Integrating mental health into primary health care [[electronic resource] ] : a global perspective

• Pubblicazione: Geneva, : World Health Organization; London, : Wonca, c2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (223 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.85227
• Soggetto topico: Mental health services; Primary care (Medicine); Integrated delivery of health care
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations and acronyms used in this report; Message from WHO and Wonca; Executive summary; Key messages of this report; Introduction; Primary care for mental health defined; Scope of this report; Key messages of this report; Part 1: Primary care for mental health in context; Primary care for mental health in context; Chapter 1 Primary care for mental health within a pyramid of health care; Chapter 2 Seven good reasons for integrating mental health into primary care; Part 2: Primary care for mental health in practice; Introduction ; Argentina: Physician-led primary care for mental health in Neuquén province, Patagonia regionAustralia: Integrated mental health care for older people in general practices of inner-city Sydney; Belize: Nationwide district-based mental health care; Brazil: Integrated primary care for mental health in the city of Sobral; Chile: Integrated primary care for mental health in the Macul district of Santiago; India: Integrated primary care for mental health in the Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala State; Islamic Republic of Iran: Nationwide integration of mental health into primary care ; Saudi Arabia: Integrated primary care for mental health in the Eastern ProvinceSouth Africa: Integrated primary care services and a partnership for mental health primary care; Uganda: Integrated primary care for mental health in the Sembabule District; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Primary care for mental health for disadvantaged communities in London; Report conclusions; Annex 1: Improving the practice of primary care for mental health; Introduction; Assessment and diagnosis functions; Treatment, support, referral and prevention functions; Communication skills ; Education and training opportunitiesConclusion
• Sommario/riassunto: This report on integrating mental health into primary care, which was developed jointly by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Organization of Family Doctors (Wonca), presents the justification and advantages of providing mental health services in primary care. At the same time, it provides advice on how to implement and scale-up primary care for mental health, and describes how a range of health systems have successfully undertaken this transformation. Mental disorders affect hundreds of millions of people and, if left untreated, create an enormous toll of suffering, disability
• Titolo autorizzato: Integrating mental health into primary health care
• ISBN: 1-281-82962-5; 9786611829629; 92-4-068338-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996320243503316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno