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Kroon SJC, Alma MA, Bak M, van der Krieke L, Bruggeman R. Values and practice of collaboration in a mental health care system in the Netherlands: a qualitative study. Int J Ment Health Syst 2023; 17:15. [PMID: 37291607 DOI: 10.1186/s13033-023-00584-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/10/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND To offer optimal care, the mental health system needs new routes for collaboration, involving both interprofessional and interorganizational aspects. The transition from intramural to extramural mental health care has given rise to new dynamics between public and mental health care, introducing a challenge for interprofessional and interorganizational collaboration. This study aims to determine values and expectations of collaboration and to understand how collaboration in mental health care organizations takes shape in daily practice. METHODS We conducted a qualitative study using semi-structured interviews and a focus group, in the setting of the Program for Mentally Vulnerable Persons (PMV). Data were analysed following thematic analysis. RESULTS We found three aspect that were considered important in collaboration: commonality, relationships, and psychological ownership. However, our findings indicate a discrepancy between what is considered essential in collaboration and how this materializes in day-to-day practice: collaboration appears to be less manageable than anticipated by interviewees. Our data suggest psychological ownership should be added as value to the interorganizational collaboration theory. CONCLUSION Our study offers a new definition of collaboration and adding "psychological ownership" to the existing literature on collaboration theory. Furthermore, we gained insight into how collaboration between different organizations works in practice. Our research points to a discrepancy between what all the partners find important in collaboration, and what they actually do in practice. Finally, we expressed ways to improve the collaboration, such as choosing between a chain or a network approach and acting on it and re-highlighting the goal of the Program Mentally Vulnerable persons.
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- Suzanne J C Kroon
- Department of Psychiatry, Rob Giel Research Center, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Health Sciences, Applied Health Research , University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry, Rob Giel Research Center, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry, Rob Giel Research Center, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry, Rob Giel Research Center, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Bredewold F, van der Weele S. Social inclusion revisited: sheltered living institutions for people with intellectual disabilities as communities of difference. MEDICINE, HEALTH CARE, AND PHILOSOPHY 2023; 26:201-213. [PMID: 36585539 PMCID: PMC10175347 DOI: 10.1007/s11019-022-10135-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/17/2022] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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The dominant idea in debates on social inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities is that social inclusion requires recognition of their 'sameness'. As a result, most care providers try to enable people with intellectual disabilities to live and participate in 'normal' society, 'in the community'. In this paper, we draw on (Pols, Medicine Health Care and Philosophy 18:81-90, 2015) empirical ethics of care approach to give an in-depth picture of places that have a radically different take on what social inclusion for people with intellectual disabilities looks like: places known as 'sheltered living institutions'. We argue these places can be seen as 'communities of difference' catered to the specific needs and capacities of the residents. We then contend that these communities raise questions about what a good life for people with intellectual disabilities looks like and where and how it ought to be realised; questions not posed very often, as they get muzzled by the dominant rhetoric of normalisation and the emphasis on sameness.
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- Femmianne Bredewold
- Chair Group Citizenship and Humanisation of the Public Sector, University of Humanistic Studies, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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- Chair Group Citizenship and Humanisation of the Public Sector, University of Humanistic Studies, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Stewart AC, Cossar RD, Quinn B, Dietze P, Romero L, Wilkinson AL, Stoové M. Criminal Justice Involvement after Release from Prison following Exposure to Community Mental Health Services among People Who Use Illicit Drugs and Have Mental Illness: a Systematic Review. J Urban Health 2022; 99:635-654. [PMID: 35501591 PMCID: PMC9360359 DOI: 10.1007/s11524-022-00635-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/18/2022] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Illicit drug use and mental illness are common among people in prison and are associated with higher rates of reoffending and reimprisonment. We conducted a systematic review, searching MEDLINE, Embase, and PsycINFO to January 10, 2022, for studies reporting criminal justice involvement following exposure to community mental health services among people released from jail or prison who use illicit drugs and have mental illness. Our search identified 6954 studies; 13 were eligible for inclusion in this review. Studies were separated into three broad categories based on community mental health service type. Eleven of 13 studies reported a reduction in criminal justice involvement among participants exposed to community mental health services compared to a comparison group. Findings indicate a need to expand and improve integration and referral mechanisms linking people to community mental health services after jail or prison release, alongside a need for tailored programs for individuals with complex illicit drug use and mental health morbidities.
