M.A. (Psychology) / The aim of this dissertation is to investigate the services and methods provided by the various medical and psychological professions within an inpatient psychiatric hospital setting. While working at a psychiatric hospital, the researcher was struck by the high readmittance rate of patients. This tended to create a general feeling of disappointment, frustration and impotence amongst the professions. The importance of such an investigation was therefore required, in order to help facilitate and improve current methods. A thorough investigation of the literature with regard to the current treatment methods at psychiatric hospitals, both on an international and national level, were undertaken. An in-depth case study was described and analysed to indicate the recurrent procedures, methods and treatment modalities that were being instituted within the hospital setting. The aim of this thesis was also to propose an alternative method to the current procedures, using an in-depth case study to indicate the use thereof.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uj/uj:3856 |
| Date | 11 February 2014 |
| Creators | Prisman, Desiree |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Rights | University of Johannesburg |
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