objective: the  implementation of  family  psychoeducation at  the  service delivery level is not without difficulty. few mental health professionals receive special training to work with families especially in iran.   the aim of the present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of training health professionals in terms of their adherence to protocol. method: eight professionals (general prac...

BACKGROUND According to a recent report from the European Brain Council and the European Colleague of Neuropsychopharmacology the one year prevalence of some kind of mental disorder is around 27% among the adult population in Europe. Research has shown a lack of mental health literacy in the population in general and it is thus important to find ways to improve the public's knowledge and skills...

INTRODUCTION This brief report presents findings from the program evaluation of a portion of an educational program developed to support family physicians in improving their mental health care competencies in children and youth in British Columbia. METHOD The Child and Youth Mental Health (CYMH) learning module is part of a broader initiative from the Practice Support Program (PSP) of the Bri...

This issue links together a broad construct (quality) in a defined population (children) with alumni from a specific training program. In so doing, it is both a celebration and a challenge. The supplement celebrates the contributions of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Clinical Scholars to the national discourse regarding the measurement and improvement of quality; it acknowledges the incr...

BACKGROUND Rapid growth in global health activity among US medical specialty education programs has lead to heterogeneity in types of activities and global health training models. The breadth and scope of this activity is not well chronicled. METHODS Using a standardized search protocol, we examined the characteristics of US medical residency global health programs by number of programs, clin...

BACKGROUND Global Health is an inherently interdisciplinary field but overseas training in global health, particularly among health science institutions, has been an 'individual' or 'individual discipline' experience. Team-based training is an approach to global health education which is increasing in popularity; research on team-training demonstrates that teams are more productive than individ...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 introduction: dentistry is among the most stressful professions. active dentists may probably experience higher degrees of stress than the normal population. former studies have shown that occupational health disorders are sensibly more common among dentists. the purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of stress m...

background:  in spite of many clear benefits of an active life style, lack of physical activity is considered to be a significant health problem in the college population. the purpose of this study was to determine the effect of health promotion model-based training on promoting physical activity of the students. methods: this study is a randomized controlled trial one, in which 90 male student...