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

Abstract

The units for difficult patients are secure psychiatric wards that receive people suffering from mental illnesses with a risk of dangerous behaviour. Within the framework of the global care of these patients, the intervention of social service assistants plays an essential role. The objective is to induce the psychosocial benefits necessary for the stabilization and evolution of these patients.

Keywords: assistant de service social; dangerosité; dangerousness; mesure de protection; protective measure; psychiatrie; psychiatry; schizophrenia; schizophrénie; social worker; unit for difficult patients; unité pour malade difficile.