Overview
Generates authoritative new knowledge for professionals working with at risk young people
Brings together leading interdisciplinary contributors from across research and practice
Offers an opportunity for clinicians to apply elements of the program to their own clinical situation
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This open access book describes the theoretical underpinnings and operational aspects of delivering longer-term inpatient psychiatric care to adolescents experiencing severe, unremitting mental illness. The authorship is drawn from the multidisciplinary team that supports the Walker Adolescent Unit, located in Sydney, Australia. The book begins with an account of the planning and development of the unit, an examination of the physical environment, and the adaptations that have been made to ensure its functionality. There follows a consideration of the therapeutic milieu. The book describes clinical processes such as admission and discharge planning, formulation and case review. There is information about the specific roles of professionals and the therapies that they provide. The book describes the steps taken to maintain and enhance the physical wellbeing of patients. There are chapters dedicated to governance, and to training and education. The final chapter describes how the unit responded to challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Front Matter
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Philip Hazell is Conjoint Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry with The University of Sydney and a consultant psychiatrist with the Sydney Local Health District. In former roles as director of child and adolescent mental health services he was responsible for the commissioning of two psychiatric inpatient units for adolescents.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Longer-Term Psychiatric Inpatient Care for Adolescents
Book Subtitle: A Multidisciplinary Treatment Approach
Editors: Philip Hazell
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-1950-3
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2022
License: CC BY
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-19-1949-7Published: 24 June 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-981-19-1950-3Published: 23 June 2022
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 188
Number of Illustrations: 39 b/w illustrations
Topics: Sociology, general, Clinical Psychology, Psychiatry, Medicine/Public Health, general