Met and unmet needs of severely mentally ill persons

Arvidsson, Hans

doi:10.1007/s00127-003-0643-2

Cited by 27 publications

(26 citation statements)

References 13 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…That the level of unmet needs increased in well-equipped nursing-homes could be discussed in two ways. The first points to the limitations in their provision of care that these institutions encounter if older and difficult-to-place patients exceed a certain level of clinical and social problems (Arvidsson 2003;Lesage et al 2000;Leisse and Kallert 2003b). The second could raise further concerns addressing the quality of care provided in these institutions.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 97%

Comparing the effectiveness of different types of supported housing for patients with chronic schizophrenia

2006

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Upward trend in tobacco use, particularly in women, is a reason for concern. In medical faculties, principles of prevention should be more emphasized and the students motivated for healthy life-style and to fulfill their future role in public health. The situation noted among medical students indicates that a community in Slovakia is still not satisfactory inclined towards non-smoking and a dramatic decrease of tobacco use can hardly be expected either in the near future.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 97%

Comparing the effectiveness of different types of supported housing for patients with chronic schizophrenia

2006

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Complementary information of diagnoses concerning persons living in group homes and nursery homes was collected from data of surveys in 1995/95 and 2000/2001 (30).…”

Section: The Diagnosesmentioning

confidence: 99%

The development of psychiatric care after the mental health care reform in Sweden. A case register study

Arvidsson

Ericson

2005

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

A process of deinstitutionalization and a series of mental health care reforms targeting severely mentally ill persons have taken place worldwide. The objective of this study was to follow-up the volume of psychiatric care after the 1995 Swedish reform and to study if the intended efforts of the reform were fulfilled. In a municipality, during the time-period 1994-2003, the development of number of days of inpatient care, inpatient care episodes, visits to outpatient facilities and the number of unique patients were studied using case registers. The number of persons staying in group homes and nursery homes was also studied. The number of days of inpatient care for persons given a diagnosis of schizophrenia was drastically reduced, but this reduction was quantitatively substituted by the persons staying in different kind of group homes. The implementation of new psychiatric field teams directed towards persons with psychosis and new social service field teams targeting this same group were reflected in the registers. Data supported that the intended efforts of the mental health care reform were in fact carried out, but the prioritizing of the target group of the reform may have influenced the care of persons with other kinds of psychiatric problems negatively.

show abstract

“…The few longitudinal studies available that have assessed changes in perceptions of needs after a follow-up period ranging from one to 10 years have usually found relative stability in the average number of needs over time, with a decrease in unmet needs and a corresponding increase in met needs (Arvidsson 2003(Arvidsson , 2008Cedereke and Ojehagen 2002;Drukker et al 2008;Lasalvia et al 2007). Even fewer studies have analyzed predictors of change in the number and severity of needs.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 97%

Adequacy of Help Received by Individuals with Severe Mental Disorders After a Major Healthcare Reform in Quebec: Predictors and Changes at 5-Year Follow-Up

Fleury

Bamvita

Schmitz

et al. 2015

Adm Policy Ment Health

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This study assessed predictors and changes in adequacy of help received (AHR), as perceived by 204 individuals with severe mental disorders (SMDs) transferred from a mental health institution to the community following a key healthcare reform. Adjusted perceived AHR remained stable after 2 years (T1), but decreased at 5-year follow-up (T2). Predictors of higher adjusted perceived AHR are age, severity of needs, help received from services and relatives, and number of health professionals consulted. Community mental health services need to address the two major predictors of adjusted perceived AHR: severity of needs among individuals with SMDs and level of help from services.

show abstract

Met and unmet needs of severely mentally ill persons

Abstract: The target group had made some progress. Due to methodological difficulties, it was not possible to ascribe these results to the reform, but the often negative picture of the reform deserves to be more nuanced.

Cited by 27 publications

References 13 publications

Comparing the effectiveness of different types of supported housing for patients with chronic schizophrenia

Comparing the effectiveness of different types of supported housing for patients with chronic schizophrenia

The development of psychiatric care after the mental health care reform in Sweden. A case register study

Adequacy of Help Received by Individuals with Severe Mental Disorders After a Major Healthcare Reform in Quebec: Predictors and Changes at 5-Year Follow-Up

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About