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Creammer, Mark, and Bruce Singh. "An Integrated Approach to Veteran and Military Mental Health: An Overview of the Australian Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health." Australasian Psychiatry 11, no. 2 (June 2003): 225–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1039-8562.2003.00514.x.

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Objective: To provide an overview of the development of mental health services for veterans and currently serving military personnel in Australia, with reference to the role of the Australian Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health (ACPMH). Conclusions: Recent years have seen significant changes in attitudes to the mental health sequelae of military service. The ACPMH, working in collaboration with the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) and the Australian Defence Force (ADF), as well as with clinicians, researchers, and consumers around Australia, acts as a focus for an integrated approach to veteran and military mental health. The active involvement of both the ADF and DVA in the challenge of mental health provides new opportunities to address psychiatric morbidity at every stage, from recruitment, through deployments and discharge, to veteran status. The ACPMH is in a unique position to facilitate an integrated approach to prevention, intervention, policy development, training, research, and evaluation in order to ensure that Australia remains at the forefront of world's best practice in veteran and military psychiatry. The Centre is also uniquely placed to offer those same services in the field of traumatic stress to the broader community.
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LaMonica, Haley M., Tracey A. Davenport, Jane Burns, Shane Cross, Stephanie Hodson, Jennifer Veitch, and Ian B. Hickie. "Technology-Enabled Mental Health Service Reform for Open Arms – Veterans and Families Counselling: Participatory Design Study." JMIR Formative Research 3, no. 3 (September 19, 2019): e13662. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/13662.

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Background The impact of mental ill-health on every aspect of the lives of a large number of Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel, their partners, and their families is widely recognized. Recent Senate inquiries have highlighted gaps in service delivery as well as the need for service reform to ensure appropriate care options for individuals who are currently engaged with mental health and support services as well as for those who, for a variety of reasons, have not sought help. To that end, successive Australian governments generally and the Department of Veterans’ Affairs specifically have prioritized veteran-centric reform. Open Arms is an Australia-wide service that provides counseling and support to current and former ADF personnel, and their family members, for mental health conditions. Objective The aim of this study was to develop and configure a prototypic Web-based platform for Open Arms – Veterans & Families Counselling (formerly Veterans and Veterans Families Counselling Service) with the Open Arms community to enhance the quality of mental health services provided by Open Arms. Methods The study aimed to recruit up to 100 people from the Open Arms community (current and former ADF personnel and their families, health professionals, service managers, and administrators) in regions of New South Wales, including Sydney, Canberra, Maitland, Singleton, and Port Stephens. Participants were invited to participate in 4-hour participatory design workshops. A variety of methods were used within the workshops, including prompted discussion, review of working prototypes, creation of descriptive artifacts, and group-based development of user journeys. Results Seven participatory design workshops were held, including a total of 49 participants. Participants highlighted that the prototype has the potential to (1) provide the opportunity for greater and better-informed personal choice in relation to options for care based on the level of need and personal preferences; (2) ensure transparency in care by providing the individual with access to all of their personal health information; and (3) improve collaborative care and care continuity by allowing information to be shared securely with current and future providers. Conclusions Our findings highlight the value of actively engaging stakeholders in participatory design processes for the development and configuration of new technologies.
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Wade, Darryl, Louise Mewton, Tracey Varker, Andrea Phelps, and David Forbes. "The impact of potentially traumatic events on the mental health of males who have served in the military: Findings from the Australian National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing." Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 51, no. 7 (September 30, 2016): 693–702. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004867416671413.

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Objective: The study investigated the impact of potentially traumatic events on mental health outcomes among males who had ever served in the Australian Defence Force. Method: Data from a nationally representative household survey of Australian residents, the 2007 National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing, were used for this study. Results: Compared with community members, Australian Defence Force males were significantly more likely to have experienced not only deployment and other war-like events but also accidents or other unexpected events, and trauma to someone close. For non-deployed males, Australian Defence Force members were at increased risk of accidents or other unexpected events compared to community members. After controlling for the effect of potentially traumatic events that were more prevalent among all Australian Defence Force members, the increased risk of mental disorders among Australian Defence Force members was no longer evident. For non-deployed males, Australian Defence Force and community members were at comparable risk of poor mental health outcomes. A significant minority of Australian Defence Force members had onset of a mental disorder prior to their first deployment. Conclusions: Deployment and other potentially traumatic events among Australian Defence Force members can help to explain their increased vulnerability to mental disorders compared with community members. Providers should routinely enquire about a range of potentially traumatic events among serving and ex-serving military personnel.
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Hall, David, and John Tomlinson. "Mental Health and a Mature Society: Who Cares?" Australian Journal of Primary Health 5, no. 1 (1999): 8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/py99002.

