PubMed Health⌕ Search

Biomedical subjects

P G Patterson

Publications and source records attributed to P G Patterson.

11 recordsLinked to original sources
PubMed1993

The teaching of case formulation in Canada.

Prompted by the Council on Education and Professional Liaison of the Canadian Psychiatric Association, the authors surveyed the program directors and senior residents of departments of psychiatry on the teaching of case formulation skills in Canada. The results showed that case formulation is taught formally in most departments and that students are expected to demonstrate these skills throughout their training. However, less than one-half of the teaching programs provide guidelines for case formulation. The residents, who expected case formulation skills to be assessed in the oral examinations of the Royal College, were unanimous in their view that the process should be standardized and that guidelines be provided. Both the program directors and the residents favoured a biopsychosocial format for recording case formulation, but they did not agree on the content of an ideal formulation.

Curriculum↗
PubMed1989

Attitudes of nursing executives to the health care facility accreditation program: an exploratory study.

This paper reports an exploratory study which examined the attitudes of hospital nursing executives to aspects of the Health Care Facility Accreditation Program conducted by the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards. A comparative analysis of responses obtained via a structured questionnaire was undertaken on the basis of accreditation status, facility type (that is, private or public ownership) and bed capacity. Findings suggest that while the public/private categorisation is not a factor influencing level of involvement with accreditation, organisational size is related directly to program participation. Respondents from smaller facilities (less than 100 beds) demonstrate a different appreciation of program objectives than do their counterparts from larger organisations. Analysis indicates a significantly lower level of satisfaction with the program on a number of items relating to accreditation standards. All respondents show similar variations in their perception of those service areas which have been influenced by accreditation involvement.

Accreditation↗
PubMed1986

The Thompson-Patterson Scale of Psychosocial Development: I. Theoretical basis.

This paper presents a theoretical framework for describing childhood psychopathology in terms of coping styles and introduces a scale to measure psychosocial development in young children. It is hypothesized that coping styles characteristic of specific stages of development evolve in a predictable sequence with treatment. The term coping style rather than disorder is used to reflect the opinion that the child's behaviour constitutes an attempt to find a solution to difficulties encountered during the normal course of psychosocial development. These styles of relating are not static. The coping styles are presumed to arise from partial blocks to normal development during the period of early attachment and separation and individuation. A computer scored behaviour rating instrument, the Thompson-Patterson Scale, allows for the determination of the child's predominant coping style at a particular point in time. Clinical work and research has shown the utility of this paradigm and supports the hypothesis that changes in pathological behaviour patterns which emerge during treatment are predictable.

Adaptation, Psychological↗
PubMed1981

Clinical data from a psychiatric service to a group of native people.

Clinical data are reported from a psychiatric service to Native Canadian patients, mainly Cree Indians. Eighteen out of 41 had a clinical diagnosis of depression, three of mania and only one of schizophrenia. Thirty-seven percent used alcohol to excess but alcoholism was rarely the primary diagnosis. Reasons are given for the belief that schizophrenia has been over-diagnosed in Native populations in the past. Seventy-eight percent spoke Cree/Inuit as their primary language. The patients usually held their parents in high regard despite often reporting that they were alcoholic. In reply to tentative enquiries into feelings about their Native identity, only 5% of the patients indicated a preference for another identity, but this figure is only considered to give a minimum estimate of the possible dissatisfaction with being Native in Canada today.

Adult↗