Variation in mental illness and provision of public mental health services

2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
William C. Johnson ◽  
Michael LaForest ◽  
Brett Lissenden ◽  
Steven Stern
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Public Mental Health ◽  
Public Mental Health Services

scholarly journals Access to public mental health services among older adults with severe mental illness

2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 313-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
Todd P. Gilmer ◽  
Victoria D. Ojeda ◽  
Dahlia Fuentes ◽  
Viviana Criado ◽  
Piedad Garcia
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Severe Mental Illness ◽  
Public Mental Health ◽  
Public Mental Health Services

The Mental Illness Needs Index

1997 ◽  
Vol 6 (S1) ◽  
pp. 13-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gyles Glover
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Public Mental Health ◽  
Public Mental Health Services

It is well known that the prevalence of mental illness is not uniformly distributed. This has practical consequences for the planning, financing and evaluation of public mental health services. Areas likely to have greater morbidity are likely to require more resources. The question is by how much? This essay describes a method devised in the context of the English health service to provide practical help to mental health planners faced with this type of question.

Initiation and Use of Public Mental Health Services by Persons With Severe Mental Illness and Limited English Proficiency

2007 ◽  
Vol 58 (12) ◽  
pp. 1555-1562 ◽  
Author(s):  
Todd P. Gilmer ◽  
Victoria D. Ojeda ◽  
David P. Folsom ◽  
Dahlia Fuentes ◽  
Piedad Garcia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Severe Mental Illness ◽  
Limited English Proficiency ◽  
English Proficiency ◽  
Public Mental Health ◽  
Public Mental Health Services

Enhancing the contribution of clinical psychology: an under-utilised workforce in public mental health services

2021 ◽  
pp. 103985622199264
Author(s):  
Henry Jackson ◽  
Caroline Hunt ◽  
Carol Hulbert
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Clinical Psychology ◽  
Public Mental Health ◽  
Psychological Theory ◽  
Clinical Psychologists ◽  
Pathways To Care ◽  
Mental Health Training ◽  
Public Mental Health Services

Objective: Clinical psychologists are practitioners with expertise in mental health, who apply advanced psychological theory and knowledge to their practice in order to assess and treat complex psychological disorders. Given their robust specialised mental health training, clinical psychology is an integral component of the Australian mental health workforce, but is under-utilised. Recent reviews have identified significant problems with Australia’s mental health system, including unequal access to clinical psychology services and fragmentation of service delivery, including convoluted pathways to care. Conclusions: Clinical psychology is well placed to contribute meaningfully to public mental health services (PMHS). We describe what clinical psychologists currently contribute to team-based care in PMHS, how we could further contribute and the barriers to making more extensive contributions. We identify significant historical and organisational factors that have limited the contribution made by clinical psychologists and provide suggestions for cultural change to PMHS.

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