Mentally Ill Persons - Psychology
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

[Perceived stigma at the end of hospitalization and mentally ill subjects' social reinsertion]

30 May 2009 This paper deals with a study carried out in the framework of a course in a medium-term pavilion and in a psychiatric admissions unit. The aim of that study was to look at the effect of psychiatric institutionalization on the way subjects with ... Read more...

Ethical issues in perinatal mental health.

30 May 2009 The principles of autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, and justice can guide clinicians in finding ethical approaches to the treatment of women who have psychiatric disorders during preconception, pregnancy, and postpartum. Table 1 summarizes some ... Read more...

Addressing homelessness among people with mental illnesses: a model of long-term philanthropic effectiveness.

29 Apr 2009 Foundations are often criticized for their short attention spans and inability to continue funding the toughest social problems. Homelessness among people with mental illnesses is considered among the most intractable of social issues. This paper ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Mentally Ill Persons - Psychology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Conclusion: mental health in the mainstream of public policy. 30 Oct 2009
• New models of collaboration between criminal justice and mental health systems. 30 Oct 2009
• [Self help groups, a first assessment] 30 Aug 2009
• [Perceived stigma at the end of hospitalization and mentally ill subjects' social reinsertion] 30 May 2009
• Ethical issues in perinatal mental health. 30 May 2009
• Addressing homelessness among people with mental illnesses: a model of long-term philanthropic effectiveness. 29 Apr 2009
• Combat veterans, mental health issues, and the death penalty: addressing the impact of post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury. 29 Apr 2009
• [The "Rubicon-Misunderstanding" - a problem in motivating mentally ill employees to return to work] 15 Apr 2009
• Criminal madness: cultural iconography and insanity. 30 Mar 2009
• Suicide pacts in the mentally ill: a national clinical survey. 30 Mar 2009
• Behavioural interventions to reduce the risk of physical illness in persons living with mental illness. 27 Feb 2009
• Pet ownership as a meaningful community occupation for people with serious mental illness. 27 Feb 2009
• Research risk for persons with psychiatric disorders: a decisional framework to meet the ethical challenge. 27 Feb 2009
• Hard Cash (1863), Charles Reade - psychiatrists in 19th Century fiction. 27 Feb 2009
• [Stigma and related factors basing on mental illness stigma] 27 Feb 2009
• Attitudes toward psychiatry among final-year medical students in kumasi, ghana. 30 Dec 2008
• Did the introduction of 'dangerousness' and 'risk of harm' criteria in mental health laws increase the incidence of suicide in the United States of America? 17 Dec 2008
• Coerced medication in psychiatric inpatient care: literature review. 29 Nov 2008
• Furry friends. 29 Nov 2008
• Identifying psychopathic subtypes: combining an empirical personality classification of offenders with the psychopathy checklist-revised. 29 Nov 2008

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Technical information about 'Mentally Ill Persons'

Definition: Persons with psychiatric illnesses or diseases, particularly psychotic and severe mood disorders.

Descriptor UI: D028642

Alternative terms: Mentally Ill Persons; Mentally Ill Person; Person, Mentally Ill; Persons, Mentally Ill; Mentally Ill; Ill, Mentally; Mental Patients;

Related Mesh Headings: Mental Disorders; Commitment of Mentally Ill;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; history; legislation & jurisprudence; psychology; statistics & numerical data;

Tree Number: M01.150.725;

History Note: 2002