Organising Mental Health in Scotland

Organising for self-advocacy in mental health: experiences from seven African countries.

OBJECTIVE This paper reports on overarching strategies which supported the establishment and sustainability of 9 mental health self-help organisations in seven African countries. METHOD Eleven key informants were identified through snowballing and interviewed regarding their experience in the organisations. Thematic analysis of the interview data and other documentary evidence was guided by a...

Progress in the development of integrated mental health care in Scotland

The development of integrated care through the promotion of 'partnership working' is a key policy objective of the Scottish Executive, the administration responsible for health services in Scotland. This paper considers the extent to which this goal is being achieved in mental health services, particularly those for people with severe and enduring mental illness. Distinguishing between the hori...

Deprivation and health in Scotland.

A measure of deprivation has been devised using data from the 1981 Census about area characteristics which may be considered to reflect material deprivation, and a score is calculated for each postcode sector in Scotland. The routine data sources provide information for a range of health measures which are shown to be strongly linked to levels of deprivation, with specific causes--respiratory c...

Housing conditions and mental health in a disadvantaged area in Scotland.

OBJECTIVE To examine the mental health impact of different aspects of poor housing. DESIGN This was a post hoc analysis of data from a household interview survey. SETTING A public sector housing estate on the outskirts of Glasgow. SUBJECTS These comprised 114 men and 333 women aged between 17 and 65 from 451 households. MEASURES Dependent variable: scoring > or = 5 on the 30 item genera...

Some Characteristics of Mental Illness in North-East Scotland