Issue 1/2013
Content (29 Articles)
Conscious Presence and Self Control as a measure of situational awareness in soldiers – A validation study
Arndt Büssing, Harald Walach, Niko Kohls, Fred Zimmermann, Marion Trousselard
Caregiver strain and symptoms of depression among principal caregivers of patients with schizophrenia and bipolar affective disorder in Sri Lanka
Chaturaka Rodrigo, Tharanga Fernando, Senaka Rajapakse, Varuni De Silva, Raveen Hanwella
Treatment needs, diagnoses and use of services for acutely admitted psychiatric patients in northwest Russia and northern Norway
Knut W Sørgaard, Grigory Rezvy, Anatoly Bugdanov, Tore Sørlie, Trond Bratlid
Mental health care policy environment in Rivers State: experiences of mental health nurses providing mental health care services in neuro-psychiatric hospital, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Izibeloko Omi Jack-Ide, Leana R Uys, Lyn E Middleton
Psychological distress in Ghana: associations with employment and lost productivity
Maureen E Canavan, Heather L Sipsma, Achyuta Adhvaryu, Angela Ofori-Atta, Helen Jack, Christopher Udry, Isaac Osei-Akoto, Elizabeth H Bradley
Exploring the perspectives and experiences of health workers at primary health facilities in Kenya following training
Rachel Jenkins, Caleb Othieno, Stephen Okeyo, Julyan Aruwa, Jan Wallcraft, Ben Jenkins
The sustainability of an Australian initiative designed to improve interdisciplinary collaboration in mental health care
Kylie King, Jo Christo, Justine Fletcher, Anna Machlin, Angela Nicholas, Jane Pirkis
Core concepts of human rights and inclusion of vulnerable groups in the mental health policies of Malawi, Namibia, and Sudan
Hasheem Mannan, Shahla ElTayeb, Malcolm MacLachlan, Mutamad Amin, Joanne McVeigh, Alister Munthali, Gert Van Rooy
Evaluation of Greek psychiatric reforms: methodological issues
Evangelia Loukidou, Anastasios Mastroyannakis, Tracey Power, Graham Thornicroft, Tom Craig, Nick Bouras
Rebuilding community resilience in a post-war context: developing insight and recommendations - a qualitative study in Northern Sri Lanka
Daya Somasundaram, Sambasivamoorthy Sivayokan
Implementing psychiatric day treatment for infants, toddlers, preschoolers and their families: a study from a clinical and organizational perspective
Tilman Furniss, Jörg M Müller, Sandra Achtergarde, Ida Wessing, Marlies Averbeck-Holocher, Christian Postert
Making the use of psychotropic drugs more rational through the development of GRADE recommendations in specialist mental healthcare
Giovanni Ostuzzi, Irene Bighelli, Barbara-Vanessa Carrara, Nicola Dusi, Giuseppe Imperadore, Camilla Lintas, Francesco Nifosì, Michela Nosè, Carlo Piazza, Marianna Purgato, Raffaella Rizzo, Corrado Barbui
A narrative review of factors influencing detection and treatment of depression in Vietnam
Maria Niemi, Mats Målqvist, Kim Bao Giang, Peter Allebeck, Torkel Falkenberg
Family burden of schizophrenic patients and the welfare system; the case of Cyprus
Christos Panayiotopoulos, Andreas Pavlakis, Menelaos Apostolou
Which factors influence psychiatric diagnosing in substance abuse treatment?
Rolf Wynn, Anne Landheim, Ellen Hoxmark
Do competing demands of physical illness in type 2 diabetes influence depression screening, documentation and management in primary care: a cross-sectional analytic study in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health care settings
Gill Schierhout, Tricia Nagel, Damin Si, Christine Connors, Alex Brown, Ross Bailie
Implementing a court diversion and liaison scheme in a remand prison by systematic screening of new receptions: a 6 year participatory action research study of 20,084 consecutive male remands
Clare McInerney, Mary Davoren, Grainne Flynn, Diane Mullins, Mary Fitzpatrick, Martin Caddow, Fintan Caddow, Sean Quigley, Fergal Black, Harry G Kennedy, Conor O’Neill
Implementing the World Mental Health Survey Initiative in Portugal – rationale, design and fieldwork procedures
Miguel Xavier, Helena Baptista, Jorge M Mendes, Pedro Magalhães, José M Caldas-de-Almeida
HIV prevalence in persons with severe mental illness in Uganda: a cross-sectional hospital-based study
Patric Lundberg, Noeline Nakasujja, Seggane Musisi, Anna Ekéus Thorson, Elizabeth Cantor-Graae, Peter Allebeck
Facility based cross-sectional study of self stigma among people with mental illness: towards patient empowerment approach
Eshetu Girma, Markos Tesfaye, Guenter Froeschl, Anne Maria Möller-Leimkühler, Sandra Dehning, Norbert Müller
Pathways to psychiatric care in urban north China: a general hospital based study
Weijun Zhang, Xuemei Li, Yan Lin, Xiulan Zhang, Zhiyong Qu, Xiaohua Wang, Huiwen Xu, Alvina Jiao, Mengqi Guo, Yurong Zhang, Yafang Li, Donghua Tian
Mental health research and evaluation in multicultural Australia: developing a culture of inclusion
Harry Minas, Ritsuko Kakuma, Lay San Too, Hamza Vayani, Sharon Orapeleng, Rita Prasad-Ildes, Greg Turner, Nicholas Procter, Daryl Oehm
Identification, modification, and implementation of an evidence-based psychotherapy for children in a low-income country: the use of TF-CBT in Zambia
Laura K Murray, Shannon Dorsey, Stephanie Skavenski, Margaret Kasoma, Mwiya Imasiku, Paul Bolton, Judith Bass, Judith A Cohen
Short structured general mental health in service training programme in Kenya improves patient health and social outcomes but not detection of mental health problems - a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial
Rachel Jenkins, Caleb Othieno, Stephen Okeyo, Dan Kaseje, Julyan Aruwa, Henry Oyugi, Paul Bassett, Felix Kauye
An investigation of economic costs of schizophrenia in two areas of China
Jinguo Zhai, Xiaofeng Guo, Min Chen, Jingping Zhao, Zhonghua Su
Qualitative evaluation of mental health services for clients with limited English proficiency
Sita G Patel, William M Firmender, Lonnie R Snowden
Does experienced seclusion or restraint affect psychiatric patients’ subjective quality of life at discharge?
Päivi Soininen, Hanna Putkonen, Grigori Joffe, Jyrki Korkeila, Pauli Puukka, Anneli Pitkänen, Maritta Välimäki
Unpacking the psychiatric advance directive in low-resource settings: an exploratory qualitative study in Tamil Nadu, India
Laura S Shields, Soumitra Pathare, Selina DM van Zelst, Sophie Dijkkamp, Lakshmi Narasimhan, Joske GF Bunders
Perspectives and concerns of clients at primary health care facilities involved in evaluation of a national mental health training programme for primary care in Kenya
Caleb Othieno, Rachel Jenkins, Stephen Okeyo, Julyan Aruwa, Jan Wallcraft, Ben Jenkins