Managing life-altering situations – health needs of families living with recently diagnosed memory disorder

Managing life-altering situations – health needs of families living with recently diagnosed memory disorder

Background The diagnosis of a memory disorder destabilizes families’ lives and affects their orientation towards the future, creating new demands for both the patients and their family caregivers (Steeman et al. 2006) [1]. There is a strong concern both globally and in Europe about establishing services that meet the needs of patients and their family caregivers (World Health Organization 2012)...

Development and validation of the health information needs questionnaire for families of children with cancer

Health and Loneliness Status of the Elderly Living in Nursing Homes Versus Those Living with Their Families

Objectives: As attention of the elderly is progressing rapidly in developing countries in recent years, special attention to their mental and physical needs are necessary. The aim of this study was to comparing general health and loneliness between two groups of the elderly, one who live with their families versus those who live in nursing homes in north part of Tehran, Iran. Methods & Mater...

Managing the health care needs of adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: the parents' experience.

Parents of adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience the challenges of navigating the health care system, locating information about ASD, lacking an understanding of prescribed medications, and experiencing minimal social support from health care providers. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to describe the experiences of parents who manage the health needs of an ad...

The Current Situations and Needs of Mental Health in China

correspondence: Norman Sartorius, M.D., M.A., D.P.M., Ph.D., FRC. Psych. Mailing address: President Association for the Improvement of Mental Health Programmes, 14 chemin Colladon Geneva, Switzerland. Email: [email protected] It was good news to hear that the National Health and Family Planning Commission produced China’s National Mental Health Plan 2015-2020 having developed it in ...