Music Therapy in a General Hospital's Psychiatric Unit — A ‘Pilot’ Evaluation of An Eight Week Programme

1987 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 22-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leslie Bunt ◽  
David Pike ◽  
Vanessa Wren
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Great Britain ◽  
Music Therapy ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Short Period ◽  
History Of ◽  
Day Hospitals ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Simple Evaluation ◽  
Positive Results

Within Great Britain music therapy is developing a presence in the field of mental health. There is a history of work within the large institutions and there are present moves to develop more work in community based day hospitals and units. This paper charts the setting-up of a short period of eight sessions for a group attending a unit based within a general hospital. Positive results from a simple evaluation from both clients and staff point to the need for further studies to be set up when more detailed questions can be addressed.

Drum Set Training in Music Therapy: A Resource for Students, Clinicians, and Educators

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bill Matney
Keyword(s):  
Music Therapy ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Effective Practice ◽  
Drum Set ◽  
Approach To Learning ◽  
Percussion Instruments ◽  
History Of ◽  
Training And Research ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Program Challenges

Abstract The field of music therapy commonly uses percussion instruments. To some degree, the drum set has been included in the literature. Percussion training, and in this case drum set training, specific to music therapy practice have likely lagged behind the instruments’ uses in the field, potentially resulting in limitations to effective practice. Andragogically speaking, the field benefits from resources that take into account the needs of students and clinicians, while also addressing training program challenges (such as time and accessibility of drum sets). The purpose of this article is to provide an approach to learning the drum set that promotes relevant use and relevant play, without necessarily always needing to be at a drum set to practice. The author first situates the history of the drum set and discusses its common set up and use. Through the use of body percussion, vocalizing/singing, and other processes, the author proposes a way to promote a stronger understanding of how to use the drum set for accompaniment, recreating, composing, and improvising. The author breaks down and scaffolds technical drum set tasks, but then promotes their integration. Visuals and video resources are included. The author concludes with implications for practice, training, and research.

scholarly journals Stitching Together: Participatory textile making as an emerging methodological approach to research

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 5-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emma Shercliff ◽  
Amy Twigger Holroyd
Keyword(s):  
Culturally Diverse ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
First Century ◽  
Research Network ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Learning Skills ◽  
History Of ◽  
Set Up

Arising from a recently formed research network, Stitching Together, this article introduces a collection of case studies that critically examine participatory textile making as an emerging methodological approach to research. The twenty-first-century resurgence of interest in textile processes such as knitting, sewing and weaving, whether as individual practice or community-based initiative, builds on a long and culturally diverse history of collaborative textile-making activity. This resurgence, combined with the familiarity, accessibility and flexibility of textile practices, has influenced a recent growth in the use of such activities as a means of inquiry within diverse research contexts. The article considers the ways in which collective textile-making projects privilege social encounter as a format for learning skills, creating friendships and consolidating shared interests. It goes on to discuss how researchers are drawing on these characteristics when devising new projects, highlighting the quality of experience afforded by textile making, the diverse forms of data generated and the variety of ways in which these participatory activities can be set up. Recognizing that this research approach is far from straightforward, three key methodological themes are then considered: the multifaceted nature of the researcher’s role and the complexities of relationships with participants and other stakeholders; the difficulties that can arise when using such familiar textile processes; and the opportunities, and complexities, of co-producing knowledge with participants through collaborative textile activity.

scholarly journals FACTORS FACILITATING COLLABORATION AND ENGAGEMENT: BUILDING AND SUSTAINING STATEWIDE COALITIONS

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S807-S807
Author(s):  
Cristine B Henage ◽  
Ellen C Schneider ◽  
Ellen Roberts ◽  
Vicki Tilley ◽  
Jan Busby-Whitehead
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Shared Governance ◽  
Economies Of Scale ◽  
Falls Prevention ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Community Based Organizations ◽  
History Of ◽  
Area Health ◽  
Area Health Education Centers

Abstract Sustaining collaboration across multiple community-based organizations (CBOs) creates synergies and economies of scale to support age-friendly communities beyond the provision of direct services any single CBO can achieve. The Carolina Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (CGWEP) created and sustained multiple statewide coalitions focused on geriatrics syndromes. More than 290 CBOs, including Area Health Education Centers, social services programs and nongovernmental organizations, meet quarterly to form linkages, promote education and build infrastructure to support rural and underserved older adults. Shared governance with pooled resources has been achieved because of a long history of partnership, mutually beneficial relationships, flexibility, and frequent communication. The strength of the partnership is evidenced by continued growth in number of CBOs, number of sponsored events, and number of referrals to CBOs. Two coalitions, focused on falls prevention and mental health respectively, have been adopted by partners and sustained beyond grant funding.