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- Ashleigh C Stewart
- Behaviours and Health Risks, Burnet Institute, 85 Commercial Rd, Melbourne, 3004, Australia. .,School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
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- Behaviours and Health Risks, Burnet Institute, 85 Commercial Rd, Melbourne, 3004, Australia.,Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia
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- Behaviours and Health Risks, Burnet Institute, 85 Commercial Rd, Melbourne, 3004, Australia.,School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Behaviours and Health Risks, Burnet Institute, 85 Commercial Rd, Melbourne, 3004, Australia.,School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.,National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Ian Potter Library, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Australia
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- Behaviours and Health Risks, Burnet Institute, 85 Commercial Rd, Melbourne, 3004, Australia.,School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Behaviours and Health Risks, Burnet Institute, 85 Commercial Rd, Melbourne, 3004, Australia.,School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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Bremmers LGM, Fabbricotti IN, Gräler ES, Uyl-de Groot CA, Hakkaart-van Roijen L. Assessing the impact of caregiving on informal caregivers of adults with a mental disorder in OECD countries: A systematic literature review of concepts and their respective questionnaires. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0270278. [PMID: 35802584 PMCID: PMC9269485 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0270278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2021] [Accepted: 06/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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We conducted a systematic literature review to identify and review the concepts and questionnaires used to assess the impact of caregiving on caregivers for adults with a mental disorder. With our study, we aimed to provide an overview and categorize the conceptualization and operationalization of the impact of caregiving, with special attention for the complexity and multi-conceptualization of concepts. Embase, Medline, PsycInfo, Web of Science Core Collection, Cochrane Central Register of Trials, Cinahl Plus, Econlit and Google Scholar were systematically searched for articles from 1 January 2004 to 31 December 2019. Eligible articles were peer-reviewed studies that assessed the impact of caregiving for informal caregivers of adults with a reported mental disorder by means of a questionnaire. The complete study protocol can be found on PROSPERO (CRD42020157300). A total of 144 questionnaires were identified that assessed the impact of caregiving. Based on similarities in meaning, concepts were classified into 15 concept clusters. The most frequently assessed concept clusters were mental health, caregiving burden, other caregiving consequences, family impact, and overall health-related outcomes. The use of concept clusters differed per diagnosis group, with diagnoses, such as schizophrenia, using a wide range of caregiving impact concepts and other diagnoses, such as personality disorders, only using a limited range of concepts. This is the first study that identified and reviewed the concepts and questionnaires that are used to assess the impact of caregiving. Caregiving is researched from a broad array of perspectives, with the identification of a variety of concepts and dimensions and use of non-specific questionnaires. Despite increasing interest in this field of research, a high degree of variability remains abundant with limited consensus. This can partially be accredited to differences in the naming of concepts. Ultimately, this review can serve as a reference to researchers who wish to assess the impact of caregiving and require further insight into concepts and their respective questionnaires.
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- Leonarda G. M. Bremmers
- Erasmus School of Health Policy & Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Erasmus School of Health Policy & Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Erasmus School of Health Policy & Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Erasmus School of Health Policy & Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Erasmus School of Health Policy & Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Tully T, Inglis M. A Comparison Between Rural and Urban Jail Proximities to Inpatient Mental Health Care in New York State. JOURNAL OF CORRECTIONAL HEALTH CARE 2022; 28:12-21. [PMID: 35073197 DOI: 10.1089/jchc.20.04.0017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The authors created a model to examine the distance between jails and inpatient mental health care facilities in rural counties versus urban counties in New York State. Using U.S. census data, the top seven most rural counties and top seven most urban counties were selected for analysis. Results indicate that, overall, urban jails have closer access than rural jails to inpatient mental health care, with the furthest facilities for urban jails being 15.1 kilometers and the furthest for rural jails being 43.6 kilometers. The closest inpatient mental health care facility for urban jails was 174 meters, whereas the closest mental health care facility for rural jails was 0.02 kilometers. Average distance from inpatient mental health care was 4.3 kilometers for urban jails and 26 kilometers for rural jails. Policy implications are discussed.
