Therapeutic aspects of a psychiatric ward. Part II

The psychiatric ward as a therapeutic space.

The psychiatric ward as a therapeutic space: systematic review.

BACKGROUND Hospital care is still an integral part of mental healthcare services. But the impact of ward design on treatment outcomes is unclear. AIMS To review the effects of ward design on patient outcomes and patient and staff well-being. METHOD A systematic review of literature was carried out on Medline, Embase and PsycINFO. Papers on psychogeriatric and child and adolescent wards were...

Design Aspects, Part Ii

tailed discussion and analysis of the start-up and steady-state oscillation conditions for transistor LC oscillators with emphasis on CMOS devices. Part II presents both linear and nonlinear phase noise models for the parallel feedback and negative resistance oscillators. Each approach to the oscillator phase noise calculation has its own advantages and drawbacks. For example, the linear Leeson...

Chronotherapeutics in a psychiatric ward.

Psychiatric chronotherapeutics is the controlled exposure to environmental stimuli that act on biological rhythms in order to achieve therapeutic effects in the treatment of psychiatric conditions. In recent years some techniques (mainly light therapy and sleep deprivation) have passed the experimental developmental phase and reached the status of powerful and affordable clinical interventions ...

Psychiatric emergencies (part II): psychiatric disorders coexisting with organic diseases.

BACKGROUND In this Part II psychiatric disorders coexisting with organic diseases are discussed. "Comorbidity phenomenon" defines the not univocal interrelation between medical illnesses and psychiatric disorders, each other negatively influencing morbidity and mortality. Most severe psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and depression, show increased prevalence of card...