Some people who use community mental health services in England are still not getting the care and support that fully meets their needs, according to a survey published by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The CQC survey captures the views of more than 17,000 people aged 16 and over who had contact with specialist community mental health services between July and September last year...
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July 30, 2010
Minister Moloney Announces ?2.6m In Innovation Grants For Disability And Mental Health, Ireland
John Moloney T.D., Minister of State with responsibility for Disability and Mental Health announced the first round of grants, totalling over ?2.6m, awarded by the Genio Trust to support transition from institutional to personalised models of care in disability and mental health services...
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July 29, 2010
Study Reveals Nearly 1 In 5 Californians Report Need For Mental Health Services
In a comprehensive new study of mental health status and the use of mental health services by Californians, the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research found that nearly one in five adults in the state - about 4.9 million people - said they needed help for a mental or emotional health problem...
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June 21, 2010
Psychiatrists Make Recommendations For Redesign Of Mental Health Services, UK
The Royal College of Psychiatrists is today (21 June 2010) publishing 17 new recommendations for the redesign of mental health services. The recommendations are the result of a major College enquiry into the future development of UK mental health services...
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June 7, 2010
E-mental Health Can Improve Delivery Of Mental Health Services, Australia
Innovative web services can overcome the barriers that block access to mental health care, according to an article published in a Medical Journal of Australia supplement...
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June 2, 2010
Stigma, Barriers To Care Greater Among Active Duty Soldiers Than National Guard Soldiers
Active duty soldiers report greater mental health problems and greater service-related stigma, but significantly lower rates of use of mental health services than National Guard soldiers, according to research presented in the June issue of Psychiatric Services, a journal of the American Psychiatric Association...
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March 3, 2010
Minister Moloney Outlines Achievements In Mental Health And Priorities For 2010, Ireland
Mr. John Moloney, T.D, Minister of State with responsibility for Equality, Disability and Mental Health yesterday (1st March, 2010) outlined achievements in the mental health services. They include developments in the Child and Adolescent services, shorter episodes of inpatient care, the appointment of Executive Clinical Directors and the active involvement of service users...
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February 25, 2010
Treating Child and Adolescent Mental Illness: A Practical, All-in-One Guide
Dr Shatkin's book serves as a useful primer for medical and mental health clinicians who do not specialize in the treatment of children and adolescents but who find themselves faced with the growing demand to provide mental health services to this sector. It is also a handy refresher for child and adolescent clinicians called on to treat disorders seen less often in their practices, as well as a
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February 18, 2010
Mental Health Conference Places Available, UK
Health care staff from across the UK are being given the opportunity to hear the government's vision for mental health services for the next ten years...
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January 20, 2010
Deployment And Use Of Mental Health Services Among U.S. Army Wives
The deployment of soldiers to the ongoing conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan is increasing the need for mental health services provided for their family members, according to a new study by researchers at RTI International, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. The study found extended U.S...
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