Mental health services framework welcomed

Peruvian Mental Health Reform: A Framework for Scaling-up Mental Health Services

Background Mental, neurological, and substance (MNS) use disorders are a leading cause of disability worldwide; specifically in Peru, MNS affect 1 in 5 persons. However, the great majority of people suffering from these disorders do not access care, thereby making necessary the improvement of existing conditions including a major rearranging of current health system structures beyond care deliv...

Needs assessment in mental health services: the DISC framework.

People with mental health problems have a range of health and social care needs that result in both illness and disability (effects of the illness on social functioning and citizenship). If service development is to be creative and innovative, needs assessment has to focus on the identification of actual need--rather than using the existing services as the basis of planning. To be valid, needs ...

Peruvian Mental Health Reform: A Framework for Scaling-up Mental Health Services

BACKGROUND Mental, neurological, and substance (MNS) use disorders are a leading cause of disability worldwide; specifically in Peru, MNS affect 1 in 5 persons. However, the great majority of people suffering from these disorders do not access care, thereby making necessary the improvement of existing conditions including a major rearranging of current health system structures beyond care deliv...

Mental Health Services

Transforming mental health services.

Specialist teams have had a major impact on service delivery in England. Their effectiveness is now being questioned and integrated teams are developing in some areas. However, the gains made in terms of improved access, engagement and early intervention must not be lost.