Biomaterial Database

In-home psychiatric nursing. The At-Home Mental Health Program. 1995

B Lima

Behavioral Health for Staff Builders Home Health, USA.

In-home psychiatric nursing can bridge the gap between inpatient and outpatient treatment of mental illness. This article outlines a home care program that provides a more comfortable, less costly alternative to traditional mental health treatment models.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D011566	Psychiatric Aides	Persons who assist in the routine care of psychiatric persons, usually under the supervision of the nursing department.	Psychiatric Hospital Orderlies,Psychiatric Ward Attendants,Aide, Psychiatric,Aides, Psychiatric,Attendant, Psychiatric Ward,Attendants, Psychiatric Ward,Hospital Orderlies, Psychiatric,Hospital Orderly, Psychiatric,Orderlies, Psychiatric Hospital,Orderly, Psychiatric Hospital,Psychiatric Aide,Psychiatric Hospital Orderly,Psychiatric Ward Attendant,Ward Attendant, Psychiatric,Ward Attendants, Psychiatric
D011568	Psychiatric Nursing	A specialty concerned with the application of psychiatric principles in caring for the mentally ill. It also includes the nursing care provided the mentally ill patient.	Mental Health Nursing,Nursing, Psychiatric,Psychosocial Nursing,Nursing, Mental Health,Nursing, Psychosocial
D003152	Community Health Nursing	General and comprehensive nursing practice directed to individuals, families, or groups as it relates to and contributes to the health of a population or community. This is not an official program of a Public Health Department.	Nursing, Community Health
D006699	Home Care Services	Community health and NURSING SERVICES providing coordinated multiple services to the patient at the patient's homes. These home-care services are provided by a visiting nurse, home health agencies, HOSPITALS, or organized community groups using professional staff for care delivery. It differs from HOME NURSING which is provided by non-professionals.	Domiciliary Care,Home Health Care,Care Services, Home,Home Care,Services, Home Care,Care, Domiciliary,Care, Home,Home Care Service,Service, Home Care
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001523	Mental Disorders	Psychiatric illness or diseases manifested by breakdowns in the adaptational process expressed primarily as abnormalities of thought, feeling, and behavior producing either distress or impairment of function.	Mental Illness,Psychiatric Diseases,Psychiatric Disorders,Psychiatric Illness,Behavior Disorders,Diagnosis, Psychiatric,Mental Disorders, Severe,Psychiatric Diagnosis,Illness, Mental,Mental Disorder,Mental Disorder, Severe,Mental Illnesses,Psychiatric Disease,Psychiatric Disorder,Psychiatric Illnesses,Severe Mental Disorder,Severe Mental Disorders
D012944	Social Support	Support systems that provide assistance and encouragement to individuals with physical or emotional disabilities in order that they may better cope. Informal social support is usually provided by friends, relatives, or peers, while formal assistance such as COMMUNITY SUPPORT is provided by churches, groups, etc.	Perceived Social Support,Social Care,Online Social Support,Care, Social,Online Social Supports,Perceived Social Supports,Social Support, Online,Social Support, Perceived,Social Supports, Online,Social Supports, Perceived,Support, Online Social,Support, Perceived Social,Support, Social,Supports, Perceived Social
D014481	United States	A country in NORTH AMERICA between CANADA and MEXICO.