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Community responsibility for mental health remains ambiguous. Despite welcome reform of State and Territory 'mental health systems', the majority of Australia's effort - in dollar and personnel terms - is directed to 'serious mental illness' and chronic psychiatric disability. Positive mental health, in the sense of the capacity to lead satisfyingly balanced, productive and resilient lives, is poorly studied and attracts little policy comment. This paper addresses some of the fundamental characteristics of a mature, caring society. These are contrasted with examples of current policies that perpetuate tendencies to 'blame the victim'. For as long as mental health is merely a construct of the health (read 'ilth') system, with funding skewed towards clinical crisis intervention, progress will be measured only in terms of the control or management of mental illness. What is proposed is reorientation of our ways of thinking about 'mental health' policies and service systems. Australians deserve a collaborative, coherent, comprehensive and caring mental health system. Such a system is described, through positive examples of models being adopted in some Aboriginal communities. Recommendations are made for practical initiatives at the local community level.
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Kolves, Kairi, Urska Arnautovska, Angelo De Gioannis, and Diego De Leo. "Community care of individuals at risk of suicide: the Life Promotion Clinic model." Mental Illness 5, no. 2 (September 1, 2013): 41–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/mi.2013.e12.

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Assistance to suicidal patients is problematic both at the hospital and community care level. Inadequacy of facilities, pressured personnel, long waiting time, and professional and social stigmatization are just some of the many issues that interfere with successful treatment. The goal of this paper is to present the functioning of the Life Promotion Clinic (LPC), Australia, and describe its users. The LPC is the first specialized outpatient service in Australia dedicated to the treatment of individuals with suicidal thoughts and behaviors. A description of the service and characteristics of its clients (demographic, psychopathology, risk of suicide) are herein presented. Data were collected for 63 male and 175 female patients who attended the LPC over a three-year period. Patients were mostly single females, aged up to 44 years, poorly educated, unemployed or on a pension/benefit. The majority of patients reported at least one suicide attempt, severe depression and anxiety scores, moderate-severe feelings of hopelessness, and high impulsiveness scores. Compared to females, male patients presented with more active desire to kill themselves and higher level of suicidal ideation. We can conclude that establishing a specialist service for treatment of individuals at increased risk for suicide requires consideration of both patient and clinicians needs. The LPC presents an innovative model of community service, capable of engaging patients with serious mental health issues, while making the service accessible to people from various social categories.
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Benson, Jill, Dimity Pond, Michelle Funk, Frances Hughes, Xiangdong Wang, and Len Tarivonda. "A New Era in Mental Health Care in Vanuatu." International Journal of Family Medicine 2011 (April 5, 2011): 1–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/590492.

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Inequity in health-care delivery for those with mental illness is widespread throughout low- and middle-income countries. In the Pacific Island countries there are many barriers to addressing the growing mental health burden. In an effort to address this problem, the WHO is coordinating the Pacific Islands Mental Health Network involving 18 countries in the Pacific region with the financial support of New Zealand Aid (NZAid). JB and DP have developed and presented mental health training to health professionals, community leaders, and social service personnel in an environment in Vanuatu that is very different from that of their usual Australian-based general practices. They discuss evidence for their work, an outline of the programme, some difficulties working across different cultures, and the enthusiasm with which the training has been greeted. Vanuatu is now well on its way to addressing the inequity of access to mental health care with a culturally appropriate and self-sustaining mental health workforce.
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Forbes, David, Meaghan O'Donnell, Rachel M. Brand, Sam Korn, Mark Creamer, Alexander C. McFarlane, Malcolm R. Sim, Andrew B. Forbes, and Graeme Hawthorne. "The long-term mental health impact of peacekeeping: prevalence and predictors of psychiatric disorder." BJPsych Open 2, no. 1 (January 2016): 32–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjpo.bp.115.001321.

