Monday, 21 November 2011

Origins of the Masked AMHP 3: Social Work in the 1970’s

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Social work was very different in the 1970’s -- even the concept of “social work” as a single profession was novel. The social work task cer...
Wednesday, 9 November 2011

How to Interview in a Suitable Manner

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One of the primary duties of an AMHP is to interview someone who is being assessed for admission under the Mental Health Act “in a suitable ...
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Tuesday, 1 November 2011

Bipolar Affective Disorder and Mel – Happy Ending Alert

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Bipolar Affective Disorder affects about 1 per cent of the population. It is characterised by marked mood fluctuations – someone may feel ve...
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Wednesday, 19 October 2011

Are Community Treatment Orders Taking Over the Mental Health Act?

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There have been a couple of interesting publications released in the last month relating to Community Treatment Orders. One was the annual G...
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Friday, 7 October 2011

Origins of the Masked AMHP Ep. 2: Seebohm, London Overspill – and Quaint Country Pubs

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Part Two of an occasional series One Monday morning in the early autumn of 1976 I turned up for work at Charwood Social Services Departm...
Saturday, 1 October 2011

The Masked AMHP makes it into the Guardian!

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The Masked AMHP has had a short piece published on the Guardian website in their new Social Care Network. Based on my recent post about my...
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Wednesday, 28 September 2011

The Dark Side of Love 2: De Clerambault’s Syndrome and other disorders

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Afflicted by love's madness all are blind. Sextus Propertius Psychotic or delusional disorders These can manifest in two basic ways: ...