The emerging role of the social worker in a psychiatric emergency service

1969 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-61
Author(s):  
Naomi Golan ◽  
Helen Carey ◽  
Erland Hyttinen
Crisis ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (5) ◽  
pp. 375-382
Author(s):  
Remco F. P. de Winter ◽  
Mirjam C. Hazewinkel ◽  
Roland van de Sande ◽  
Derek P. de Beurs ◽  
Marieke H. de Groot

Abstract. Background: Outreach psychiatric emergency services play an important role in all stages of a suicidal crisis; however, empirical assessment data are scarce. This study describes characteristics of patients assessed by these services and involved in suicidal crises. Method: During a 5-year period, detailed information from psychiatric emergency service assessments was recorded; 14,705 assessments were included. Characteristics of patients with/without suicidal behavior and with/without suicide attempts were compared. Outcomes were adjusted for clustering of features within individual patients. Results: Suicidal behavior was assessed in 32.2% of patients, of whom 9.2% attempted suicide. Suicidal behavior was most commonly associated with depression or adjustment disorder and these patients were referred to the service by a general practitioner or a general hospital, whereas those who attempted suicide were less likely to be referred by a general practitioner. Those who attempted suicide were more likely to be female and have had a referral by a general hospital. Self-poisoning by medication was the most common method of attempting suicide. Limitations: Bias could be due to missed or incomplete assessments. Primary diagnoses were based on clinical observation at the time of the assessment or on the primary diagnosis previously recorded. In addition, suicidal behavior or attempted suicide might have been underestimated. Conclusions: Suicidal behavior is commonplace in assessments by psychiatric emergency services. Suicidal patients with/without a suicide attempt differed with respect to demographic features, primary diagnoses, and referring entities, but not with respect to treatment policy. About 40% of the suicidal patients with/without an attempt were admitted following assessment.


2021 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Helena Ross ◽  
Ryan Dritz ◽  
Barbara Morano ◽  
Sara Lubetsky ◽  
Pamela Saenger ◽  
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1991 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joachim Knop ◽  
Ulf Søgaard ◽  
Anne Stub Sørensen ◽  
Vilhelm Schultz ◽  
Ellen Hasselbalch ◽  
...  

1986 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
James M. Ellison ◽  
Nancy Blum ◽  
Arthur J. Barsky

Psychiatry ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 76-79
Author(s):  
Sandra Dwyer
Keyword(s):  

2015 ◽  
pp. 249-263
Author(s):  
Janet Lucas ◽  
Anne Riffenburgh ◽  
Bill Mejia
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2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 23-30
Author(s):  
P. Laca ◽  
s. Laca

This research study is focused on the perception of the role of asocial worker by hospital nurses in the Czech and Slovak Re- public during the COVID-19 pandemic. Aim of the study:The main aim of the research study was to find the opinions of nurses from the Czech and Slovak Repub- lic on asocial worker who works in ahospital during acoron- avirus - COVID-19 pandemic and then compare their opinions in helping patients Research sample and setting:The research sample of the study consisted of 75 nurses with higher professional education (Czech Republic), university education of the first and second degree (Czech Republic, Slovak Republic), who were together with social workers in the front line in hospitals at the time of the coronavirus pandemic COVID-19. All participating respon- dents were informed about the purpose of the research study and the completion of the online questionnaire. Statistical analysis:The mathematical-statistical method chi- square test of the independence of the criteria of individual re- search hypotheses was used to compare the interviewed re- spondents in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Results of the study:Medical staff at the time of the COVID- 19 pandemic was satisfied with the social worker, as evidenced by the research study and their answers in the questionnaire survey. It is clear from the results of the research survey that the participants perceived the social worker positively during the COVID-19 pandemic.


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