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Care in the Community (Social Approach)

Care in the Community (Social Approach). A treatment for schizophrenia. Care in the Community. According to the social approach, mental disorders can be triggered by factors in our environment.

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Care in the Community (Social Approach)

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  1. Care in the Community(Social Approach) A treatment for schizophrenia.

  2. Care in the Community • According to the social approach, mental disorders can be triggered by factors in our environment. • The approach argues that long-term stays in psychiatric hospitals will result in the patient not being able to make independent decisions. • This is because they will become so used to having everything done for them. • The patient will then find it hard to adjust to living outside the hospital.

  3. Care in the Community • The community care treatment aims to rehabilitate the patient and ensures that they can function as normal as possible in society. • The services include sheltered accommodation, with 24 hour care available for those who can’t cope on their own. • Care staff provide help and support when it is needed although residents are encouraged to be as independent as they can. • Those who need to be admitted to hospital are but only on a short-term basis, with the aim of getting them back into the community as soon as possible.

  4. Strengths of Care in the Community • Trauer et al. (2001) found that it improved the quality of life of patients. • Leff (1997) found that schizophrenics had less severe symptoms when they were put in long term sheltered accommodation as opposed to hospitalisation. • It has been shown that patients prefer care in the community to hospitalisation.

  5. Weaknesses of Care in the Community • Lack of co-ordination can leads to inconsistent information being given to patients which they will find confusing. • Underfunding can lead to workers becoming overstretched which can negatively impact the recovery of the patients in their care. • Leff (1994) found that their weren’t enough hospital beds or residential places for patients. • Kuno (2005) found that where you live affects the quality of care patients receive. Affluent areas receive better care.

  6. Care in the Community Strengths Weaknesses Underfunding can undermine the effectiveness of the care. Depending on where they live patients receive different qualities of care. • Improves quality of life for patients and has been shown to reduce the severity of symptoms. • Patients prefer to be cared for in the community instead of being hospitalised.

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