tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6744108685568802485.comments2020-05-11T10:38:37.988+02:00Norsk Forening for Psykisk HelsearbeidStyret NFPHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14703828421318708700noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6744108685568802485.post-48199395522217813302015-02-06T15:17:57.873+01:002015-02-06T15:17:57.873+01:00Under overskrift: "Norge bryter menneskeretti...Under overskrift: "Norge bryter menneskerettighetene" skriver den norske Likestillings- og diskrimineringsombudet 19.12.2013: "Tvangsbruken og tvangslovgivningen i Norge er uforenelig med menneskerettighetene til personer med psykiske lidelser" http://www.ldo.no/no/ombudet/Aktuelt/Nyheter/Arkiv/Featured-news/Norge-bryter-menneskerettighetene/Walter Keimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02389488439821189720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6744108685568802485.post-64274234785402791642013-04-18T20:05:34.876+02:002013-04-18T20:05:34.876+02:00Ja, ikke sant! Bra at noen sier fra. I disse tider...Ja, ikke sant! Bra at noen sier fra. I disse tider hvor det snakkes så mye og pent om brukerperspektivet, må det jo også prioriteres å gjøre samarbeidsbasert forskning mer kjent og utbredt.Sigrid (styret)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6744108685568802485.post-61986058123174925262013-04-15T20:55:30.371+02:002013-04-15T20:55:30.371+02:00Spenstig og bra av Rydheim og hennes medstudenter!...Spenstig og bra av Rydheim og hennes medstudenter! :-)<br /><br />Hilsen en masterstudent i tverrfaglig samarbeid i helse- og sosialsektorenAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03419922897863460201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6744108685568802485.post-8824845620970370652013-04-12T21:26:33.222+02:002013-04-12T21:26:33.222+02:00Denne kommentaren er dessverre blitt oversett og b...Denne kommentaren er dessverre blitt oversett og blitt stående ubesvart - og nå er nok refleksjonsnotatet levert for lengst! Det kan uansett nevnes at bruk av tvang i psykisk helsevern hjemles i <a href="http://lovdata.no/all/nl-19990702-062.html" rel="nofollow">psykisk helsevernloven</a>. Tvangsparagrafene her er omdiskutert, og særlig når det gjelder såkalt tvang uten døgnopphold; altså at en person kan tvangsmedisineres over tid uten å være innlagt, har det vært mye debatt. I <a href="http://www.regjeringen.no/pages/16658899/PDFS/NOU201120110009000DDDPDFS.pdf" rel="nofollow">Paulsrud-rapporten</a>, som ble levert i 2011, diskuteres en del spørsmål omkring dette.Styret NFPHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14703828421318708700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6744108685568802485.post-18227974696480284912013-03-24T13:27:13.706+01:002013-03-24T13:27:13.706+01:00Thank you Steven! We are a rather new, and still a...Thank you Steven! We are a rather new, and still a pretty small organization, but already we hope we through our blog and newsletters show members and others that we are quite a few people sharing these views. We are also planning to organize meetings and lectures where people can meet and discuss some of these topics. And of course, the journal "Tidsskrift for psykisk helsearbeid" provides research articles, as well as giving both professionals and survice users the opportunity to express their views. <br /><br />I will e-mail you about that article - it may be of interest and inspiration to us!Sigrid (Styret)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6744108685568802485.post-4489343393525564152013-03-21T21:47:51.973+01:002013-03-21T21:47:51.973+01:00If you would like a copy of the debate article e m...If you would like a copy of the debate article e mail me on madness.contested@gmail.com. Your organisation sounds really interesting, in what ways do you support to staff and service users? I am always interesting in new ways of supporting a questioning perspective; I believe there is a lot to question in current mental health systems and wider society, and we need to explore and develop new ways to understand and support people who have suffered from the sharpest of what society has to offer. It is harder as individuals, either staff or service user, to question dominant ideas and practices. People often feel angry about their treatment in mental health services and in society, however, our tendency in an individualistic society is to turn inwards and feel unable to alter these circumstances - alone we are limited to alter the world around us. However, we are more powerful if we stand together; it is really important for people who are angry at services and society to come together, so to act together to try to bring about change. In the age of the internet we have opportunities to make such communal protest to cross national borders. Instead of isolated individuals whispering - "Jeg er sint på psykiatrien", we can shout "vi er sinte på psykiatrien". Warm wishes Steven Coles @Steven_Coles_Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17917465373080499111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6744108685568802485.post-4258718720951308462013-03-17T21:01:16.557+01:002013-03-17T21:01:16.557+01:00You are definetely right about the service users&#...You are definetely right about the service users' right to be informed about the limited truth value of diagnosis, as well as the importance of discussing these issues with one's colleagues. I still think speaking up about this could be difficult, depending on your position in your workplace; your education/profession, length of service etc. It is our hope that our organization can provide support to people working in this field, as well as service users, who share these views. And - organizing debates on these themes actually seems like a really good idea...!Sigrid (Styret)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6744108685568802485.post-87161799198627860542013-03-16T22:33:12.368+01:002013-03-16T22:33:12.368+01:00Psychiatrc Diagnosis
