Mental Health Consumers' Motives for Seeking Advocacy Support: A Qualitative Exploration.

abstract：:The intake policy of an agency is presented as an integral part of an agency's impact upon community organization and hence as crucial in the effectiveness and efficiency with which it carries out the mission of total community care. Three possible models for intake policy are elaborated: direct service, extended comm...

journal_title：Community mental health journal

authors： Feldman SE,Jacobson M

更新日期：1969-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the U.S. serious mental illness (SMI) is common in jails, which are often primary healthcare providers. Incarceration and healthcare are intertwined-lack of care access increases the risk of imprisonment which decreases care access. This case study explores a jail program which assists people with SMI with the disa...

journal_title：Community mental health journal

authors： McCauley E,Samples L

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study describes a culturally relevant intervention using a collaborative depression care model to integrate mental health and primary care services for depressed low income Chinese-Americans at a community health center. A total of 6,065 patients were screened for depression. Of the 341 who screened positive, 57 ...

journal_title：Community mental health journal

authors： Kwong K,Chung H,Cheal K,Chou JC,Chen T

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stigmatizing attitudes towards people with mental illness is a worldwide phenomenon, This Longitudinal study aimed to determine the level of stigma, among the internal displaced persons in central Sudan and explore possible changes in stigma associated with an intervention. 1549 persons were interviewed using standard...

journal_title：Community mental health journal

authors： Sanhori Z,Eide AH,Ayazi T,Mdala I,Lien L

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe the planning, development, implementation, and results of a consultation program to the clergy as part of an agency's community mental health service. The paper focuses on the four main program goals of (1) revitalizing a local association for the clergy, (2) developing the clergy's pastoral skill...

journal_title：Community mental health journal

authors： Kaseman CM,Anderson RG

更新日期：1977-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many if not most scenarios for reform of the U.S. health care system imply that health maintenance organizations (HMOs) will continue their rapid growth. Some advocates argue that a comprehensive health care system should offer services to the severely mentally ill on the same basis as the physically ill. Others note ...

journal_title：Community mental health journal

authors： McFarland BH

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As part of an effort to improve police interactions with mentally ill citizens, and improve mental health care delivery to subjects in acute distress, the University of Louisville, in conjunction with the Louisville Metro Police, established the crisis intervention team (CIT). CIT is composed of uniformed of...

journal_title：Community mental health journal

authors： Strauss G,Glenn M,Reddi P,Afaq I,Podolskaya A,Rybakova T,Saeed O,Shah V,Singh B,Skinner A,El-Mallakh RS

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study assessed mental disorders among 144 homeless and poor adults using four different methods: (a) history of psychiatric hospitalization, (b) structured clinical interview, (c) self-report symptom checklist, and (d) interviewer ratings. These four methods yielded divergent estimates of mental illness, ranging ...

journal_title：Community mental health journal

authors： Bellavia CW,Toro PA

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A questionnaire presenting two clinical cases with questions about a diagnosis, type of treatment, and whether the respondent would treat or refer the person was administered to pastoral counselors, psychologists, social workers, and psychiatrists. Psychiatrists tend to see the most and social workers the least pathol...

journal_title：Community mental health journal

authors： Newman RC 2nd,Carney RE,Sharon IA

更新日期：1978-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little is known about the medical conditions and medication use of individuals who are homeless and have mental health problems. This study used secondary data (N = 933) from a mental health clinic serving homeless adults. Primary outcomes were the number and types of self-reported medical conditions and medications. ...

journal_title：Community mental health journal

authors： Arnold EM,Strenth CR,Hedrick LP,Paterson RC,Curiel J,Joseph AE,Brown TW,Kimball JN

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Italy's mental health law of 1978 provided for the gradual phasing out of psychiatric hospitals (PH) and the creation of comprehensive community-based systems. However, these changes have taken place at different times and in different forms. There are now three different organizational and care models operating in It...

journal_title：Community mental health journal

authors： de Girolamo G,Cappiello V

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The assumption that terminations data represent a cross section of patients treated at mental health centers is investigated by comparing social characteristics of patients admitted to and terminated from mental health centers. The great majority of patient characteristics of the two groups are similar enough to make ...

journal_title：Community mental health journal

authors： Stern MS

更新日期：1976-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To describe 5-year changes in the provision of Residential Facilities (RFs) in a large Italian Region and in the characteristics of their staffing and patients. 2000 census data of all RFs with >4 residential beds in the Emilia-Romagna Region were compared with 2005 census data. The number of residential beds increase...

journal_title：Community mental health journal

authors： Neri G,Guzzetta F,Pazzi L,Bignami R,Picardi A,de Girolamo G

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An analysis of the social welfare movement suggests two simultaneous but divergent philosophies within that movement. One philosophy includes a commitment to the individual client and action to increase the individual's opportunity to select his own goals and methods of achieving such goals. The opposing position assu...

journal_title：Community mental health journal

authors： Sulzer ES

更新日期：1967-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We recruited a sample of individuals who were formerly homeless that received assertive community treatment (ACT) services to assess differences in their sources and perceived quality of social support related to changes in their residence status. Standardized questionnaires were administered to 22 participants via fa...

