1994 issue 4

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Volume 3, issue 4

Zagadnienia psychiatrii dzieci i młodzieży koncepcje

Is the systemic approach implementation feasible in a stationary psychiatric institution for children and adolescents? A summary of clinical experiences

KAZIMIERZ PIETRUSZEWSKI1
1. Kliniki Psychiatrii Dzieci i Młodzieży Collegium Medicum UJ w Krakowie
Postępy Psychiatrii i Neurologii, 1994, 3, 391-396
Keywords: adolescent psychiatry, systemic approach, stationary treatment

Abstract

On the grounds of the author's clinical experiences concerning the implementation of systemic therapy in an adolescent psychiatry ward, and on the basis of the research literature a differentiation is made between the constructivist and holistic systemic models of inpatient psychiatric facility. Only the latter model implementation seems to be feasible in a psychiatry ward for acute cases, serving a specified catchment area.

Address for correspondence:
Dr Kazimierz Pietruszewski,
Klinika Psychiatrii Dzieci i Młodzieży Collegium Medicum UJ,
ul. Kopernika 21 a,
31-501 Kraków