Urgent Need for Improved Mental Health Care and a More Collaborative Model of Care

The collaborative model of mental health care for older Iowans.

Collaborative models of mental health care, such as Improving Mood-Promoting Access to Collaborative Treatment (IMPACT) and Primary Care Research in Substance Abuse and Mental Health for the Elderly (PRISM-E), have become a standard, evidence-based approach in providing care to older adults with depression. This article describes the development, evaluation, and sustainability plans for a new m...

Measuring the need for mental health care.

Ailing Russian health-care system in urgent need of reform.

The Russian Federation needs to overhaul its corrupt and inefficient health-care system if it is to provide regular medical assistance and help the country fight an AIDS epidemic, officials have said. “We just cannot go on like this — slowly dying — any more. We need to keep the best of what has been achieved but finally bring the system in line with market realities,” said Tatyana Yakovleva, C...

Implementation of "Chronic Care Model" for Diabetes Care in Iranian Primary Health Care: Does it work?

Objective: Traditional health care systems were not capable to face successfully with chronic diseases including diabetes mellitus. In this regard, the Chronic Care Model or CCM was created to promote quality of care. The aim of this study was to examine whether establishment of chronic care model, with focus on diabetic patients, has led to clinically significant outcomes in Iran. Materials a...

urgent need to antibiotic pharmacokinetic services for iranian health care centers.

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