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.