[Social care for patients hospitalised in units for difficult patients]

Abstract

The units for difficult patients are secure psychiatric wards that receive mentally ill people who could have committed or have committed dangerous acts. As part of the overall care of these patients, the treatment of their social problems by social workers plays an essential role. These interventions provide the psychosocial benefits necessary for the stabilisation and evolution of these subjects.

Keywords: assistant de service social; dangerosité; dangerousness; mental disorder; mesure de protection; protective measure; psychiatrie; psychiatry; social worker; trouble mental; unit for difficult patients; unité pour malades difficiles.