scholarly journals Links between fund-holding general practices and mental health professionals

1994 ◽  
Vol 18 (10) ◽  
pp. 603-605 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. I. R. Mutale
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Professional ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Professional Community ◽  
Postal Questionnaire ◽  
Psychiatric Nurses ◽  
Psychiatric Nurse ◽  
Community Psychiatric ◽  
General Practices

A postal questionnaire was sent to a random sample of 300 fund-holding general practices. Respondents were asked to indicate if they had links with a psychiatrist, community psychiatric nurse or psychologist; 210 (70%) general practitioners returned completed questionnaires. Out of 210 practices 161 (77%) had links with at least one specialist mental health professional. Community psychiatric nurses had links with more practices than psychiatrists or psychologists. Problems with time or space made it difficult for practices to form links.

scholarly journals The relationship between a community psychiatric rehabilitation team and local GPs

1995 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 219-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra Tough
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Psychiatric Rehabilitation ◽  
Postal Questionnaire ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Rehabilitation Team ◽  
Community Psychiatric ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Community Based Services

As mental health professionals move increasingly towards providing community-based services, a good working relationship with general practitioners becomes central to patient care. This relationship depends on good liaison and communication as well as shared goals. This study examines the relationship between a community psychiatric rehabilitation team (CPRT) and GPs by means of a postal questionnaire to local principals in general practice. Although the awareness of the service was less than optimum, clear indications were made of ways of improving communication. The GPs overwhelmingly supported the priorities of the CPRT in the care of those with major mental illness.

scholarly journals Health professionals' views of services for schizophrenia – fragmentation and inequality

2000 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 47-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Haddad ◽  
Martin Knapp
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Great Britain ◽  
Mental Health Care ◽  
Inner City ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Psychiatric Nurses ◽  
Mental Health Care System ◽  
Educational Grant ◽  
Community Psychiatric

There has been much debate about effective treatments, service configurations and costs within Britain's mental health care system, but it has largely taken place in academic and management circles. We were interested in the views of those providing care. We organised a meeting of community psychiatric nurses, general practitioners and consultant psychiatrists (funded with an educational grant from Zeneca Pharmaceuticals). Participants worked in various parts of Great Britain, including rural and inner city areas. The authors facilitated the discussion, the emphasis of which was on participants' clinical experience.

Attitudes of Mental Patients and Mental Health Professionals about Mental Illness

1976 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 565-566 ◽  
Author(s):  
James K. Morrison ◽  
Jeffrey S. Nevid
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Psychiatric Nurses ◽  
Attitude Questionnaire ◽  
Psychiatric Outpatients ◽  
Mental Patients

In support of the construct validity of the Client Attitude Questionnaire, 16 psychologists and 25 social workers reported attitudes more characteristic of the controversial psychosocial position about “mental illness” than 20 psychiatrists, 23 psychiatric nurses, or 40 previously hospitalized psychiatric outpatients.

scholarly journals Distribution of mental health professionals working on site in English and Welsh general practices.

BMJ ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 307 (6903) ◽  
pp. 544-546 ◽  
Author(s):  
T Kendrick ◽  
B Sibbald ◽  
J Addington-Hall ◽  
D Brenneman ◽  
P Freeling
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
General Practices

The Pastoral Counselor as Mental Health Professional: A Comparison of the Training of AAPC Fellow Pastoral Counselors and Licensed Clinical Social Workers

1992 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 382-391 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lynette Schwarz Danylchuk
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Professional ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Clinical Training ◽  
American Association ◽  
Clinical Social Workers ◽  
Pastoral Counselors ◽  
Training Requirements

Compares the academic and clinical training requirements for Fellow level members of the American Association of Pastoral Counselors (AAPC) with those of Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSWs). Concludes from the empirical findings that AAPC Fellows receive more education, clinical training, and continued supervision than do Licensed Clinical Social Workers. Notes a need for additional and similar types research comparing education and clinical requirements of pastoral counselors with those of other mental health professionals.

scholarly journals Promoting resilience through bibliotherapy in children experiencing the coronavirus pandemic

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Rena Koon
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Professional ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Small Groups ◽  
Mental Health Professional ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Mass Trauma ◽  
Book Choice ◽  
School Counsellors ◽  
Large Groups

