Sentences with phrase «from psychiatric facilities»

«Lingering risk of suicide after discharge from psychiatric facilities.»

The work by Matthew Michael Large, B.Sc., M.B.B.S., F.R.A.N.Z.C.P., D.Med.Sci., of the University of New South Wales, Australia, and coauthors quantified rates of suicide after discharge from psychiatric facilities and included 100 studies reporting 17,857 suicides.

A study that synthesized more than 50 years of research into suicide rates for patients after discharge from psychiatric facilities suggests the immediate period after discharge was a time of marked risk and that the risk remained high years after discharge, according to a new article published by JAMA Psychiatry.

The study looked at 53,769 regular Army soldiers during the 12 - month period following their discharge from a psychiatric facility during 2004 to 2009.

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ALBANY, NY (03/01/2012)(readMedia)-- Dozens of members from the New York State Public Employees Federation (PEF) lined the sidewalk in front of the state Office of Mental Health (OMH) at 44 Holland Ave. in Albany to protest the way the state is closing and shifting services in several state - operated psychiatric facilities.

Weiner revealed that after he resigned from Congress, he went to the Gabbard Center in Houston, a psychiatric facility that specializes in intensive «three - day outpatient psychiatric evaluations.»

The program is run by the Erie County Department of Mental Health, and is for individuals who require psychiatric medications at discharge from Article 28 hospitals (Erie County Medical Center or Kaleida - Buffalo General Hospital), or a county correctional setting (Erie County Holding Center or Erie County Correctional Facility), or a prison.

He's particularly chagrined that layoffs that result from the closure of prisons, psychiatric centers and juvenile justice facilities won't apply to the $ 450 million in workforce savings the governor included in the 2011 - 2012 budget agreement, which he is insisting must be achieved through either concessions or the layoff of 9,800 workers.

An infamous experimental treatment program for violent criminals, conducted mainly from 1968 to 1978 in a Canadian maximum security psychiatric facility 90 miles north of Toronto, tried...

An infamous experimental treatment program for violent criminals, conducted mainly from 1968 to 1978 in a Canadian maximum security psychiatric facility 90 miles north of Toronto, tried those tactics to prepare men for life on the outside.

Now a lonely, forgotten man approaching his fifteenth year in the old psychiatric facility, he maintains his role as a trustee by cleaning the grim prison interior, which earns him the privilege of watching and re-watching classic videos from his prized collection of memorabilia.

Closed psychiatric hospitals and mental facilities are far from comfortable places to be kept in, and freedom is removed, but the criminal patient does have access to psychiatric care, medication, and other therapies, instead of being warehoused in a prison where they are far less likely to get adequate care or be rehabilitated.

Charted and recorded information in client files.Tracked client movement on and off the unit by documenting times and destinations of clients.Checked facility for open windows, locked doors, malfunctioning smoke detectors and other safety hazards.Quickly responded to crisis situations when severe mental health and behavioral issues arose.Efficiently gathered information from families and social services agencies to inform development of treatment plans.Documented all patient information including service plans, treatment reports and progress notes.Collaborated closely with treatment team to appropriately coordinate client care services.Developed comprehensive treatment plans that focused on accurate diagnosis and behavioral treatment of problems.Consulted with psychiatrists about client medication changes, issues with medicine compliance and efficacy of medications.Organized treatment projects that focused on problem solving skills and creative thinking.Referred clients to other programs and community agencies to enhance treatment processes.Created and reviewed master treatment and discharge plans for each client.Guided clients in understanding illnesses and treatment plans.Developed appropriate policies for the identification of medically - related social and emotional needs of clients.Assisted clients in scheduling home visits and phone calls and monitored effectiveness of these activities.Evaluated patients for psychiatric services and psychotropic medications.Monitored patients prescribed psychotropic medications to assess the medications» effectiveness and side effects.Evaluated patients to determine potential need to transfer to specialized inpatient mental health facilities.Administered medication to patients presenting serious risk of danger to themselves and others.Conducted psychiatric evaluations and executed medication management for both inpatient and outpatient facilities.Led patients in individual, family, group and marital therapy sessions.Diagnosed mental health, emotional and substance abuse disorders.Recorded comprehensive patient histories and coordinated treatment plans with multi-disciplinary team members.Consulted with and developed appropriate treatment and rehabilitation plans for dually diagnosed patients.Referenced and used various therapy techniques, including psychodynamic, family systems, cognitive behavioral and lifespan integration psychotherapy.

My professional experiences include working in a number of clinical settings such as a private residential psychiatric facility for children and adolescents, a family and children's services center, a college counseling center, a county mental health center and in a Veterans Administration Medical Center, where I specialized in Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and had the honor and privilege of working individually and in groups with veterans from the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and Desert Storm.

Target Population: Families with members at imminent risk of placement into, or needing intensive services to return from, treatment facilities, foster care, group or residential treatment, psychiatric hospitals, or juvenile justice facilities

Patients were referred from psychiatric outpatient services at each research site, self - referrals, and other mental health facilities Limitations include generalizablity due to gender and ethnicity.

Staff Perspectives of Precipitants to Aggressive Behavior of Adolescents in Residential Treatment Facilities DosReis & Davarya (2008) Residential Treatment for Children & Youth, 25 (2) View Abstract Presents findings from interviews with 18 staff in public psychiatric adolescent residential treatment facilities to gather a better understanding of what may lead to aggressive behavior among adolescents.