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- Tracy Tully
- Criminal Justice Program, School of Arts and Social Sciences, St. Thomas Aquinas College, Sparkill, New York, USA
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- Criminal Justice Program, Department of Professional Programs in Human Services, East Central University, Ada, Oklahoma, USA
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Smeekens MV, Sappelli F, de Vries MG, Bulten BH. Dutch Forensic Flexible Assertive Community Treatment: Operating on the Interface Between General Mental Health Care and Forensic Psychiatric Care. Front Psychol 2021; 12:708722. [PMID: 34630215 PMCID: PMC8492920 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.708722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2021] [Accepted: 08/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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In the Netherlands, Forensic Flexible Assertive Community Treatment (ForFACT) is used as a specialized form of outpatient intensive treatment. This outreaching type of treatment is aimed at patients with severe and long lasting psychiatric problems that are at risk of engaging in criminal behavior. In addition, these patients often suffer from addiction and experience problems in different areas of their life (e.g., financial debt, unemployment, or lack of daytime activities). The aim of this exploratory study was to gain more insight into the characteristics of the ForFACT patient population. More knowledge about these patients may enhance the effectiveness of ForFACT and therefore (further) reduce the risk of recidivism. Data on 132 ForFACT patients were gathered by studying electronic patient records, criminal records, and by conducting semi-structured interviews with practitioners and patients. Additionally, as part of a cognitive screening, two screening instruments were conducted to gain insight into intelligence and possible mild cognitive impairments. This article gives a broad description of the ForFACT patient population, including demographic data and context variables, diagnostics, recidivism risk and offense history, and aspects related to care. Furthermore, several recommendations are given to further improve ForFACT. Based on the results it can be concluded that the ForFACT patient population shows a high degree of diversity in complex care needs and responsivity issues. Therefore, this article highlights the necessity for ForFACT to collaborate with other mental health institutions, as well as probation officers, and forensic or criminal justice institutions. Moreover, it is important to continually check the inclusion and exclusion criteria when admitting patients to ForFACT, and to examine whether ForFACT is still the most adequate care for patients or if they need to be referred. In addition, the results emphasize the importance of cognitive screening for forensic outpatients. Finally, this study zooms in on the interface between forensic psychiatric care and general mental health care.
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- Marjam V Smeekens
- Department Assessment, Research and Professional Development, Pompefoundation, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- Department Assessment, Research and Professional Development, Pompefoundation, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- Department Assessment, Research and Professional Development, Pompefoundation, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- Department Assessment, Research and Professional Development, Pompefoundation, Nijmegen, Netherlands.,Faculty of Social Sciences, Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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Stakeholder Coalitions and Priorities Around the Policy Goals of a Nation-Wide Mental Health Care Reform. ADMINISTRATION AND POLICY IN MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH 2021; 48:639-653. [PMID: 33386528 DOI: 10.1007/s10488-020-01100-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/24/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The difficulty of implementing mental healthcare reforms owes much to the influence of stakeholders. So far, the endorsement of mental health policy reforms by stakeholder coalitions has received little attention. This study describes stakeholder coalitions formed around common mental health policy goals and highlights their central goals and oppositions. Data were collected on the policy priorities of 469 stakeholders (policymakers, service managers, clinicians, and user representatives) involved in the Belgian mental healthcare reform. Four coalitions of stakeholders endorsing different mental health policy goals were identified using a hierarchical cluster analysis on stakeholders' policy priorities. A belief network analysis was performed to identify the central and peripheral policy goals within coalitions. Coalitions brought together stakeholders with similar professional functions. Disagreements were observed between service managers and policymakers around policy goals. The two coalitions composed of policymakers supported a comprehensive approach that combines the different goals and also supported the shortening of hospital stays, whereas the two coalitions composed of service managers emphasised the personal recovery of users and continuity of care. Regardless of the coalitions' differing policy priorities, strengthening community care was a central goal while patient-centred goals were peripheral. The competing policy positions of the coalitions identified may explain the slow and inconsistent pace of the Belgian mental healthcare reform. Strengthening community care may be an essential part of reaching consensus across coalitions. Finally, special care must be taken to ensure that patient-centred policy goals, such as social integration, are not set aside in favour of other goals.
