Creating constructive in-patient stays

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					Introduction
				
					Section 1: The current situation
				
					Section 2: Treatment models
				
					Section 3: Ward structures
				
					Section 4: The psychiatrist's role
				
					Summary
				
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Creating constructive in-patient stays

by Marion Janner

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How can ward practices change from being primarily about custody and observation to ones of active engagement and positive recovery?

Informed by the author's own experience of being an acute mental health in-patient, this module looks at some of the key components of constructive acute in-patient wards and the role of the psychiatrist in enabling positive changes.

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