Psychiatric design : Using a salutogenic model for the development and management of mental health facilities

The prevailing model of psychiatric facility design does not fulfil its potential in supporting the healing process. A salutogenic approach can improve coherence and foster meaning, will actually improve mental health outcomes, not only manage patient behaviour.

Volunteer service manual for commumity mental health facilities /

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Why volunteers? For mental health facilities in Illinois.

Mode of access: Internet.

Directory of hospitals, nursing care facilities, homes for the aged, mental health facilities /

Description based on: Jan. 1984; title from cover.

Mental health facilities in Iowa : a descriptive handbook, 1952

This pamphlet on mental health facilities in Iowa was undertaken to meet the need for certain factual and practical information which the Iowa Mental Health Authority, the Board of control of State Institutions, the State Department of Social Welfare and the State University of Iowa School of Social Work felt would be helpful to workers in the field.

Exploring an increase in allegations, FY96-FY97 : a study by the Office of the Inspector General exploring the increase in allegations of abuse and neglect reported from the Department-operated mental health and developmental disability facilities /

"May 1999"--Letter of transmittal.

Feasibility study, use of vacant state-owned mental health and developmental disabilities facilities, December 1978 /

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Mental health facility design: The case for person-centred care

There is a schism between a growing chorus for person-centred models of care and the prevalent paradigms for the design of mental health facilities. This argument proposes that architectural solutions have traditionally been geared around staff-centred concerns like ease of patient management. It suggests that the demands for person-centred models of care are important because evidence suggests that the physical environment is a causal factor in mental illness, and that even minor concessions towards person-centred models of care consistently exert a disproportionate and sustained positive influence on the behaviour of mental health patients. While the traditional mental health unit layout is unsatisfactory for person-centred care and effective recovery, other approaches that have been well tested and found to be effective is described along with a statement about subtle details that will improve facilities for all users.

Strategies for dealing with personnel reductions in state mental health agencies : three case studies /

"National Institute of Mental Health"--Cover.

Community mental health centers construction grant program policy and procedures manual.

Mode of access: Internet.

Workplace violence in mental health: a Victorian mental health workforce survey

The international literature suggests workplace violence in mental health settings is a significant issue, yet little is known about the frequency, nature, severity and health consequences of staff exposure to violence in Australian mental health services. To address this gap, we examined these aspects of workplace violence as reported by mental health services employees in Victoria, Australia. The project used a cross-sectional, exploratory descriptive design. A random sample of 1600 Health and Community Services Union members were invited to complete a survey investigating exposure to violence in the workplace, and related psychological health outcomes. Participants comprised employees from multiple disciplines including nursing, social work, occupational therapy, psychology and administration staff. A total of 411 members responded to the survey (26% response rate). Of the total sample, 83% reported exposure to at least one form of violence in the previous 12 months. The most frequently reported form of violence was verbal abuse (80%) followed by physical violence (34%) and then bullying/mobbing (30%). Almost one in three victims of violence (33%) rated themselves as being in psychological distress, 54% of whom reported being in severe psychological distress. The more forms of violence to which victims were exposed, the greater the frequency of reports of psychological distress. Workplace violence is prevalent in mental health facilities in Victoria. The nature, severity and health impact of this violence represents a serious safety concern for mental health employees. Strategies must be considered and implemented by healthcare management and policy makers to reduce and prevent violence.

Use of Mental Health Services by Persons With A Mental Illness in Nursing Facilities: Initial Impacts of OBRA87.

To identify mental health service use patterns in nursing facilities subsequent to nursing home reforms in the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987.

Compilation of selected public health laws : including particularly the Public Health Service Act, the Clean Air Act, the Solid Waste Disposal Act, the Mental Retardation Facilities and Community Mental Health Centers Construction Act, and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.

Mode of access: Internet.