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01-03-2018 | Original Article

The REFINEMENT Glossary of Terms: An International Terminology for Mental Health Systems Assessment

Authors: Ilaria Montagni, Luis Salvador-Carulla, David Mcdaid, Christa Straßmayr, Florian Endel, Petri Näätänen, Jorid Kalseth, Birgitte Kalseth, Tihana Matosevic, Valeria Donisi, Karine Chevreul, Amélie Prigent, Raluca Sfectu, Carmen Pauna, Mencia R. Gutiérrez-Colosia, Francesco Amaddeo, Heinz Katschnig

Published in: Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research | Issue 2/2018

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Comparing mental health systems across countries is difficult because of the lack of an agreed upon terminology covering services and related financing issues. Within the European Union project REFINEMENT, international mental health care experts applied an innovative mixed “top-down” and “bottom-up” approach following a multistep design thinking strategy to compile a glossary on mental health systems, using local services as pilots. The final REFINEMENT glossary consisted of 432 terms related to service provision, service utilisation, quality of care and financing. The aim of this study was to describe the iterative process and methodology of developing this glossary.

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Title: The REFINEMENT Glossary of Terms: An International Terminology for Mental Health Systems Assessment
Authors: Ilaria Montagni
Luis Salvador-Carulla
David Mcdaid
Christa Straßmayr
Florian Endel
Petri Näätänen
Jorid Kalseth
Birgitte Kalseth
Tihana Matosevic
Valeria Donisi
Karine Chevreul
Amélie Prigent
Raluca Sfectu
Carmen Pauna
Mencia R. Gutiérrez-Colosia
Francesco Amaddeo
Heinz Katschnig
Publication date: 01-03-2018
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research / Issue 2/2018
Print ISSN: 0894-587X
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3289
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-017-0826-x

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