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Published in: Annals of General Psychiatry 1/2010

Open Access 01-04-2010 | Meeting abstract

Psychosocial interventions in a forensic department

Authors: Maria Markopoulou, Olga Georgiadou, Iordana Dini, Keranio Tsiftsoglou, Konstantinos Bobotas

Published in: Annals of General Psychiatry | Special Issue 1/2010

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Excerpt

Schizophrenia often entails difficulties in social and occupational functioning. Frequently the approach followed in the hospital wards is mainly pharmacological and different from that of the community-based service which is mainly psychosocial. The accumulating evidence on the active role of the person in his or her recovery has had a profound impact on our understanding and interventions in relation to that severe mental illness especially when is accompanied with violent behavior. …
Metadata
Title
Psychosocial interventions in a forensic department
Authors
Maria Markopoulou
Olga Georgiadou
Iordana Dini
Keranio Tsiftsoglou
Konstantinos Bobotas
Publication date
01-04-2010
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Annals of General Psychiatry / Issue Special Issue 1/2010
Electronic ISSN: 1744-859X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1744-859X-9-S1-S184

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