Acquisition of Information About Innovative Practices in Outpatient Mental Health Clinics

Adoption of innovative and evidence-based practices for children and adolescents in state-supported mental health clinics: a qualitative study

BACKGROUND This study examined how mental health clinic administrators decided whether or not to adopt evidence-based and other innovative practices by exploring their views of implementation barriers and facilitators and operation of these views in assessment of implementation costs and benefits. METHODS Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 75 agency chief executive officers and pr...

E-Health at Outpatient Clinics in Uganda

Medical Students’ Viewpoints about the Quality of Education in Outpatient Clinics in Hamedan University of Medical Sciences in 2007

Introduction: Nowadays along with new advances in the methods of diagnosis and treatment , most patients are treated through outpatient services. However in Iran, in spite of numerous cases of outpatient visits, most of medical education is conducted in hospital wards . This study has focused on the viewpoints of medical students of Hamadan University of Medical Sciences about the quality of ou...

Attitudes towards suicidal behaviour in outpatient clinics among mental health professionals in Oslo

BACKGROUND To investigate attitudes of professionals working in mental health care outpatient clinics in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (CAP) (for children and adolescents aged 0-18 years) and District Psychiatric Centres (DPC) (for adults aged 18-67 years). METHODS Professionals in four outpatient units in Oslo were enrolled (n = 229: 77%). The Understanding of Suicidal Patient scale (USP) ...

Independent Contractors in Public Mental Health Clinics: Implications for Use of Evidence-Based Practices.

OBJECTIVES Community mental health clinics are increasingly utilizing independent contractors to provide clinical services. At the same time, many organizations are participating in initiatives intended to increase implementation of evidence-based practices (EBPs). The primary aim of this study was to understand the associations of utilizing independent contractors with clinician knowledge and ...