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Pattyn E, Werbrouck A, Gemmel P, Trybou J. The impact of cash-for-care schemes on the uptake of community-based and residential care: A systematic review. Health Policy 2020; 125:363-374. [PMID: 33423802 DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2020.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2020] [Revised: 10/20/2020] [Accepted: 11/02/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Internationally, deinstitutionalization and the provision of community-based care are growing policy aims. Several developed countries have thus introduced cash-for-care schemes, which turn the traditional funding stream from the perspective of the care provider around, giving purchasing power to care users. This review explores whether cash-for-care schemes encourage the shift towards deinstitutionalization. METHODS Ten databases covering medical, nursing and social science journals were systematically screened up to July 10, 2020. Only peer-reviewed articles written in English or French and containing empirical evidence on the uptake of care services in a cash-for-care scheme were included. RESULTS The search resulted in 6,865 hits of which 27 articles were retained. Most studies took place in the United Kingdom or the United States. Overall, the search showed mixed results concerning the uptake of the different types of community-based care. CONCLUSION Evidence demonstrating a higher uptake of informal, respite or home care individually, is scarce and inconclusive. A reduction in residential care and an uptake of services in the community can, with caution, be noted. However, contextual and individual factors can affect the way deinstitutionalization takes place and which community-based services are chosen. Future research should therefore focus on the underlying processes and influencing factors, in order to obtain a clear view of the shift towards deinstitutionalization.
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- Eva Pattyn
- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Ghent University, Corneel Heymanslaan 10, 9000, Ghent, Belgium.
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Ghent University, Corneel Heymanslaan 10, 9000, Ghent, Belgium.
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- Department of Marketing, Innovation and Organization, Ghent University, Tweekerkenstraat 2, 9000, Ghent, Belgium.
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Ghent University, Corneel Heymanslaan 10, 9000, Ghent, Belgium.
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Hudson CG. Deinstitutionalization of mental hospitals and rates of psychiatric disability: An international study. Health Place 2019; 56:70-79. [PMID: 30710836 DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2019.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2018] [Revised: 12/31/2018] [Accepted: 01/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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This study tests several hypotheses regarding the impact of deinstitutionalization of inpatient care on levels of psychiatric disability. It employs a secondary analysis of existing datasets from the World Health Organization's mental health program, the Global Burden of Disease study, as well as supplemental datasets on the national environments examined. The primary model accounts for 87.1% of the variation in global disability levels, but only a quarter or 28.3% of the recent changes in these levels between 1990 and 2015. One of the most important predictors of declines in mental disability is the proportion of a nation's health budget that is invested in mental health services.
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Yastrebov VS, Limankin OV. [Current trends in the development of psychiatric care system]. Zh Nevrol Psikhiatr Im S S Korsakova 2017; 117:4-9. [PMID: 29171481 DOI: 10.17116/jnevro20171171014-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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In this article, the authors summarize current trends in the development of domestic and foreign mental health services, results of the reforms of national psychiatric services, and the state of inpatient and community-based psychiatric care systems. Actual problems and prospects of development of system of psychiatric help are discussed.
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- Kashcenko Mental Hospital #1, St. Petersburg, Russia
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Bredewold F, Tonkens E, Trappenburg M. Solidarity and Reciprocity Between People With and Without Disabilities. JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY & APPLIED SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/casp.2279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Utrecht School of Governance; University of Humanistic Studies; The Netherlands
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Hudson CG. A Model of Deinstitutionalization of Psychiatric Care across 161 Nations: 2001–2014. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH 2016. [DOI: 10.1080/00207411.2016.1167489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Ferrazzi P, Krupa T. Re: Mental health rehabilitation in therapeutic jurisprudence: Theoretical improvements. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LAW AND PSYCHIATRY 2016; 46:42-49. [PMID: 27107821 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2016.02.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Legal scholarship relevant to criminal court mental health initiatives that divert people with mental illness from prosecution to treatment has created the concept of therapeutic jurisprudence (TJ), an approach that seeks to maximize the law's potential for therapeutic outcomes. Despite recognition that TJ includes a rehabilitative response as a key animating principle and that it advocates for interdisciplinary synthesis, TJ has developed mainly from within the practice and discipline of law and without reference to the discipline of rehabilitation science, in which approaches to mental health rehabilitation (MHR) have witnessed significant developments in recent decades. In particular, concepts of MHR have shifted from a biomedical focus to a psychosocial approach, such as the recovery model, that incorporates values of self-determination, independence, and empowerment. It is argued that greater consideration of MHR will improve the theoretical validity of TJ by 1) helping define what 'therapeutic' means; 2) constructing a normative framework; and 3) broadening the scope of TJ as an interdisciplinary approach. More research is needed to ensure concepts from MHR rehabilitation science are considered in TJ legal scholarship and criminal court mental health initiatives.
