{"title":"Investigation of the Communication Network Among Mental Health Services: The Case of a Community Mental Health Care Center in Attica","authors":"Grigorakou Stavroula, Panagiotou Aspasia, Kolovos Petros, Prezerakos Panagiotis","doi":"10.25149/1756-8358.1302012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25149/1756-8358.1302012","url":null,"abstract":"Decentralization of mental health services and a model of community-based treatment is the result of the implementation of the psychiatric reform initiated in Greece over the last decades [1]. The development of an organized network of psychiatric and psychosocial care in Primary Health Care (PHC) has been desirable in health care policy agendas in many countries, as well as in Greece [2,3]. In this model of care, the services for people with mental illnesses are provided by a multidisciplinary community mental health team and constitute a cost-effective method of delivering care [4]. The integration of all these services within the primary health care into a structured cooperation remains a prerequisite to achieve the current trends of psychiatry [5].","PeriodicalId":89603,"journal":{"name":"Mental health in family medicine","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89900437","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":"Early psychiatric services in Hong Kong from 1841 to 1947","authors":"Zhai Hai-long, G. Yan","doi":"10.25149/1756-8358.1302011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25149/1756-8358.1302011","url":null,"abstract":"During 1841-1875, Hong Kong, as a Crown colony, was still a small fishing port where British, American, and other expatriates engaged in commercial and trade activities, its population was small and social facilities were under-developed. In old Hong Kong Chinese society, mental patients were considered a disgrace to the family. Relatives would tolerate the burden of looking after a mentally disturbed member and would try to keep the patient inside the family [1]. Under these conditions, the Hong Kong Government had no intention of building any asylum for mental patients [2]. So, before 1875, there was no government institution existed in Hong Kong for the lunatics. In 1873, the European lunatics were sent to Central Police Station Victoria Gaol (Figure 1) in Old Baily Street until they were repatriated to their own countries while the Chinese lunatics were sent to Tung Wah Hospital (Figure 2), the first charity hospital for Chinese in Hong Kong, opened in 1872. Tung Wah hospital had special insanity ward with special restraining clothes, where they were \"confined in dark and dreary cell under Chinese native doctor’s supervision and those who were violent were chained like wild beasts \" [3,4]. AbstrAct","PeriodicalId":89603,"journal":{"name":"Mental health in family medicine","volume":"6 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81933923","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":"Awareness Integration: An AlternativeTherapeutic Methodology to Reducing Depression, Anxiety, While Improving Low Self- Esteem and Self-Efficacy in Separated or Divorced Individuals","authors":"Foojan Zeine, N. Jafari, L. Beach","doi":"10.25149/1756-8358.1302013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25149/1756-8358.1302013","url":null,"abstract":"In the recent years, particularly since the mid 1950 [1], divorce has become a common practice and strategy for couples, whose marital relationship have reached a disequilibrium. At this point, couples have the option to sever the relationship, leave problems behind, and start anew; however, the process after divorce at times can be difficult, arduous, and even impossible to endure. Historically, society has cast a stigma on people, who choose divorce over making their marriage work. According to Gerstel [1], the fact remains that being married normalizes a person, while on the contrary, being divorced [2] leads to feelings of inadequacy, failure, and not measuring up to normal societal standards. Consequently, this feeling of not fitting into AbstrAct","PeriodicalId":89603,"journal":{"name":"Mental health in family medicine","volume":"91 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74955058","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}
S. Hardy, L. Bennett, P. Rosén, S. Carroll, P. White, S. Palmer-Hill
{"title":"The Feasibility of Using Body Worn Cameras in an Inpatient Mental Health Setting","authors":"S. Hardy, L. Bennett, P. Rosén, S. Carroll, P. White, S. Palmer-Hill","doi":"10.25149/1756-8358.1301001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25149/1756-8358.1301001","url":null,"abstract":"BWCs are used internationally by police officers. A randomized controlled field trial carried out in the USA suggested that police BWCs reduce the prevalence of use-of-force by the police as well as the incidence of citizens’ complaints against them [2]. In England, an evaluation of their use in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight also showed a reduction in complaints, and a decrease in occurrences and crimes [3]. In their 2015 report regarding the use of body worn cameras in health care settings, the International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety (IAHSS) Foundation [1] describe some examples in the United Kingdom which claim that the use of BWCs on security officers can decrease violence in health facilities [4]. However, there are no published evaluations available to support these claims. A report from the Greater London Authority in 2014 [5], found that nearly 66,000 frontline workers, including nurses, were recipients of physical or verbal attacks in the past three years and recommended the trial of body worn cameras to see if they assist in reducing crimes against workers.","PeriodicalId":89603,"journal":{"name":"Mental health in family medicine","volume":"5 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-03-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72444544","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}
G. Aref-Adib, S. Sathanandan, Joseph F. Hayes, E. Abrol, P. Duncan, Nomi Werbolof, D. Osborn
{"title":"Guess Who? How Doctors’ Attire Affects Students’ Perceptions of their Speciality","authors":"G. Aref-Adib, S. Sathanandan, Joseph F. Hayes, E. Abrol, P. Duncan, Nomi Werbolof, D. Osborn","doi":"10.25149/1756-8358.1301002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25149/1756-8358.1301002","url":null,"abstract":"Hippocrates said that a doctor should be “clean in person, well dressed, and anointed with sweet-smelling unguents” [1]. Until the late 19th century, doctors often wore black. Black clothing was considered “formal wear,” not least because calling the doctor was often the last resort prior to death [2]. The dress code changed when, in the latter part of the 19th century, the idea of antiseptic techniques emerged [3] leading to a move towards “cleanliness” and “purity”, reflected in the now iconic white coat.","PeriodicalId":89603,"journal":{"name":"Mental health in family medicine","volume":"81 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-03-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88757217","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}
