Most of the literature on partner abuse deals with the pattern wherein one member, the aggressor, repeatedly assaults the other, the victim. In some cases of partner abuse, however, both partners are perpetrators and victims of reciprocal violence. These cases can present as the former, more familiar pattern, if one partner functions as the complainant. To intervene effectively, the professiona...

The remediation processes in psychosocial crisis intervention were modeled focusing on cognitive orientation. Frequent observations and subsequent process modeling constitute a novel approach to process research and reveal process-outcome associations. A sample of 40 inpatients who were assigned to treatment in a crisis intervention unit was monitored in order to study the process of crisis int...

INTRODUCTION The world's population is often assailed by crises of various orders. Disasters caused by nature and by humans themselves also impact on people's mental health. Psychological crises, such as suicide attempts, represent a growing problem in mental health. When faced with such scenarios, specific strategies of crisis intervention are both appropriate and necessary. OBJECTIVE To con...

BACKGROUND Although most patients with low back pain (LBP) recover within a few weeks a significant proportion has recurrent episodes or will develop chronic low back pain. Several mainly psychosocial risk factors for developing chronic LBP have been identified. However, effects of preventive interventions aiming at behavioural risk factors and unfavourable cognitions have yielded inconsistent ...

BACKGROUND Suicide attempts constitute a serious clinical problem and have important implications for healthcare resources. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of case management using crisis postcards over a 6-month follow-up period. METHOD A randomised controlled trial was conducted in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Prevention of further suicide attempts was compared between ...

BACKGROUND Research on crisis teams for older adults with dementia is limited. This scoping review aimed to 1) conduct a systematic literature review reporting on the effectiveness of crisis interventions for older people with dementia and 2) conduct a scoping survey with dementia crisis teams mapping services across England to understand operational procedures and identify what is currently oc...