Villa Martelli : Observations from a Psychiatric Rehabilitation Facility in the Prato Area

Journal title PSICOBIETTIVO
Author/s Ottone Baccaredda Boy, Marco Faldi, Elena Riccardi, Francesco Del Monaco, Giulio D’Anna, Vania Barbieri, Mattia Spadafora, Valdo Ricca, Giuseppe Cardamone
Publishing Year 2024 Issue 2024/1
Language Italian Pages 13 P. 103-115 File size 171 KB
DOI 10.3280/PSOB2024-001007
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Rehabilitation in psychiatry takes on various forms depending on the needs of the individuals it serves, constituting on of the areas of intervention where a reasoned approach to each user is crucial. This article aims to report the outcomes of the rehabilitative intervention proposed at the Villa Martelli Family House in Iolo (Prato), a residential facility managed by Dominican Sister – who are not healthcare professsional – in close collaboration with educators and other professionals from the Mental Health Service of Prato.

Keywords: psychiatric rehabilitation; Cognitive Remediation Therapy; psychosis; community mental health service.

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Ottone Baccaredda Boy, Marco Faldi, Elena Riccardi, Francesco Del Monaco, Giulio D’Anna, Vania Barbieri, Mattia Spadafora, Valdo Ricca, Giuseppe Cardamone, Villa Martelli: osservazioni da una realtà della riabilitazione psichiatrica nel territorio pratese in "PSICOBIETTIVO" 1/2024, pp 103-115, DOI: 10.3280/PSOB2024-001007