I think it can be hard for pr...Psychiatrc Diagnosis<br />I think it can be hard for professionals who are questioning of diagnosis to speak up about their views - though speak up I feel we must. Though there are obvious anxieties in doing so - though I've found that if I share my views about diagnosis with other staff in mental health services: at worst I get ignored; at best others agree and share my concerns; and often it can lead to useful debate and discussion. A colleague and myself (The Art of Debate, Clinical Psychology Forum, Keenan & Coles, 2012) have set up a series of formal debates in mental health services we work within, which has included topics such as diagnosis. The debates have been attended by staff and service user and has led to really useful and interesting discussions. With service users, people need to be respectful to their views, including how important diagnosis is to them and how it functions practically for them. However, I do not feel it is not ethically justifiable, even for staff who are in favour of psychiatric diagnosis, to bestow upon people a diagnostic label as if it were a straightforward, robust scientific and technical entity. Those continuing to diagnose, some perhaps coerced into doing so by organisational systems and pressures, at the very minimum need to provide people with information regarding the difficulties inherent in diagnosis, its uncertain status and an outline of alternatives. This would create space for alternative explanations of madness to be heard and acted upon. For individual practitioners a first step to creating space so as to make madness meaningful involves informing people within services and their families that the professional conceptualisation of madness is contested. A group of us have written a critique of diagnosis (many other critiques exist) and starts to outline some key factors for developing an alternative to diagnosis, it is accessible for free at http://dcp-sigpr.bps.org.uk/document-download-area/document-download$.cfm?file_uuid=4A454829-9D2C-9ECE-B67A-BFC1B363D0BF&ext=pdf<br /><br />I think it is great that your organisation is working towards greater openness and flexibility in what counts as truth - this is a key issue in mental health services. We need far more reflection and critical examination of what counts as knowledge, this would then allow more space for a range of types of knowledge, in particular the importance of service user, survivor and patient 'knowledges'.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17917465373080499111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6744108685568802485.post-4543398364480166302013-03-14T13:36:47.212+01:002013-03-14T13:36:47.212+01:00You have many good points in what you say about ps...You have many good points in what you say about psychiatric diagnosis; and yet, one could ask if it could be problematic to present these views to people using mental health services, when it contradicts the "official view". Indeed, this can be very challenging for proffesionals working in a system that, as a whole, builds on this official, medical view. That is one of the reasons that NFPH, and many others, we hope, will continue to work for greater openness and flexibility in what counts as truth when it comes to psychological and psychosocial problems. <br /><br />Again, thank you for sharing your thoughts with us!<br />Best, Sigrid<br /><br />Sigrid (Styret)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6744108685568802485.post-47055312398485565032013-03-11T22:43:55.212+01:002013-03-11T22:43:55.212+01:00Thanks Sigrid, it is good to hear that are similar...Thanks Sigrid, it is good to hear that are similarities. Presenting psychiatric and psychological knowledge as fact and objective truth is very powerful, it quietens the importance of human experience as an important form of knowledge. Many people, including myself, have been very concerned with how psychiatric diagnosis is presented as a scientific process, despite the fact that it does not meet basic scientific standards such as reliability and validity.<br /><br />Service users are told they have "schizophrenia", more accurately they should be told "we would like label your experiences with a concept called schizophrenia. The label is: conceptually confused; it is not very scientific; many academics, services users and professionals contest it; it does not really tell us how to help you; it is based on circular reasoning it; and it will put your civil liberties at greater risk than those the in the general population. What do you think?"