Historic evolution of psychiatric care paradigms

The rehabilitation of severely mentally-ill patients and their return to the community are related to historical progress. Their potential of achieving these goals is higher or lower depending on the presence of more or less stigma attached to their condition. Watts and Bennett have divided psychiatric rehabilitation into three phases: Phase 1: Very little was done because there was not much to be done. Patients were rejected and received mistreatment. Phase 2: Their vulnerability was admitted and protection was given to the disabled; services were provided by charity and voluntary religious institutions; there was no clear distinction between illness and poverty. Phase 3: Modern psychiatric rehabilitation began after the two World Wars in the 20th century, with attempts to modify and to oppose disability with the development of other skills. Psychiatric rehabilitation programs help these patients to resume life in the community and prevent their social isolation. By ensuring continuity of their treatment, rehabilitation programs reduce relapses and hospitalizations, thereby contributing to preserve family life and social inclusion. This reduces treatment costs to both families and communities, while promoting patients' reinsertion and recovery in the community according to their individual needs.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:28

Enthalten in:

Vertex (Buenos Aires, Argentina) - 28(2017), 135 vom: 08. Sept., Seite 344-352

Sprache:

Spanisch

Weiterer Titel:

La evolución histórica de los paradigmas de atención en psiquiatría

Beteiligte Personen:

Gabay, Pablo M [VerfasserIn]
Fernández Bruno, Mónica [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Historical Article
Journal Article

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 11.12.2018

Date Revised 11.12.2018

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM281791465