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Experience from mental health clinics held during medical service camps in Fiji.
Sivakumaran, Hemalatha; George, Kuruvilla; Naker, Gunu; Nadanachandran, Kathir.
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  • Sivakumaran H; Clinical Academic Psychologist, Aged Persons Mental Health Services, Eastern Health, Forest Hill, VIC, and; Clinical Psychologist, South Ward, Aged Persons Mental Health Services, Eastern Health, Forest Hill, VIC, and; Clinical Tutor, Academic Unit for Psychiatry of Old Age, Melbourne University, Pa
  • George K; Clinical Director and Consultant Psychiatrist of Aged Persons Mental Health, Eastern Health, Forest Hill, VIC, and; Director of Medical Services, Peter James Centre and Wantirna Health, and; Director of ECT for Eastern Health, Forest Hill, VIC, and; Conjoint Clinical Professor, Deakin University, VI
  • Naker G; General Medical Practitioner, Team Leader and Joint Coordinator, Sai Medical Unit of Australia, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
  • Nadanachandran K; Consulting Neurosurgeon, Clinical Associate Professor, Australian National University, and; Founder and Joint Coordinator, Sai Medical Unit of Australia, Sydney, NSW, and; Member of the Order of Australia (AM), 2015, Australia.
Australas Psychiatry ; 23(6): 667-9, 2015 Dec.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26139700
OBJECTIVE: We aim to describe the experience and findings of mental health clinics held during medical service camps in the rural settings of Fiji. METHOD: Descriptive data collated at the end of the medical camps across 2011-2014 are used to highlight the main findings. RESULTS: The exposure to mental health assessments and brief interventions at these camps was a validating experience for both individuals and medical students attending the clinics. The most common presentations can be categorised under symptoms of depression, anxiety and relationship problems. CONCLUSIONS: The accessibility of mental health support services is a challenge in Fiji. Medical service camps can form an important pathway in promoting mental health awareness, especially amongst the rural communities of Fiji, and a useful platform for medical students to acquire some clinical exposure.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Ansiedade / Depressão / Serviços de Saúde Mental Tipo de estudo: Diagnostic_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Child / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Idioma: En Revista: Australas Psychiatry Assunto da revista: PSIQUIATRIA Ano de publicação: 2015 Tipo de documento: Article País de publicação: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Ansiedade / Depressão / Serviços de Saúde Mental Tipo de estudo: Diagnostic_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Child / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Idioma: En Revista: Australas Psychiatry Assunto da revista: PSIQUIATRIA Ano de publicação: 2015 Tipo de documento: Article País de publicação: Reino Unido