The value of purpose built mental health facilities: Use of the Ward Atmosphere Scale to gauge the link between milieu and physical environment

2015 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 286-294 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Nicholls ◽  
Kevin Kidd ◽  
Jennifer Threader ◽  
Catherine Hungerford
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Physical Environment ◽  
Health Facilities ◽  
Ward Atmosphere ◽  
Mental Health Facilities ◽  
Ward Atmosphere Scale

scholarly journals Design features that reduce the use of seclusion and restraint in mental health facilities: a rapid systematic review

BMJ Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. e046647
Author(s):  
Sanne Oostermeijer ◽  
Catherine Brasier ◽  
Carol Harvey ◽  
Bridget Hamilton ◽  
Cath Roper ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Physical Environment ◽  
Critical Appraisal ◽  
Physical Restraint ◽  
Health Facilities ◽  
Rapid Review ◽  
Cochrane Library ◽  
Design Features ◽  
Mental Health Facilities

Increasing efforts are being made to prevent and/or eliminate the use of seclusion and restraint in mental health facilities. Recent literature recognises the importance of the physical environment in supporting better outcomes in mental health services. This rapid review scoped the existing literature studying what physical design features of mental health facilities can reduce the use of seclusion and physical restraint.DesignA rapid review of peer-reviewed literature.MethodsPeer-reviewed literature was searched for studies on architectural design and the use of restraint and seclusion in mental health facilities. The following academic databases were searched: Cochrane Library, Medline, PsycINFO, Scopus and Avery for English language literature published between January 2010 and August 2019. The Joanna Briggs Institute’s critical appraisal tool was used to assess the quality of included studies.ResultsWe identified 35 peer-reviewed studies. The findings revealed several overarching themes in design efforts to reduce the use of seclusion and restraint: a beneficial physical environment (eg, access to gardens or recreational facilities); sensory or comfort rooms; and private, uncrowded and calm spaces. The critical appraisal indicated that the overall quality of studies was low, as such the findings should be interpreted with caution.ConclusionThis study found preliminary evidence that the physical environment has a role in supporting the reduction in the use of seclusion and restraint. This is likely to be achieved through a multilayered approach, founded on good design features and building towards specific design features which may reduce occurrences of seclusion and restraint. Future designs should include consumers in a codesign process to maximise the potential for change and innovation that is genuinely guided by the insights of lived experience expertise.

scholarly journals Profiling persons reported missing from hospitals versus mental health facilities

2021 ◽  
pp. 146135572110218
Author(s):  
Lorna Ferguson
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Health Facilities ◽  
Significant Issue ◽  
Missing Persons ◽  
Mental Health Facilities ◽  
Municipal Police ◽  
Location Type

Missing person reports from hospitals and mental health facilities are a significant issue impacting patients, communities, and health and police sectors. Research on missing persons seldom considers the type of location from where people go missing, which can be troublesome due to the increased chances for experiencing harm during an episode from hospitals and mental health facilities. When location type is studied, these often remarkably different places are frequently blended together in analyses and discussions. This conflation has implications for research and the development of effective police preventive responses. To begin to address this gap, this study uses descriptive analysis and logistic regression to examine the descriptive and predictive profiles of those reported missing from hospitals versus those reported missing from mental health units. For this, data are taken from a sample of 916 closed missing person cases reported to a Canadian municipal police service over five years. Results suggest there are significant differences in both the descriptive and predictive profiles of individuals reported missing from these two location types, such as individuals with varying mental health and cognitive issues going missing from each place, respectively. Given the findings, the implications for research, policing, and risk management are discussed.

Investigating Sources of Inefficiency in Residential Mental Health Facilities

2006 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 169-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nick Kontodimopoulos ◽  
Thalia Bellali ◽  
Georgios Labiris ◽  
Dimitris Niakas
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Facilities ◽  
Mental Health Facilities

An Experientially- and Community-Oriented Graduate Course in Mental Health Administration

1987 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-53
Author(s):  
David S. Glenwick
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Course Evaluation ◽  
Health Facilities ◽  
Health Administration ◽  
Graduate Course ◽  
Evaluation Data ◽  
Mental Health Administration ◽  
Mental Health Facilities

A graduate course in mental health administration that combines classroom, field visit, and practicum components is described. The course provides students with an overview of the major responsibilities, concerns, and issues in the management of mental health facilities. Course evaluation data indicate that the course has been meeting its goal of stimulating students' interest in this area of increasing involvement by psychologists.

Soviet mental health facilities and psychology.

2004 ◽  
pp. 87-98
Author(s):  
Henry P. David ◽  
Tema S. David
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Facilities ◽  
Mental Health Facilities

scholarly journals COVID-19 testing and patients in mental health facilities

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 476-477 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole M Benson ◽  
Dost Öngür ◽  
John Hsu
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Facilities ◽  
Mental Health Facilities
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