Mental Health Interventions, Programmes and Services
Code
21268
Academic unit
NOVA Medical School | Faculdade de Ciências Médicas
Credits
12
Teacher in charge
Profª. Doutora Graça Cardoso
Teaching language
English
Objectives
General objectives:
· To develop essential knowledge on the organization of mental health services, and on the characteristics and effectiveness of the different types of mental health programmes and interventions
Specific objectives:
· To develop knowledge on the main principles of mental health services' organization;
· To develop knowledge on the different types of mental health programmes and interventions at the levels of treatment and rehabilitation in the different settings;
· To develop the knowledge and the necessary competencies to critically analyze the contributions of research on the effectiveness of mental health programmes and interventions.
Prerequisites
Subject matter
· Principles of mental health services' organization
· Hospital and community mental health care
· Integrated programmes for people with severe mental disorders
· Cost-effective interventions for substance use disorders
· Mental health interventions and integration in primary care
· Information systems in mental health
· Mental health services financing
· Mental health programmes and interventions in emergencies
· Deinstitutionalization strategies
Bibliography
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2. Caldas de Almeida & Killaspy H. Long-term mental health care for people with severe mental disorders. European Commission, 2011.
3. Killaspy H. From the asylum to community care: learning from experience. British Medical Bulletin 2006; 79 and 80: 245-258 doi:10.1093/bmb/ldl017. [available online at: http://bmb.oxfordjournals.org/content/79-80/1/245.full.pdf+html]
4. Thornicroft G and Tansella M. Components of a modern mental health service: a pragmatic balance of community and hospital care Overview of systematic evidence. Br J Psychiatry. 2004 Oct;185:283-90.
5. Thornicroft G, Tansella M, Law A. Steps, challenges and lessons in developing community mental health care. World Psychiatry. 2008;7(2):87-92
6. WHO. Organization of services for mental health. World Health Organization, Geneva, 2003.
7. WHO. "Improving Health Systems and Services for Mental Health". World Health Organization, Geneva, 2009.
8. WHO & WONCA. Integrating mental health into primary care: a global perspective. World Health Organization and World Organization of Family Doctors (Wonca), 2008.
9. Rossler W. Psychiatric rehabilitation today: An overview. World Psychiatry 5:3. 2006.
10. WHO. Mental health financing. Geneva, 2003.
11. WHO. Mental health information systems. Geneva, 2005.
12. IASC Reference Group for Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings. Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Humanitarian Emergencies: What Should Humanitarian Health Actors Know? Geneva, 2010.
13. WHO. Mental Health In Emergencies: Mental and Social Aspects of Health of Populations Exposed to Extreme Stressors. Geneva, 2003.
14. WHO. Building back better. Sustainable mental health care after emergencies. Geneva, 2013.
Teaching method
Lectures followed by discussion, problem solving sessions, group work, and e-learning.
Evaluation method
Assignments based on lectures and recommended readings.
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