A primary mental health care model for advanced practicum training in a university health clinic.

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 112-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer S. Funderburk ◽  
Robyn L. Fielder
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Mental Health Care ◽  
Health Clinic ◽  
Care Model ◽  
Primary Mental Health Care ◽  
Health Care Model

scholarly journals Policy, power, stigma and silence: Exploring the complexities of a primary mental health care model in a rural South African setting

2016 ◽  
Vol 53 (6) ◽  
pp. 719-742 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rochelle Ann Burgess
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Mental Health Care ◽  
South African ◽  
Care Model ◽  
Rural South ◽  
Primary Mental Health Care ◽  
African Setting ◽  
Health Care Model

The Movement for Global Mental Health’s (MGMH) efforts to scale up the availability of mental health services have been moderately successful. Investigations in resource-poor countries like South Africa have pointed to the value of an integrated primary mental health care model and multidisciplinary collaboration to support mental health needs in underserved and underresourced communities. However, there remains a need to explore how these policies play out within the daily realities of communities marked by varied environmental and relational complexities. Arguably, the lived realities of mental health policy and service delivery processes are best viewed through ethnographic approaches, which remain underutilised in the field of global mental health. This paper reports on findings from a case study of mental health services for HIV-affected women in a rural South African setting, which employed a motivated ethnography in order to explore the realities of the primary mental health care model and related policies in South Africa. Findings highlighted the influence of three key symbolic (intangible) factors that impact on the efficacy of the primary mental health care model: power dynamics, which shaped relationships within multidisciplinary teams; stigma, which limited the efficacy of task-shifting strategies; and the silencing of women’s narratives of distress within services. The resultant gap between policy ideals and the reality of practice is discussed. The paper concludes with recommendations for building on existing successes in the delivery of primary mental health care in South Africa.

Examining the effectiveness of a coordinated perinatal mental health care model using an intersectional-feminist perspective

2018 ◽  
Vol 41 (5) ◽  
pp. 627-640 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalie R. Stevens ◽  
Nicole M. Heath ◽  
Teresa A. Lillis ◽  
Kenleigh McMinn ◽  
Vanessa Tirone ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Mental Health Care ◽  
Feminist Perspective ◽  
Perinatal Mental Health ◽  
Care Model ◽  
Health Care Model

Implementing the Community Mental Health Care Model in a Large Latin-American Urban Area

2012 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 62-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafael Sepúlveda ◽  
Jorge Ramírez ◽  
Pedro Zitko ◽  
Ana María Ortiz ◽  
Pablo Norambuena ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Community Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Care ◽  
Urban Area ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Community Mental Health Care ◽  
Care Model ◽  
Health Care Model
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