Unmet need for mental health services among people screened but not admitted to an early psychosis intervention program

2019 ◽  
Vol 204 ◽  
pp. 55-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jordan Edwards ◽  
Ross Norman ◽  
Paul Kurdyak ◽  
Arlene G. MacDougall ◽  
Lena Palaniyappan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Unmet Need ◽  
Early Psychosis

Correlates of unmet need for mental health services by children and adolescents

1997 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
pp. 1145-1154 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. J. FLISHER ◽  
R. A. KRAMER ◽  
R. C. GROSSER ◽  
M. ALEGRIA ◽  
H. R. BIRD ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Unmet Need

scholarly journals Improving access to mental healthcare for displaced Syrians: case studies from Syria, Iraq and Turkey

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 84-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Hughes ◽  
Z. Hijazi ◽  
K. Saeed
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Primary Healthcare ◽  
Unmet Need ◽  
Mental Healthcare ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
World Health ◽  
Case Examples ◽  
Displaced People

The conflict in Syria has led to an unprecedented humanitarian crisis that extends across multiple countries in the area. Mental health services were undeveloped before and now face huge strain and unmet need. The World Health Organization and others have developed a programme to build capacity in the delivery of mental health services in an integrated healthcare package to refugees and displaced people. The tool used for this is the mhGAP Intervention Guide and complementary materials. In this paper we refer to training in Turkey, Iraq and Syria where health professionals were trained to roll out this community-based integrated approach through primary healthcare. We describe field case examples that show the complexity of situations that face refugees, displaced people and those caught in active conflict. Training improved the knowledge and skills for managing mental health disorders in primary healthcare. Further work needs to be done to demonstrate greater access to and utilisation of services, client outcomes and organisational change with this approach.

scholarly journals Mental Health Status, Need, and Unmet Need for Mental Health Services Among U.S. Pacific Islanders

2019 ◽  
Vol 70 (7) ◽  
pp. 578-585 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew M. Subica ◽  
Nia Aitaoto ◽  
Bruce G. Link ◽  
Ann Marie Yamada ◽  
Benjamin F. Henwood ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Unmet Need ◽  
Mental Health Status ◽  
Pacific Islanders

Workforce Deployment: Reconciling Demands and Resources

1995 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 394-402 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gavin Andrews
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Health Services ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Unmet Need ◽  
Public Mental Health ◽  
Epidemiological Data ◽  
Mental Illnesses ◽  
National Mental Health

Objective: The purpose of the study was to review the information in a Consultancy prepared for the National Mental Health Policy which suggested that half of the people with serious mental illnesses were untreated, while persons with “mental problems” were being overserviced by the specialist mental health services. The fate of the large group of persons with mental disorders of mid-range severity was not addressed. Method: Epidemiological data was reconciled with the service patterns of the clinical workforce and the extent of the unmet need estimated. Results: It was estimated that 25–30% of the Australian population meet criteria for a mental disorder in any year, yet less than one third will receive treatment. Of those that are treated, three quarters will receive their treatment from general practitioners and the remaining quarter will be treated by either the public mental health services, the addiction services, or private psychiatrists. The problem is that less than one half of those with serious mental disorders and only two thirds of those with chronic and disabling disorders appear to be being treated by anyone. Even if there were no slippage of services away from these serious and chronic groups of patients, there would still be a workforce shortfall, especially in rural and remote areas. Conclusions: Strategies to remedy this shortfall that involve psychiatrists, clinical psychologists and general practitioners are noted, and the need for a National Mental Health Survey to provide accurate data is stressed.

scholarly journals The population impact of improvements in mental health services: the case of Australia

2011 ◽  
Vol 199 (6) ◽  
pp. 443-444 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony F. Jorm
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Health Services ◽  
National Survey ◽  
Unmet Need ◽  
Population Impact ◽  
High Prevalence

SummaryA national survey in 1997 found that Australia had a high prevalence of mental disorders with low rates of treatment. Since then, treatment availability has increased greatly and unmet need has reduced. However, there is little evidence that the nation's mental health has improved.

scholarly journals Unmet Need for Specialty Mental Health Services Among Children Across Europe

2017 ◽  
Vol 68 (8) ◽  
pp. 789-795 ◽  
Author(s):  
Viviane Kovess-Masfety ◽  
Julia Van Engelen ◽  
Lisanne Stone ◽  
Roy Otten ◽  
Mauro Giovanni Carta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Unmet Need ◽  
Specialty Mental Health

Population needs for mental health services. Introduction to the theme

1997 ◽  
Vol 6 (S1) ◽  
pp. 3-12
Author(s):  
Ville Lehtinen
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Unmet Need ◽  
Health Resources ◽  
Economic Recession ◽  
Health Care Expenditures ◽  
Public And Private

All over the world large sums of both public and private money are expended on the operation of psychiatric health care services. In most of the European countries mental health care expenditures, as well as the total health care budget, increased quite rapidly during the 80s. But in the 90s the economic recession has forced to cut down costs which has meant a decrease in mental health resources and, evidently, an increase of the unmet need for these services in the population.The problem is that the development of mental health services has been, for the most part, merely accidental and random, usually not clearly planned and based neither on real knowledge of the population needs nor on setting priorities when all needs can not be satisfied. During the period of increasing resources there was no real need for priority setting; somewhat exaggerating one can say that every emerging demand for services could be met by allocating new resources. During the recession, on the other hand, the cutting of costs have been the main goal, leading again to an unplanned development: the cuts of resources have been rather forced and panicky, not based on consideration of true population needs or the consequences of the development.

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