Mad in America
MARCH 25, 2025
Basaglias philosophy was rooted in human rights, dignity, and the belief that people experiencing mental distress should not be institutionalised or stigmatised but instead supported to live full, autonomous lives within their communities. Triestes approach has been globally lauded, influencing mental health reforms in several countries.
The Mental Elf
JULY 2, 2025
Amber Jarvis summarises a new typology of alternatives to standard inpatient care produced by the NIHR Policy Research Unit in Mental Health, which suggests there are multiple alternatives to 'traditional' inpatient mental health care, which planners and commissioners should consider.
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The Mental Elf
JUNE 29, 2025
The post Evidence-based safe staffing levels on mental health wards: there’s no such thing appeared first on National Elf Service. The relationship between staffing and incidents of violence and aggression on wards is complex.
Mad in America
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
This entails us sitting with discomfort and uncertainty, instead of (for example) forcibly admitting people to hospital psychiatric units against their wishes. It can make the mental health system less of a perceived threat, and more of an entrusted, safe resource and tool.
Mad in America
AUGUST 17, 2024
T his is the story of Will, a young man who plunged into an extreme state following exposure to a synthetic street drug, which led to repeat psychiatric hospitalizations—and the effect on family members who supported him along the way. So his hospitalization nearly doubled his separation from his family. We were kept in the dark.
College of Psychiatrists of Ireland
MAY 30, 2025
The new model of care marks a vital step forward in the provision of integrated, person-centred mental health care within acute hospital settings. It acknowledges the unique complexities of providing mental health care in hospital settings and offers a coordinated roadmap for services to evolve and improve in a sustainable way.
World Psychiatric Association (WPA)
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
Other collaborators include the Swiss Brain Health Initiative and the University Hospital of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy in Bern (UPD). Research: Facilitating cutting-edge research projects in global mental health, with a focus on LMICs. Authors: Prof. Danuta Wasserman, President, WPA Prof.
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