The Paradox of National Registration in a Liberal State: The Case of Wartime National Registers in Great Britain, 1915–52*

2019 ◽  
Vol 134 (570) ◽  
pp. 1196-1227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Bellamy
Keyword(s):  
Great Britain ◽  
Public Agencies ◽  
Liberal State ◽  
Information State ◽  
Perceived Need ◽  
The First World War ◽  
Cast Doubt ◽  
History Of ◽  
Set Up ◽  
First World

Abstract This article traces the history of British government policy on wartime national registration from 1915 to 1952. In contrast to accounts that emphasise the significance of registration for the development of an ‘information state’, it explores the implications of the fundamental paradox in national registration in a liberal state. That is, the distinctive value of a register lies in its continuing accuracy and comprehensiveness; but these properties depend on wholesale and continuing compliance with the bureaucratic demands of a tool widely regarded in Whitehall as intrusive, coercive and unpopular. The register used in the First World War never recovered from Whitehall’s unwillingness to enforce it, and preparations for registration in a second major war were frustrated by the reluctance of its principal users—those responsible for military conscription and food rationing—to be closely associated with it or dependent on it. The article explains why a robust register was nevertheless set up in 1939, but suggests, too, that the capabilities it offered to identify and trace people were less warmly welcomed and extensively exploited by other government services than is often assumed. Furthermore, the perceived need to maximise trust in its confidentiality restricted the disclosure of information recorded in the register to other public agencies, especially the police. The overall thrust of the article, then, is to cast doubt on whether the wartime national registers in the Great Britain could have developed into a formative pillar of an emergent information state.

Mental health care in Rome

2005 ◽  
Vol 20 (S2) ◽  
pp. s294-s297 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Gaddini ◽  
M. Ascoli ◽  
L. Biscaglia
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Length Of Stay ◽  
Mental Health Care ◽  
Median Length ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Mental Health Patients ◽  
Adequate Evaluation ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Inpatient Units

AbstractAimTo describe principles and characteristics of mental health care in Rome.MethodBased on existing data, service provision, number of professionals working in services, funding arrangements, pathways tocare, user/carer involvement and specific issues are reported.ResultsAfter the Italian psychiatric reform of 1978, an extensive network of community-based services has been set up in Romeproviding prevention, care and rehabilitation in mental health. A number of small public acute/emergency inpatient units inside general hospitals was created (median length of stay in 2002 = 8 days) to accomplish the shift from a hospital-based to a community-based psychiatric system of care. Some private structures provide inpatient assistance for less acute conditions (median length of stay in 2002 = 28 days), whilst the large Roman psychiatric hospital was closed in 1999.DiscussionWhilst various issues of mental health care in Rome overlap with those in other European capitals, there also are some specific problems and features. During the last two decades, the mental health system in Rome has been successfully converted to a community-based one. Present issues concern a qualitative approach, with an increasing need to foresee adequate evaluation, especially considering mental health patients' satisfaction with services and economic outcomes.

scholarly journals Higher risk of mental health deterioration during the Covid-19 lockdown among students rather than non-students. The French Confins study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie Arsandaux ◽  
Ilaria Montagni ◽  
Mélissa Macalli ◽  
Nathalie Texier ◽  
Mathilde Pouriel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Psychiatric Disorders ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Psychological Impact ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Anxiety Symptoms ◽  
Suicidal Thoughts ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
History Of ◽  
Set Up

