PURPOSE: To describe outcomes of clients with serious mental illnesses who used regional public mental health services; and what the public mental health system did well or needed to change to better satisfy clients' needs. METHODS: A modal case study analysis method was used with 15 clients. Participants were interviewed three times. FINDINGS: Participants reported dissatisfaction with their social functioning and general health, and unmet needs for case management services, social/recreational activities, and vocational rehabilitation. CONCLUSIONS: The case study method is an effective way for nurses to evaluate public mental health systems and to determine areas for system intervention.
PURPOSE: To describe outcomes of clients with serious mental illnesses who used regional public mental health services; and what the public mental health system did well or needed to change to better satisfy clients' needs. METHODS: A modal case study analysis method was used with 15 clients. Participants were interviewed three times. FINDINGS:Participants reported dissatisfaction with their social functioning and general health, and unmet needs for case management services, social/recreational activities, and vocational rehabilitation. CONCLUSIONS: The case study method is an effective way for nurses to evaluate public mental health systems and to determine areas for system intervention.
Authors: Konstantinos N Fountoulakis; Eduard Vieta; Allan Young; Lakshmi Yatham; Heinz Grunze; Pierre Blier; Hans Jurgen Moeller; Siegfried Kasper Journal: Int J Neuropsychopharmacol Date: 2017-02-01 Impact factor: 5.176