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Improving Psychological Outcomes for North Korean Refugees: A Research Agenda

Authors: Benjamin Eric Taylor

Pages: 5-9

Keywords: -

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Achieving Restraint Reduction in a State Psychiatric Hospital: A Lean Six Sigma Project

Authors: Kenneth T. Kinter and Jeffrey Uhl

Pages: 10-16

Keywords: Lean Thinking, Six Sigma, Restraint reduction, psychiatric hospital

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Predictions and experiences regarding the implementation of the Smoke Free Initiative on a specialist NHS locked Rehabilitation Unit

Authors: Nadia E Cox and Dr Victoria Nithsdale

Pages: 17-31

Keywords: Smoking ban, Rehabilitation, Mental Health, Inpatient, Smoke-free policy

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Vitamin D Insufficiency/Deficiency in Patients on a Community Psychiatric Rehabilitation Unit

Authors: Dr Ahmed Saeed Yahya, Dr Matthew Allin and Dr Jude Chukwuma

Pages: 32-37

Keywords: Vitamin D, Deficiency/Insufficiency, Psychiatric, Community Rehabilitation

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The Effects of Emotional vs. Logical Anti-Smoking Advertisements on Smoking Discouragement, Depression and Self-Esteem

Authors: Andrew Wilson, Wonsun Kim, Bryan Raudenbush, Gary Kreps and Minjeon Kim

Pages: 38-43

Keywords: emotional advertisement, logical advertisement, smoking discouragement, depression and self-esteem

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Mislabelling Absolute Neurological Illnesses as Conversion Disorder

Authors: Saeed Shoja Shafti

Pages: 45-51

Keywords: -

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What’s in a name: “Serious”, “Severe”, and “Severe and Persistent”

Authors: Kenneth T. Kinter

Pages: 52-54

Keywords: serious mental illness, severe mental illness, severe and persistent mental illness.

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Place of cognitive remedition therapy in the management of autism spectrum disorder

Authors: Melek Hajri, Zeineb Abbes, Houda Ben Yahia, Mariem Boudali, Meriem Hamza, Asma Bouden, Ali Mrabet and Isabelle Amado

Pages: 55-66

Keywords: Autism, Child, Cognitive remediation, Cognitive Remediation Therapy, Executive function.

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Efficacy of occupational therapy with supportive techniques on Social and Occupational Functioning among persons with Schizophrenia

Authors: Upendra Singh, Sweta and Dr. Manisha Kiran

Pages: 67-74

Keywords: Functioning, Social, Occupational, Schizophrenia, Supportive Techniques

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Relationships Between Cognitive Impairment, Knowledge and Attitudes Among Drug Misusers Undergoing an Islamic Therapy in Malaysia

Authors: Pei Lin Lua, Nurul Haswani Embong, Abdul Manam Mohamad, Mokhairi Makhtar, Julaily Aida Jusoh, Azmi Hassan and Ramle Abdullah

Pages: 75-87

Keywords: Cognitive Impairment, Knowledge, Attitude, Drug Misusers, Islamic Therapy.

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Functioning and needs of patients with chronic mental illness attending a community mental health clinic in South India.

Authors: Kurian Jose, Rajith. K. Ravindren, Shibu Kumar, P.K.Raheemudheen and N.A.Uvais

Pages: 88-96

Keywords: Functioning, needs, chronic mental illness, psychosocial rehabilitation

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Challenges for the empowerment of young mental health service users in Norway

Authors: Galina Gaivoronskaia, Sissel Steihaug and Marian Ådnanes

Pages: 96-106

Keywords: mental health service users; empowerment; lack of choice; power imbalance; consumerist approach.

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What prevents Readmission? Service user perspectives on what helps prevent readmission to mental health hospitals

Authors: Antony Daly, Mary Opoku and Dhiren Bohorun

Pages: 107-115

Keywords: Recovery; Service Users

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Psychological Assistance Tool Model for Foreign Students with PTSD

Authors: Marina Melnichuk

Pages: 116-122

Keywords: psychosocial adaptation, mental health, post-traumatic stress disorder, psychological support, instrumental model.

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Animals as Icebreakers: A Pilot Animal-Assisted Therapy Group for Veterans with Serious Mental Illness

Authors: Megan M. Pollock, Rebecca E. Williams and Sonya M. Gomez

Pages: 123-135

Keywords: animal-assisted therapy, community integration, serious mental illness, psychosocial rehabilitation, recovery model, schizophrenia, psychosis

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