Outpatient Mental Health Services in Mozambique: Use and Treatments

Outpatient Mental Health Services in Mozambique: Use and Treatments.

To describe current outpatient mental health service use and treatments in Mozambique, the authors reviewed registry entries for 2,071 outpatient psychiatric visits at the Beira Central Hospital in Sofala Province from January 2012 to September 2014. Service use was most common for schizophrenia, followed by epilepsy, delirium, and organic behavioral disorders. Only 3% of consultations for schi...

Physical health complaints and the use of outpatient mental health services among those with a mental disorder.

may benefit from outpatient mental health services, only 20% receive such services annually. As mental disorder and physical health problems are associated, together they may increase the probability of use by increasing need and/or access to services. The purpose of this study is to determine whether physical health complaints are associated with the use and volume of use of outpatient mental ...

Outpatient mental health care services--a minor's right.

Hazardous drinking among young adults seeking outpatient mental health services

BACKGROUND Alcohol use can have a significant negative impact on young adults in mental health treatment. This cross-sectional study examined prevalence and factors associated with hazardous drinking among young adults seeking outpatient mental health services, rate of alcohol use disorders (AUDs), and the relationship between hazardous drinking and other types of substance use. METHODS Parti...

Use of outpatient mental health services by homeless veterans after hurricanes.

Little is known about the impact of hurricanes on people who are homeless at the time a disaster occurs. Although researchers have extensively studied the psychosocial consequences of disaster produced homelessness on the general population, efforts focused on understanding how homeless people fare have been limited to a few media reports and the gray literature. In the event of a hurricane, ho...