[Social care for patients hospitalised in units for difficult patients]. / Prise en charge sociale des patients hospitalisés en unité pour malades difficiles.

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.

[Social care for patients hospitalized in units for difficult patients]. / Accompagnement social des patients hospitalisés en unité pour malades difficiles.

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.