“Psychological Treatments” Provided to Mental Health Patients in Torhailoch Specialized Hospital: Situation Analysis
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2018-05
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
A qualitative research of explanatory case study type was applied to investigate
the situation of psychological treatments that are provided to mental health
patients in Torhailoch Hospital. Six psychiatric nurses and three psychiatric
patients were involved in the study by using purposive sampling method.
Interviews, observations and document analysis were also applied to collect data.
Four points were identified as findings. The psychiatric nurses who were
delivering the psychological service in the hospital had inadequate trainings
regarding psychological therapies; the psychiatric nurses did not make use of any
theory of psychotherapy while they were conducting group or individual therapy;
the prominent psychological service that was given in the hospital was group
therapy which comprised of every psychiatric patient in a single group, and
focusing on providing psychoeducation; the hospital gave little attention to the
use psychological means for the treatment of psychiatric patients. However, it
found that the psychiatric nurses and the mental health patients had positive
attitudes toward the usefulness of psychological therapies for the wellbeing of
patients. Moreover, the psychiatric nurses had high interest to help patients using
psychological method.
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“Psychological Treatments” Provided, Mental Health Patients