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Employment of Persons with Severe Mental Illness in Low and Middle-Income Countries: Need for Regionally Relevant Models
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Source: Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health - August 9, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Rehospitalisation of Patients with Enduring Schizophrenia After Discharge from a Long-Stay Inpatient Psychiatric Rehabilitation Unit
This study is a retrospective audit of hospitalisation episodes in schizophrenia patients admitted to an Australian long-stay inpatient psychiatric rehabilitation unit (LPRU). Four parameters were measured during the pre-admission and post-discharge periods. They were: the mean number of psychiatric inpatient admissions (Mean IP), the proportion of time spent in hospital (LOS Proportion), the interval between hospitalisations (Days to Rehospitalisation) and the mean duration of each hospitalisation (Mean LOS) experienced. Univariate statistics analysed the changes in the four parameters from the pre-admission to the post-d...
Source: Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health - August 2, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Illness Management and Recovery (IMR): Implementation in an Italian Department of Mental Health and Pathological Addictions
This study presents the implementation of IMR within the Integrated Department of Mental Health and Pathological Addictions in Ferrara, Italy. IMR was provided from April 2017 to July 2021 by trained professionals, who recruited psychiatric outpatients with different diagnoses, in a stable phase of the illness and motivated to engage in the program. The modules and sessions were tailored according to the specificity of the patients (e.g., diagnoses, age) and the services providing it. The characteristics of the patients and the services who adopted IMR were extracted from electronic health records, and by a summary form fi...
Source: Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health - July 18, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Experiences of Family Caregivers of Patients with Schizophrenia: A Qualitative Study in India
This study aims to document a holistic perspective of caregiving experiences and uses the framework of life cycle stages to focus on how caregiving influences the developmental tasks of the family members ’ life cycle stage. Through the content analysis of qualitative data of questionnaires administered with twenty-seven caregivers, the psychosocial vulnerabilities of the caregivers and their experiences of caregiving was explored. Results indicate that the caregivers experienced caregiving in a te mporal fashion, and the themes emerged as past, present, and future experiences. The past focused on the changing roles of t...
Source: Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health - July 18, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Beyond Implementation: Mental Health Professionals ’ Perspectives on What is Needed to Sustain Providing the Illness Management and Recovery Program
AbstractAlthough increasingly more mental health services worldwide have implemented Illness Management and Recovery (IMR), the evidence-based psychosocial program, research has shown the program ’s low rate of sustainability over time. Thus, knowledge about what professionals perceive to be important for sustaining IMR program is needed. The aim of this study was to explore the perspectives of professionals who work at sites that have offered IMR for at least 6 years regarding what they perceive as being crucial for sustaining IMR program. Focus group interviews were conducted with 36 mental health care professionals i...
Source: Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health - July 9, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Outcomes of a Residential Program After Successful Graduation: A Pilot Quality Improvement Study
AbstractResidential treatment is an effective way to provide care to individuals who struggle with core life skills, have a mental illness, and/or have trouble adhering to treatment plans. The environment of residential care offers alternatives to typical treatment methods and a network of support to help foster independence. This pilot study assesses the impact of one residential care program from the perspective of those who were successfully discharged. The WHO Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0, the Outcome Rating Scale, and a homelessness screening tool were used to gather data from a small sample (N  = 6) of form...
Source: Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health - June 28, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Family Fellowship Society for Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services (1993 –2019): A Self-help Movement
AbstractFamily Fellowship Society for Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services is an initiative of families of persons with mental illness and with psychiatric disabilities. It has been advocating self-help movement on the part of the families who have been on the lookout for alternative care services. This venture has been technically supported by the mental health professionals at National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore. It is a collaborative effort of families and professionals to address the needs that have been felt by the consumers and the professionals. It is the first of its kind in India. Over...
Source: Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health - June 28, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Preparing for Independent Living Following Psychiatric Hospitalization
AbstractIndividuals with severe mental illness are at particularly high risk of adverse outcomes such as rehospitalization, homelessness, or harm to self or others, when they are not connected to hospital resources after discharge. In order to drastically reduce the risk of such adverse outcomes, continued emotional and practical support is crucial during the transition from hospital to community. Current collaborative care models do not provide consistent care to address these issues. This paper discusses a collaborative care model involving a tertiary mental health hospital and a community mental health service agency wi...
Source: Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health - June 23, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Assessing Depression and its Correlates Among Post-stroke Survivors with Aphasia in Sri Lanka
This study attempted to identify the individuals with depression among people with aphasia, to understand the influence of socio-demographic factors on depression, and to understand the relationship PSD has with language impairment and physical disability. We conducted a cross-sectional study with 78 participants recruited from three hospital-based speech and language therapy clinics in Sri Lanka. Sinhala Language Aphasia Assessment, Peradeniya Depression Scale, and Barthel Index were used to measure language skills, depression symptoms, and physical disability. From the sample, 25.6% (n  = 20) were having depression. ...
Source: Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health - June 7, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Caregivers ’ Perspectives on Relapse and Suggestions for Rehabilitation: A Qualitative Study in the Eastern Region of Ghana
AbstractLargely, the effectiveness of programmes or interventions depend on adequate end user consultation or involvement right from their inception or developmental stages. While knowledge on approaches to mental health rehabilitation in Ghana is limited, evidence on family caregiver consultation for the development of intervention programmes is inadequately documented. Meanwhile, family caregivers play vital roles in the care of patients, and are often classified as primary caregivers especially in the phase of inadequate professionals. The current study therefore aimed to explore the perspectives of family caregivers fo...
Source: Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health - May 31, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