R. Eveleigh, Esther Muskens, P. Lucassen, P. Verhaak, J. Spijker, C. Weel, R. O. Voshaar, A. Speckens
{"title":"Too Much or Too Little Antidepressant Medication: Difficult to Change. Two Rcts","authors":"R. Eveleigh, Esther Muskens, P. Lucassen, P. Verhaak, J. Spijker, C. Weel, R. O. Voshaar, A. Speckens","doi":"10.25149/1756-8358.1301010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25149/1756-8358.1301010","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":89603,"journal":{"name":"Mental health in family medicine","volume":"517 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-03-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77030066","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}
N. Nikoo, M. Nikoo, M. Song, Adrienne Wesnel, Ali Pervaiz, M. Vogel, M. Krausz
{"title":"Effectiveness of Prenatal Screening for Substance Use: Critical Consciousness, A Promising Curriculum for Compassionate Screening","authors":"N. Nikoo, M. Nikoo, M. Song, Adrienne Wesnel, Ali Pervaiz, M. Vogel, M. Krausz","doi":"10.25149/1756-8358.1301003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25149/1756-8358.1301003","url":null,"abstract":"Substance use during pregnancy is a substantial public health challenge. In many cultures, approximately one third of people with drug dependence are women of childbearing age [1], and in the USA, five percent of pregnant women reported the use of an illicit drug during pregnancy [2]. In Alberta, the reported prevalence of substance use by pregnant women was 30% for tobacco, 25% for alcohol, and 15% for illicit drugs [3,4]. The Sheway’s evaluation in 1998 reported an annual population of 3,000 families with pregnant women and parenting mothers who used substance in the Downtown East Side of Vancouver [5,6,7]. The Universal prenatal screening for substance use (PSSU) has been promoted as a public health solution to reduce obstetric complications, developmental retardations, neonatal abstinence syndrome and increased mortality [4,8-10].","PeriodicalId":89603,"journal":{"name":"Mental health in family medicine","volume":"42 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-03-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75268178","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":"Regaining Some Good in the World: What Matters to Persons Diagnosed as Depressed in Primary Care","authors":"Miraj U. Desai, F. Wertz, L. Davidson, A. Karasz","doi":"10.25149/1756-8358.1301005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25149/1756-8358.1301005","url":null,"abstract":"The identification and effective treatment of depression in primary care settings is at the forefront of current health care reform efforts in the United States. Historically, primary care services have accounted for the highest percentage of the prescription of psychiatric medications, especially antidepressants [1]. Yet primary care has typically lacked the appropriate mental health expertise to provide psychiatric care in an effective fashion. Through the combination of federal parity legislation passed in 2008 and the comprehensive health care reform efforts outlined in the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), this situation may change dramatically. As a result, primary care settings may begin to experience a significant influx of behavioral health professionals with appropriate training and expertise so that care for mental health and substance use disorders can be provided, in terms of both accessibility and effectiveness, on par with all other medical care [2,3].","PeriodicalId":89603,"journal":{"name":"Mental health in family medicine","volume":"30 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-03-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86189848","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}
H. Riquelme-Heras, R. Gutiérrez-Herrera, Celina Gómez-Gómez, Fabiola Barron-Garza, Irasema Sierra-Ayala, Félix Martínez-Lazcano
{"title":"Comprehensive Care: A Daily Challenge for Family Physicians","authors":"H. Riquelme-Heras, R. Gutiérrez-Herrera, Celina Gómez-Gómez, Fabiola Barron-Garza, Irasema Sierra-Ayala, Félix Martínez-Lazcano","doi":"10.25149/1756-8358.1301004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25149/1756-8358.1301004","url":null,"abstract":"\"Comprehensive care: The availability of a wide range of services in and their appropriate provision across the entire spectrum of types of needs for all but the most uncommon problems in the population [5].\" According to the WONCA Europe definition, \"a comprehensive approach includes the ability to manage multiple complaints and pathologies simultaneously, promote health and well-being by applying disease prevention strategies appropriately and manage and coordinate health promotion, prevention, cure, care, palliation, and rehabilitation [6].\"","PeriodicalId":89603,"journal":{"name":"Mental health in family medicine","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-03-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82944959","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":"Supporting the Spiritual Care of Patients and Healers","authors":"K. Zoberi","doi":"10.25149/1756-8358.1301007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25149/1756-8358.1301007","url":null,"abstract":"Caring for the entire person, including their physical, psychological, social and spiritual well-being, is a tenet of family medicine. There are many interventions being undertaken to continuously improve the health of our patients across all these dimensions. However, physicians, nurses, students and other healers who practice in family medicine may find themselves so consumed by the stresses of the job that burnout is a real possibility [1]. There are many negative consequences of burnout, including inattention to detail, poor communication with patients increased medical errors [2] and early retirement or leaving the field of medicine [3]. The same spiritual care which helps our patients heal from mental or physical illness can also promote greater physician resiliency and less burnout. This paper aims to describe several interventions which can improve the spiritual care of family medicine providers and patients. Some of these suggestions require significant time and planning to implement. Others can be adopted immediately. The reader is encouraged to consider which of these might be appropriate in his or her work environment.","PeriodicalId":89603,"journal":{"name":"Mental health in family medicine","volume":"43 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-03-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89469352","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}