Peer Support among Inpatients in an Adult Mental Health Setting

2010 ◽  
Vol 31 (9) ◽  
pp. 589-598 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lindsay Bouchard ◽  
Marjorie Montreuil ◽  
Catherine Gros
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Peer Support ◽  
Mental Health Setting ◽  
Adult Mental Health

scholarly journals Mental health professionals’ experiences of working with parents with psychosis and their families: a qualitative study

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica Radley ◽  
Jane Barlow ◽  
Louise Johns
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Community Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Service Level ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Service Users ◽  
Mental Health Setting ◽  
Adult Mental Health ◽  
Qualitative Focus Groups

Abstract Background Healthcare service users who are parents with psychosis form part of the caseload of most community mental health teams. Mental health professionals can experience uncertainty about how to work with and ask about the children of these parents, and often report difficulties when collaborating with other agencies. This study focused on professionals’ experiences of working with parents with psychosis and their families to gain an understanding of these parents’ needs from a service-level perspective, and to identify barriers that professionals may experience in meeting those needs. Methods Qualitative focus groups were conducted with four to eight mental health professionals per group. Data were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis. JR familiarised herself with the transcripts and then coded each salient unit within the text. Themes were then identified and discussed amongst all authors until there was agreement. Results We developed two overarching themes: 1) Diversity of need in parents with psychosis and 2) Role boundaries. The first explored mental health professionals’ perceived range of experiences that parents with psychosis and their families have, and the range of potential effects of parental psychosis on a child. The second theme described how some mental health professionals emphasised the importance of supporting service users in terms of their parenting status and others felt it was more critical to treat the person’s symptomatic expression. This theme also included issues with communication both with their service users and with other agencies. Conclusions Mental health professionals identified that the needs of parents with psychosis were diverse and reflected significant variation in the experiences of service users. Mental health professionals across different types of team (early intervention and community mental health) expressed contrasting viewpoints about how achievable it was to respond to a service user’s parenting status in an adult mental health setting. Future research should aim to determine where training is needed to enhance mental health professionals’ ability to work holistically with families in an adult mental health setting, and how to enhance collaboration with other agencies.

Documenting psychiatric risk: more than ticking boxes

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 625-629
Author(s):  
Lillian Ng ◽  
Irene Zeng ◽  
Coni Kalinowski ◽  
Peter Watson
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Mental Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Safety Planning ◽  
Mental Health Setting ◽  
District Health ◽  
Adult Mental Health ◽  
Adult Mental Health Service

Objective: The purpose of this study was to audit the completion of risk assessment documentation by staff working within an acute adult mental health setting. Method: Fifty risk assessment forms in a district health board’s acute adult mental health service were audited for completion. Clinicians provided verbal feedback on the audit results. Results: Risk assessment forms were completed in 58.3% of cases. A risk formulation statement was completed in 43.8% of cases. Rates of completion varied between senior medical officers, registrars and nurses. Conclusion: Accurate risk formulation and safety planning are more important than ensuring all boxes are ticked on a form. Optimising the design of electronic forms may enhance access to information about historical risk.

scholarly journals Validation of the Mental Health Continuum-Short Form and the dual continua model of well-being and psychopathology in an adult mental health setting

2018 ◽  
Vol 74 (12) ◽  
pp. 2187-2202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katinka Franken ◽  
Sanne M.A. Lamers ◽  
Peter M. Ten Klooster ◽  
Ernst T. Bohlmeijer ◽  
Gerben J. Westerhof
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Mental Health Setting ◽  
Adult Mental Health ◽  
Dual Continua

scholarly journals Usability Testing of a Mobile Health Application for Self-Management of Serious Mental Illness in a Norwegian Community Mental Health Setting

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (16) ◽  
pp. 8667
Author(s):  
Marianne Storm ◽  
Hilde Marie Hunsbedt Fjellså ◽  
Jorunn N. Skjærpe ◽  
Amanda L. Myers ◽  
Stephen J. Bartels ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Community Mental Health ◽  
Peer Support ◽  
Serious Mental Illness ◽  
Task Analysis ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Service Users ◽  
Mental Health Setting ◽  
Health Application

Background: For digital tools to have high usability and fit service users’ health needs and socio-environmental context, it is important to explore usability with end-users and identify facilitators and barriers to uptake. Objective: To conduct user testing of the smartphone health application, PeerTECH, in a Norwegian community mental health setting. Methods: Semistructured interviews and usability testing of the PeerTECH app using the Think-Aloud approach and task analysis among 11 people (three individuals with a serious mental illness, two peer support workers, and six mental health professionals). Results: Study participants perceived PeerTECH as a relevant tool to support self-management of their mental and physical health conditions, and they provided valuable feedback on existing features as well as suggestions for adaptions to the Norwegian context. The task analysis revealed that PeerTECH is easy to manage for service users and peer support workers. Conclusions: Adapting the PeerTECH smartphone app to the Norwegian context may be a viable and useful tool to support individuals with serious mental illness.

Making the Case for Peer Support: Report to the Mental Health Commission of Canada

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary O-Hagan ◽  
Celine Cyr ◽  
Heather McKee ◽  
Robyn Priest
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Peer Support
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