Towards the end of the survey, a list of mental health and suicide prevention resources were presented via a linked document containing a series of relevant hotlines and websites, a link to locate nearby hospitals, and contact information for the principal investigator. Follow-up questions addressed...
Colorado law mandates that hospitals can’t turn away someone who is suicidal, homicidal or so “gravely disabled” that they can’t manage to take care of themselves by finding food or shelter. But most hospitals have no place—other than an ER bed—to treat a mental health patient. Hosp...
The need for a change in approach is clear. “Mental illness” is an absurdly large grab bag of disorders, but taken as a whole, it exacts an astronomical toll on society. The National Institute of Mental Health says nearlyone in fiveU.S. adults lives with some form of it. According t...
Separate assessments were made for different types of professionals, support groups, self-help groups, mental health crisis hotlines (assumed to be visits with nonpsychiatrist mental health specialists), CAM therapies, and use of other treatment settings, including admissions to hospitals and other ...
It is thisidea of self-explorationthat can often lead a person to some insightful conclusions about themselves. Don’t be surprised if the effects of art therapy lead to a general sense of relief and overall better mental health. Again, it’s therapy, but with a completely different ingredien...
Once again the Art of Caring exhibition had a huge impact on my life. As you probably know we have been running it with CollectConnect for four years now, and have exhibited over 1000 artworks in hospitals and public spaces. It is really hard work but I think it is needed in our comm...
I met Ahmet (name changed) at university in Toronto. He was an academic at a public university in Istanbul while he was doing his Ph.D. I was a mental health nurse working at one of the best hospitals in Europe. Our backgrounds and our motives for coming to Canada were ver...
This sub-category refers to participants’ expressions about the process of receiving orientation or lack of orientation concerning the protocols related to the childbirth process from their health providers. Some participants said that their doctors explained the protocols in place at hospitals to them,...
(…),the garbage had to be collected,the cleanings had to be done; the hospitals themselves could not stop. Many people who were not on the front lines were not seen in the pandemic… who had to work,and who were at risk,and who were infected by the virus,had to stop,and who ...
Primary mental healthcare (PMHC) allows for complex mental health issues in old age to be addressed. India has sought to improve PMHC through legislation, strategies and programmes. This study analyses the challenges and opportunities involved in strengt