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Evaluation of a New Person-Centered Integrated Care Model in Psychiatry
The present study evaluated a new integrated treatment concept offering inpatient care, acute psychiatric day hospital and outpatient treatment by the same therapeutic team. 178 patients participated in this r...
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Open AccessEffectiveness and cost-effectiveness of body psychotherapy in the treatment of negative symptoms of schizophrenia – a multi-centre randomised controlled trial
Negative symptoms of schizophrenia are frequently associated with poor long term outcomes. Established interventions have little, if any, positive effects on negative symptoms. Arts Therapies such as Body Psyc...
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Open AccessVolunteering in the care of people with severe mental illness: a systematic review
Much of the literature to date concerning public attitudes towards people with severe mental illness (SMI) has focused on negative stereotypes and discriminatory behaviour. However, there also exists a traditi...
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The relationships between employment, clinical status, and psychiatric hospitalisation in patients with schizophrenia receiving either IPS or a conventional vocational rehabilitation programme
Positive relationships between employment and clinical status have been found in several studies. However, an unequivocal interpretation of these relationships is difficult on the basis of common statistical m...
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Non-uniform effectiveness of structured patient–clinician communication in community mental healthcare: an international comparison
The effectiveness of psychosocial interventions in community mental healthcare has been shown to depend on the setting in which they are implemented. Recently structured patient–clinician communication was fou...
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Therapeutic relationships: their specificity in predicting outcomes for people with psychosis using clinical and vocational services
To determine the distinctions between the client–keyworker relationship and the client–vocational worker relationship by assessing their impact on clinical outcomes and exploring the associations between the two.
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Working with mental health problems: clients’ experiences of IPS, vocational rehabilitation and employment
Although the effectiveness of individual placement and support (IPS) has been well established, little is known about clients’ perceptions of the model compared to usual vocational rehabilitation, nor about th...
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Individual unmet needs for care: are they sensitive as outcome criterion for the effectiveness of mental health services interventions?
Mental health interventions should demonstrate an effect on patients’ functioning as well as his/her needs, in particular on unmet needs whose assessment depends on the perspective of either the patient or the...
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Open AccessAttitudes to antipsychotic drugs and their side effects: a comparison between general practitioners and the general population
Attitudes towards antipsychotic medication play an important part in the treatment for schizophrenia and related disorders. We aimed measuring general practitioners' attitudes to antipsychotic drugs and their ...
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Patterns of inpatient care for immigrants in Switzerland
Migration has become a major political and social concern in West European societies.
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Recommendations of mental health professionals and the general population on how to treat mental disorders
The objectives of the study are (1) to assess the mental health literacy of mental health professionals, (2) to determine whether there is agreement between different professional groups with respect to diffe...
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Open AccessMental health literacy in an educational elite – an online survey among university students
Mental health literacy is a prerequisite for early recognition and intervention in mental disorders. The aims of this paper are to determine whether a sample of university students recognise different symptoms...
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Zwang und Autonomie bei psychischer Krankheit
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Is there an impact of global and local disasters on psychiatric inpatient admissions?
Disasters of the magnitude of September 11, 2001 have a serious public health impact. By dominating media broadcasts, this effect is not limited to the site of the disaster. We tested the hypothesis whether su...
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Factors Influencing Social Distance Toward People with Mental Illness
Background: When identifying ways to reduce stigmatization because of mental illness it is crucial to understand contributing factors. Social distance—the willingness to engage in relationships of varying intima...
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Do people recognise mental illness?
Mental health literacy has been defined as the public’s knowledge and the beliefs about mental disorders enhancing the ability to recognise specific disorders.
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Lay recommendations on how to treat mental disorders
Background Beliefs about the helpfulness of interventions are influencing the individual help-seeking behavior in case of mental illnesses. It is important to identify these beliefs as p...