ABSTRACTBackgroundCovid-19 pandemic and its consequences have raised fears of its psychological impact. The objective of this study was to estimate the effect of student status on mental health conditions during Covid-19 general lockdown among adults in France.MethodsUsing cross-sectional data of the Confins cohort, we estimated the effect of student status on depressive and anxiety symptoms, suicidal thoughts and perceived stress using multivariate logistic regression analyses. Stratified models for college students and non- students were performed to identify associated population-specific factors.ResultsAmong the 2260 included participants, students represented 59% (n=1335 vs 925 non- students) and 78% of the total sample were female. Student status was more frequently associated with depressive symptoms (adjusted OR(aOR)=1.58; 95%CI 1.17;2.14), anxiety symptoms (aOR=1.51; 95%CI 1.10;2.07), perceived stress (n=1919, aOR=1.70, 95%CI 1.26;2.29) and frequent suicidal thoughts (n=1919, aOR=1.57, 95%CI 0.97;2.53). Lockdown conditions that could be potentially aggravating on mental health like isolation had a higher impact on students than non-students.LimitationsParticipants were volunteers, which could limit generalisation of the findings. The cross-sectional design did not allow determining if lockdown impacted directly mental health or if there is another cause. However, we adjusted analyses with the history of psychiatric disorders, and factors related to lockdown conditions were associated with mental health disturbances.ConclusionsCollege student’s mental health is of great importance in the context of the general lockdown set up during the pandemic. Follow-up and interventions should be implemented especially for those at high-risk (younger people and those with history of psychiatric disorders).

scholarly journals Working in psychiatry in Malta: a personal view

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (03) ◽  
pp. 56-57
Author(s):  
Rachel Taylor-East
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Community Psychiatry ◽  
Personal View ◽  
Mental Health Legislation ◽  
History Of ◽  
Institutional Psychiatry ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Staffing And Training ◽  
Health Legislation ◽  
And Training

The history of psychiatry in Malta dates back to the 16th century. In the early 1990s, a detailed account of psychiatry in Malta documented the drive from institutional psychiatry to community psychiatry and outlined the difficulties with subspecialisation, staffing and training. Malta has since set up five community mental health teams, introduced new mental health legislation and introduced full postgraduate psychiatry specialisation. Work is continuing towards improvement of the country's mental health services and towards reducing the stigma associated with mental illness.

scholarly journals The Centre for Mental Health Services Development

1996 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 112-113
Author(s):  
Roger C. S. Moss
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Systems Of Care ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Set Up

The design of community-based mental health services to replace institutional patterns of service has proved a weighty responsibility for districts engaged in the task. A major challenge has confronted clinicians, planners and managers of change: to seize the not-to-be-repeated opportunity of redeeming the investment in outdated buildings; to revitalise forms of practice that have become increasingly divorced from the needs of those who use these services; and to set up valid systems of care which can stand the test of time.

scholarly journals Forming the Youth Music Action Group

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cherry Hense
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Music Therapy ◽  
Service Provision ◽  
Unmet Need ◽  
Local Area ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Action Group ◽  
Youth Music ◽  
Community Based Services

Young people recovering from mental illness may benefit from ongoing musical opportunities in the community following music therapy engagement in mental health services. In this paper I describe the second cycle of a Participatory research project investigating young people’s musical identities in their recovery from mental illness. This cycle explored the types of services needed for young people’s ongoing recovery and compared these against the reality of service provision in the local area. Findings revealed the need for a unique advocacy body to facilitate partnerships between institutions and community-based services and lead to the forming of a Youth Music Action Group to address this unmet need. 

scholarly journals Psychiatry in the future

2004 ◽  
Vol 28 (9) ◽  
pp. 315-316 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Priebe
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Routine Service ◽  
Mental Health Reforms ◽  
History Of ◽  
The 19Th Century ◽  
Community Based Services

European nations – including Britain – have a common pattern in their history of mental health care. Most western and central European countries established large asylums in the 19th century and engaged in some form of de-institutionalisation during the second half of the 20th century. Since the 1950s, major mental health reforms have significantly improved the quality of care. Although time of onset, pace, fashion and outcomes of reforms varied greatly between countries, throughout western Europe community-based services have been established and become part of routine service provision (Becker & Vázquez-Barquero, 2001). Compared with the heyday of the reform spirit in the 1970s, we now appear to be experiencing a relatively calm period. Developments currently seem to be dominated by fragmented pragmatism rather than by dreamy visions. This may reflect a wider trend in politics: throughout Europe, ambitious long-term visions appear less relevant as drivers for political change than was the case a few decades ago.

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