The International journal of social psychiatry
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Int J Soc Psychiatry · Jul 2012
A preliminary study on the attitude of the Japanese public towards creative artwork by people with mental illness.
Although researchers have suggested that consumer art can help reduce the stigma of mental illness, there is little evidence of the attitudes of the Japanese public towards such artwork. ⋯ The Japanese public might generally have positive and empathetic attitudes towards artwork by people with mental illness.
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Int J Soc Psychiatry · Mar 2012
Involuntary admission in Greece: a prospective national study of police involvement and client characteristics affecting emergency assessment.
and aim: Mental health legislation varies considerably from one country to the other. This study aims to describe the characteristics of the individuals who are brought in by the police for psychiatric assessment and the police involvement in this procedure in Greece. ⋯ The psychiatrists in Greece who perform mental health assessments under the Greek Mental Health Law admit the majority of individuals. They also accept the presence of a police officer during the assessment more often than expected. This issue needs immediate addressing by means of better training and support of psychiatrists.
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Recent literature on recovery describes the process as deeply personal and unique to each individual. While there are aspects of recovery that are unique to each individual, this article argues that focusing solely on these overlooks the fact that recovery unfolds within a social and interpersonal context. ⋯ The authors consider the implications of these social factors for transforming psychiatric research and theory as well as for recovery-orientated practice.
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Int J Soc Psychiatry · Jul 2010
Comparative StudyThe relationship between general population suicide rates and mental health funding, service provision and national policy: a cross-national study.
The main aims were to examine the relationship between general population suicide rates and the presence of national policies on mental health, funding for mental health, and measures of mental health service provision. ⋯ Cross-national ecological studies using national-level aggregate data are not helpful in establishing a causal relationship (and the direction of this relationship) between suicide rates and mental health funding, service provision and national policies. The impact of introducing national policies on mental health, increasing funding for mental health services and increasing mental health service provision on suicide rates requires further examination in longitudinal within-country studies.