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Assessing the Characteristics, Housing Needs, and Preferences of Forensic Patients Designated Alternate Level of Care
Full text linkAppropriate housing is necessary for forensic patients to reduce recidivism and facilitatecommunity living. This multi-methods study, including a chart review and a qualitative
descriptive study, aimed to identify the characteristics of forensic patients designated as an
alternate level of care (ALC) at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, their housing needs
and preferences, and provider experiences in accessing housing supports for this population.
ALC patients (N=179) comprised mostly of middle-aged males with schizophrenia who have
committed violent offences. Six qualitative themes were identified from the interviews with
forensic patients (N=15) and focus groups with clinicians (N=9): (1) Awaiting Housing; (2)
Complex Treatment Experiences; (3) Navigating the Institutional Circuit; (4) Perceived Health
Needs and Housing Preferences; and (5) Barriers and (6) Recommendations for Community
Success. Findings provide context into the lived experiences of this population and can inform
the development of therapeutic programs and housing solutions for forensic patients.M.Sc
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Service Engagement in Virtually Delivered Psychosis Treatment: A Systematic Review and Mixed Methods Evaluation
Full text linkDisengagement remains a significant dilemma within mental healthcare, and among conditions characterized by psychosis specifically. Traditionally delivered in-person, specialized psychosis services, including early psychosis intervention (EPI), have promptly transitioned to virtual delivery amid the COVID-19 pandemic, despite limited research on engagement in virtual psychosis care. This thesis consists of a systematic review and mixed methods evaluation; the latter examining rates, predictors, and experiences of (dis)engagement within a virtual EPI program. Electronic health records of a cohort of EPI patients enrolled between April-November 2020 were examined; individual interviews and focus group discussions were conducted with patients, family members, and clinicians. Approximately 15.5% of the sample formally disengaged by follow-up (15-24 months); 12.3% disengaged within the first 9 months. Disengagement was associated with lack of early use of SEE (HR=.28, 95% CI=.12-.67) and NEET (HR=3.04, 95% CI=1.03-8.98). Qualitative analysis revealed 5 salient themes and service recommendations, with most preferring a hybrid model.M.Sc
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Chapter 12. Collaborative Approaches to Community-Based Mental Health Care for Homeless People: Toronto's Inner City Health Associates
No full textIntroduction Several recent reports have reviewed the health consequences and costs of homelessness in Canada (cihi 2007; Patterson et al. 2008). Homeless persons in Western countries have high rates of mental health challenges and addiction and approximately one-third have a severe mental illness (cihi 2007). A recent systematic review and meta-analysis of mental disorders among homeless persons in Western countries reported pooled preva0lence rates of 12.7 percent for psychotic disorders, 1..
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Full text linkWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
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