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Use of Technology to Facilitate Performance of Activities of Daily Living in Persons Availing Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services During Covid-19 Pandemic
AbstractThe global health crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has brought about previously unimaginable changes to all of health care, including the field of psychiatric rehabilitation. During the pandemic, many issues pertaining to the people with SMI(Severe Mental Illness) was addressed, however, we have not found any studies exploring the impact of pandemic on Activities of daily living.Here we discuss two case reports to furnish the first -hand experience on how online sessions have helped patients to improve their Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL), a component of Activities of Daily Livin...
Source: Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health - September 4, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

A Comprehensive Approach to Understanding Substance Use Disorder and Recovery: Former Patients ’ Experiences and Reflections on the Recovery Process Four Years After Discharge from SUD Treatment
This article concerns people who have developed a substance use disorder (SUD) and sought treatment. SUD is understood as a biopsychosocial disorder. People who want to stop using substances or wish to increase their wellbeing while using substances need to undergo a recovery process. We conducted qualitative interviews with 11 former patients four years after discharge from inpatient SUD treatment in the Tyrili Foundation to explore their experiences and reflections on SUD and the recovery process. The findings indicated that recovery processes are complex, and feelings of wellbeing and success vary over time. Several int...
Source: Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health - August 27, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Cross-Cultural Study of Recovery in People with Schizophrenia: Methodology
AbstractRecovery defines a positive and empowering experience for people with Schizophrenia. The cultural environment could be a crucial determinant of this innately personal experience. The concept of recovery is said to have originated in the Western world. The Western notions of recovery may not be entirely relevant in the East, which is seen as different from the West in various aspects like a person ’s identity as an individual, family structure and dynamics, religious and spiritual orientations, and access to quality health and welfare services. Definition of recovery accommodating a range of social and cultural fa...
Source: Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health - August 24, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Burnout and Turnover Intention Among Peer Providers and Other Providers of Mental Health Services in a Rural Two-County Area
AbstractPeer providers in the mental health field, having their own lived experience with mental illness, use their personal experience to assist the consumers of their services. Given high burnout rates in the mental health field, there have been two prior investigations of burnout among peer providers. The present study extends those prior investigations to a sample of peer providers working in community mental health programs in a rural area of the United States. Consistent with the prior studies, there were no differences in burnout between peer providers and other providers employed by those programs, with particularl...
Source: Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health - August 24, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Real-World Uptake of Supported Employment and Education in the First 3 Months of Early Psychosis Intervention Services
This study examined factors associated with the use of SEE in the first 3  months of EPI services. A prospective chart review was conducted of the records of 225 patients who were consecutively enrolled in a large EPI program. We compared participants who used SEE with those who did not use SEE in the first 3 months of treatment using t tests and chi-square tests . Multivariate logistic regression was used to model the odds of using SEE, while controlling for other factors. Among the full sample of 225 patients, 39.6% (N = 89) used SEE in the first 3 months of treatment. Compared with patients who did not use SE...
Source: Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health - August 14, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Assertive Community Treatment Level Services for Older Adults with Severe Mental Illness: Exploration of Practitioners ’ Perspectives
This study explores ACT team members ’ perspectives on caring for older adults. We obtained the number of older adults on each ACT team roster. ACT team staff members participated in semi-structured interviews regarding their experiences caring for older clients. Interview transcripts were analyzed by both authors using thematic anal ysis conducted with an inductive, semantic approach, generating several overarching themes. One third of ACT clients were over the age of 55 and 8.4% over 65. Some teams had upper age limits for eligibility. Themes emerging from our data included physical health, supports and services, geria...
Source: Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health - August 14, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Compensatory Cognitive Training —Cultural Adaptation to Persons with Schizophrenia in India
Discussions (FGD) were conducted with Mental Health Professionals, Caregivers, and Patients. The final version of the manual was piloted as a group intervention on 10 p articipants. Suggestions from the FGD’s predominantly changed Western names to Indian names and included culturally appropriate activities. The pilot phase was halted after seven sessions due to the pandemic. The sessions delivered were well received by the participants. Cultural adaptation of the Compensatory Cognitive Training Manual (CCT) was made as per the recommendations of the mental health experts and service users. Participant’s engagement and ...
Source: Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health - August 11, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Negative Symptoms of Schizophrenia: Not All is Negative!
(Source: Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health)
Source: Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health - July 21, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Family Reintegration of a Homeless Person through Case Management Approach: A Case Report from a Community Mental Health Centre
AbstractHomelessness is a prevailing social problem, and in many cases, it leads to psychiatric illness or vice versa. For most homeless persons with mental illness, accessibility and continuity of psychiatric treatment are an exceptional option due to their nature of life style. This case report (single-subject research design) highlights how a homeless person with mental illness was engaged with the treatment and psychosocial rehabilitation by utilization of community resources and reintegrated with the family through a case management approach in a community mental health center. (Source: Journal of Psychosocial Rehabil...
Source: Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health - July 20, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Improving Cognitive Skills for People with Mental Illness to Increase Vocational and Psychosocial Outcomes: The Employ Your Mind Program
We describe an evaluation of a program, Employ Your Mind (EYM), which integrates cognitive remediation with vocational rehabilitation to improve cognitive skills and psychosocial outcomes relevant to employment. Participants with SMI were referred to WISE Employment and completed the six-month EYM program. Assessments of psychosocial functioning, cognition and vocational data were collected at baseline and completion, and additional vocational outcomes were collected at 12-month follow-up. Psychosocial functioning and cognition were compared pre- and post-EYM and vocational outcomes were compared for the year prior to EYM ...
Source: Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health - July 19, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

On Publishing Research: A Paper is as Good as the Findings
(Source: Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health)
Source: Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health - July 9, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Left Behind: Surviving Suicide Loss by Nandini Murali
(Source: Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health)
Source: Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health - July 7, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Resist or Adapt? A Narrative Analysis of Endeavors for Belonging Among Young Adults with Co-Occurring Substance Use and Mental Health Problems
This article is part of a larger qualitative interview study of young adults. The data for this report were the individual interviews with two study participants. These participants were chosen because they offered in-depth understandings rela ting to various aspects of community belonging. A thematic narrative analysis of the interview data was carried out. Central to this model of analysis is to transform unstructured qualitative interview data into a unified narrative for each participant, structured around a thematic plot. The analysi s revealed two plots: ‘Having to go against yourself to be an insider', and ‘You ...
Source: Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health - June 21, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Assertive Community Treatment Collaboration with Community Medical Providers
In this study, qualitative interviews were conducted with ACT teams and medical providers to evaluate how they collaborate and coordinate care for ACT participants. Successful strategies for coordination involved organizational support, advocacy, negotiating levels of care, and coordinated treatment planning. While ACT teams discussed many successful strategies, a more standardized approach to community partner collaboration with medical stakeholders is suggested. (Source: Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health)
Source: Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health - June 14, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Securing Participant Engagement in Longitudinal Substance Use Disorder Recovery Research: A Qualitative Exploration of Key Retention Factors
Abstract The longitudinal cohort study is the gold standard in observational epidemiology. A central challenge with this design is the risk of attrition over time, especially in studies of inaccessible clinical populations, such as individuals with substance use disorder (SUD). Research on individuals who have achieved stable substance use abstinence and functional recovery is scarce. 30 participants from a longitudinal cohort study (the Stayer study), were interviewed concerning their experiences of participation over several years to explore retention factors. Interviewers with first-hand experience of recovery from S...
Source: Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health - June 11, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research