journal_title：Community mental health journal

authors： Carton AD,Young MS,Kelly KM

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The U.S. President's Commission on Mental Health (1978) has called for a broader conception of mental health and the factors that influence it. The "macro"-social environment is emerging as one area of concern. The influence of two macroenvironmental domains, the physical and economic, on several areas of human functi...

journal_title：Community mental health journal

authors： Monahan J,Vaux A

更新日期：1980-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study assessed the psychosocial needs of Hurricane Katrina evacuees temporarily residing in Dallas, TX, after sheltering but prior to their permanent resettlement. Common trauma exposures were physical exposure to flood water, seeing corpses, witnessing death, and loss of family, friends, or home. Fewer than 10 %...

journal_title：Community mental health journal

authors： King RV,Polatin PB,Hogan D,Downs DL,North CS

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the reliability, construct validity, and factor pattern of the Dutch version of the Enright Forgiveness Inventory (EFI) in a sample of 731 respondents (heterosexually married adults, 359 males and 372 females) in Belgium. The Cronbach alpha for EFI total (.98) and all its subscales, Positive Affect...

journal_title：Community mental health journal

authors： Orathinkal J,Vansteenwegen A,Enright RD,Stroobants R

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study qualitatively explored the past treatment experiences of uninsured young adults who sought public emergency psychiatric care. Qualitative interviews were conducted with a racially diverse sample of 55 young adults (ages 18-25) using a semi-structured interview guide, and analyzed using a team-based open cod...

journal_title：Community mental health journal

authors： Narendorf SC,Wagner R,Fedoravicius N,Washburn M

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of individual variables (COVID-19 anxiety, perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, optimistic bias and personal identity) as predictors of quality of life (QoL) during the novel coronavirus or COVID-19 pandemic is explored. Impact of group related variables (identification to family, religious group and...

journal_title：Community mental health journal

authors： Kharshiing KD,Kashyap D,Gupta K,Khursheed M,Shahnawaz MG,Khan NH,Uniyal R,Rehman U

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Supported employment programs are evidence-based practices to help people with severe mental illness to obtain competitive employment. The competencies of employment specialists working in these programs are key elements related to work integration. In France, the Messidor Association, a prevocational organisation, ha...

journal_title：Community mental health journal

authors： de Pierrefeu I,Corbière M,Pachoud B

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Assessing and responding to suicidal risk among inmates is discussed based on a comprehensive literature review and personal experience. Sections detailing jail conditions, suicide risk factors, reasons for self-harm, and practical responses are included. Intoxication, isolation, and the initial 24 hours of incarcerat...

journal_title：Community mental health journal

authors： Winkler GE

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A description of group supervision that focused on professional development of nurses through their discussion of home visits made to psychiatric patients and/or their families; this article presents an implementation of a philosophy of group leadership and the responses of the nurse participants to this type of group...

journal_title：Community mental health journal

authors： Paterson JG

更新日期：1966-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This pilot study explored the feasibility of providing integrated primary and psychiatric care in a primary care setting and compared preliminary outcomes to those from a traditional care model. The study population consisted of 23 patients who received integrated medical and psychiatric care in a primary care clinic ...

journal_title：Community mental health journal

authors： Snyder K,Dobscha SK,Ganzini L,Hoffman WF,Delorit MA

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Mental Health Continuum-Short Form (MHC-SF) is a self-report questionnaire that allows the assessment of positive mental health, including three well-being components-emotional, psychological and social-as well as the categorical diagnosis of the presence or absence of mental health. The purpose of this study is t...

journal_title：Community mental health journal

authors： Fonte C,Silva I,Vilhena E,Keyes CLM

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors review four approaches chairmen of departments of psychiatry have used to attempt to ensure quality resident education in CMHCs they do not control. Several examples are presented of administrative problems that may develop in this type of relationship. Based on this material and the author's experience, a...

journal_title：Community mental health journal

authors： Faulkner LR,Eaton JS Jr,Bloom JD,Cutler DL

更新日期：1982-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hardships of war affect all members of society. Those most acutely affected are service members and their families. Civilian service personnel mobilized within an active reserve component experience a disruption of life style which can cause stress. Service members are trained to be effective soldiers, but very li...

journal_title：Community mental health journal

authors： Rabb DD,Baumer RJ,Wieseler NA

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The onset of a mental illness is a traumatic experience for all the members of a family. While the mental illness in their family member may be life long, family members can experience their own recovery from the trauma, just as their family member with a mental illness can experience recovery. This article will descr...

journal_title：Community mental health journal

authors： Spaniol L

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose is to present the mental health rehabilitation reform enacted in Israel in 2000, and to analyze the challenges it faces in its second decade of implementation. Lessons are drawn with regard to other jurisdictions interested in reforming mental health services. Besides reviewing the reform's accomplishments and...

journal_title：Community mental health journal

authors： Aviram U

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article describes the development and psychometric assessment of the Evaluation of Client Services (ECS) measure of treatment satisfaction for people with chronic mental illnesses in community treatment settings. The ECS, a 20-item instrument, was validated in a sample of 184 individuals receiving outpatient ment...

journal_title：Community mental health journal

authors： Berghofer G,Castille DM,Link B

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00