This project will examine the emerging literature related to the coronavirus disease pandemic, its potential effects on the mental health of children and factors promoting resilience in this population. The culmination of this work will be a series of interventions utilizing bibliotherapy to help foster resilience in children. These interventions are intended to be used by school counsellors, mental health professionals, teachers or parents, as well as with small groups or large groups of children. The project will be divided into five sections with each section focusing on a principle that helps promote resilience in children following a mass trauma. Each section will consist of an explanation of the principle, a book choice, interventions that could be initiated by a mental health professional, a teacher, or a parent followed by an annotated bibliography of additional books that could be utilized to support this principle.

scholarly journals Deciphering the Composition of Section 79- Assessment Panels in the Criminal Procedure Amendment Act 4 of 2017

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 1-25
Author(s):  
Letitia Pienaar
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Professional ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Mental Health Professional ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Criminal Procedure ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
Fitness To Stand Trial ◽  
Violent Offence ◽  
Legal Position

Section 79 of the Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977 provides for the appointment of mental health professionals to assess an accused’s fitness to stand trial and/or criminal capacity if the court orders such an enquiry in terms of sections 77 and 78 of the Criminal Procedure Act. In terms of section 79, one mental health professional must assess an accused charged with a non-violent offence, whereas a panel of such professionals must assess an accused charged with an offence involving serious violence. The legislative provisions regarding the appointment of mental health professionals to a section 79-assessment panel are not without ambiguity. Section 79(1)(b) read with section 79(13) is problematic. Directives issued by the National Prosecuting Authority in terms of section 79(13) do not aid in clarifying the legal position either. The main point of contention is whether a section 79-assessment panel must consist of a minimum of two or three psychiatrists. This ambiguity creates challenges for presiding officers tasked with appointing section 79-assessment panels. When presiding officers appoint these panels incorrectly, it causes delays in the assessment process and the delivery of justice to the accused and the victim. The court considered the interplay between section 79(1)(b) and section 79(13) in S v Pedro 2015 1 SACR 41 (WCC). The judgment highlights the need to clarify the position in the Criminal Procedure Act regarding the appointment of section 79-assessment panels. This case provided the impetus for the amendment of section 79 through the Criminal Procedure Amendment Act 4 of 2017. This contribution explores the composition of section 79-assessment panels as provided for in the Criminal Procedure Act. Section 79(1)(b) and the seemingly contradictory provisions contained in section 79(13) are discussed. The S v Pedro judgment is discussed with a specific focus on the court’s interpretation of the interplay between these two provisions. Following the S v Pedro judgment, the Criminal Procedure Amendment Act 4 of 2017 amended section 79. This contribution explores the clarifying provisions of the Amendment Act regarding the composition of assessment panels

scholarly journals Which patients do GPs refer to which professional

1996 ◽  
Vol 20 (10) ◽  
pp. 584-587 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. O'Neill-Byrne ◽  
Sally M. Browning
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Professional ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Mental Health Professional ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Older Patients ◽  
Case Note ◽  
London Borough ◽  
Health Centres ◽  
Case Note Review

Referral rates to three groups of mental health professionals working In primary care were compared. All patients referred over an 18-month period at two health centres in an outer London borough were assessed by case-note review and data were collected on 181 consecutive referrals. In general, younger, more socially-stable patients were referred to the psychologist and older patients were seen by the CPN. The psychologist saw most new patients; patients previously seen by a psychiatrist were most likely to be referred again to a psychiatrist. Patients requesting referral to a mental health professional were most likely to be referred to the psychologist. Patients with a diagnosis of psychosis were seen mainly by the psychiatrist and the CPN; the psychiatrist saw most patients with a personality disorder. A high proportion of patients were seen for assessment only. In general, all interventions were brief. There was evidence of selection by GPs in the referral of patients to each mental health professional.

What Are the Symptoms of Psychosis?

2021 ◽  
pp. 17-34
Author(s):  
Beth Broussard ◽  
Michael T. Compton
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Professional ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Early Warning ◽  
Mental Health Professional ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Treatment Decisions ◽  
Warning Signs ◽  
Early Warning Signs ◽  
Over Time

Understanding the various symptoms of psychosis, and the treatments that are most effective for them, is key to engaging in treatment and recovery. Symptoms of psychosis can be very scary for those experiencing them and for their families. Help is available. Symptoms, whether in the past or present, are important to discuss with your mental health professional. An individual’s early symptoms are important to remember because they usually are the same ones that occur before another episode and are therefore early warning signs. Family and friends can provide information to mental health professionals about symptoms and behaviors, as well as report how symptoms are changing over time, including when they are improving or getting worse. Sharing information and making shared treatment decisions are key to successful treatment.

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