<br /><br />Diagnosis has little to do with fact, and everything to do with power - it is a powerful tool in establishing and sustaining relationships of power and concealing the meaningful nature of people's experiences. A lack of power is often what led to people's distress, including hearing voices and unusual beliefs, however diagnosis strips such experiences of all meaning and casts them as meaningless biological illnesses. I believe rather than looking inward, to biology and cognitive structure, we need to look outwards to the lives people have and the type of society we live in, including the distribution of power and resources. Only until we create a compassionate, just and fair society will we tackle the key causes of our discontent.<br /><br />Again thanks for allowing me to share my thoughts, I hope they are useful. I welcome other people's thoughts, arguments, and ideas - our understanding of ourselves should evolve and grow rather than stagnate. Steven ColesAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17917465373080499111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6744108685568802485.post-4129911645096345812013-03-10T14:11:35.215+01:002013-03-10T14:11:35.215+01:00Thank you for your contribution! The view of extre...Thank you for your contribution! The view of extreme mental states as reactions to what has happened in the person's life, fits well with the understandings that our organization proposes. We want to challenge the medical model of psychological problems, which often is given the status as objective truth, and to work for a multi-faceted view of these problems, where the person who experiences the problems he or herself must be seen as the most important person to define the problems. <br /> <br />The book looks really interesting, and I will definetely check it out. You are very much welcome to share more of your thoughts, research etc. on this field, in our blog!<br /> <br />Sigrid Ramdal,<br />Board Leader, NFPHSigrid (Styret)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6744108685568802485.post-35748790582420089702013-03-06T15:48:25.801+01:002013-03-06T15:48:25.801+01:00Ja, dette virker til å være en seiglivet myte, og ...Ja, dette virker til å være en seiglivet myte, og det er så utrolig synd at mennesker som allerede sliter med skam og følelse av annerledeshet skal måtte slite med slike fordommer.Sigrid (Styret)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6744108685568802485.post-3780505990015074192013-02-23T19:30:43.524+01:002013-02-23T19:30:43.524+01:00Veldig bra at dere tar til motmæle. Har selv skrev...Veldig bra at dere tar til motmæle. Har selv skrevet på Dagsavisen.no om nettopp dette. Godt å vite at flere har reagert.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11664331407993078036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6744108685568802485.post-10494358832020686912013-02-21T10:40:06.576+01:002013-02-21T10:40:06.576+01:00Veldig riktig, det du skriver; man bør absolutt fo...Veldig riktig, det du skriver; man bør absolutt forsøke flere alternativer. En grunn til at de i Fellesaksjonen presiserer at det bør opprettes egne enheter, er, sånn jeg skjønner det, at de ser viktigheten av at det skapes nye behandlingskulturer hvor medisinering ikke automatisk sees som det første og riktigste behandlingsalternativet. Dette kan jo være et godt poeng. Kanskje er det lettere å se nye måter å møte problemene på, dersom man starter litt på nytt. Samtidig snakket jo Ole Steen på rådslaget om at de på akutten ved Ullevål en del ganger lar være å medisinere, eller trapper ned medisiner under akuttinnleggelsen. Han snakket om at det er jo mye annet enn medisinene som har effekt. Dette kan jo kanskje sees som et tegn på den gryende velviljen til alternative tenkemåter om alvorlige psykiske problemer/kriser. Men kanskje er det ikke nok? I NFPHs fagpolitiske plattform heter det at vi ønsker oss et mangfold av forståelser av slike problemer, og da vil kanskje et mangfold av behandlings- eller hjelpetilbud være en naturlig konsekvens.Sigrid (Styret)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6744108685568802485.post-63002662313137009162013-02-21T10:26:48.428+01:002013-02-21T10:26:48.428+01:00"hvorvidt medisinfri behandling kan foregå ve..."hvorvidt medisinfri behandling kan foregå ved de allerede eksisterende avdelingene, eller om det bør opprettes egne enheter" er ikke et spørsmål om enten eller. Når vi skal teste ut noe nytt gjelder det å forsøke flere alternativer. Psykiatrien har lang erfaring med dette; om en pille ikke virker så tar vi bare en annen. På systemnivå kan og bør vi forsøke flere ulike alternativer samtidig.<br /> <br />Igjen kan vi spørre om egne nye enheter skal være rent brukerstyrt eller ha med seg ansatte som kommer fra psykiatrien. Det er mange ting vi kan forsøke. Det gledelige er at nå er endelig viljen der. Politikere og andre som griper tak i denne muligheten kan komme til å bli husket som de som rensket opp i den gamle syke tanten som kalles<br />psykiatri dersom de gjør nok innsats til å lykkes med et eller annet.<br /> Lasse Bøyumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6744108685568802485.post-7023238007314168892012-11-16T21:33:08.160+01:002012-11-16T21:33:08.160+01:00Hei!