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BackgroundThe mental health outcomes of military personnel deployed on peacekeeping missions have been relatively neglected in the military mental health literature.AimsTo assess the mental health impacts of peacekeeping deployments.MethodIn total, 1025 Australian peacekeepers were assessed for current and lifetime psychiatric diagnoses, service history and exposure to potentially traumatic events (PTEs). A matched Australian community sample was used as a comparator. Univariate and regression analyses were conducted to explore predictors of psychiatric diagnosis.ResultsPeacekeepers had significantly higher 12-month prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (16.8%), major depressive episode (7%), generalised anxiety disorder (4.7%), alcohol misuse (12%), alcohol dependence (11.3%) and suicidal ideation (10.7%) when compared with the civilian comparator. The presence of these psychiatric disorders was most strongly and consistently associated with exposure to PTEs.ConclusionsVeteran peacekeepers had significant levels of psychiatric morbidity. Their needs, alongside those of combat veterans, should be recognised within military mental health initiatives.
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Sadler, Nicole, Miranda Van Hooff, Richard A. Bryant, Ellie Lawrence-Wood, Jenelle Baur, and Alexander McFarlane. "Suicide and suicidality in contemporary serving and ex-serving Australian Defence Force personnel." Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 55, no. 5 (March 16, 2021): 463–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004867421998751.

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Objective: The risk of suicide in contemporary serving and ex-serving Australian Defence Force personnel is an area of significant concern, driving government-directed inquiries, community campaigns and most recently, the establishment of a permanent National Commissioner for Defence and Veteran Suicide Prevention. This concern is mirrored in international militaries and despite investment in prevention programmes, suicide is a leading cause of death in military populations. This review seeks to summarise recent findings from Australian research regarding the magnitude and factors associated with suicide and suicidality in contemporary serving and ex-serving Australian Defence Force populations and discusses research findings, implications and future opportunities. Methods: Initial review of the prevalence of suicide and suicidality in the general community and military populations is presented, followed by review of recent research findings pertaining to suicides and suicidal thoughts, plans and attempts in contemporary serving and ex-serving Australian Defence Force personnel. Key findings are presented from the 2010 Australian Defence Force Mental Health and Wellbeing Prevalence Study and the 2015 Transition and Wellbeing Research Programme. Results: Differences between serving and ex-serving Australian Defence Force cohorts were observed, with rates of completed suicide in ex-serving Australian Defence Force males more than double that of serving Australian Defence Force males, and increased risk for suicidality observed among those who had recently transitioned out of full-time Australian Defence Force service. Risk for increased suicidality and completed suicide is particularly evident for younger males of lower ranks, and those who have been medically discharged. Conclusions: The findings provide insight into career phases and groups that should be followed-up and targeted for prevention and early intervention programmes, including prior to and several years following transition out of full-time military service. Further research to better understand the factors that influence those who develop suicidal ideation, and those who progress to plans and attempts, will inform a more sophisticated approach to suicide prevention programmes.
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Kolves, Kairi, Urska Arnautovska, Angelo De Gioannis, and Diego De Leo. "Community care of individuals at risk of suicide: the Life Promotion Clinic model." Mental Illness 5, no. 2 (October 18, 2013): 12. http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/mi.2013.e12.

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Assistance to suicidal patients is problematic both at the hospital and community care level. Inadequacy of facilities, pressured personnel, long waiting time, and professional and social stigmatization are just some of the many issues that interfere with successful treatment. The goal of this paper is to present the functioning of the Life Promotion Clinic (LPC), Australia, and describe its users. The LPC is the first specialized outpatient service in Australia dedicated to the treatment of individuals with suicidal thoughts and behaviors. A description of the service and characteristics of its clients (demographic, psychopathology, risk of suicide) are herein presented. Data were collected for 63 male and 175 female patients who attended the LPC over a three-year period. Patients were mostly single females, aged up to 44 years, poorly educated, unemployed or on a pension/benefit. The majority of patients reported at least one suicide attempt, severe depression and anxiety scores, moderate-severe feelings of hopelessness, and high impulsiveness scores. Compared to females, male patients presented with more active desire to kill themselves and higher level of suicidal ideation. We can conclude that establishing a specialist service for treatment of individuals at increased risk for suicide requires consideration of both patient and clinicians needs. The LPC presents an innovative model of community service, capable of engaging patients with serious mental health issues, while making the service accessible to people from various social categories.
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Lawes, Jasmin C., Amy E. Peden, Lyndal Bugeja, Luke Strasiotto, Shane Daw, and Richard C. Franklin. "Suicide along the Australian coast: Exploring the epidemiology and risk factors." PLOS ONE 16, no. 5 (May 20, 2021): e0251938. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0251938.

