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The community meeting: a review.
1Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong.
The International Journal of Social Psychiatry
|January 1, 1992
Summary
Community meetings in psychiatric settings can reduce aggressive incidents. Further research is needed to confirm these benefits and understand the key components of effective community meetings.
Area of Science:
- Psychiatry
- Mental Health Services
- Clinical Psychology
Background:
- Community meetings are common in psychiatric units.
- Their formats, methods, and theoretical underpinnings vary widely.
- Evidence for their benefits often relies on anecdotal observations.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review the existing literature on the effects of community meetings in psychiatric settings.
- To identify the impact of these meetings on ward incidents.
- To highlight areas for future research.
Main Methods:
- Review of existing studies on psychiatric community meetings.
- Analysis of reported outcomes, particularly concerning ward incidents.
- Assessment of the quality of evidence supporting beneficial effects.
Main Results:
- Structured studies indicate community meetings can reduce unfavorable ward incidents, notably aggressive behaviors.
- The effectiveness is supported by limited but significant empirical evidence.
- Variability in meeting structures complicates direct comparisons.
Conclusions:
- Community meetings show potential for improving psychiatric unit environments by reducing aggression.
- More rigorous research is required to validate these findings.
- Identifying core elements of effective meetings is crucial for optimizing patient care.