scholarly journals Military psychiatric affairs in the Austro-Hungarian, German and French armies.

2021 ◽  
Vol XVIII (1) ◽  
pp. 128-176
Author(s):  
A. V. Sobolevskiy
Keyword(s):  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Military Hospitals ◽  
Psychiatric Institution

For the mentally ill Austro-Hungarian army, there are several psychiatric departments at military hospitals and, in addition, a separate psychiatric institution in Nagyszombat (Trnau too)).

The First Asylums in Canada: A Response to Neglectful Community Care and Current Trends

1998 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 260-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sam Sussman
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Historical Perspective ◽  
The United States ◽  
Medical Problems ◽  
Community Initiatives ◽  
The Past ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Psychiatric Institution ◽  
Institutional Psychiatry

Objective: Humane treatment and care of mentally ill people can be viewed from a historical perspective. Intramural (the institution) and extramural (the community) initiatives are not mutually exclusive. Method: The evolution of the psychiatric institution in Canada as the primary method of care is presented from an historical perspective. A province-by-province review of provisions for mentally ill people prior to asylum construction reveals that humanitarian motives and a growing sensitivity to social and medical problems gave rise to institutional psychiatry. The influence of Great Britain, France, and, to a lesser extent, the United States in the construction of asylums in Canada is highlighted. The contemporary redirection of the Canadian mental health system toward “dehospitalization” is discussed and delineated. Results: Early promoters of asylums were genuinely concerned with alleviating human suffering, which led to the separation of mental health services from the community and from those proffered to the criminal and indigent populations. While the results of the past institutional era were mixed, it is hoped that the “care” cycle will not repeat itself in the form of undesireable community alternatives. Conclusion: Severely psychiatrically disabled individuals can be cared for in the community if appropriate services exist.

Prevalence of Schizophrenia among Women in Refuges for the Homeless

1993 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 405-410 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angelo Virgona ◽  
Neil Buhrich ◽  
Maree Teesson
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Homeless Women ◽  
Lifetime Prevalence ◽  
Prolonged Stay ◽  
Psychiatric Institution ◽  
Homeless Mentally Ill ◽  
History Of

There are considerably more homeless mentally ill men than women. However the rate of mental illness among homeless women appears to be relatively greater than for men. We found the lifetime prevalence of schizophrenia among a cohort of 54 women residing in refuges for the homeless in inner Sydney to be approximately 30%. Only three of the women had a history of prolonged stay in a psychiatric institution. Schizophrenic women had resided at the refuges for longer than non-schizophrenic women.

Guilty But Mentally Ill: A Retreat from the Insanity Defense

1981 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 236-264
Author(s):  
Scott Leigh Sherman
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Recent Trend ◽  
Insanity Defense ◽  
Constitutional Rights ◽  
Violent Crimes ◽  
The Public ◽  
Psychiatric Institution ◽  
Insanity Acquittees

Abstract“Guilty but mentally ill” legislation responds to the increasing outbreak of violent crimes and to public skepticism concerning the ability of psychiatrists to determine the advisability of a criminal's return to society. Under this alternative to the traditional insanity defense, once the defendant chooses to plead not guilty by reason of insanity, the trier of fact may elect to find him guilty, but mentally ill. This may occur when it is determined that the defendant's mental illness is not severe enough to negate culpability. The court must then sentence the defendant to a term in prison instead of committing him to a psychiatric institution.This Note discusses the origins of the guilty but mentally ill verdict and outlines the development of commitment standards for civil patients and insanity acquittees. While these standards appeared to be merging for a period of time the more recent trend has been to treat civil patients and insanity acquitees differently. This Note maintains that the guilty but mentally ill verdict involves an unnecessarily severe curtailment of the mentally ill offender's constitutional rights.The Note delineates a proposal critiquing the misconceptions on which the statute is based and the excessive restraints on liberty it causes. The proposal examines the reasons for the public's misgivings with the insanity defense and suggests that the threat to the public's safety may not be as serious as it appears. Furthermore, it indicates that while problems remain with the existing insanity defense, the solution to those problems provided by the guilty but mentally ill statute outweighs the risk that insanity acquittees pose to the public.

scholarly journals Concepts of mental health and care according to mentally-ill patients and their relatives

