Improving the Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Mental Health Professionals Regarding Dual Diagnosis Treatment – a Mixed Methods Study of an Intervention

2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 292-303 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pernille Pinderup
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Dual Diagnosis ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Dual Diagnosis Treatment ◽  
Knowledge Attitudes And Practices

Challenges in working with patients with dual diagnosis

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 60-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pernille Pinderup
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Substance Abuse Treatment ◽  
Dual Diagnosis ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Abuse Treatment ◽  
Dual Diagnosis Treatment ◽  
Single Focus

Purpose Studies have shown that mental health professionals find working with patients with dual diagnosis challenging, and the purpose of this paper is to examine some of these challenges. Design/methodology/approach In total, 85 mental health professionals from 8 different mental health centres in Denmark were interviewed. The data analysis was inspired by a grounded theory approach. Findings Different challenges in the dual diagnosis treatment were identified and they suggested that the focus of treatment was mainly on the mental illness rather than the substance use disorder. The single focus of the treatment made it challenging to treat patients with dual diagnosis sufficiently. While several studies explain the single focus by inadequate competencies among professionals, the present study suggests that the single focus is also explained by the way that the treatment is organised. For instance, standardized treatment packages and insufficient guidelines on substance abuse treatment make it challenging to treat patients with dual diagnosis. Originality/value This paper suggests that a more flexible, and a longer period of, treatment, together with more sufficient guidelines on dual diagnosis treatment and a more formalized collaboration with the substance abuse treatment centres, will make it a less challenging issue to treat patients with dual diagnosis.

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Palliative Care: A Mixed-Methods Study from Bihar, India

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-11
Author(s):  
Mohit Nair ◽  
Pragya Kumar ◽  
Raman Mahajan ◽  
Amit Harshana ◽  
Karishma Krishna Kurup ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Knowledge Attitudes And Practices

scholarly journals Knowledge, attitudes and practices in mental health of health professionals at the end of their curriculum in Burkina Faso: A pilot study

Nursing Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 589-595
Author(s):  
Konsam Cédric Christel Sawadogo ◽  
Valérie Lameyre ◽  
Daniel Gerard ◽  
Pierre‐Emile Bruand ◽  
Pierre‐Marie Preux
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Burkina Faso ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Knowledge Attitudes And Practices

Change in mental health collaborative care attitudes and practice in Australia

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Murphy ◽  
Chris Gibbs ◽  
Kate Hoppe ◽  
Deepika Ratnaike ◽  
Harry Lovelock
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Collaborative Care ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Mental Healthcare ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Attitudes And Practices

Purpose The Mental Health Professionals Network (MHPN) was established to support and enhance collaborative care among health professionals working in primary mental healthcare. The MHPN has two primary arms: face-to-face network meetings and online webinars. The purpose of this paper is to investigate attitudinal and practice changes amongst health professionals after participation in MHPN’s network meetings. Design/methodology/approach In April 2016, an online survey was e-mailed to health professionals who had attended at least one network meeting during 2015. The survey asked about practice changes across seven key areas relating to increased awareness of and interaction with professionals from other disciplines. Interdisciplinary differences were investigated using the χ2 statistic (p<0.05). Findings A total of 1,375 health professionals participated in the survey. For each of the seven practice changes investigated, between 74 and 92 per cent of respondents had made the change. Those who attended more network meetings were significantly more likely to have made changes. General practitioners were significantly more likely than other professionals to have made changes. Research limitations/implications Attendance at MHPN network meetings has a positive impact on health professionals’ attitudes and practices towards a more collaborative approach to mental healthcare. Originality/value MHPN is a unique, national platform successfully delivering opportunities for interdisciplinary professional development in the primary mental health sector. The model is unique, cost-effective, practitioner driven and transferable to other settings.

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