National survey of older people’s community mental health teams in England [PDF]
Background The mental healthcare workforce supporting people with dementia and comorbid mental disorders requires specific skills and knowledge. Aims We co-designed and conducted a survey to understand key issues facing community mental healthcare ...
Malvika Muralidhar +17 more
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Patient-reported outcome measures in community mental health teams: pragmatic evaluation of PHQ-9, GAD-7 and SWEMWBS. [PDF]
Aims and method We evaluated routine use, acceptability and response rates for the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), Generalised Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7) and Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale (SWEMWBS) within adult community ...
Blenkiron P, Goldsmith L.
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“Flexible Assertive Community Mental Health Teams for the Treatment of Psychosis in Extraordinary Circumstances during Pandemics and Earthquakes 2020/2021: are we Flexible Enough?” [PDF]
During the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, two regions in Croatia, Zagreb and Petrinja in the Sisak-Moslavina County experienced strong earthquakes, on the March 22nd 2020 and on the 29th of December 2020.
M. Rojnic Kuzman +4 more
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Detection of domestic violence by community mental health teams: a multi-center, cluster randomized controlled trial [PDF]
Background Domestic Violence and Abuse (DVA) is associated with a range of psychosocial and mental health problems. Having a psychiatric illness increases likelihood of being a victim of DVA.
Roos E. Ruijne +7 more
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Recovery practice in community mental health teams: national survey. [PDF]
BackgroundThere is consensus about the importance of ‘recovery’ in mental health services, but the link between recovery orientation of mental health teams and personal recovery of individuals has been underresearched.AimsTo investigate differences in team leader, clinician and service user perspectives of recovery orientation of community adult mental
Leamy M +10 more
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National trends and local delivery in old age mental health services: towards an evidence base. A mixed-methodology study of the balance of care approach, community mental health teams and specialist mental health outreach to care homes [PDF]
Background: The rising number of older people with mental health problems makes the effective use of mental health resources imperative. Little is known about the clinical effectiveness and/or cost-effectiveness of different service models.
David Challis +13 more
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Community-based Mental Health Services in Norway [PDF]
Community-based mental healthcare in Norway consists of local community mental health centres (CMHCs) collaborating with general practitioners and primary mental healthcare in the municipalities, and with psychiatrists and psychologists working in ...
Torleif Ruud, Svein Friis
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The Quality of Care Provided by Outpatient Mental Health Services in Georgia [PDF]
Georgia has recently made a commendable effort to reform mental health care. The Concept on Mental Health Care adopted by the Government and the two strategic plans for 20142020 and 20212031, which aimed to develop comprehensive evidence-based ...
Eka Chkonia +5 more
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The development of a Community Mental Health Education and Detection (CMED) tool in South Africa
Background: Low demand for mental health services in sub-Saharan Africa is driven by poor mental health literacy, stigma, and poor service availability.
Merridy Grant +6 more
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The feasibility of a Community Mental Health Education and Detection (CMED) tool in South Africa
Background: Poor mental health literacy, misinformation about treatment and stigma result in low demand for mental health services in low-and middle-income countries.
Merridy Grant +9 more
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