As a representative of a Government agency that funds mental health services and that has a role in shaping and funding policy initiatives in the United States, few areas of schizophrenia research are as exciting to me as the prospects engendered by the studies on early intervention described in this special issue. In recent years, the concept of recovery from serious mental illnesses promoted ...

the concept of health promotion, first appeared in 1975, introduced a new perspective for health activities. as a consequences, the world health organization (who) suggested that attention to health promotion needs should take precedence over treatment and prevention. this concept gradually developed into mental health field and now community mental health is the core policy and orientation of ...

The association between mental illness and poor physical health and socioeconomic outcomes has been well established. In the twenty-first century, the challenge of how mental illnesses, such as psychosis, are managed in the provision of public health services remains complex. Developing effective clinical mental health support and interventions for individuals requires a coordinated and robust ...

BACKGROUND The disease burden associated with chronic psychiatric illnesses is high and is projected to grow rapidly. A community-based management system for persons with mental illness was established in Shanghai in 2012 based on the Shanghai Mental Health Regulations that were developed to conform with China's new mental health law. AIM Evaluate the guardianship services provided by family ...

Common mental disorders are a group of distress states manifesting with anxiety, depressive and unexplained somatic symptoms typically encountered in community and primary care settings. Risk factors for these disorders are mainly lower socio-economic status, psychological illnesses, poor reproductive health, gender disadvantage and physical ill-health. WHO has recommended that treatment of all...

the relationship between fatigue and mental health in chemical warfare victims with bronchiolitis obliterans     abbasi s [1] , mehdizadeh s [2] *, moqaddam m [3]     received: 8 mar, 2013 accepted: 10 may, 2013    abstract  background & aims : fatigue is one of the most debilitating symptoms in patients with respiratory disorders. in addition, among the chronic disease, lung disease have the h...

mental disorders are known to be an important cause of disabilities worldwide. despite their importance, about two thirds of mentally ill people do not seek treatment, probably because of the mental health system's inability to decrease the negative side effects of the interaction with the mental health services. the world health organization has suggested the concept of responsiveness as a way...

The recovery approach has been steadily gain­ ing prominence as a guiding principle for mental health services (Department of Health 2001), with rehabilitation services in particular in the process of redefining themselves according to a recovery ethos (Shepherd 2008). This has entailed a funda­ mental shift in values for mental health services, from a predominant clinical recovery ethos (i.e. ...

Emergency department (ED) health care professionals often care for patients with previously diagnosed psychiatric illnesses who are ill, injured, or having a behavioral crisis. In addition, ED personnel encounter children with psychiatric illnesses who may not present to the ED with overt mental health symptoms. Staff education and training regarding identification and management of pediatric m...