Access to mental health care and treatment is emphasized as a fundamental right under the Mental Healthcare Act. The focus of district mental health program (DMHP) under the aegis of National Mental Health program is to provide mental health interventions for all at the community level. Women ...
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KIE After reviewing the history of mental health legislation in England, Hamilton discusses some provisions of the new Mental Health Act that went into effect in September 1983. Among the issues pertaining to involuntary commitment covered by the act are the terminology and definition of mental illn...
The timely identification of patients who are at risk of a mental health crisis can lead to improved outcomes and to the mitigation of burdens and costs. However, the high prevalence of mental health problems means that the manual review of complex patie
There is robust evidence that URM experience multiple forms of psychological distress and thus an increased need for mental healthcare services in Germany7,17,18. URM further experience a postmigration climate that is not fully welcoming despite the predominant “welcome culture” discourse in Germany...
This study examines the effects of mental health parity laws on mental health care utilization and mental health outcomes of children and adolescents from middle-income households in the context of the 2008 Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA), using data from the 2007 and 2011...
We review gender differences during the COVID-19 pandemic by demonstrating risk-exposure during specific situations such as pregnancy, women's mental health fallouts, COVID-19 disease itself and exposure to different forms of violence. We discuss the particularities that women face in developing ...
7.20.6.2Community Mental Health Outpatient Services in the US In the US, the Community Mental Health Centers (CMHC) Act of 1963 financed the development of comprehensive community mental health centers. These centers were intended to provide services to the deinstitutionalized mentally ill and to pro...
Problematically, poor mental health is a barrier to engaging in physical activity despite the act of engaging in physical activity helping to reduce mental distress. The decrease in motivation is likely partially due to the impact of pandemic-related stressors on mental wellbeing, which may have ...