The client group referred to as the long-term mentally ill, the persistently severely mentally distressed, the chronically psychotic ill, or people with long-term mental health problems have generally received a poor deal from the traditional psychiatric services. Help has largely rested on custodial and medical treatments. The main focus of rehabilitative ap- proaches has often been dictated by predetermined expecta- tions which are usually set quite low. The assumption is often made that people in this client group are 'treatment resistant' and unlikely to make good use of opportunities to...
The client group referred to as the long-term mentally ill, the persistently severely mentally distressed, the chronically psychotic ill, or people wi...
How do you respond to the distress of a man who is sitting before you, in his own flat, towels draped around his shoulders, newspaper wedged beneath the brim of his hat, an upturned frying pan over his hat and a partially filled washing-up bowl balanced on top of the frying pan? He holds the bowl with one hand and a cigarette in the other, while he force- fully proclaims the secret services have placed someone in the flat above to drop radioactive dust down on him all day and all night. To start with, you could offer him a light for his cigarette. The most likely medical response would be to...
How do you respond to the distress of a man who is sitting before you, in his own flat, towels draped around his shoulders, newspaper wedged beneath t...
Steve Morgan's life has indeed been a fight, against racism, loss, sabotaged dreams and - the hardest opponent of all - himself. Read about the lessons Steve learnt on the way, and why he believes that winning the fight of life can only be done when you make sure you have God in your corner.
Steve Morgan's life has indeed been a fight, against racism, loss, sabotaged dreams and - the hardest opponent of all - himself. Read about the lesson...
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