrician’s COVID-19 response

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
pp. 265-267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alastair Fung ◽  
M Florencia Ricci
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Developmental Disabilities ◽  
Child Development ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Practical Purpose ◽  
Quality Care ◽  
Emergency Rooms ◽  
Phone Calls ◽  
Provide Quality Care

Abstract While terms such as ‘essential’ and ‘nonessential’ used amidst the COVID-19 pandemic may serve a practical purpose, they also pose a risk of obstructing our view of the harmful indirect health consequences of this crisis. SARS-CoV-2 cases and deaths in children are minimal compared to adults, but the pandemic impacts other ‘essential’ aspects of children’s health including child development and the associated areas of paediatric behaviour, mental health, and maltreatment. Alongside the management of severe SARS-CoV-2 cases in emergency rooms and intensive care units, continuing to care for children with developmental disabilities must also be concurrently championed as ‘essential’ during this crisis. The potentially devastating lifelong effects of the pandemic and isolation on an already vulnerable population demand that action be taken now. Video conferences and phone calls are ‘essential’ instruments we can use to continue to provide quality care for our patients.

scholarly journals Historical Perspectives: Unsilencing Suffering: Promoting Maternal Mental Health in Neonatal Intensive Care Units

NeoReviews ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (11) ◽  
pp. e708-e715
Author(s):  
Jessica X. Ouyang ◽  
Jessica L.W. Mayer ◽  
Cynthia L. Battle ◽  
Joanna E. Chambers ◽  
Zeynep N. Inanc Salih
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Maternal Mental Health ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care Units ◽  
Historical Perspectives

Is it worthwhile to offer a daily 'bite-sized' recovery skills group to women on a psychiatric intensive care unit (PICU)?

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-34
Author(s):  
Sophie Walsh-Harrington ◽  
Frances Corrigall ◽  
Kelly Elsegood
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Psychological Interventions ◽  
Tailored Intervention ◽  
Behaviour Therapy ◽  
Daily Group ◽  
Mental Health Settings ◽  
Skills Group

Research suggests that psychological interventions are necessary and effective for patients in acute mental health settings. Little research has been generated on the feasibility of brief psychological interventions for women in psychiatric intensive care units (PICU). This pilot evaluation aimed to gauge patients' perceptions of a dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT)-informed intervention, delivered in a 30-minute daily group, in the context of a female PICU.<br/> Overall, patients endorsed session content as 'worthwhile' and the sessionlength as 'just right'. The DBT-informed skills were deemed 'helpful for the future'. These preliminary findings support the continuation of this novel, PICU-tailored intervention. Clinical and research implications are discussed.

The Developing Role of Occupational Therapy in Psychiatric Intensive Care

1996 ◽  
Vol 59 (4) ◽  
pp. 161-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diana Best
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Occupational Therapy ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Psychiatric Inpatient ◽  
Client Group ◽  
Established Role

Occupational therapy has an established role in the delivery of mental health services. Psychiatric Intensive Care Units (PICUs) are a development found in many psychiatric inpatient facilities and their numbers are increasing. The introduction of occupational therapy to a recently established PICU is examined. A comparison is made between PICU and forensic client groups, and the developing need for PICUs as a distinct service and the client group they serve are described. An example of successful service delivery of occupational therapy in a PICU is offered, and the challenges to the therapist working in this demanding and rewarding setting are outlined.

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