The Inner Workings of a Mental Health Facility

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The paper examines the conditions of the inpatient facilities at the Glendale Adventist Medical Center in Glendale, California, which is known for treating patients in low income communities. The writer of this paper discusses police reports citing sub-standard conditions that the patients are subjected to at the medical center. The patients are kept in filthy sheds with too much or too little medication. This paper describes the situation of schizophrenic patients who are kept in a zombie-like state by drugs. This paper also discusses the matter of the disability payments that are initially intended for the patients, yet are used elsewhere by the medical center's administration. This paper examines the labor situation at the Glendale Adventist Medical Center as well as the incentives offered employees to serve patients more diligently.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Description of the Organisation
Psych 1 West
Psych 1 East
Psych 2
Description of the Community
Description of the Population
II. The Unmet Need
1. Identification of the Unmet Need.
2. Data to Support the Existence of the Need.
3. Consequences of the Unmet Need.
III. Policy Analysis
1. Identification of Policies Related to the Service Need and Population
2. Effectiveness of Existing Policies
3. Limitations of Existing Policies
4. Consequences of the Existing Policies
IV. Summary Statement
1. The Existence and Scope of the Unmet Need
2. The Importance of Addressing this Issue
Bibliography

From the Paper:

"Employees of the Glendale Adventist Medical center are given a number of benefits that make them work harder and serve patients diligently. These benefits include competitive salaries, medical benefits, retirement plans, employee assistance programs, life and accident insurance, paid leaves and child care facilities etc. Due to its policies, Glendale Adventist has become quite popular in the suburb as well as outside and patients are pouring in from everywhere. Employees also feel secured and satisfied working for the institution as their needs are also better satisfied except that they need a little bit of more on-the-job training and education."

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