Pillar to Post: A Film About Dual Diagnosis / director, Ben Hole ; producer, Richard Pacitti.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Hole, Ben, director.

Pacitti, Richard, producer.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dual diagnosis--Great Britain.

Dual diagnosis.

Mental health services--Great Britain.

Mental health services.

Hospitals--Substance abuse services--Great Britain.

Hospitals.

Mental illness--Treatment--Great Britain.

Mental illness.

Drug addiction--Treatment--Great Britain.

Drug addiction.

General Sociology and Anthropology.

Social Psychology.

Health care issues.

Drug abuse.

Mental illnesses.

Local Subjects:

General Sociology and Anthropology.

Social Psychology.

Health care issues.

Drug abuse.

Mental illnesses.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Documentary

Physical Description:

1 online resource (24 minutes)

Place of Publication:

Sunol, CA : Parallel Lines, 2008.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

Studies show that between 30% and 50% of people with a diagnosis of a serious mental health problems also report using street drugs on a regular basis. People who have a dual diagnosis report how they are pushed from Pillar to Post - from one service to another, with each service offering little or no help or simply passing the client on to another service. The result is that people with complex needs often fall out of services completely. Highlighted in the UK's Department of Health guidance on good practices for dual diagnosis, and features people with a dual diagnosis, as well as a range of experts who describe the difficulties faced both by services and service users, PILLAR TO POST shows how by working flexibly and with the service user's agenda, progress can be made with people who once felt they had been written off by services.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed December 12, 2018).

OCLC:

981663573