ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To characterize the profile of patients hospitalized for mental and behavioral disorders by the Unified Health System (SUS) in Brazil between 2000 and 2014, and to verify how aspects of the new mental health policy influenced the rate of hospitalized patients in that period. METHODS...
RESUMEN Objetivos. Presentar la metodología de evaluación integral de la implementación del Programa de Acción Mundial para Superar las Brechas en Salud Mental (mhGAP) en Chile y exponer sus resultados. Métodos. Estudio evaluativo de corte transversal basado en una encuesta a referentes clave del ...
Introducción: la pandemia del COVID-19 significa un gran impacto en la salud mental de pacientes hospitalizados, ya sea por el aislamiento, la incertidumbre, su propio estado de salud, generando diversas emergencias y urgencias psiquiátricas que deben abordarse. Objetivo: definir la estrategia ...
Objective: Suicide risk (including attempted and completed suicide) should be measured over short periods of time after contacting health services. The objective of this study was to identify the patterns of attempted and completed suicides within 24-months of a psychiatric emergency department visit, as...
Objective: To investigate associations between the percentage and severity of mental disorders (MD) and three different primary health care (PHC) strategies in Brazil: traditional care (TC), the Family Health Strategy (FHS), and FHS with shared mental health care (FHS+SC). Methods: Random samples were s...
OBJETIVO: Avaliar a mudança percebida pelos adolescentes usuários de um serviço ambulatorial especializado de saúde mental infantojuvenil. MÉTODOS: Estudo transversal com amostragem por conveniência. Foram realizadas entrevistas individuais com questionário que inclui questões demográficas e soc...
Objective: The aim of this study was to understand the knowledge, beliefs, barriers, and behaviors of mental health professionals about physical activity and exercise for people with mental illness. Methods: The Portuguese version of The Exercise in Mental Illness Questionnaire was used to assess knowle...
Las personas que padecen patologías de salud mental con frecuencia sufren estigma y exclusión por parte de la sociedad. El desconocimiento y el temor a ser discriminado evita el acercamiento de las personas a los servicios de salud, provocando latencias y abandono del tratamiento. La psicoeducación es...