An alternative to inpatient care for clients with acute mental illness

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Mental health workers used a brief scale to evaluate the effectiveness of hospital-based care for patients admitted with acute mental health problems. The scales revealed that hospitalization was an effective intervention, as patients left hospital with a reduction in symptoms. They also showed that a day service could produce similar results in many circumstances, but that a partial hospitalization approach would answer the full range of patients' needs. Re-organisation of the service to form this structure, together with the addition of a telephone crisis line, has proved effective.

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The care pathway approach in an acute mental health inpatient unit

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The National Practice Development Network, which seeks to boost standards of care in acute mental health inpatient units in the UK, is forming the basis for changes at Trengweath Mental Health Unit in Redruth, England. Here, a care pathway approach aims to boost the quality of care provision. Patients will be encouraged to be independent, and it is hoped that this will lead to them becoming more empowered. The pathway, which details a sequence of care that everyone can expect to receive from when they enter the unit until they are discharged, is generic, rather than diagnosis led.

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Partial to holistic care

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A lecturer in mental health describes his experiences of visiting McLean Hospital in Boston, MA, St Joseph's Hospital in County Limerick, Ireland, and Newcastle Hospital in County Wicklow, Ireland. The partial hospitalization programme at McLean Hospital is detailed, and the positive attitudes towards nursing education in the US are considered. The various mental health initiatives managed by St Joseph's Hospital are described, and the innovative techniques used within the short inpatient programme at Newcastle Hospital are considered.

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