Mental Health Services
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Mental health disparities.

30 Oct 2009 Mental health disparities have received increased attention in the literature in recent years. After considering 165 different health disparity conditions, the Federal Collaborative for Health Disparities Research chose mental health disparity as ... Read more...

Associations between multiple dimensions of schizotypy and sociodemographic variables in a nonpsychiatric sample of young adults.

29 Sep 2009 In several prior studies, self-reported schizotypy has been documented to vary by gender, age, race/ethnicity, and measures of social engagement. In this study, undergraduate students participated in an online survey, and data from 825 students were ... Read more...

Clinical practice guidelines for the psychosocial care of cancer survivors: current status and future prospects.

13 Sep 2009 Upon completion of their primary treatment, many cancer survivors become "lost in transition," and receive inadequate or, at best, poorly coordinated follow-up care. Unmet psychosocial and educational needs figure prominently among the concerns ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Mental Health Services'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• You get what you pay for. 30 Oct 2009
• Conclusion: mental health in the mainstream of public policy. 30 Oct 2009
• Mental health disparities. 30 Oct 2009
• Mental health services for older people. 22 Oct 2009
• New horizons for mental health in the UK. 8 Oct 2009
• Applying health care reform principles to mental health and substance abuse services. 5 Oct 2009
• Associations between multiple dimensions of schizotypy and sociodemographic variables in a nonpsychiatric sample of young adults. 29 Sep 2009
• Invisible wounds from the Congo war. 13 Sep 2009
• Clinical practice guidelines for the psychosocial care of cancer survivors: current status and future prospects. 13 Sep 2009
• [Psychologists' participation in psychiatric rounds] 12 Sep 2009
• Child protection and the health professional: mandatory responding is our duty. 5 Sep 2009
• [Psychologists' participation in psychiatric rounds] 5 Sep 2009
• Understanding and addressing psychological and social problems: the mediating psychological processes model. 30 Aug 2009
• [Behaviour therapy and child welfare - results of an approach to improve mental health care of aggressive children] 30 Aug 2009
• Helping families for caring children with autistic spectrum disorders. 30 Aug 2009
• Developing a school team to improve links between education and mental health services. 30 Aug 2009
• Improving communication between health visitors and primary mental health workers. 30 Aug 2009
• Perspectives of intellectual disability in Asia: epidemiology, policy, and services for children and adults. 30 Aug 2009
• Social factors and forensic psychiatry in India. 30 Aug 2009
• Forensic psychiatry in north Africa. 30 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Mental Health Services'

Definition: Organized services to provide mental health care.

Descriptor UI: D008605

Alternative terms: Mental Health Services; Services, Mental Hygiene; Hygiene Service, Mental; Hygiene Services, Mental; Mental Hygiene Service; Service, Mental Hygiene; Services, Mental Health; Health Services, Mental; Health Service, Mental; Mental Health Service; Service, Mental Health; Mental Hygiene Services;

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

Tree Number: F04.408; N02.421.461;

Online Note: use MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES to search MENTAL HYGIENE SERVICES 1966

History Note: 67; was MENTAL HYGIENE SERVICES 1963-66

Technical Notes: COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES & specifics are also available; Public Laws 89-105 & 89-164; DF: MENTAL HEALTH SERV