Mental Health Services Research
Code
21202
Academic unit
NOVA Medical School | Faculdade de Ciências Médicas
Credits
6
Teacher in charge
Prof. Doutor Manuel Gonçalves Pereira
Teaching language
English
Objectives
1. To present and discuss the principles of service evaluation
2. To describe some of the most relevant outcome studies from selected programs
3. To present methodological issues related with family intervention research
4. To present research on phasing out psychiatric hospitals
5. To describe the most frequently used types of mental health assessment tools.
Prerequisites
Subject matter
Measurement tools and instruments
Quality assurance
Research on outcomes
Research on the experience of caregiving and family interventions
Research on phasing out psychiatric hospitals.
Bibliography
Mental Health Service Evaluation. Knudsen H, Thornicroft G. Ed. Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Care in the Community: Illusion or Reality? Julian Leff, Ed. Wiley-Blackwell, 1997. ISBN-10: 0471969826.
Health Measurement Scales: A practical guide to their development and use. David L Streiner and Geoffrey R Norman. Oxford Pub., 2008, Fourth Edition. ISBN13: 9780199231881
Practical Psychiatric Epidemiology. Martin Prince, Robert Stewart, Tamsin Ford, Matthew Hotopf, Oxford Medical Publications, 2003 | ISBN-10: 0198515510
Handbook of Clinical Rating Scales and Assessment in Psychiatry and Mental Health. Baer L, Blais M. Humana Press; 1st Edition, 2009). ISBN-10: 158829966X
Teaching method
Lectures, group working, e-learning.
Evaluation method
Critical appraisal of a paper.
A mini-project focused on a "service research" study.
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