{"title":"Using the media resources of your community for the promotion of mental health.","authors":"P Griffiths","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The various commercial media offer many possibilities for community education. However, information or counselling columns, literature racks, cable television programs, book lists, recorded telephone messages, and co-operative ventures with libraries are promising tools that are often underused or misused in mental health promotion. This article discusses some practical aspects of using available local media for mental health promotion. Principles highlighted include the following: (1) Positive relationship with commercial media depend on recognizing their needs and accepting their limitations. (2) Receiving information about mental health involves acknowledging personal vulnerability. Information must be presented in as confidential and non-threatening a manner as possible. (3) Non-commercial media for mental health promotion should be exploited.</p>","PeriodicalId":75667,"journal":{"name":"Canada's mental health","volume":"35 4","pages":"11-3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1987-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21156174","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Improving community education strategies for mental health promotion.","authors":"D M Day","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Mental health promotion may be conceptualized as a process of communication comprising five basic elements: message content, message medium, target audience, goals, and providers of educational services (sender). This paper, based on a review of the mental health education literature, examines each element in terms of strategies and issues which should be considered in the development of effective mental health promotion campaigns. The s synergistic relationship among these elements and the need for evaluation are also discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":75667,"journal":{"name":"Canada's mental health","volume":"35 4","pages":"6-10"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1987-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21175702","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A microcomputer database for mental health program evaluation.","authors":"R J Wehr","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This article describes the development of a microcomputer database within the Mental Health Division of a regional hospital. The multiple uses of this database are illustrated and include management information, program evaluation, assistance with case management and quality assurance, and applied clinical research. Guidance is given on choosing appropriate software and hardware and on negotiating with information providers and funding agencies.</p>","PeriodicalId":75667,"journal":{"name":"Canada's mental health","volume":"35 3","pages":"5-10"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1987-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21157543","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Legal issues in the care of mentally impaired elderly persons: competence, surrogate management, and protection of rights. Working Group on Legal Issues, Committee on Guidelines for Comprehensive Services to Elderly Persons with Psychiatric Disorders.","authors":"J Sylph","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This article identifies a number of areas of concern in the care of mentally impaired elderly persons, focusing on the need for improved criteria, definitions and procedures in the following areas: the determination of competence or incompetence; the initiation, implementation and monitoring of measures for surrogate management (power of attorney, trusteeship, guardianship); standards of care; and advocacy in defence of the rights of elderly persons. The large and growing number of elderly persons in need of care--the very old, the frail, those without relatives and, in particular, the mentally impaired--has many legal implications. The critical issue is how effectively the law can protect and maintain the rights of people who are unable to do so themselves.</p>","PeriodicalId":75667,"journal":{"name":"Canada's mental health","volume":"35 2","pages":"6-11"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1987-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21180956","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A hospital team approach with parents of a Down's syndrome infant.","authors":"D McCann, S Allard","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This article is a description of a multidisciplinary team approach with parents of a Down's syndrome infant in the obstetrical department of the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal. After a brief explanation on the reason why a refinement of this approach became necessary, the authors give an account of the in-service training that was implemented for professionals as well as some comments on parents' initial reactions to the birth of a Down's syndrome child and the role of professionals in these situations. Finally, a \"Protocol for management of Down's syndrome infants in hospital\" is included in the last part of the article.</p>","PeriodicalId":75667,"journal":{"name":"Canada's mental health","volume":"35 2","pages":"12-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1987-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21183187","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Community psychiatric services for the elderly: the Sunnybrook experience.","authors":"M F Wargon, K I Shulman","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This paper describes the first three years of a community outreach service for psychogeriatric assessment and treatment, provided by a multidisciplinary team in an urban area. As one component of a comprehensive geriatric psychiatry service within a general hospital, this program provides a long-term link between patient, family, community agencies and hospital. The paper describes the functioning of the team, including its relationships with other hospital and community services. An overview is given of patient characteristics, referral sources, services provided, and outcomes at discharge from the program. Educational opportunities for students and staff in various health professions and settings are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":75667,"journal":{"name":"Canada's mental health","volume":"35 1","pages":"2-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1987-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21153383","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Citizen advocacy: strategies for addressing human service needs in the community.","authors":"M C Tanguay","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This article deals with strategies that have been successfully used and/or developed by West Island Citizen Advocacy for addressing community human service needs and human service delivery quality. Being independent of other human service agencies, and not being a service provider, helps the effectiveness of these strategies. Discussed are case examples of these strategies, i.e. sitting on other boards, organizing community committees or coalitions around service issues, writing briefs on service needs or issues, team and group advocacy, and public education.</p>","PeriodicalId":75667,"journal":{"name":"Canada's mental health","volume":"35 1","pages":"10-2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1987-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21184600","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Community programs for chronic patients: towards a conceptual framework.","authors":"S Hodgins, L Gaston","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Community services for persons suffering from major psychological disorders have often been developed without prior consideration of the results of studies measuring the effectiveness of such programs or of the problems presented by this population once they leave hospital. In this article we attempt to develop a conceptual framework useful for planning and evaluating community programs. To do so, we examine the role and objectives of these programs, the characteristics of the clientele, and the importance of appropriate research in the planning and implementation of effective community services for chronic psychiatric patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":75667,"journal":{"name":"Canada's mental health","volume":"35 1","pages":"7-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1987-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21171350","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The mental health problems of the Vietnamese in Calgary: major aspects and implications for service.","authors":"N P Tung","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Since 1975 Indo-Chinese refugees have come to Canada in many waves. They left wartorn motherlands where the society was predominantly agricultural and the traditional culture valued family relationships, spiritual equilibrium, harmony and simplicity. The new lands in which these refugees are seeking to re-establish their lives are highly industrialized, competitive and multi-cultural, and, moreover, base their communications on a very different language. In making such major re-adjustments in their way of life, it is inevitable that there be some failures and even casualties. This paper describes mental health problems as perceived by Vietnamese immigrants in Calgary. It is hoped that this small piece of work will help to promote the mutual understanding necessary for the successful integration of the Indo-Chinese refugees in general and the Vietnamese in particular into the mainstream of Canadian society.</p>","PeriodicalId":75667,"journal":{"name":"Canada's mental health","volume":"34 4","pages":"5-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1986-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21149407","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Achieving health for all: a framework for health promotion.","authors":"J Epp","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":75667,"journal":{"name":"Canada's mental health","volume":"34 4","pages":"suppl 1-13"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1986-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21149403","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}