Service Integration in Mental Health

1998 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-146
Author(s):  
Robert Jackson
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Service Integration

Systematic review of youth mental health service integration research

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 304 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irina Kinchin ◽  
Komla Tsey ◽  
Marion Heyeres ◽  
Yvonne Cadet-James
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Service ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Methodological Quality ◽  
Service Integration ◽  
Youth Mental Health ◽  
Inclusion Criteria

Quality mental health care is based on the integration of care across organisations and disciplines. The aims of this study were, first, to assess the extent, characteristics and reported outcomes of publications concerned with youth mental health service integration in Australia and internationally; and second, to investigate the study design quality of evaluative interventions and determine whether the studies report on the cost-effectiveness of the integration in order to inform the reform of youth mental health services by Queensland Health. A systematic search of the peer-reviewed literature and a narrative synthesis were undertaken of English language publications from 21 electronic databases. Inclusion criteria were: published 1998–2014 (inclusive); peer-reviewed research; focused on mental health services integration; reported data for youth aged 12–25 years. The methodological quality of evaluative interventions was assessed using the Quality Assessment Tool for Quantitative Studies developed by the Effective Public Health Practice Project (EPHPP). Twenty-five studies met the inclusion criteria: one (4%) was classified as a measurement research, 13 (52%) as descriptive, and 11 (44%) as interventions including five (45%) evaluative interventions. Four out of the five evaluative interventions reported positive effects of youth mental health service integration. Particular problems included ambiguity of definitions, absence of economic or cost analyses and insufficient consumer involvement. The methodological quality of the interventions was variable with, on average, a moderate level of selection bias and study design. Despite a slight increase in the number of studies in the last couple of years, there are important gaps in the evidence base for youth mental health service integration processes. The relatively small number of evaluative studies and lack of economic evaluations point to the need for additional research in this important area.

scholarly journals Addressing Common Mental Health Disorders Among Incarcerated People Living with HIV: Insights from Implementation Science for Service Integration and Delivery

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 438-449
Author(s):  
Helene J. Smith ◽  
Stephanie M. Topp ◽  
Christopher J. Hoffmann ◽  
Thulani Ndlovu ◽  
Salome Charalambous ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Implementation Science ◽  
Service Integration ◽  
Mental Health Disorders ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Health Disorders ◽  
Living With Hiv

scholarly journals Patterns of HIV and mental health service integration in New York State

AIDS Care ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 26 (8) ◽  
pp. 1027-1031 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sunhee Kim ◽  
Marc Ades ◽  
Veronica Pinho ◽  
Francine Cournos ◽  
Karen McKinnon
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
New York ◽  
Mental Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
New York State ◽  
Service Integration ◽  
York State
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