Community mental health services in Al Ain Hospital, United Arab Emirates.

Autor:	Mufaddel A; Psychiatrist, Community Mental Health Services, Behavioural Science Institute, Al Ain Hospital, United Arab Emirates., Al Sabousi M; Consultant Psychiatrist and Chairperson of the Behavioural Sciences Institute, Al Ain Hospital, United Arab Emirates., Takriti Y; Consultant Psychiatrist and Head of the Old Age Psychiatry Division, Behavioural Science Institute, Al Ain Hospital, United Arab Emirates, email ytakriti@alain-hospital.ae., Dawoud B; Consultant Psychiatrist, Community Mental Health Services, Behavioural Science Institute, Al Ain Hospital, United Arab Emirates., Coroza N; Community Mental Health Nurse, Behavioural Science Institute, Al Ain Hospital, United Arab Emirates., Belhaj H; Community Mental Health Nurse, Behavioural Science Institute, Al Ain Hospital, United Arab Emirates., Al Hekmani N; Psychologist, Community Mental Health Services, Al Ain Hospital, United Arab Emirates.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	International psychiatry : bulletin of the Board of International Affairs of the Royal College of Psychiatrists [Int Psychiatry] 2014 Feb 01; Vol. 11 (1), pp. 18-20. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Feb 01 (Print Publication: 2014).
Abstrakt:	This paper evaluates a model of community mental health service (CMHS) in Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates. The hospital records were reviewed and the total number of patient admissions and duration of in-patient care before and after enrolment in the CMHS were documented. Patient satisfaction with the CMHS was assessed using a questionnaire. The total number of admissions and the number of days that the patient spent in hospital per year were significantly reduced by the CMHS. Patients had high satisfaction rates with the information and advice they received, with their relationships with CMHS workers, with their access to mental health services and with their drug treatment.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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