Community Mental Health Services - Utilization
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Formal and informal support for older adults with severe mental illness.

29 Jun 2009 OBJECTIVES: This study sought to examine the combination of formal and informal services supplied to older adults with severe mental illness, to assess the adequacy of services received, and to determine factors predictive of formal and informal ... Read more...

Service use for mental health problems: findings from the 2007 National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing.

29 Jun 2009 OBJECTIVES: To provide an overview of 12 month rates of service use for mental health problems and mental disorders by the general Australian adult population. METHOD: Data came from the 2007 National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing (2007 ... Read more...

Community vs. clinic-based modular treatment of children with early-onset ODD or CD: a clinical trial with 3-year follow-up.

29 Jun 2009 This study examines the treatment outcomes of 139, 6-11 year-old, clinically referred boys and girls diagnosed with Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) or Conduct Disorder (CD) who were randomly assigned to a modular-based treatment protocol that ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Community Mental Health Services - Utilization'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• No building boom here. Many state psych hospitals have given way to community-based care options. 25 Jul 2009
• Formal and informal support for older adults with severe mental illness. 29 Jun 2009
• Service use for mental health problems: findings from the 2007 National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing. 29 Jun 2009
• Community vs. clinic-based modular treatment of children with early-onset ODD or CD: a clinical trial with 3-year follow-up. 29 Jun 2009
• Giving voice to the unsayable: repairing the effects of trauma in infancy and early childhood. 29 Jun 2009
• Mental health problems of men attending district-level clinical psychology services in South Africa. 30 May 2009
• Factors influencing service utilization and mood symptom severity in children with mood disorders: effects of multifamily psychoeducation groups (MFPGs). 30 May 2009
• Variation in use and costs of primary health and social services in mental health or drinking problems. 30 May 2009
• Mood and anxiety disorders and the use of services and psychotropic medication in an immigrant population: findings from the Israel National Health Survey. 30 May 2009
• [Psychiatric rehabilitation in Poland. Polish literature review from 1990-2007] 29 Apr 2009
• Prevalence and characteristics of binge eating in an adolescent community sample. 29 Apr 2009
• The prevalence of ADHD, ODD, depression, and anxiety in a community sample of 4-year-olds. 29 Apr 2009
• Domiciliary and day care services: Why do people with dementia refuse? 29 Apr 2009
• Mental illness in nursing homes: variations across States. 29 Apr 2009
• Service utilization by children with conduct disorders: findings from the 2004 Great Britain child mental health survey. 6 Apr 2009
• User involvement in community mental health services--principles and practices. 30 Mar 2009
• International and indigenous diagnoses of mental disorder among Vietnamese living in Vietnam and Australia. 30 Mar 2009
• Liability of mental health services for injuries incurred during community treatment. 30 Mar 2009
• Validation of an Australian sign language instrument of outcome measurement for adults in mental health settings. 30 Mar 2009
• Suicide pacts in the mentally ill: a national clinical survey. 30 Mar 2009

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Technical information about 'Community Mental Health Services'

Definition: Diagnostic, therapeutic and preventive mental health services provided for individuals in the community.

Descriptor UI: D003156

Alternative terms: Community Mental Health Services; Services, Mental Health Community; Services, Community Mental Health; Health Services, Community Mental; Mental Health Services, Community;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; supply & distribution; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: F04.408.307; N02.421.143.183; N02.421.461.232;

History Note: 67

Technical Notes: Public Laws 88-164 & 89-105; DF: COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERV