Australasian psychiatry : bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists
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Australas Psychiatry · Jun 2004
A mental health and substance abuse service for a youth detention centre.
To describe a new programme, the Mental Health Alcohol Tobacco and Other Drugs Service (MHATODS) at the Brisbane Youth Detention Centre, which aims to provide young people in detention with the same quality of mental health and substance dependency services that would normally be available to them in the community. ⋯ Young people in detention suffer from considerable mental health and substance abuse problems. MHATODS seeks to address the specific needs of this group of young people. Its innovative structure recognizes the limitations of the prevailing paradigm of separate service delivery for mental health and drug and alcohol treatment, and has created an integrated treatment service for young people in detention.
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Australas Psychiatry · Jun 2004
'Like Minds, Like Mine': a New Zealand project to counter the stigma and discrimination associated with mental illness.
To demonstrate how mass media advertising and community education has been successfully used in New Zealand as part of a comprehensive public health project to reduce stigma and discrimination associated with mental illness. ⋯ The involvement of people with experience of mental illness in the campaign has been critical to its success. Advertising involving the stories of well-known and famous people who have experienced mental illness has created significant interest, awareness and improved attitudes among the general public. Local community education and other follow-up activities have also contributed to this success.
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Australas Psychiatry · Mar 2004
Professionally indicated short-term risk-taking in the treatment of borderline personality disorder.
To define and explore the rationale for professionally indicated short-term risk-taking in treating adults with borderline personality disorder, and discuss prerequisites for the approach, clinical implementation and medicolegal contexts. ⋯ When prerequisites are met and clinical and medicolegal practice is sound and thorough, taking short-term risk, as part of a comprehensive treatment, is a legitimate professional consideration in working with some adults with borderline personality disorder.
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Australas Psychiatry · Mar 2004
Job satisfaction and burnout in mental health services for older people.
The objective of the present paper was to identify factors associated with job satisfaction and burnout among staff working in mental health services for older people. ⋯ Surveys and focus groups were an effective means of identifying factors associated with job satisfaction in mental health staff members. Newer models of service delivery with team building and supportive management may improve the workplace for staff.