Latino mental health service needs: Implications for training psychologists.

1991 ◽  
pp. 59-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victor De La Cancela ◽  
L. Philip Guzman
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Service Needs ◽  
Latino Mental Health

scholarly journals Dua Ti Dawa Ti: understanding psychological distress in the ten districts of the Kashmir Valley and community mental health service needs

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tambri Housen ◽  
Shabnum Ara ◽  
Akmal Shah ◽  
Showkat Shah ◽  
Annick Lenglet ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Mental Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Political Conflict ◽  
Service Needs ◽  
Community Mental Health Service ◽  
Kashmir Valley

Abstract Background An extensive body of research exists looking at the level of psychological distress in populations affected by political conflict. Recommended response to psychological distress in humanitarian crises is still based on frameworks for interventions developed in western/European contexts including psychological first aid, counselling and group therapy. While there is growing, but limited, evidence that culturally modified interventions can lead to reduction in symptoms of psychological distress in conflict affected populations, there is a need to understand mental health help-seeking behaviour and mental health service needs from the perspective of affected communities. Methods This study employed a qualitative exploratory research design based on principles of grounded theory. A combination of convenience and snowball sampling was used to recruit 186 adults from the general population to 20 focus group discussions; 95 men, median age 40 years, interquartile range (IQR): 27–48 years and 91 women, median age 40 years IQR: 32–50 years. Trained Kashmiri facilitators used a semi-structured interview guide to ascertain community perceptions on mental illness, help-seeking and service needs from the perspective of communities in the Kashmir Valley. Content analysis of transcripts resulted in the identification of seven overarching themes. Results Common locally recognized symptoms of psychological distress were synonymous with symptoms listed in the Hopkins Symptoms Checklist (HSCL-25) and the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire (HTQ). Protracted political insecurity was highlighted as a major perceived cause of psychological distress in communities. Mental health help-seeking included traditional/spiritual healers in combination with practitioners of western medicine, with access highlighted as the main barrier. Divergent views were expressed on the effectiveness of treatment received. Participants’ expressed the need for investment in mental health literacy to improve the community’s capacity to recognize and support those suffering from psychological distress. Conclusions Our findings demonstrate the universality of symptoms of psychological distress whilst simultaneously highlighting the importance of recognizing the cultural, spiritual and contextual framework within which psychological distress is understood and manifest. Co-constructed models of community based mental health services are needed.

Longitudinal trends in substance use and mental health service needs in child welfare

2017 ◽  
Vol 73 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Orion Mowbray ◽  
Joseph P. Ryan ◽  
Bryan G. Victor ◽  
Gregory Bushman ◽  
Clayton Yochum ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Child Welfare ◽  
Mental Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Service Needs

Mental Health Service Needs of Juvenile Offenders: A Comparison of Detention, Incarceration, and Treatment Settings

2001 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 69-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
John S. Lyons ◽  
Dana Royce Baerger ◽  
Peter Quigley ◽  
Joel Erlich ◽  
Eugene Griffin
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Service ◽  
Juvenile Offenders ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Service Needs ◽  
Treatment Settings

scholarly journals Mental Health Service Needs of a Latino Population: A Community-Based Participatory Research Project

2008 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 351-370 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mona M. Shattell ◽  
Desmina Hamilton ◽  
Sharon S. Starr ◽  
Courtney J. Jenkins ◽  
Norma Angelica Hinderliter
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Participatory Research ◽  
Community Based Participatory Research ◽  
Service Needs ◽  
Latino Population ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Research Project
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