Using Social-Systems Techniques on a Crisis Unit

Fish, Lawrence

doi:10.1176/ps.22.8.252

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“…With which of the patient's social systems can the referral crisis be most closely identified? (Box 8) (Polak, 1967;Fish, 1971;Polak & Kirby, 1976;Polak et al, 1977).…”

Section: Social Systems Assessment: Preliminariesmentioning

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“…The theoretical background (Caplan, 1964(Caplan, , 1974Polak, 1967Polak, , 1970 and practical procedures (Fish, 1971;Polak, 1971aPolak, , 1972 brought together here were first explored and established 30 and more years ago. One of the earliest mobile psychiatric emergency services was set up in Amsterdam 70 years ago, with the aim of preventing hospitalisation (Querido, 1968).…”

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Social systems intervention and crisis resolution. Part 1: Assessment

Bridgett¹,

Polak²

2003

Adv. psychiatr. treat

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Home treatment as an alternative to acute adult in-patient care is part of the National Health Service Plan for mental health services in the UK. As a form of crisis intervention, it benefits from an understanding of, and ways of working with, the social systems relevant to the patient in crisis. This article reviews relevant terminology and background theory, and considers the social factors associated with psychiatric admission.

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“…With which of the patient's social systems can the referral crisis be most closely identified? (Box 8) (Polak, 1967;Fish, 1971;Polak & Kirby, 1976;Polak et al, 1977).…”

Section: Social Systems Assessment: Preliminariesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Social systems intervention and crisis resolution. Part 1: Assessment

Bridgett¹,

Polak²

2003

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“…With the completion of early information gathering, it becomes possible to arrange a social system meeting with the patient (Fish, 1971;Polak, 1971Polak, , 1972. Such meetings can be seen as an opportunity for gathering further information, and for 'natural group' work or therapy.…”

Section: The First Social System Meeting: Continuing the Assessmentmentioning

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“…A backlog of unexpressed emotion can cause tension in the first meeting, making it especially potent (Fish, 1971). It is an important opportunity for face-to-face confrontation.…”

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Social systems intervention and crisis resolution. Part 2: Intervention

Bridgett¹,

Polak²

2003

Adv. psychiatr. treat

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Home treatment as an alternative to acute adult in-patient care is part of the National Health Service's Plan for mental health services in the UK. As a form of crisis intervention, it benefits from an understanding of, and ways of working with, the social systems relevant to the patient in crisis. This article describes the social systems intervention process as an alternative to admission and also considers its application in achieving early in-patient discharge.This is the second part of a two-part article. Part 1 (Bridgett & Polak, 2003, this issue)

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Working with families and social networks

Bridgett¹,

Gijsman²

2008

Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment in Mental Health

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Using Social-Systems Techniques on a Crisis Unit

Cited by 3 publications

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Social systems intervention and crisis resolution. Part 1: Assessment

Social systems intervention and crisis resolution. Part 1: Assessment

Social systems intervention and crisis resolution. Part 2: Intervention

Working with families and social networks

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