Do primary care chaplains need training in mental health issues?

Mental health training in primary care. Impact on physicians knowledge.

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to measure changes in the Primary Health Care (PHC) physicians` knowledge towards mental illnesses after a short-term training course. METHODS The interventive study consisted of a sample of 31 PHC physicians randomly selected from different PHC centers in Eastern Saudi Arabia. The physicians were exposed to a 4-day intensive training course in mental...

Primary care physician ability to identify pediatric mental health issues.

INTRODUCTION There have been various strategies employed to improve the ability of primary care physicians to identify and intervene in the mental health concerns of young children. In this study we assessed community physician needs and ability to identify mental health problems in children less than 6 years of age. METHODS Two surveys were conducted. The purpose of the surveys was to identi...

Mental health care in primary care settings.

Measuring the need for mental health care.

Towards understanding governance issues in integration of mental health into primary health care in Uganda

BACKGROUND There is a growing burden of mental illness in low income countries. The situation is further worsened by the high poverty levels in these countries, resulting in difficult choices for their health sectors as regards to responding to the burden of mental health problems. In Uganda, integration of mental health into primary health care (PHC) has been adopted as the most vital strategy...