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- Priscilla Ferrazzi
- University of Alberta, 3-300 Edmonton Clinic Health Academy, 11405-87 Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 1C9, Canada.
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- Queen's University, 31 George Street, Kingston, ON, K7L 3N6, Canada.
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Winkler P, Barrett B, McCrone P, Csémy L, Janous̆ková M, Höschl C. Deinstitutionalised patients, homelessness and imprisonment: systematic review. Br J Psychiatry 2016; 208:421-8. [PMID: 27143007 DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.114.161943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2014] [Accepted: 10/12/2015] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Reports linking the deinstitutionalisation of psychiatric care with homelessness and imprisonment have been published widely. AIMS To identify cohort studies that followed up or traced back long-term psychiatric hospital residents who had been discharged as a consequence of deinstitutionalisation. METHOD A broad search strategy was used and 9435 titles and abstracts were screened, 416 full articles reviewed and 171 articles from cohort studies of deinstitutionalised patients were examined in detail. RESULTS Twenty-three studies of unique populations assessed homelessness and imprisonment among patients discharged from long-term care. Homelessness and imprisonment occurred sporadically; in the majority of studies no single case of homelessness or imprisonment was reported. CONCLUSIONS Our results contradict the findings of ecological studies which indicated a strong correlation between the decreasing number of psychiatric beds and an increasing number of people with mental health problems who were homeless or in prison.
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- Petr Winkler
- Petr Winkler, PhD, Department of Social Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health, Klecany, Czech Republic, and Health Service and Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, UK; Barbara Barrett, PhD, Paul McCrone, PhD, Health Service and Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, UK; Ladislav Csémy, PhD, Miroslava Janous̆ková, PhD, Cyril Höschl, DSc, FRCPsych, Department of Social Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health, Klecany, Czech Republic
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- Petr Winkler, PhD, Department of Social Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health, Klecany, Czech Republic, and Health Service and Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, UK; Barbara Barrett, PhD, Paul McCrone, PhD, Health Service and Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, UK; Ladislav Csémy, PhD, Miroslava Janous̆ková, PhD, Cyril Höschl, DSc, FRCPsych, Department of Social Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health, Klecany, Czech Republic
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- Petr Winkler, PhD, Department of Social Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health, Klecany, Czech Republic, and Health Service and Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, UK; Barbara Barrett, PhD, Paul McCrone, PhD, Health Service and Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, UK; Ladislav Csémy, PhD, Miroslava Janous̆ková, PhD, Cyril Höschl, DSc, FRCPsych, Department of Social Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health, Klecany, Czech Republic
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- Petr Winkler, PhD, Department of Social Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health, Klecany, Czech Republic, and Health Service and Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, UK; Barbara Barrett, PhD, Paul McCrone, PhD, Health Service and Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, UK; Ladislav Csémy, PhD, Miroslava Janous̆ková, PhD, Cyril Höschl, DSc, FRCPsych, Department of Social Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health, Klecany, Czech Republic
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- Petr Winkler, PhD, Department of Social Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health, Klecany, Czech Republic, and Health Service and Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, UK; Barbara Barrett, PhD, Paul McCrone, PhD, Health Service and Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, UK; Ladislav Csémy, PhD, Miroslava Janous̆ková, PhD, Cyril Höschl, DSc, FRCPsych, Department of Social Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health, Klecany, Czech Republic
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- Petr Winkler, PhD, Department of Social Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health, Klecany, Czech Republic, and Health Service and Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, UK; Barbara Barrett, PhD, Paul McCrone, PhD, Health Service and Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, UK; Ladislav Csémy, PhD, Miroslava Janous̆ková, PhD, Cyril Höschl, DSc, FRCPsych, Department of Social Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health, Klecany, Czech Republic
