The general-practice setting provides a unique opportunity to positively influence the impact of mental illness on individuals and families. Intervention can begin from the moment an individual seeks professional help. Using a family-focused approach, and supporting parents to develop practical strategies to promote resilience in their children, can aid parents' recovery and promote the optimal...

In this paper, the authors address the serious neglect of the 'classical' virtues in ethical reflection upon mental health nursing. The virtues are offered as a possible alternative paradigm for mental health nursing in its search for new models and approaches. Embodied in the notion of a moral community, the virtues have important implications in addressing problems adherent in various 'dualis...

This article is concerned with the key economic characteristics of Australia's mental health system. First, some brief conceptual and empirical descriptions are provided of Australia's mental health services, both as a total system, and of its two principal components, viz. public psychiatric institutions and private psychiatry services. Expenditures on public psychiatric hospitals clearly demo...

An e-learning supported Train-the-Trainer program was developed to implement the Dutch suicide practice guideline in mental health care. Publications on implementation strategies have been restricted to the final reporting of studies with little opportunity to describe relevant contextual, developmental and supporting work that would allow for a better interpretation of results and enhance the ...

A substantial number of children in the United States suffer from mental health problems. These children enter into adulthood at a disadvantage and often continue to experience mental health problems as adults. Historically, much less attention has been paid to prevention of mental health problems than to treatment and rehabilitative services. In recent years, however, great strides have been m...

OBJECTIVES To describe and explain the primary care experiences of people with multiple long-term conditions in England. DESIGN AND METHODS Using questionnaire data from 906,578 responders to the English 2012 General Practice Patient Survey, we describe the primary care experiences of patients with long-term conditions, including 583,143 patients who reported one or more long-term conditions....

The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the effectiveness of a freestanding intensive outpatient program (IOP) in a private practice setting for the treatment of dual diagnosis substance-abusing patients. Preand post-treatment Symptom Checklist 90–Revised, Global Assessment of Functioning, and patient functional rating scales were analyzed. Reliable change indices and clinically significant...

No study of psychiatric morbidity in general practices is reported in India. A three phase study of psychiatric morbidity in General practice is nearing completion in a group general practice in Bangalore. This preliminary report covering the available data from the first phase indicates a psychiatric morbidity of about 36% in general practice.

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to gain better insight into the quality of patient participation in the development of clinical practice guidelines and to contribute to approaches for the monitoring and evaluation of such initiatives. In addition, we explore the potential of a dialogue-based approach for reconciliation of preferences of patients and professionals in the guideline developmen...