SynthesisThe British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners2002
Primary care mental health workers: models of working and evidence of effectiveness.
Synthesis in The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 2002. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.
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- An international perspective on youth mental health: the role of primary health care and collaborative care models.Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry = Journal de l'Academie canadienne de psychiatrie de l'enfant et de l'adolescent · 2012Article
- A mental health training program for community health workers in India: impact on knowledge and attitudes.International journal of mental health systems · 2011Article
- Suicide prevention in primary care: General practitioners' views on service availability.BMC research notes · 2010Article
- Implementing the role of the primary care mental health worker: a qualitative study.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2007Article
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Abstract
The NHS Plan proposed the creation of a new role in primary care to assist with the management of common mental health problems: the primary care mental health worker (PCMHW). However, it is not clear how PCMHWs should be employed to be most effective. Current literature concerning different models of mental health care is reviewed. This suggests that four key dimensions are of relevance: the types of patients that PCMHWs will manage; the degree to which PCMHWs will work autonomously, or as part of a system of care; at what stage in patients' illness trajectory they will intervene; and whether the role of PCMHWs will be related to clinical interventions, or whether they will have a wider, non-clinical role in the organisation and monitoring of care. Finally, published data concerning relevant interventions are presented. Experimental studies reporting the empirical outcomes associated with these models are reviewed in relation to four different outcomes: clinical effectiveness, cost effectiveness, patient satisfaction, and access to care. The data suggest that problem-solving therapy, group psycho-education, self-help, and some models of 'collaborative care' may be highly relevant to PCMHWs. Each model provides different advantages and disadvantages in terms of the four dimensions of outcome.
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