Determinants of mechanical restraint in an acute psychiatric care unit. [PDF]
World J Psychiatry, 2021 Despite numerous attempts to reduce the use of mechanical restraint (MR), this technique continues to be widely applied in many acute psychiatric care settings. In order to reduce MR, a better understanding of the variables associated with its use and duration in different clinical environments is essential.To determine the proportion of patients ...
El-Abidi K +6 more
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Detained Persons Incarcerated for the First Time and Needing Acute Psychiatric Care: Sociodemographic and Clinical Characteristics [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2022 Among detained persons, those incarcerated for the first time (FTI: first time incarceration) are known to present long-standing psychological vulnerability but also suffer significant deterioration of their mental health during the first year following ...
Isabella D'Orta +6 more
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Containment and therapeutic relationships in acute psychiatric care spaces: the symbolic dimensions of doors [PDF]
BMC Psychiatry, 2022 Background There is an increasing trend of door locking practices in acute psychiatric care. The aim of the present study was to illuminate the symbolic dimensions of doors in Greek mental health nurses’ experiences of open and locked working spaces ...
Evdokia Missouridou +5 more
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Acute psychiatric care: approaches to increasing the range of services and improving access and quality of care [PDF]
World Psychiatry, 2022 Sonia Johnson +2 more
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Erratum: Detained persons incarcerated for the first time and needing acute psychiatric care: Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2023 Frontiers Production Office
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Continuity of care and therapeutic relationships as critical elements in acute psychiatric care. [PDF]
World Psychiatry, 2022 Ruud T, Friis S.
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Editorial: Redefining acute psychiatric care: strategies for improved inpatient experiences [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychiatryAlfonso Ceccherini-Nelli +5 more
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What is special about suicidal depression?
European Psychiatry, 2021 Objective Bipolar disorder is one of the most frequent psychiatric disorders among suicidal patients. A large part of patients with bipolar disorder (30–50%) will attempt suicide.
P. Courtet, E. Olie
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Depressive disorders in comorbidity with Multiple Sclerosis. Case study
European Psychiatry, 2023 Introduction Multiple Sclerosis is a neurodegenerative, demyelinating disease that affects the Central Nervous System. Except for motor dysfunction and sensory deficit, patients suffering from this disorder often have neuropsychiatric symptoms, such as:
E. Shaska
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European Psychiatry, 2021 Suicidal behaviour is common in people with substance use disorder or behavioural addictions, and vice versa. Suicidal behaviour and addiction share many risk factors, such as increased allostatic load, and are associated with dysregulations of reward ...
A. Lengvenyte
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