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Suicide is an increasing global concern with multiple risk factors, yet location-based understanding is limited. In Australia, surf lifesavers (SLS) and lifeguards patrol the coast, performing rescues and assisting injured people, including people who suicide. This study is a descriptive epidemiological analysis of Australian coastal suicide deaths. The results will be used to inform training and support surf lifesaving personnel and suicide prevention organisations. This is a population-based cross-sectional study of suicide deaths at Australian coastal locations (between 1 January 2005 and 31 December 2019). Data were sourced from the National Coronial Information System and SLS Australia’s Incident Report Database. Analyses explored decedent, incident, and risk factors by sex and method. Across the study period, there were 666 coastal suicide deaths (71.0% male, 43.4% jumping from high places [X80]). Males were more likely to suicide by other means (hanging, self-poisoning, firearm discharge; n = 145, 83.8%), compared to females who were more likely to suicide by drowning ([X71]; n = 77, 37.7%). In one third (n = 225, 38.3%) toxicology was a contributing factor. The risk of coastal suicides was 10.3 times higher during the seven-days prior to their birthday (p<0.001). Evidence of mental ill health was reported in 61.4% (n = 409) of cases and evidence of suicidal behaviour was reported for 37.4% of decedents (n = 249), more prevalent in females. SLS responded in 10.7% (n = 71) of coastal suicides (most jumps from high places; n = 36, 50.7%). Coastal suicides differ to national trends suggesting that location-based differences should be considered during development of preventative and protective measures, especially at a community level. Accessibility, availability, perceived lethality and symbolic qualities are proposed to influence suicide location decisions. These results will guide support and education strategies for surf lifesaving personnel, contributes to established, ongoing suicide surveillance efforts (including hot-spot identification) and add to the limited literature exploring place-based suicide.
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Mostafanejad, Karola. "Mental health: the way forward. A grounded theory on the experience of mental health consumers living in the Western Australian community." Thesis, Curtin University, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/63.

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Many people with a mental disorder are desperate to improve their situations. It is therefore timely that a substantive theory on what it means to live with a mental illness in Western society is developed that explores a way forward for them. This study goes back to the grassroots and finds out from the people diagnosed with major depression, bipolar disorder or schizophrenia what they say helps them. Although many studies have been carried out on the impact of mental disorders, the voice of mental health consumers has not featured prominently. This study aims to redress this in reporting on what they identify as their main concern and on how they resolve it.This thesis presents the substantive theory of transforming oneself and society to resolve life being a struggle. It is based on interviews with 35 mental health consumers living in the Western Australian community. Relevant national and international literature is also included as additional data. This study used the grounded theory method to identify a commonly shared pattern of behaviour in how participants resolved their main concern. The main concern, called the basic social psychological problem of life being a struggle, was brought on by eight disempowering conditions, which disempowered participants in both personal and social spheres. Participants then engaged in a personal struggle, including identifying their intrinsic value as a person, and their struggle with relationships. This culminated in the struggle with getting through daily life.Participants resolved the basic social psychological problem of life being a struggle through the basic social psychological process of transforming themselves. This process consisted of two stages separated by a turning point. In the first stage, participants found that neither withdrawing nor trying to get on top of having a mental disorder was successful in dealing with basic social psychological problem of life being a struggle despite their best efforts. In their powerlessness at making a difference to their lives they reached a breaking point, which became a turning point, where they were forced to confront their hopeless situation. The successful confrontation, or turning point, marked the change from their hitherto powerless position into one where participants had some power for the first time. They pinpointed this as the beginning of their transformation.In stage two of the basic social psychological process of transforming themselves, participants built up their power by deciding to tackle the struggle to identify their intrinsic value as a person first rather than focusing on trying to get on top of having a mental disorder. By refocusing on getting better as a person, participants managed to gain a new perspective, which in turn allowed them to learn new strategies and take action that made a difference in their lives. This second stage was fulfilled when participants felt at peace.However, as participants pointed out, being at peace remained fragile because the disempowering conditions that had brought on the basic social psychological problem of life being a struggle were still operating and therefore these conditions also had to be changed. Empowering conditions could achieve this in given participants sufficient power or influence and authority so that the disempowering conditions could be countenanced and then banished on a permanent basis. Participants' lives would then no longer be a struggle and they could live in peace. Participants suggested that enacting these empowering conditions would amount to transformation of society, where society treated people with a mental disorder with justice and provided effective help. In accord with other identified theories and models, the substantive theory of transforming oneself and society to resolve life being a struggle established that the transformation of society was the way forward to improve the situations of people with a mental disorder and relieve their desperation.
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Kimmel, Ainslee. "Mental health perceptions of rural community members and firefighting personnel after a wildfire." Thesis, Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Education, c2012, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10133/3285.

