In everyday life it is often important to have a mental model of the knowledge, beliefs, desires, and intentions of other people. Sometimes it is even useful to to have a correct model of their model of our own mental states: a second-order Theory of Mind. In order to investigate to what extent adults use and acquire complex skills and strategies in the domains of Theory of Mind and the related...

BACKGROUND Collaboration between general practice and mental health care has been recognised as necessary to provide good quality healthcare services to people with mental health problems. Several studies indicate that collaboration often is poor, with the result that patient' needs for coordinated services are not sufficiently met, and that resources are inefficiently used. An increasing numbe...

In recognizing knowledge as a new resource in gaining organizational competitiveness, knowledge management suggests a method in managing and applying knowledge for improving organizational performance. Much knowledge management research has focused on identifying, storing, and disseminating process related knowledge in an organized manner. Applying knowledge to decision making has a significant...

The natural evolution of any new area of consulting includes the appearance of methodologies for problem-solving. If Knowledge Management (KM) is the answer to questions about how to capture tacit knowledge, or accelerate innovation, or share knowledge, or resolve cultural incompatibilities in business processes, then this answer is not really operative until we can apply KM knowledge in such a...

Aims. To examine stigma- and knowledge-related barriers to help-seeking among members of the general population. Methods. In a representative survey of young to middle-aged Swiss adults (n = 8875), shame about a potential own mental illness, perceived knowledge about and satisfaction with one's mental health, psychiatric symptoms and attitudes towards help-seeking were assessed. Results. A late...

The discipline of global mental health has been singularly associated with the generation of knowledge which seeks to reduce the treatment gap for mental disorders. Its priority research agenda has focused on delivery science, i.e. the science of implementing evidence-based interventions. Considerable new resources have furthered this agenda, leading to a flowering of innovations to address bar...

BACKGROUND According to a recent report from the European Brain Council and the European Colleague of Neuropsychopharmacology the one year prevalence of some kind of mental disorder is around 27% among the adult population in Europe. Research has shown a lack of mental health literacy in the population in general and it is thus important to find ways to improve the public's knowledge and skills...

BACKGROUND The majority of people experiencing mental-health problems do not seek help, and the stigma of mental illness is considered a major barrier to seeking appropriate treatment. More targeted interventions (e.g. at the workplace) seem to be a promising and necessary supplement to public campaigns, but little is known about their effectiveness. The aim of this systematic review is to prov...

OBJECTIVE To identify the key goals that are established by children and parents from families in which parents have substance use and/or mental health problems, and the level of progress achieved towards goals over 1 year of case management. DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS Participants from three rural sites of a New South Wales non-government agency completed family care plans between 2008...