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Integrated primary mental health care.
West Indian Med J. 1998 Dec; 47 Suppl 4:31-3.WI

Abstract

Mental health is increasingly being recognized as contributing significantly to the burden of disease, particularly now that the indicators have shifted from measures of mortality to measures of morbidity. Psychiatric morbidity in the community, based on community surveys, is estimated at 20 to 30% of the population. Increasingly, patients needing mental health services prefer to be in a general health care setting than in specialized centres. Internationally and regionally, the general policy has been to move toward the development of comprehensive mental health programmes integrated within primary health care. This integration may be structural (use of shared facilities), administrative (shared administrative resources) or functional (complete integration of clinical services, with staff jointly responsible for patient welfare). This paper examines how this integration can be achieved, and the potential role of the Department of Community Health and Psychiatry, University of the West Indies in advancing this integrative process through research and training.

Authors+Show Affiliations

La Grenade J
Department of Community Health and Psychiatry, University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica.

MeSH

Community MedicineCommunity Mental Health ServicesCommunity PsychiatryComprehensive Health CareDelivery of Health Care, IntegratedHealth FacilitiesHealth PersonnelHealth PolicyHealth ResourcesHumansMental DisordersPrimary Health CareSchools, MedicalWest Indies

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

10368622

Citation

La Grenade, J. "Integrated Primary Mental Health Care." The West Indian Medical Journal, vol. 47 Suppl 4, 1998, pp. 31-3.
La Grenade J. Integrated primary mental health care. West Indian Med J. 1998;47 Suppl 4:31-3.
La Grenade, J. (1998). Integrated primary mental health care. The West Indian Medical Journal, 47 Suppl 4, 31-3.
La Grenade J. Integrated Primary Mental Health Care. West Indian Med J. 1998;47 Suppl 4:31-3. PubMed PMID: 10368622.
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