Georgetown Behavioral Health Institute Assessment and Referral Department works to ensure that the admission process flows as well as possible for our patients and their families. Equally important is helping potential patients and their families to feel comfortable and knowledgeable about the hospitalization...
All participants had at least one other admission to an acute mental health ward in the preceding six months. Interviews were analysed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Three themes were identified: 1) Quality of therapeutic relationships, 2) Adjusting to sudden shifts in care, 3) ...
San Diego Mental Health Disorders Treatment In 2023,the State of California estimated that 1 in 7 adults in the state was living with a mental health condition. At BrightQuest San Diego, we know how important quality care is to managing these conditions. We don’t see clients as their diagn...
Readmission rates are used as a quality indicator for inpatient health care [2, 3], yet their validity for evaluating quality is unclear [4]. A limited number of variables are consistently associated with readmission [4, 5], with time since discharge and number of previous admissions being ...
The Mental Healthcare Intensity Scale is an instrument that can potentially be used in cohort studies and trials to measure the intensity of mental healthcare as a predictor of outcome. Further study into the psychometric characteristics of the Mental Healthcare Intensity Scale is needed.Peer...
‘Big data’ are accumulating in a multitude of domains and offer novel opportunities for research. The role of these resources in mental health
“mental health” is not watertight and it remains to be seen, and most likely will remain firmly remaining to be seen. The evidence of organic substrates attributed to the cause of “mental illness” is nowhere near to that of physical illness. In fact they are incomparable from a ...
SLAM says it is seeing “extremely high levels of demand for mental health services across south London”, caused in part by the long-term impact of Covid-19, the cost of living crisis and a lack of local authority housing. It notes that it is currently streamlining its admission and disc...
However, more often than not, other non-healthcare agencies such as police and the criminal justice system serve as the first point of contact for individuals in crisis with their first onset of psychosis [8]. The FEP is often (but not always) preceded by a phase termed the At Risk ...
Community-based mental health services are emphasized in the World Health Organization’s Mental Health Action Plan, the World Bank’s Disease Control Priorities, and the Action Plan of the World Psychiatric Association. There is increasing evidence for