Medical Policy Policy Title Genetic Testing for Mental Health Conditions

Perceptions of Community Involvement in the Peruvian Mental Health Reform Process Among Clinicians and Policy-Makers: A Qualitative Study

Background The global burden of mental health conditions has led to the implementation of new models of care for persons with mental illness. Recent mental health reforms in Peru include the implementation of a community mental health model (CMHM) that, among its core objectives, aims to provide care in the community through specialized facilities, the community mental health centers (CMH...

Medical Policy Policy Title Genetic Testing for Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy

The Package for Mental and Social Health Promotion and Drug Abuse Prevention in the Health Transformation Plan: Executive Leadership Challenges and Suggestions

Background and Aim: The “Package for mental and social health promotion and drug abuse prevention” was developed in response to the importance of, and concerns relate to, the mental and social health in the population. Since any policy and plan needs to be assessed to find its weaknesses, strengths and challenges to ensure its successful implementation, this study aimed to find and explain the ...

Diffusion of Innovation in Mental Health Policy Adoption: What Should We Ask about the Quality of Policy and the Role of Stakeholders in this Process?; Comment on “Cross-National Diffusion of Mental Health Policy”

In his recent study, Gordon Shen analyses a pertinent question facing the global mental health research and practice community today; that of how and why mental health policy is or is not adopted by national governments. This study identifies becoming a World Health Organization (WHO) member nation, and being in regional proximity to countries which have adopted a mental health policy as suppor...

Policy levers that improve low income children's access to mental health services.

published by admin on Mon, 09/08/2014 7:47am Title Policy levers that improve low income children's access to mental health services. Publication Type Journal Article Year of Publication 2008 Authors Bronstein, JM Journal Med Care Volume 46 Issue 6 Pagination 555-7 Date Published 2008 Jun ISSN 0025-7079