Longer-Term Psychiatric Inpatient Care for Adolescents (eBook)

A Multidisciplinary Treatment Approach

Philip Hazell (Herausgeber)

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2022 | 1st ed. 2022
XIX, 188 Seiten
Springer Nature Singapore (Verlag)
978-981-19-1950-3 (ISBN)

Infos

This open access book describes the theoretical underpinnings and operational aspects of delivering longer-term inpatient psychiatric care to adolescents experiencing severe, unremitting mental illness. The authorship is drawn from the multidisciplinary team that supports the Walker Adolescent Unit, located in Sydney, Australia. The book begins with an account of the planning and development of the unit, an examination of the physical environment, and the adaptations that have been made to ensure its functionality. There follows a consideration of the therapeutic milieu. The book describes clinical processes such as admission and discharge planning, formulation and case review. There is information about the specific roles of professionals and the therapies that they provide. The book describes the steps taken to maintain and enhance the physical wellbeing of patients. There are chapters dedicated to governance, and to training and education. The final chapterdescribes how the unit responded to challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 23.6.2022
• Zusatzinfo: XIX, 188 p. 39 illus.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Klinische Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Pädiatrie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Schlagworte: Adolescent Psychiatry • adolescents • Child and Adolescent Mental Health • Healthcare • Mental disorders • mental health inpatient facilities • mental health service • Mental Illness • open access • psychiatric hospital • psychiatric inpatient treatment • Public Health • Youth Health
• ISBN-10: 981-19-1950-X / 981191950X
• ISBN-13: 978-981-19-1950-3 / 9789811919503