Join a company that shines a spotlight on the importance of mental and behavioral health issues. At CHE, you are a lifeline for patients in long-term care facilities and maintain connection through extended telehealth services. Whatever your role, you know you are part of a meaningful work env...
When we design furniture for mental health facilities, our goal is to provide peace of mind. Whether that means heavily weighted furniture which cannot be picked up and thrown, or reduced-ligature furniture to protect patients from harming themselves, safety is always the top priority. Here are ...
Clinical strategies based upon principles of both operant and respondent learning applied and evaluated in inpatient and residential facilities have been documented to be efficacious therapy protocols for a wide range of problems experienced by adults with mental retardation and concomitant emotional and be...
Objective: Although smoking prevalence rates among behavioral health consumers is nearly five times that of the general population, evidence-based policies and practices to address tobacco use are uncommon within behavioral health settings. This study assessed changes in non-clinical, general staff and ...
1) freedom from thirst, hun- ger, and malnutrition; 2) suffering; 3) pain, injury, and disease; 4) freedom to express normal behaviour, by pro- viding sufficient space, proper facilities and company of the animal's own kind; and 5) freedom from fear and dis- tress [124]. The ...
1 Agitation in dementia is common2,3; has a negative effect on patient functioning, health outcomes, and quality of life3-5; increases caregiver distress and time spent caring5,6; and may contribute to the patient being institutionalized.7 Due to the lack of health-authority–approved ...
●Stress is adaptive in nature but can in parallel comprise negative consequences for health and welfare [125,126]. There is, however, no simple physiological or behavioral criterion that marks the point at which stress turns into distress [127]. Thus, one could argue that it is the ethical...
●Stress is adaptive in nature but can in parallel comprise negative consequences for health and welfare [125,126]. There is, however, no simple physiological or behavioral criterion that marks the point at which stress turns into distress [127]. Thus, one could argue that it is the ethical...
A possible explanation for differences between countries is the different organization of PA and sports (e.g. financial issues and spending priorities in the field of sport). The Swiss national sports policy for example considers 'health' as the first priority with more physically active people as...
Aging and the use of pedestrian facilities in winter—the need for improved design and better technology. J Urban Health. 2013;90:602–17. Article PubMed Google Scholar Clarke PJ, Yan T, Keusch F, Gallagher NA. The impact of weather on mobility and participation in older US adults. Am ...