scholarly journals Telepsychiatry for Mental Health Service Delivery to Children and Adolescents

2020 ◽  
Vol 42 (5_suppl) ◽  
pp. 46S-52S
Author(s):  
John Vijay Sagar Kommu ◽  
Eesha Sharma ◽  
Ujjwal Ramtekkar
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Child Mental Health ◽  
Video Conferencing ◽  
Primary Care Providers ◽  
Health Service Delivery ◽  
Easy Access ◽  
Mental Health Training ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Mental Health Service Delivery ◽  
Number Of Children

Children constitute 40% of India’s population. Large number of children with psychiatric disorders and neurodevelopmental conditions are unable to access mental health services due to factors such as unavailability of these services in smaller urban and rural centres and lack of training for primary care providers. Given the relatively easy access to video conferencing technology, feasibility and acceptability of Telepsychiatry, there is an urgent need to invest resources and strengthen the use of Telepsychiatry for child and adolescent mental health training and serviced delivery . This viewpoint article discusses the need,scope,experiences and challenges related to use of Telepsychiatry in the area of child mental health.

scholarly journals Encouraging and sustaining integration of child mental health into primary care: interviews with primary care providers participating in Project TEACH (CAPES and CAP PC) in NY

2014 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
pp. 555-562 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne M. Gadomski ◽  
Lawrence S. Wissow ◽  
Lawrence Palinkas ◽  
Kimberly E. Hoagwood ◽  
Jeffrey M. Daly ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Primary Care ◽  
Child Mental Health ◽  
Primary Care Providers ◽  
Care Providers

scholarly journals Impact of intensive training on mental health, the experience of Port Said, Egypt.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saverio Bellizzi ◽  
Amal Khalil ◽  
Ahmed Sawahel ◽  
Alessandra Nivoli ◽  
Liliana Lorettu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Primary Care Providers ◽  
World Health ◽  
Mental Health Training ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Intensive Training ◽  
Port Said ◽  
Over Time

Abstract Background Mental disorder is extremely common globally and integration of mental health in primary health services represents a critical gap especially in Low- and Middle-Income Countries like Egypt. The World Health Organization has repeatedly called for effective training and support of primary care providers in the identification and treatment of mental health problems over the last decades. Methods This paper aimed to evaluate attitudes and knowledge of health care providers toward mentally ill patients and measure knowledge and retention of training messages over time. A three-day mental health training workshop for nurses of public health facilities in the Governorate of Port Said was organized. Pre-training and post-training questionnaires (immediately after the workshop and three months later) were used. Significance of gain in scores was examined between baseline and following cross sectional rounds. Results The 73 participants at the study revealed a statistically significant improvement in knowledge and attitude toward mental health from the baseline (pre-training), from a general mean score for desirable answers of 10.5 (+/- 1.2) to 21.2 (+/- 0.6). However, results slightly declined after the months from the workshop (18.5 (+/- 0.6)). Conclusions Intensive short-term training on mental illness could be instrumental in improving knowledge and attitudes in a country like Egypt with extensive needs in terms of quality of comprehensive healthcare at primary and secondary level. However, additional evidence is needed to improve retention of information over time and to translate knowledge in clinical practice.

scholarly journals Impact of intensive training on mental health, the experience of Port Said, Egypt

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Saverio Bellizzi ◽  
Amal Khalil ◽  
Ahmed Sawahel ◽  
Alessandra Nivoli ◽  
Liliana Lorettu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Primary Care Providers ◽  
World Health ◽  
Mental Health Training ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Intensive Training ◽  
Port Said ◽  
Over Time

Abstract Background Mental disorder is extremely common globally and integration of mental health in primary health services represents a critical gap especially in low- and middle-income Countries like Egypt. The World Health Organization has repeatedly called for effective training and support of primary care providers in the identification and treatment of mental health problems over the last decades. Methods This paper aimed to evaluate attitudes and knowledge of health care providers toward mentally ill patients and measure knowledge and retention of training messages over time. A 3-day mental health training workshop for nurses of public health facilities in the Governorate of Port Said was organized. Pre-training and post-training questionnaires (immediately after the workshop and 3 months later) were used. Significance of gain in scores was examined between baseline and following cross sectional rounds. Results The 73 participants in the study revealed a statistically significant improvement in knowledge and attitude toward mental health from the baseline (pre-training), from a general mean score for desirable answers of 10.5 (± 1.2) to 21.2 (± 0.6). However, results slightly declined three months after from the workshop (18.5 (± 0.6)). Conclusions Intensive short-term training on mental illness could be instrumental in improving knowledge and attitudes in countries like Egypt with extensive needs in terms of quality of comprehensive healthcare at primary and secondary level. However, additional evidence is needed to improve retention of information over time and to translate knowledge into clinical practice.

The Bridge Program: A Model for Delivering Mental Health Services to Asian Americans through Primary Care

2005 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongtu Chen ◽  
Elizabeth Kramer ◽  
Teddy Chen ◽  
Jianping Chen ◽  
Henry Chung
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Primary Care ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Asian Americans ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Primary Care Providers ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Bridge Program ◽  
Community Awareness

Compared to all other racial and ethnic groups, Asian Americans have the lowest utilization of mental health services. Contributing factors include extremely low community awareness about mental health, a lack of culturally competent Asian American mental health professionals, and severe stigma associated with mental illness. This manuscript describes an innovative program that bridges the gap between primary care and mental health services. The Bridge Program, cited in the supplement to the Surgeon’s General’s Report on Mental Health: Culture, Race, and Ethnicity as a model for delivery of mental health services through primary care; (2) to improve capacity by enhancing the skills of primary care providers to identify and treat mental disorders commonly seen in primary care; and (3) to raise community awareness by providing health education on mental health and illness. Results are presented and the potential for replication is addressed.

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