The Good, Bad and not so Bad of Positive Thinking and Recovery
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Source: Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health - May 31, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Culturally Adapting and Refining “Descubriendo Soluciones Juntos” for Care Partners of Adults with Neurological Conditions
AbstractCulturally relevant evidence-based interventions for Spanish speaking Latinx care partners are needed to address negative outcomes often associated with caregiver burden. Problem Solving Training (PST), an evidence-based, problem-solving skills training intervention with a person-centered approach is optimal for adaptation to other languages and cultures. Our objective was to culturally adapt PST to Descubriendo Soluciones Juntos (DSJ) for Spanish-speaking Latinx care partners of adults with neurological disorders through and iterative process of translation and language validation and input from therapists and Spa...
Source: Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health - May 17, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

‘Mental Toughness for Champions: Transform from No One to Stardom; 9 Sureshot Techniques to Increase Resilience, Forge an Invincible Mindset and Succeed in Any Competitive Sport and Beyond’ by Dr. Niranjan Tachamo, RK Publishing, published on Amazon.
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Source: Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health - May 9, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Psychiatric Rehabilitation in Residential Facilities: Perspectives of Staff and Residents
AbstractThe coronavirus pandemic imposed significant changes in the care of patients in psychiatric residential facilities, especially during lockdown periods. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of the pandemic on patients and staff of psychiatric residential facilities (RFs). This cross-sectional survey was conducted between 30 June and 30 July 2021 and involved 31 RFs located in the province of Verona (Italy). In total, 170 staff members and 272 residents participated in this study. Staff showing clinically significant symptoms of anxiety, depression and burnout were, respectively, 7.7%, 14.2% and 6%. Staff w...
Source: Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health - April 24, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

The Positive Side of Things: Examining Factors that Predict Positive Mental Health in Individuals with Problematic Substance Use
AbstractProblematic substance use (PSU) is highly prevalent within Canada. Individuals who suffer from PSU face disproportionate amounts of stigmatization. An individual achieves self-directed recovery (SDR) from PSU through a process of change where individuals improve their health and wellness, live a self-directed life and strive to reach their full potential. Negative social interactions, social supports, and demographic variables such as income are suggested to predict SDR. This concept of SDR is like the concept of flourishing within positive mental health (PMH). A flourishing individual is mentally healthy, exhibiti...
Source: Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health - April 24, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research