Social climate and ward atmosphere

Ward Atmospheres of Horror and Healing: A Comparative Analysis of Narrative

“…Becoming sick and receiving care in health care institutions forces the patient into environments that he or she has little or no possibility to escape. The relationship between humans and the environment has been studied using terms such as social climate or atmosphere, which according to Hall and Pill (1975) are interchangeable concepts, referring to how social environments impinge upon the perception of persons. Atmosphere refers to the 'feeling tone' of a setting and is important to understand, as people tend to recollect the general image rather than particular details when referring to social settings (Hall and Pill, 1975).…”

“…The relationship between humans and the environment has been studied using terms such as social climate or atmosphere, which according to Hall and Pill (1975) are interchangeable concepts, referring to how social environments impinge upon the perception of persons. Atmosphere refers to the 'feeling tone' of a setting and is important to understand, as people tend to recollect the general image rather than particular details when referring to social settings (Hall and Pill, 1975). Perception of an atmosphere defines what one must cope with, and suggests directions for how to behave within a social setting (Moos and Houts, 1968).…”

In‐patient community meetings: Problems and purposes

“…The community meeting has persisted over two decades despite major changes in philosophy and focus of in-patient psychiatry, changes characterized by greatly decreased lengths of stay, a relative return to a more sophisticated medical model, and greater emphasis on crisis intervention and use of medication as well as decreased emphasis on insight-oriented therapies. Common sense, clinical experience and research studies converge in the opinion that ward atmosphere, milieu activities and the overall ' therapeutic' experience for patients are correlated in some meaningful fashion, although the close linkage of specific milieu activities to therapeutic outcome is hard to demonstrate (Hall & Pill, 1975). Studies have been more successful in relating milieu difficulties to detrimental patient care (Stanton…”