Effective Mental Health Consumer Education: A Preliminary Exploration

Bielavitz, Sarann; Wisdom, Jennifer P.; Pollack, David A.

doi:10.1007/s11414-010-9213-z

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“…Providers may also express concerns about medication algorithms within the context of media reports questioning pharmaceutical companies' influence of the algorithms,10,11 a perceived lack of efficacy of psychiatric medication treatment guidelines,16 and reports that consumers do not have extensive knowledge of evidence-based practice and may question new practices 17…”

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Preparing to Implement Medication Algorithms: Staff Perspectives and System Infrastructure

Wisdom

Bielavitz

McFarland

et al. 2008

Journal of Psychiatric Practice

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To assess the readiness of mental health facilities in Oregon to implement medication algorithms using the Medication Management Approaches in Psychiatry toolkit (MedMAP) developed by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), researchers conducted interviews with 68 clinical and administrative employees of four inpatient and four outpatient mental health facilities in Oregon. Opinions about the algorithms among respondents were generally positive, but were accompanied by many concerns about logistics and implementation, chiefly related to medication selection and expected restrictions on choices for prescribing providers and patients. The implementation of medication algorithms may benefit from assessing staff perspectives and capabilities of program infrastructure. The extent to which staff concerns, values, and needs are anticipated and promptly and responsively addressed is likely have a major influence on successful implementation. Keywords psychiatric medication; medication algorithms; organizational change; infrastructure assessment; Texas Medication Algorithm Project Psychiatric disorders are a great burden on patients' quality of life and an enormous contributor to the cost of state-funded health care, despite the availability of effective psychiatric interventions. State mental health authorities struggle with the high costs of antipsychotic medications 1 and are eager to find ways to reduce expenditures while maintaining or increasing Correspondence/reprints: Jennifer P. Wisdom PhD MPH.

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Preparing to Implement Medication Algorithms: Staff Perspectives and System Infrastructure

Wisdom

Bielavitz

McFarland

et al. 2008

Journal of Psychiatric Practice

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“…-African American participant Emergence of an Informed Consumer People are encouraged by mass media to be informed consumers regarding any decision that needs to be made. In the healthcare setting, an informed consumer is generally empowered to actively participate in the decision-making process with a medical provider (Bielavitz et al 2011;Hellenthal and Ellison 2008). Many of the frames used by participants in this study were also part of a higher level concept we called an Informed Consumer, to indicate this deeper decision-making process that appeared to be the result of participants discussing the issue amongst themselves and reaching conclusions about how they would (or would not) use the information or consider DTC testing.…”

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Perception of Direct‐To‐Consumer Genetic Testing and Direct‐To‐Consumer Advertising of Genetic Tests among Members of a Large Managed Care Organization

Rahm

Feigelson

Wägner

et al. 2012

Journal of Genetic Counseling

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This small qualitative study was designed to determine possible attitudes toward and understanding of direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing among members of a large managed care organization, and whether differences might exist between population groups. Ten focus groups were conducted by population type (high risk, White, African American, Hispanic/Latino) to determine knowledge, attitudes and beliefs about DTC genetics. Focus group transcripts were coded for attitudes toward and framing of the issue. Study results found participants were negative towards DTC genetic testing but they also found some aspects useful. Participants framed the issue mainly in terms of disease prevention and uncertainty of reaction to results, with some variation between population types. The concept of an "Informed Consumer," or process to seek information when the issue becomes personally relevant, emerged. This concept suggests that individuals may seek additional assistance to make personally-appropriate choices when faced with a DTC advertisement or genetic test.

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“…Of the 20 articles addressing the first research question (Part A), 10 articles adopted Likert‐type scales or schedules to examine the needs of individuals recovering from a first episode of mental illness (although not all of these were established needs assessment tools), eight used semi‐structured interviews (Bielavitz et al . ; Boucher et al . ; Doucet et al .…”

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Needs of individuals recovering from a first episode of mental illness: A scoping review

Davies

Gordon

Pelentsov

et al. 2018

Int J Mental Health Nurs

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Central to the role of mental health clinicians is the assessment of needs. A number of assessment tools have been used to evaluate the needs of individuals diagnosed with a mental illness. These tools have largely been developed for people with a severe and persistent mental illness and may not be suitable for individuals who are recovering from a first episode of mental illness. The aims of this review were therefore to identify the needs experienced by individuals recovering from a first episode of mental illness; determine what tools have been used to evaluate these needs; and explore whether existing tools adequately reflect the needs described in the literature. Twenty-one articles were included, comprising articles which identified needs (n = 10), needs assessment tools (n = 1), or articles which identified both needs and a needs assessment tool (n = 10). Results indicate that individuals who have been admitted to a specialized mental health unit and are recovering from a first episode of mental illness may experience an extensive range of needs, spanning emotional, psychological, social, informational, functional, practical, and relationship needs. Four established needs assessment tools were found to have been used to evaluate these needs; however, these do not appear to represent all needs discovered in this review, were mostly developed for populations with a long-term mental illness, and may not be suitable for assessing the needs of individuals recovering from a first episode of mental illness following a presentation to a specialized mental health unit.

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Effective Mental Health Consumer Education: A Preliminary Exploration

Cited by 9 publications

References 24 publications

Preparing to Implement Medication Algorithms: Staff Perspectives and System Infrastructure

Preparing to Implement Medication Algorithms: Staff Perspectives and System Infrastructure

Perception of Direct‐To‐Consumer Genetic Testing and Direct‐To‐Consumer Advertising of Genetic Tests among Members of a Large Managed Care Organization

Needs of individuals recovering from a first episode of mental illness: A scoping review

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