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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450059303321

Titolo

Observing organisations : anxiety, defence and culture in health care / / edited by R.D. Hinshelwood and Wilhelm Skogstad ; with a forward by Anton Obholzer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia, Pa. : , : Routledge, , 2000

ISBN

9786610328475

0-203-19047-5

1-134-64425-6

1-280-32847-9

0-203-13515-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (192 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HinshelwoodR. D

SkogstadWilhelm <1952->

Disciplina

362.1068

Soggetti

Health facilities - Administration - Psychological aspects

Health services administration - Psychological aspects

Health care teams - Psychological aspects

Attitude of Health Personnel

Medical Staff - psychology

Organizational Culture

Professional-Patient Relations

Stress, Psychological - prevention & control

Health Facility Administration

Health Facility Environment

Electronic books.

United Kingdom

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminaries; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 The dynamics of health care institutions; 2 The method of observing organisations; 3 Madness and morale: a chronic psychiatric ward; 4 Food for thought the canteen of a mental hospital; 5 At a crossroad



between institutional and community psychiatry an acute psychiatric admission ward; 6 Mental and physical space a long stay psychiatric ward; 7 Tyrannical equality: a mental health hostel; 8 Working in a world of bodies a medical ward; 9 Nowhere to hide a day case centre; 10 Sitting close to death a palliative care unit

11 Reflections on health care culturesBibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Provides a psychonanalytically informed examination of the cultures that arise within health care organisations, and shows how findings can be used to overcome difficulties that arise,