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Wildfires in Canada and around the world are increasing in frequency each year from factors such as accumulated fuel load, climate changes, and pine beetle infestation. Due to an increased proportion of individuals living in the wildland–urban interface areas within Canada and due to the increasing need for firefighters to fight the growing number of fires that burn each year, the potential threat for humans is also becoming greater. Conducted on the 2009 West Kelowna, British Columbia wildfires, this descriptive, exploratory, qualitative study incorporates quantitative validity measurements to investigate factors related to individual variations in psychological distress and posttraumatic growth (PTG). The findings revealed that perception of control, social support, compounding stressors (i.e., dual roles, ongoing responsibilities and personal issues), and coping methods (i.e., debriefing, humour, self-care behaviours, and reflection) were precursors to psychological health and resilience. Since wildfires are increasing in Canada as well as on a global scale, understanding how they affect residents and firefighting personnel from a mental health perspective is important to research, as it can lead to identifying more effective interventions, better provision of disaster relief services, and increase individual resilience.
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Philadelphia, William A. "Persons with serious mental illness and employment." Auburn, Ala., 2007. http://repo.lib.auburn.edu/07M%20Dissertations/PHILADELPHIA_WILLIAM_39.pdf.

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Maude, Phillip M. "The development of community mental health nursing services in Western Australia : A history (1950-1995) and population profile." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 1996. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/935.

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This descriptive• study discusses the development of community mental health (CMH) in Western Australia (WA) and describes the current practising population of CMH nurses. The study explores literature pertaining to the emergence of the CMH movement and the deinstitutionalisation of the mentally ill. A conceptual framework was developed by adapting Lewin's change theory. CMH nurses practising in WA (n= 130), were invited to participate in the study and were asked to complete a survey questionnaire. This resulted in a 66% response rate (n = 86). Quantitative data was analysed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). Open ended questions were analysed using Colaizzis steps. The study found that mental illness has been treated according to contemporary beliefs. In the 1950s multiple forces within society led to the movement away from institutionalisation of the mentally Ill toward deinstitutionalisation. The first community clinic was established in 1956 to manage the deficit between the ever expanding population needing mental health care and the paucity of available hospital beds. The need for follow up of clients in the community resulted in the development of CMH nursing. The study also provides a profile of the current practicing population of CMH Nurses in WA, demographic details, qualifications, the work environment, educational needs, work role and job satisfaction have been described. Recommendations have been developed from the findings and are directed towards, the dissemination of information, the need for role identification/development, staff development needs, future education needs, industrial issues, clinical practice issues and areas for further nursing research
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Finn, Michael P. "Perceptions of discharge planning needs : A study of discharge planning in the mental health setting." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 1995. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/1158.

