The quick fix: The crisis in Canadian mental healthcare

Summary Background: The provision of mental healthcare for patients with schizophrenia is still characterized both by knowledge gaps and by treatment gaps in everyday clinical practice. Aim: This article discusses the different types of treatment gaps in schizophrenia and describes actions taken to overcome these gaps especially in Europe.

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The EPA Guidance Project: Guidance for Mental Healthcare in Europe

Die Psychiatrie ◽

10.1055/s-0038-1669868 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 12 (01) ◽

pp. 5-11

Author(s):

I. Großimlinghaus ◽

J. Zielasek ◽

W. Gaebel

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Mental Health Services ◽

Health Services ◽

Graduate Training ◽

Action Plan ◽

Stakeholder Involvement ◽

Mental Healthcare ◽

World Health ◽

Post Graduate Training ◽

Health Organization

Summary Background: The development of guidelines is an important and common method to assure and improve quality in mental healthcare in European countries. While guidelines have to fulfill predefined criteria such as methodological accuracy of evidence retrieval and assessment, and stakeholder involvement, the development of guidance was not standardized yet. Aim: In 2008, the European Psychiatric Association (EPA) initiated the EPA Guidance project in order to provide guidance in the field of European psychiatry and related fields for topics that are not dealt with by guideline developers – for instance due to lack of evidence or lack of funding. The first three series of EPA Guidance deal with diverse topics that are relevant to European mental healthcare, such as quality assurance for mental health services, post-graduate training in mental healthcare, trust in mental health services and mental health promotion. Results: EPA Guidance recommendations address current and future challenges for European psychiatry. They are developed in accordance with the World Health Organization (WHO) European Mental Health Action Plan.

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Mental healthcare act 2017 and mental health policy of India, is it a welcome change?

Journal of Psychology & Clinical Psychiatry ◽

10.15406/jpcpy.2018.09.00537 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 9 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Avinash Priya Ranjan

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Health Policy ◽

Mental Health Policy ◽

Mental Healthcare

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Lived Experiences of Young People who Live with Mental Healthcare Users in Limpopo, South Africa

Africa Journal of Nursing and Midwifery ◽

10.25159/2520-5293/4713 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 22 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Mamakota Maggie Molepo ◽

Faniswa Honest Mfidi

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Mental Illness ◽

Young People ◽

Lived Experiences ◽

Daily Living ◽

Support Systems ◽

Family Members ◽

Mental Healthcare ◽

Limpopo Province ◽

Burden Sharing

Mental illness is more than just the diagnosis to an individual – it also has an impact on the social functioning of the family at large. When a parent or relative has a mental illness, all other family members are affected, even the children. The purpose of the study was to provide insight into the lived experiences of young people who live with mental healthcare users and the way in which their daily coping can be maximised. A qualitative, descriptive, phenomenological research was undertaken to explore and describe the lived experiences of young people who live with mental healthcare users in the Limpopo province, South Africa. Audiotaped, unstructured in-depth interviews were conducted with 10 young people who grew up and lived with a family member who is a mental healthcare user in their homes, until data saturation was reached. A content analysis was used to derive themes from the collected qualitative data. Four major themes emerged as features reflective of the young people’s daily living with mental healthcare user, namely psychological effects, added responsibilities, effects on school performances, and support systems. This study recommends that support networks for young people be established through multidisciplinary team involvement and collaboration and the provision of burden-sharing or a relief system during times of need. With the availability of healthy coping mechanisms and support systems, the daily living situations and coping of young people could be maximised, thereby improving their quality of life while living with their family members with mental illness.

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