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Taylor Salisbury T, Killaspy H, King M. An international comparison of the deinstitutionalisation of mental health care: Development and findings of the Mental Health Services Deinstitutionalisation Measure (MENDit). BMC Psychiatry 2016; 16:54. [PMID: 26926473 PMCID: PMC4772656 DOI: 10.1186/s12888-016-0762-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2015] [Accepted: 02/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Despite its inclusion as a key aspect of successful mental health care service provision by the World Health Organization, there exists a lack of consensus regarding the definition, key components and implementation of deinstitutionalisation. This lack of consensus has also contributed to subjectivity in assessments of countries' progress towards deinstitutionalisation which act as a barrier to its evaluation and success. In order to provide for reliable within and cross country evaluations of the success of deinstitutionalisation we aimed to develop a quantitative measure of country-level progress towards deinstitutionalisation through the (1) identification of key markers of deinstitutionalisation; (2) development of an assessment tool based on the identified markers; (3) evaluation of the tool's psychometric properties; and (4) comparison of progress towards deinstitutionalisation across Europe. METHODS National care standards from 10 European countries and World Health Organization recommendations were used to identify items for the tool. A draft version was reviewed by an international expert panel and assessed for test-retest reliability and internal consistency. Once a final version had been agreed, progress towards deinstitutionalisation was assessed for 30 European countries. We used this opportunity to test convergent validity through comparison with local experts' assessments. Country total as well as individual item scores were described and compared. RESULTS The five-item Mental Health Services Deinstitutionalisation Measure (MENDit) is an objective tool with moderate to very good test-retest reliability (Kappa range: 0.46-1.00) and internal consistency (α = 0.70, 95 % CI 0.25, 0.92). A statistically significant difference between groups was found by one-way ANOVA (F(3,26) = 6.77, p = 0.002). Post-hoc testing found significant differences between MENDit scores of countries categorised as having advanced levels of deinstitutionalisation and not started or just started. Across Europe, MENDit scores suggest substantial variety in progress towards deinstitutionalisation. CONCLUSIONS The MENDit has good psychometric properties which support its use in research and as a benchmarking tool to measure national progress towards deinstitutionalisation by policy makers. Across Europe a high proportion of psychiatric beds are still located in psychiatric hospitals. Additionally, low numbers of mental health professionals in many countries may hinder further deinstitutionalisation. These findings corroborate previous mental health systems research and highlight some of the difficulties of deinstitutionalisation.
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- Tatiana Taylor Salisbury
- Health Service and Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, De Crespigny Park, London, SE5 8AF, UK. .,Department of Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, W1C 7HT, UK. .,Division of Psychiatry, UCL, 6th Floor, Maple House, 149 Tottenham Court Road, London, W1T 7NF, UK.
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- Division of Psychiatry, UCL, 6th Floor, Maple House, 149 Tottenham Court Road, London, W1T 7NF, UK.
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- Division of Psychiatry, UCL, 6th Floor, Maple House, 149 Tottenham Court Road, London, W1T 7NF, UK.
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Pattyn E, Verhaeghe M, Bracke P. Attitudes toward community mental health care: the contact paradox revisited. Community Ment Health J 2013. [PMID: 23179045 DOI: 10.1007/s10597-012-9564-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Contact with people with mental illness is considered to be a promising strategy to change stigmatizing attitudes. This study examines the underlying mechanisms of the association between contact and attitudes toward community mental health care. Data are derived from the 2009 survey "Stigma in a Global Context-Belgian Mental Health Study", using the Community Mental Health Ideology-scale. Results show that people who received mental health treatment themselves or have a family member who has been treated for mental health problems report more tolerant attitudes toward community mental health care than people with public contact with people with mental illness. Besides, the perception of the effectiveness of the treatment seems to matter too. Furthermore, emotions arising from public contact are associated with attitudes toward community mental health care. The degree of intimacy and the characteristics of the contact relationship clarify the association between contact and attitudes toward community mental health care.
