Common mental health problems

ABC of mental health. Common mental health problems in hospital.

Care for common mental health problems: applying evidence beyond RCTs.

The evidence for effective interventions for common mental health problems such as anxiety and depression is becoming increasingly complex as new therapeutic and organizational approaches are developed. I will use this piece to argue that we, as family physicians, need to consider three key theoretical issues, in addition to the traditional evidence of effectiveness in managing mental health pr...

Influence of Child Factors on Health-Care Professionals’ Recognition of Common Childhood Mental-Health Problems

Early recognition of childhood mental-health problems can help minimise long-term negative outcomes. Recognition of mental-health problems, needed for referral and diagnostic evaluation, is largely dependent on health-care professionals' (HCPs) judgement of symptoms presented by the child. This study aimed to establish whether HCPs recognition of mental-health problems varies as a function of t...

Mechanisms linking Mental Health Problems and Cardiac Disease: A Review

Psychological problems play a critical role in development of cardiovascular disease. Several mechanisms were suggested to explain the association and mechanism of this effect, recently. Knowledge of the mechanisms mediating the association between psychological status and heart disease could help in developing treatments. The effects of mind and mood on the cardiovascular system can be due to ...

Mental health problems at work.

organising the randomised trials that are needed to evaluate the numerous interventions that have been suggested and are in current use. Finally, venous thromboembolism. Deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism are avoidable and treatable risks for all ill patients. Yet few hospitals provide a coherent and informed preventive service, or a good treatment service, of the sort that has been pi...