Age discrimination in mental health services needs to be understood

Age Discrimination in Mental Health Services

Are mental health services for children distributed according to needs?

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was twofold: 1) to determine whether publicly funded mental health services and resources available in 4 large regions in the province of Quebec were distributed according to the mental health needs of children aged 6 to 14 years and 2) to assess whether the variations in mental health services and resources across the 4 regions had changed over a 5-year per...

Needs assessment in mental health services: the DISC framework.

People with mental health problems have a range of health and social care needs that result in both illness and disability (effects of the illness on social functioning and citizenship). If service development is to be creative and innovative, needs assessment has to focus on the identification of actual need--rather than using the existing services as the basis of planning. To be valid, needs ...

Mental health needs and services in the West Bank, Palestine.

BACKGROUND Palestine is a low income country with scarce resources, which is seeking independence. This paper discusses the high levels of mental health need found amongst Palestinian people, and examines services, education and research in this area with particular attention paid to the West Bank. METHODS CINAHL, PubMed, and Science Direct were used to search for materials. RESULTS AND CON...

"She took the time to make sure she understood": mental health patients' experiences of being understood.

The foundation of psychiatric/mental health nursing is the relationship between nurse and patient. Caring for persons with mental illness within the context of this relationship requires knowledge of the individual. To gain this knowledge, understanding the patient's perceptions and concerns is essential. Research suggests that this understanding does not always occur. The study reported here e...