2005 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 332-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vera Lucia Mendiondo Osinaga
Keyword(s):  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Clinical Characteristics ◽  
Psychiatric Care ◽  
Wilcoxon Test ◽  
Measurement Scale ◽  
Attitude Measurement ◽  
Psychiatric Institution ◽  
Drug Treatments ◽  
Social Demographic ◽  
Qualitative Analyses

This study aimed at 1) identifying social, demographic and clinical characteristics of mentally-ill patients and their relatives and 2) analyzing their conceptions concerning mental illness and psychiatric care. The Attitude Measurement Scale (AMS) was used. Quantitative and qualitative analyses of the data were carried out. The 104 study subjects comprised 35 patients and 69 relatives (n=104). The Mann-Whitney Test was used for comparing the opinions of patients X relatives and the Wilcoxon Test for comparing Concept and Care. There was homogeneity in the distribution of the subjects' scores for both Concept and Care. No questions stood out or were concentrated in either group. The subjects' profile shows the transition from asylum care to innovative experiences, although there is still a concentration of drug treatments and dependence on the psychiatric institution.

Goal Attainment and Treatment Compliance in a Cognitive-Behavioral Telephone Intervention for Family Caregivers of Persons with Dementia

GeroPsych ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 115-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriele Wilz ◽  
Denise Schinköthe ◽  
Renate Soellner
Keyword(s):  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Goal Attainment ◽  
Outcome Measurement ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Treatment Success ◽  
Treatment Compliance ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Telephone Intervention ◽  
Effective Interventions

Introduction: The evaluation of effective interventions is still needed to prevent family caregivers of persons with dementia from becoming physically or mentally ill. However, in most existing intervention studies, primary outcomes are not well matched to the treatment goals. Method: A randomized controlled trial (N = 229) was conducted to compare a treatment group (CBT), a treated control group, and an untreated control group. In theses analyses we focused on the primary outcome measurement (GAS) as a perceived treatment success as well as treatment compliance and participants’ evaluation. Results: Results showed that 30.1% achieved complete goal attainment, 39.8% partial goal attainment, and 24.1% declared no change (overachievement 2.4%; deterioration 3.6%). Discussion: The intervention can be considered to have been successful.

The Mental Health and Social Exclusion European Network

2000 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 245-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luigi Leonori ◽  
Manuel Muñoz ◽  
Carmelo Vázquez ◽  
José J. Vázquez ◽  
Mary Fe Bravo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
European Union ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Outcome Evaluation ◽  
World Federation ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Capital Cities ◽  
Homeless Mentally Ill ◽  
The Impact

This report concerns the activities developed by the Mental Health and Social Exclusion (MHSE) Network, an initiative supported by the Mental Health Europe (World Federation of Mental Health). We report some data from the preliminary survey done in five capital cities of the European Union (Madrid, Copenhagen, Brussels, Lisbon, and Rome). The main aim of this survey was to investigate, from a mostly qualitative point of view, the causal and supportive factors implicated in the situation of the homeless mentally ill in Europe. The results point out the familial and childhood roots of homelessness, the perceived causes of the situation, the relationships with the support services, and the expectations of future of the homeless mentally ill. The analysis of results has helped to identify the different variables implicated in the social rupture process that influences homelessness in major European cities. The results were used as the basis for the design of a more ambitious current research project about the impact of the medical and psychosocial interventions in the homeless. This project is being developed in 10 capital cities of the European Union with a focus on the program and outcome evaluation of the health and psychosocial services for the disadvantaged.

A decade of research and services for homeless mentally ill persons: Where do we stand?

1991 ◽  
Vol 46 (11) ◽  
pp. 1129-1138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah L. Dennis ◽  
John C. Buckner ◽  
Frank R. Lipton ◽  
Irene S. Levine
Keyword(s):  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Mentally Ill Persons ◽  
Homeless Mentally Ill

Recruitment and retention of homeless mentally ill participants in research.

1996 ◽  
Vol 64 (5) ◽  
pp. 881-891 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard L. Hough ◽  
Henry Tarke ◽  
Virginia Renker ◽  
Patricia Shields ◽  
Jeff Glatstein
Keyword(s):  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Recruitment And Retention ◽  
Homeless Mentally Ill
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