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- E Pattyn
- HeDeRa (Health and Demographic Research), Department of Sociology, Ghent University, Korte Meer 5, 9000, Ghent, Belgium.
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Trends on schizophrenia admissions during the deinstitutionalisation process in Spain (1980-2004). Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 2011; 46:1095-101. [PMID: 20972771 DOI: 10.1007/s00127-010-0289-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2009] [Accepted: 09/13/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND The deinstitutionalisation reform in Spain started after 1980 with the aim of reducing the need for hospitalisation, length of stay and the number of psychiatric hospital beds, as well as fostering psychiatric patient's involvement in the community. The aim of this study was to review how this reform process has affected the management of schizophrenic patients from 1980 to 2004. METHODS Longitudinal (1980-2004) study describing variables related to hospital morbidity in schizophrenia patients. RESULTS Hospital admission rate has gradually increased from 1980 to 2004 from 3.71 admissions per 10,000 inhabitants to 5.89, respectively. Considering the type of admission, emergency or elective, whilst the latter has slightly decreased from 2.24 in 1980 to 1.72 in 2004, the first has almost tripled from 1.47 to 4.17. The point-prevalence of schizophrenic patients receiving inpatient treatment each year has decreased 78% in this period. Length of stay, in days per admission episode, has also decreased from 148 days in 1980 to 35 days in 2004. CONCLUSION One of the main impacts of the psychiatric health care reform in Spain has been the considerable reduction in hospital capacity devoted to schizophrenic patients, based on the significant decrease in point-prevalence. Thus, it seems relevant to design new studies to quantify the resource reallocation to other areas of care, such as pharmacological treatment and community services.
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Novella EJ. Mental health care and the politics of inclusion: a social systems account of psychiatric deinstitutionalization. THEORETICAL MEDICINE AND BIOETHICS 2010; 31:411-427. [PMID: 20711755 DOI: 10.1007/s11017-010-9155-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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This paper provides an interpretation, based on the social systems theory of German sociologist Niklas Luhmann, of the recent paradigmatic shift of mental health care from an asylum-based model to a community-oriented network of services. The observed shift is described as the development of psychiatry as a function system of modern society and whose operative goal has moved from the medical and social management of a lower and marginalized group to the specialized medical and psychological care of the whole population. From this theoretical viewpoint, the wider deployment of the modern social order as a functionally differentiated system may be considered to be a consistent driving force for this process; it has made asylum psychiatry overly incompatible with prevailing social values (particularly with the normative and regulative principle of inclusion of all individuals in the different functional spheres of society and with the common patterns of participation in modern function systems) and has, in turn, required the availability of psychiatric care for a growing number of individuals. After presenting this account, some major challenges for the future of mental health care provision, such as the overburdening of services or the overt exclusion of a significant group of potential users, are identified and briefly discussed.
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- Enric J Novella
- Centre for Human and Social Sciences (CSIC), C/Albasanz 26-28, 28037 Madrid, Spain.
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Novella EJ. Theoretical accounts on deinstitutionalization and the reform of mental health services: a critical review. MEDICINE, HEALTH CARE, AND PHILOSOPHY 2008; 11:303-314. [PMID: 18270804 DOI: 10.1007/s11019-008-9123-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2007] [Accepted: 01/22/2008] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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This article offers a comprehensive critical review of the most popular theoretical accounts on the recent processes of deinstitutionalization and reform of mental health services and their possible underlying factors, focusing in the sharp contrast between the straightforward ideas and models maintained by mainstream psychiatry and the different interpretations delivered by authors coming from the social sciences or applying conceptual tools stemming from diverse social theories. Since all these appraisals tend to illuminate only some aspects of the process while obscuring others, or do not fit at all with some important points of the actual changes, it is concluded that the quest for an adequate explanation is far from having been completed. Finally, some methodological and conceptual strategies for a renewed theoretical understanding of these significant transformations are also briefly discussed, including a comprehensive empirical evaluation of the facts, the consideration of the shifting social values and needs involved in mental health care provision and the historical analysis of deinstitutionalization policies within the framework of the broader social and cultural trends of the decades following World War II.
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- Enric J Novella
- Department of Psychiatry, Hospital Clínic Universitari, C/ Russafa 33-5, Valencia, 46006, Spain.
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