Physicians and the state in the U.S.A. and Israel

Effect of implementation of mental health services within primary care on GP detection and treatment of mental disorders in Israel

“…A deficiency of our study might be that in the PCCL clinics not all potential meetings took place and there was no requirement of a minimum number of patients to be discussed and /or examined during the meetings. It is of note that the results of many studies of educational and training interventions to improve detection and treatment of mental health problems by GPs have been inconsistent [ 18 ]. Some studies on training interventions have shown no change in GPs’ detection of depression [ 24 , 25 ] while others showed a reduction [ 26 ] and others an improvement [ 27 , 28 ].…”

“…In Israel, accessibility and use of primary health care services have been shown to be relatively high, with very high rates of primary care clinic visits relative to Europe and the US [ 18 ]. Primary care is provided by “Kupot Cholim” (health maintenance organizations—HMOs) within the framework of a compulsory health insurance, whereas MHS at the time of the study were funded and provided mainly by the state in public outpatient mental health facilities within the community or in psychiatric hospitals, with variability in availability and accessibility.…”

Effect of implementation of mental health services within primary care on GP detection and treatment of mental disorders in Israel

“…A deficiency of our study might be that in the PCCL clinics not all potential meetings took place and there was no requirement of a minimum number of patients to be discussed and /or examined during the meetings. It is of note that the results of many studies of educational and training interventions to improve detection and treatment of mental health problems by GPs have been inconsistent [ 18 ]. Some studies on training interventions have shown no change in GPs’ detection of depression [ 24 , 25 ] while others showed a reduction [ 26 ] and others an improvement [ 27 , 28 ].…”

“…In Israel, accessibility and use of primary health care services have been shown to be relatively high, with very high rates of primary care clinic visits relative to Europe and the US [ 18 ]. Primary care is provided by “Kupot Cholim” (health maintenance organizations—HMOs) within the framework of a compulsory health insurance, whereas MHS at the time of the study were funded and provided mainly by the state in public outpatient mental health facilities within the community or in psychiatric hospitals, with variability in availability and accessibility.…”

Body Dissatisfaction and the Relevance of Religiosity: A Focus on Ultra-Orthodox Jews in a Community Study of Adult Women

“…Under Israel's universal health care system, neighborhood clinics provide services to all residents without charge. Clinic visits are frequent, with Israel maintaining one of the highest utilization rates in the world (Cwikel et al 2008;Yishai 1992). These high rates, however, are not attributable to poorer health status as life expectancy rates are high and infant mortality rates are comparable to or better than the US (The world health report 2003-shaping the future 2003).…”

Effect of implementation of mental health services within primary care on GP detection and treatment of mental disorders in Israel

“…A deficiency of our study might be that in the PCCL clinics not all potential meetings took place and there was no requirement of a minimum number of patients to be discussed and /or examined during the meetings. It is of note that the results of many studies of educational and training interventions to improve detection and treatment of mental health problems by GPs have been inconsistent [ 18 ]. Some studies on training interventions have shown no change in GPs’ detection of depression [ 24 , 25 ] while others showed a reduction [ 26 ] and others an improvement [ 27 , 28 ].…”

“…In Israel, accessibility and use of primary health care services have been shown to be relatively high, with very high rates of primary care clinic visits relative to Europe and the US [ 18 ]. Primary care is provided by “Kupot Cholim” (health maintenance organizations—HMOs) within the framework of a compulsory health insurance, whereas MHS at the time of the study were funded and provided mainly by the state in public outpatient mental health facilities within the community or in psychiatric hospitals, with variability in availability and accessibility.…”

Body Dissatisfaction and the Relevance of Religiosity: A Focus on Ultra-Orthodox Jews in a Community Study of Adult Women

“…Under Israel's universal health care system, neighborhood clinics provide services to all residents without charge. Clinic visits are frequent, with Israel maintaining one of the highest utilization rates in the world (Cwikel et al 2008;Yishai 1992). These high rates, however, are not attributable to poorer health status as life expectancy rates are high and infant mortality rates are comparable to or better than the US (The world health report 2003-shaping the future 2003).…”

Effect of implementation of mental health services within primary care on GP detection and treatment of mental disorders in Israel

“…A deficiency of our study might be that in the PCCL clinics not all potential meetings took place and there was no requirement of a minimum number of patients to be discussed and /or examined during the meetings. It is of note that the results of many studies of educational and training interventions to improve detection and treatment of mental health problems by GPs have been inconsistent [ 18 ]. Some studies on training interventions have shown no change in GPs’ detection of depression [ 24 , 25 ] while others showed a reduction [ 26 ] and others an improvement [ 27 , 28 ].…”

“…In Israel, accessibility and use of primary health care services have been shown to be relatively high, with very high rates of primary care clinic visits relative to Europe and the US [ 18 ]. Primary care is provided by “Kupot Cholim” (health maintenance organizations—HMOs) within the framework of a compulsory health insurance, whereas MHS at the time of the study were funded and provided mainly by the state in public outpatient mental health facilities within the community or in psychiatric hospitals, with variability in availability and accessibility.…”

Body Dissatisfaction and the Relevance of Religiosity: A Focus on Ultra-Orthodox Jews in a Community Study of Adult Women

“…Under Israel's universal health care system, neighborhood clinics provide services to all residents without charge. Clinic visits are frequent, with Israel maintaining one of the highest utilization rates in the world (Cwikel et al 2008;Yishai 1992). These high rates, however, are not attributable to poorer health status as life expectancy rates are high and infant mortality rates are comparable to or better than the US (The world health report 2003-shaping the future 2003).…”