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Major mental disorder, with prolonged periods of dysfunction that require long term care, is an issue of concern amongst mental health professionals. Although substantial effort and resources are devoted towards returning mentally ill individuals to the community, one of the most distinctive and consistent features of the persistently mentally ill (PMI) is their high rate of readmission to hospital. Existing studies into discharge planning revealed that no research had been undertaken to determine if this is the case in Western Australia. This study sought to investigate perceptions of discharge planning held by patients, carers, nurses and allied health workers involved in discharge preparation in a major metropolitan psychiatric hospital operated by the Health Department of Western Australia. Eighty one subjects were selected from the four principal groups involved in care in this mental health setting, consisting of patients ( n = 21 ), carers ( n = 20 ), nurses ( n = 22 ) and allied health workers ( n = 18 ). Perceptions of discharge planning of these subjects were evaluated and compared using the Discharge Priorities Rating Scale. Farran, Carr & Maxson's model of goal congruence in discharge planning was used to guide this study. Significant differences were found to exist in the perceptions of discharge planning between patients, carers, nurses and allied health workers. Differences in perceptions are seen to have a detrimental effect on the discharge planning process, resu1ting in unnecessary and frequent readmission to hospital and the perpetuation of institutional dependency. Whilst the results of this study can only be applied to similar institutions, the findings are relevant for the persistently mentally ill who have patterns of frequent readmissions across the public and private mental health service settings. The results obtained indicate that nurses can facilitate effective discharge planning practices by adopting a more assertive role in the hea1th care team, in communicating patients' and their carers' concerns and promoting a more collaborative approach to care.
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Rusu, Corneliu. "Risk Factors for Suicidal Behaviour Among Canadian Civilians and Military Personnel: A Recursive Partitioning Approach." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/37371.

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Background: Suicidal behaviour is a major public health problem that has not abated over the past decade. Adopting machine learning algorithms that allow for combining risk factors that may increase the predictive accuracy of models of suicide behaviour is one promising avenue toward effective prevention and treatment. Methods: We used Canadian Community Health Survey – Mental Health and Canadian Forces Mental Health Survey to build conditional inference random forests models of suicidal behaviour in Canadian general population and Canadian Armed Forces. We generated risk algorithms for suicidal behaviour in each sample. We performed within- and between-sample validation and reported the corresponding performance metrics. Results: Only a handful of variables were important in predicting suicidal behaviour in Canadian general population and Canadian Armed Forces. Each model’s performance on within-sample validation was satisfactory, with moderate to high sensitivity and high specificity, while the performance on between-sample validation was conditional on the size and heterogeneity of the training sample. Conclusion: Using conditional inference random forest methodology on large nationally representative mental health surveys has the potential of generating models of suicidal behaviour that not only reflect its complex nature, but indicate that the true positive cases are likely to be captured by this approach.
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Penrose-Wall, Jonine Public Health &amp Community Medicine Faculty of Medicine UNSW. "Evaluating five models of dissemination of NHMRC 'Guideline depression in young people for GP's' through divisions of general practice." Awarded by:University of New South Wales. School of Public Health and Community Medicine, 2003. http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/20445.

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Background: Dissemination of evidence-based mental health clinical practice guidelines had not been studied in Australia prior to the National General Practice Guideline Implementation Program. This naturalistic research reports ten national interventions designed to disseminate the NHMRC 1997 Clinical Practice Guideline Depression in Young People for GPs (GDIYP-GP) through 123 Divisions of General Practice. The guideline covered depression and suicide in young people aged 13 to 20 years. Aim: To evaluate a 'coordinated link agent' and 'enhanced packaged approach' for disseminating a national guideline by engaging 20 Divisions in using 5 dissemination models and to measure Divisions' capacities in performing unfunded local dissemination to GPs. Method: An Implementation Kit was the main national intervention, housing the guidelines and 5 models: Education by the Division; Education by an external provider; 3) Clinical Audit; 4) Segmented Formats and 5) Appraisal. Five studies are reported: 1) an organisational census on guideline-related practices in all topics; 2) a Case Study Database of 3 consecutive interviews of 51 participating Divisions; 3) a Guideline Appraisal study of 9 cohorts of doctors; 4) a Clinical Audit study of 54 doctors involving 1200 patients; and 5) a 'Segmented Formats' documentary analysis of Division communications on GDIYP-GP. Results: Prior dissemination by most Divisions was administrative mail outs rather than planned programs. In all, 70 instead of the pilot 20 organisations participated (57% of the sector) using 10,000 guidelines: 45 participated by 7 weeks and 71 by 35 weeks and the majority used multiple active strategies showing fidelity to the Kit. Education by the Division, Segmented Formats and Appraisal were the most adopted models. GDIYP-GP was acceptable and relevant to the majority of Divisions and to 9 samples of doctors. Conclusion: Divisions are one appropriate system through which evidence-based mental health guidelines can be disseminated to general practitioners. Uptake can be rapid using a flexible enhanced package approach with link-agent support. 3-6 months is needed for organisations to begin effective interventions. Divisions reorient their approach with guidance toward evidence-based dissemination but Division and practice barriers
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Zitianellis, Marina Sophia. "An exploration of health professional's perceptions of the role of clinical psychologists." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1002601.

