Rethinking Interpreter Functions in Mental Health Services

Utilization of a mental health collaborative care model among patients who require interpreter services

BACKGROUND Immigrants and refugees to the United States have a higher prevalence of depression compared to the general population and are less likely to receive adequate mental health services and treatment. Those with limited English proficiency (LEP) are at an even higher risk of inadequate mental health care. Collaborative care management (CCM) models for depression are effective in achievin...

Rethinking mental health policy-making in Iran: a letter to the editor

Mental health services in China.

Neuropsychiatric conditions in China pose a huge and growing public health problem that is unrecognized by policy makers, the health care establishment, and the public. The Global Burden of Disease project (Murray & Lopez, 1996a, b) estimates that in 1990 over 5% of the Chinese population (66 million individuals) suffered from mental disorders and that by 2020 neuropsychiatric conditions and su...

Mental health services in Japan.

Mental health services in Libya

Despite all the internal and external criticisms of mental health services in Libya, they remain underdeveloped across the country. The World Health Organization has made efforts to improve the country's mental health services; however, until a stable government is formed, patients with mental illness will continue to be deprived of their basic needs.