An Acute Inpatient Geriatric Assessment and Treatment Unit

1987 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
David B. Wooldridge ◽  
Gloria Parker ◽  
Patricia A. MacKenzie
Keyword(s):  
Geriatric Assessment ◽  
Treatment Unit ◽  
Assessment And Treatment

scholarly journals Outpatient uterine assessment and treatment unit in patients with abnormal uterine bleeding: an economic modelling study

CMAJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. E810-E818
Author(s):  
Alexandria Bennett ◽  
Kednapa Thavorn ◽  
Kristina Arendas ◽  
Doug Coyle ◽  
Sukhbir S. Singh
Keyword(s):  
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding ◽  
Uterine Bleeding ◽  
Economic Modelling ◽  
Treatment Unit ◽  
Assessment And Treatment ◽  
Modelling Study

An evaluation of the implementation of Safewards on an assessment and treatment unit for people with an intellectual disability

2020 ◽  
pp. 174462952090163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bronwen Davies ◽  
Jade Silver ◽  
Scarlett Josham ◽  
Emma Grist ◽  
Lewis Jones ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Treatment Unit ◽  
Positive Approach ◽  
Shift Report ◽  
Assessment And Treatment ◽  
Containment Measures ◽  
The Impact

This study evaluates the implementation of Safewards on an assessment and treatment unit (ATU) for people with an intellectual disability. There are no previous studies evaluating this model in this context and previous research has focused largely on acute mental health services. The ‘Patient–Staff Conflict Shift Report’ was used at baseline for 1 month and 1 year later, after all the interventions had been implemented, to evaluate the impact of Safewards. Significant reductions were found in conflict and containment measures used within the service after the implementation of Safewards. Staff who led on the interventions were also asked to give feedback on their experiences, the challenges they faced and how they would like to move forward. Safewards was generally seen as a positive approach by the team. Limitations of this study are highlighted and suggestions for future research are made.

scholarly journals The psychotherapy department and the community mental health team: bridges and boundaries

1998 ◽  
Vol 22 (12) ◽  
pp. 729-732 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeremy Holmes
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Community Mental Health ◽  
Psychiatric Treatment ◽  
Psychological Treatment ◽  
Psychiatric Service ◽  
Treatment Unit ◽  
Psychological Therapies ◽  
General Psychiatry ◽  
Assessment And Treatment ◽  
Therapeutic Activities

Aims and methodThe aim of the study was to clarify the role of psychotherapy departments in relation to a general psychiatric service, and in particular community mental health teams (CMHTs). Literature reviews of therapeutic activities in CMHTs and of psychotherapy delivery methods were undertaken. The implications of the National Health Service Executive document on Psychotherapy Services in England was considered, based on experience of the psychotherapy-general psychiatry interfaces in North Devon and Bristol.ResultsPsychological therapies are an integral part of psychiatric treatment provided in CMHTs, but are often delivered without careful assessment training or supervision. Psychotherapy departments contain expertise in the range of psychological therapies, but are sometimes perceived as remote from everyday psychiatric practice. Ways in which the divide between general psychiatry and psychotherapy might be bridged are suggested. A multi-disciplinary psychological treatment unit can offer specialist resources for the assessment and treatment of complex cases, especially those with personality disorders; psychological interventions in psychosis; and brief focused therapies for neurotic disorders unresponsive to drugs.Clinical ImplicationsConsultation and liaison with the CMHT should become a key element in the work of a psychological treatment unit, and structured therapies under supervision similarly central to the work of CMHTs.

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