Jeg har bare et spørsmål som jeg ønsker å få ...Hei!<br />Jeg har bare et spørsmål som jeg ønsker å få hjelp til å svare. Det jeg lurer på er når en pasient er under tvang og tvangsmedisineres. Hvis denne pasienten da rømmer/stikker av. Man har varslet politi og psyk ambulase har tatt en tur for å prøve å finne pasienten. Hva mer kan man gjøre og hvilke lover/litteratur finnes det til denne problemstillingen? Jeg skal skrive et refleksjonsnotat hvor jeg trenger mer litteratur å bygge dette på. <br /><br />Mvh<br />sykepleierstudentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6744108685568802485.post-57958714512587228122012-06-11T11:47:28.303+02:002012-06-11T11:47:28.303+02:00Når det gjelder feildiagnoser så faller dette uten...Når det gjelder feildiagnoser så faller dette utenfor problemstillingen jeg vil belyse. Det blir en annen debatt. Mitt innlegg handler om når diagnosene brukes mot personer for å slippe å gjøre noe for dem dette gjelder. Her er det snakk om ansvarsfraskrivelser. Som i mitt tilfelle så mente bedriftslegen og arbeidsgiver at årsaken til mine problemer på jobben var diagnosen bipolar lidelse. Istedenfor å undersøke arbeidsmiljøet og organiseringen av arbeidet la de all skyld på diagnosen. Det er hva jeg mener med ansvarsfraskrivelse. Ellers er jeg enig i at feildiagnoser er et viktig problemfelt og skjer både innen psykiatrien og somatikken. Og det kan vi gjerne ta en debatt på. Feildiagnoser kan langt på vei unngås om man blir flinkere til å lytte til brukeren.Gunn Poundnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6744108685568802485.post-60845216358471691152012-06-08T11:47:20.232+02:002012-06-08T11:47:20.232+02:00Bra at vi kan få en debatt her. Når jeg mener at v...Bra at vi kan få en debatt her. Når jeg mener at vi skal bruke diagnosen som et verktøy, mener jeg at<br />problemet får et navn. En diabetiker som får diagnosen diabetes må ta sine forholdsregler som å unngå sukker og for mye karbohydrater pluss mosjonere. Han/hun må eventuelt ha tilførsel av insulin. Hvis diabetikeren ikke vet om sin diagnose vil han ikke ta disse forhåndsreglene og da kan dette ende med hjerneslag, tap av syn og i verste fall død. Her er det verktøyet kommer inn. En person med bipolar lidelse : hvis han/hun ikke vet hva dette er kan dette ende med en manisk fase hvor man handler over evne, plager sine omgivelser og i den depresive fasen kan det i verste fall ende med selvmord. Hvis han/henne får den rette behandlingen kan man unngå dette. Dette mener jeg med verktøy. Problemet er ofte at diagnosen blir brukt mot den det gjelder. Som i mitt tilfelle var det min diagnose som var problemet på arbeidsplassen og ikke omgivelsene i arbeidsmiljøet. Håper dette var litt avklarende.<br />Hilsen Gunn Pound<br />Leder Mental Helse StovnerGunn Poundnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6744108685568802485.post-70562958951139189862011-06-26T08:42:09.178+02:002011-06-26T08:42:09.178+02:00Vil man oppnå forbedringer i samfunnet, må man vel...Vil man oppnå forbedringer i samfunnet, må man velge en fornuftig vei. Den med mye sinne og krasse ord,kan vise seg å stoppe opp hvis det ikke samtidig benyttes en vei med ettertenksomhet og vilje til å godta delmål.<br />Seminar tittelen: Hva kan gjøres...? inndyr til kreativ tenking i full bredde. Takk for den!Rannveig Aunanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13433323252311851558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6744108685568802485.post-64613918277463234072010-11-08T10:14:33.511+01:002010-11-08T10:14:33.511+01:00Fejldiagnosticeret eller ej, påfaldende er psykiat...Fejldiagnosticeret eller ej, påfaldende er psykiatriens hang til at gøre "worst case scenario'et" til standard. Enhver læge burde vel egentligt altid tilstræbe, at patienten kommer sig helt, når bare der er den mindste chance for det. Og der er vist ikke andre områder, hvor forventningen til udfaldet spiller en så stor rolle for hvad det faktisk bliver, som mht. "psykisk sygdom".Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16273435151682585281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6744108685568802485.post-62759054409810283962010-07-26T10:05:26.164+02:002010-07-26T10:05:26.164+02:00Klikking på lenka gir dette svaret: "Bad Requ...Klikking på lenka gir dette svaret: "Bad Request (Invalid Hostname)"<br />Jeg tillot meg å referere det som står her i sin helhet på min blogg om doktoravhandlingen, med henvisning til denne bloggen. <br /><br />Beste hilsen fra Siv Helen Rydheim<br />http://sivryd.wordpress.com/fagpersoners-side/Siv Helen Rydheimhttp://sivryd.wordpress.com/fagpersoners-side/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6744108685568802485.post-89817851245569565882010-06-03T19:15:59.540+02:002010-06-03T19:15:59.540+02:00Lykke til! Skulle gjerne vært der men er sammen me...Lykke til! Skulle gjerne vært der men er sammen med LEVE- landsforeningen for etterlate ved selvmord sitt 10 års jubileum. Håper det kommer masse gode innspill det er viktig når man er i startfasen. Beste hilsener/ Lena-Maria Haugerud- Leder for LFSSLena-Maria Haugerudnoreply@blogger.com