...Kelly Fenton; Katherine Kidd; Alex Lord Purpose The purpose of this study is to assess if the new community-enhanced rehabilitation team reduced anxiety and readmissions in service users discharged from an inpatient rehabilitation setting. Design/methodology/approach The study used both...

.... Practical implications The present research results can contribute to the information and further awareness of experts in mental health and vocational rehabilitation services. This review lightens the meaning of work and challenges the state's priorities in creating active and not marginalised citizens...

... Limited Licensed re-use rights only Criminal justice Rehabilitation Prison Probation Commissioning Risk The Dangerous and Severe Personality Disorder (DSPD) programme was introduced in 1999. Controversially, given the poor evidence base at the time, five high security DSPD units were...

...Hollie Bass; Anna Tickle; Nicholas Lewis Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to measure service user and staff views of the recovery orientation of three mental health rehabilitation units; two “open” and one “locked”. It identified elements of recovery that were important to service users...

... of a practice development initiative. It aimed to examine the experiences of involvement in the community from the perspectives of those using and working in rehabilitation adult mental health services.To gather information three different approaches were used. Networks between rehabilitation services...

... Supported living Rehabilitation Functioning RESEARCH Functioning of Individuals with Korsakoff Syndrome: A Pilot Study of Supported Group Living in Northern Ireland Christine Irvine BA, MA Research Officer, Praxis Care, Belfast Sonia Mawhinney BA, MSc Senior Research Officer, Praxis Care, Belfast...

...Geoff Shepherd Finding employment is often a key element in recovery from mental ill health but, argues Professor Geoff Shepherd, few professionals place work at the top of their list of priorities during their efforts to support clients through rehabilitation. It is, he suggests, time for change...