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Mental health [PDF]

, 2015
PHN Discussion Paper #2 – Mental Health notes a key role for Primary Health Networks in realising effective and lasting improvement in mental health outcomes, through adopting a person-centred approach in service design and enabling integration across ...
Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association
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ABC of mental health: Mental health on the margins [PDF]

BMJ, 1997
People with mental illness have always been marginalised and economically disadvantaged, and deprived inner city areas have excessive rates of severe mental illness. Homelessness is the most marginalised end of the spectrum of poverty, and here are found disproportionate numbers of mentally ill people.
Philip Timms, John Balázs
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Mental health leadership and patient access to care: a public–private initiative in South Africa

International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 2017
Background Mental health leadership is a critical component of patient access to care. More specifically, the ability of mental health professionals to articulate the needs of patients, formulate strategies and engage meaningfully at the appropriate ...
Christopher Paul Szabo, Jennifer Fine, Pat Mayers, Shan Naidoo, Tuviah Zabow, Mental Health Leadership Working Group   +5 more
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Associations between COVID-19 testing status, non-communicable diseases and HIV status among residents of sub-Saharan Africa during the first wave of the pandemic

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2022
Background This study determined if non-communicable disease status, HIV status, COVID-19 status and co-habiting were associated with COVID-19 test status in sub-Saharan Africa.
Morenike O. Folayan, Roberto Ariel Abeldaño Zuñiga, Jorma I. Virtanen, Maha El Tantawi, Giuliana Florencia Abeldaño, Anthonia Omotola Ishabiyi, Mohammed Jafer, Nuraldeen Maher Al-Khanati, Mir Faeq Ali Quadri, Muhammad Abrar Yousaf, Passent Ellakany, Ntombifuthi Nzimande, Eshrat Ara, Zumama Khalid, Folake Barakat Lawal, Joanne Lusher, Bamidele O. Popoola, Ifeoma Idigbe, Abeedha Tu-Allah Khan, Martin Amogre Ayanore, Balgis Gaffar, Bamidele Emmanuel Osamika, Nourhan M. Aly, Nicaise Ndembi, Annie Lu Nguyen   +24 more
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The Ten Essential Shared Capabilities: a framework for mental health practice [PDF]

, 2006
The 10 Essential Shared Capabilities (ESC) are a description of the core aspects of practice that support effective implementation and delivery of mental health care.
Department of Health, Department of Health, Department of Health, Department of Health, Department of Health, Department of Health, Lindley P, National Occupational Standards for Mental Health, Sainsbury Centre   +8 more
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ABC of mental health: Mental health emergencies [PDF]

BMJ, 1997
An emergency is a situation that requires immediate attention to avert a serious outcome. Mental health emergencies range from situations where a patient is at risk because of intense personal distress, suicidal intentions, or self neglect to those where a patient places others at risk. Some patients may behave in an aggressive manner, make threats, or
Zerrin Atakan, Teifion Davies
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National Institute of Mental Health Five-Year Strategic Plan for Reducing Health Disparities [PDF]

, 2002
The NIMH has a long history of concern and action related to health disparities and ethnic minority groups as well as other underrepresented groups (i.e. women, children, and disabled persons). In 1980, NIMH established the position of Associate Director
National Institute, of Mental Health
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Hoarding symptoms among psychiatric outpatients: confirmatory factor analysis and psychometric properties of the Saving Inventory – Revised (SI-R)

BMC Psychiatry, 2016
Background The growing interest in problematic hoarding as an independent clinical condition has led to the development of the Saving Inventory-Revised (SI-R) to assess hoarding phenomenology.
Siau Pheng Lee, Clarissa Ong, Vathsala Sagayadevan, Rebecca Ong, Edimansyah Abdin, Susan Lim, Janhavi Vaingankar, Louisa Picco, Swapna Verma, Siow Ann Chong, Mythily Subramaniam   +10 more
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Attitudes towards seeking professional psychological help: Factor structure and socio-demographic predictors

Frontiers in Psychology, 2016
Attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help (ATSPPH) are complex. Help seeking preferences are influenced by various attitudinal and socio-demographic factors and can often result in unmet needs, treatment gaps and delays in help seeking ...
Louisa ePicco, Edimanysah eAbdin, Siow Ann eChong, Shirlene ePang, Saleha eShafie, Boon Yiang eChua, Janhavi Ajit Vaingankar, Lue Ping eOng, Jenny eTay, Mythily eSubramaniam   +9 more
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Fear of contagion, emotional stress and coping strategies used by adults during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria

BMC Psychiatry, 2022
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has induced high levels of stress. The aim of the study was to assess the relationship between emotional stress (COVID-19 related fear, anger, frustration, and loneliness) and the use of coping strategies among adults in ...
Morenike Oluwatoyin Folayan, Olanrewaju Ibigbami, Brandon Brown, Maha El Tantawi, Nourhan M. Aly, Roberto Ariel Abeldaño Zuñiga, Giuliana Florencia Abeldaño, Eshrat Ara, Passent Ellakany, Balgis Gaffar, Nuraldeen Maher Al-Khanati, Ifeoma Idigbe, Anthonia Omotola Ishabiyi, Mohammed Jafer, Abeedha Tu-Allah Khan, Zumama Khalid, Folake Barakat Lawal, Joanne Lusher, Ntombifuthi P. Nzimande, Bamidele Olubukola Popoola, Mir Faeq Ali Quadri, Mark Roque, Joseph Chukwudi Okeibunor, Annie Lu Nguyen   +23 more
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