Deborah Wildgoose, Peter Flanagan and Melanie Crewe
Lack of therapeutic activities, or simply ‘something to do’ has been widely criticised as a major shortcoming of acute inpatient psychiatric units. Deborah Wildgoose and…
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Lack of therapeutic activities, or simply ‘something to do’ has been widely criticised as a major shortcoming of acute inpatient psychiatric units. Deborah Wildgoose and colleagues describe how one trust introduced a flexible, innovative programme of evening and weekend activities run by sessional workers from outside the mental health services. The programme was devised in consultation with service users and was reported by patients and staff to have reduced the stress of hospital admission and improved the whole ward atmosphere.
This index covers all issues between February 2005 (Volume 9, Issue 1) and November 2008 (Volume 12, Issue 4). Numbers in bold refer to yolume, numbers in brackets refer to issue…
Abstract
This index covers all issues between February 2005 (Volume 9, Issue 1) and November 2008 (Volume 12, Issue 4). Numbers in bold refer to yolume, numbers in brackets refer to issue, with subsequent numbers to pages.