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Mental health services in Albania [PDF]

International Psychiatry, 2004
Albania, situated in the western Balkans, has an area of 28 748 km2 and a population of 3 069 275 (year 2001), almost one-third of whom are aged 0–14 years. Life expectancy is estimated to be 70.4 years for both sexes (World Health Organization, 2003a). According to the World Health Organization's classification, Albania is a country with low child and
Anastas, Suli, Ledia, Lazëri, Livia, Nano   +2 more
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Appropriate Prescribing of Antipsychotic Medication for Non-Cognitive Symptoms in People With Dementia

BJPsych Open
Aims: To evaluate current clinical practices in prescribing of antipsychotics in dementia patients for non-cognitive symptoms within our services and to assess whether antipsychotic medications are prescribed safely and reviewed appropriately.
Huda Khan, Talha Rauf, Saba Inam, Odile Hally   +3 more
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A minimum evaluation protocol and stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial of ACCESS Open Minds, a large Canadian youth mental health services transformation project

BMC Psychiatry, 2019
Background Many Canadian adolescents and young adults with mental health problems face delayed detection, long waiting lists, poorly accessible services, care of inconsistent quality and abrupt or absent inter-service transitions. To address these issues,
Srividya N. Iyer, Jai Shah, Patricia Boksa, Shalini Lal, Ridha Joober, Neil Andersson, Rebecca Fuhrer, Amal Abdel-Baki, Ann M. Beaton, Paula Reaume-Zimmer, Daphne Hutt-MacLeod, Mary Anne Levasseur, Ranjith Chandrasena, Cécile Rousseau, Jill Torrie, Meghan Etter, Helen Vallianatos, Adam Abba-Aji, Shirley Bighead, Aileen MacKinnon, Ashok K. Malla   +20 more
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Decision making and support available to individuals considering and undertaking electroconvulsive therapy (ECT): a qualitative, consumer-led study

BMC Psychiatry, 2018
Background Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is one of the most controversial treatments in psychiatry. This controversy and diverse and often strongly held opinions can make decision making processes around ECT more complex.
Karen Wells, Justin Newton Scanlan, Lisa Gomez, Scott Rutter, Nicola Hancock, Anthony Tuite, Joanna Ho, Sarah Jacek, Andrew Jones, Hassan Mehdi, Megan Still, Graeme Halliday   +11 more
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Mental health services in Uganda [PDF]

International Psychiatry, 2005
Uganda is a landlocked developing country in East Africa with an estimated population of 24.8 million people (2002 census). At independence (in 1962) Uganda was a very prosperous and stable country, with enviable medical services in the region. This, however, was destroyed by a tyrant military regime and the subsequent civil wars up to 1986, when the ...
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Mandated Substance Use Disorder Treatment in Qatar: An Innovative Model of Care

BJPsych Open
Aims: Qatar has struggled with substance use disorders among its population. Qatar has maintained a relative political and social stability, which has informed a dramatic restructuring of its health and social care services with emphasis on being led by ...
Suhair Mohammed Yousuf, Nirvana Swamy Kudlur Chandrappa, Faycal Walid Ikhlef, Wesam S Smidi, Majid Ali Y. A. Al Abdulla   +4 more
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Intervention delivery in the ‘Paths to everyday life’ (PEER) trial: a qualitative study of the perspectives of the peer volunteers with lived experiences of being in personal recovery of mental health difficulties

BMC Psychiatry
Background Peers with lived experiences of being in recovery of mental health difficulties volunteering in non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to engage in peer support show significant promise in supporting personal recovery for individuals with ...
Chalotte Heinsvig Poulsen, Cecilie Høgh Egmose, Siv-Therese Bogevik Bjørkedal, Lene Falgaard Eplov   +3 more
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A systematic review of service models and evidence relating to the clinically operated community-based residential mental health rehabilitation for adults with severe and persisting mental illness in Australia

BMC Psychiatry, 2019
Background Clinically operated community-based residential rehabilitation units (Community Rehabilitation Units) are resource intensive services supporting a small proportion of the people with severe and persisting mental illness who experience ...
Stephen Parker, Gordon Hopkins, Dan Siskind, Meredith Harris, Gemma McKeon, Frances Dark, Harvey Whiteford   +6 more
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Prevalence of polypharmacy and factors impacting psychotropic prescribing patterns in women of childbearing potential at inpatient mental health services in Qatar

Neuropsychopharmacology Reports
Aims Women may experience unique mental disorders due to hormone shifts. Rates of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are similar between genders, but onset and symptoms may differ.
Nervana Elbakary, Oraib Abdallah, Sami Ouanes, Ahmad Hasanoglu, Eiman Abedlfattah‐Arafa, Maha Al‐Shaikhly, Shatha Alqam, Sulaiman Alshakhs, Zainab Hijawi, Majid Al‐Abdulla, Noriya Al‐Khuzaei, Sazgar Hamad   +11 more
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Transforming mental health services [PDF]

British Journal of Psychiatry, 2011
SummarySpecialist teams have had a major impact on service delivery in England. Their effectiveness is now being questioned and integrated teams are developing in some areas. However, the gains made in terms of improved access, engagement and early intervention must not be lost.
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