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The South African government has initiated the transformation of health services in the country towards primary health care (PHC) in order to provide comprehensive care to individuals and families. The move to PHC involves an increased need for collaboration between health professionals. It is proposed that for effective team-work to take place, an understanding of the roles and functions of team members is imperative in providing quality mental health care. This study explored health professionals’ perceptions of the role and function of clinical psychologists working as part of a health care team in a community context. Three focus groups and three individual interviews were conducted with social workers, nurses and doctors. The data was then processed and analysed using a grounded theory method. The research highlighted the importance of knowledge, and how this affects referrals, perceptions, inter-professional relations and the perceived usefulness of clinical psychology and clinical psychologists. What is of significance is the potential power that the health professionals have as gatekeepers between the general public and clinical psychologists.
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Jeevanandam, Lohsnah. "Burnout, coping, self-efficacy, attitudes towards people with disabilities, and negative psychological variables in service providers working with people with intellectual disability : a cross-national compariosn across Australia and Singapore /." [St. Lucia, Qld.], 2006. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe19642.pdf.

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Atwood, Kelly Christine. "Creating a community of support for National Guard and Reserve military families /." Full-text of dissertation on the Internet (391 KB), 2009. http://www.lib.jmu.edu//general/etd/2009/Masters/Atwood_KellyC/atwoodkc_masters_11-20-2009.pdf.

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Books on the topic "Community mental health personnel Australia"

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Virginia, Dept of Mental Health Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services. Final report of the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse Services on the implementation of a comprehensive training system for community services boards and facility staff to the governor and the General Assembly of Virginia. Richmond: Commonwealth of Virginia, 1991.

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Minority community mental health training: Analysis of an educational experiment. Chicago, Ill: Pacific/Asian American Mental Health Research Center, 1986.

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Palmer, Katherine. Signposts to information for community mental health workers: A research project funded by the South and West Health Care Libraries Unit. Poole: Bournemouth University Library & Information Services, 1999.

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Pratt, Sharon, Jessica A. Jonikas, and Laurie C. Curtis. Safety first: Personal safety and risk management for assertive community treatment teams. Chicago]: Illinois Assertive Community Treatment Training Institute, Mental Health Services Research Program, University of Illinois at Chicago, Dept. of Psychiatry, 1999.

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Palmer, Katherine. Signposts to information for community mental health workers: A the final report of a project funded by the South and West Health Care Libraries Unit. Bournemouth: Bournemouth University, Library & Information Services, 1998.

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D, Knox Michael, and Sparks Caroline H, eds. HIV and community mental healthcare. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998.

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Phil, Harrison-Read, and Van Horn Elizabeth, eds. Drug treatment in psychiatry: A guide for the community mental health worker. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1997.

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Ewa, Zarkowska, ed. Care staff management: A practitioner's guide. Chichester: Wiley, 1994.

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Jean, Adnopoz, ed. The police mental health partnership: A community-based response tourban violence. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1995.

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P, Lefley Harriet, and Pedersen Paul 1936-, eds. Cross-cultural training for mental health professionals. Springfield, Ill., U.S.A: C. Thomas, 1986.

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Book chapters on the topic "Community mental health personnel Australia"

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Jones, Rhys, and Sheila Mortimer-Jones. "The role of the Community Mental Health Nurse." In Nursing in Australia, 161–68. Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY: Routledge, 2021.: Routledge, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003120698-20.

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Cooper, John, and Nicole Sadler. "Trauma-informed mental health care for Australian Defence Force personnel and veterans." In Humanising Mental Health Care in Australia, 355–66. Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY: Routledge, 2018.: Routledge, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780429021923-27.

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Audas, Jeremy. "Mental Health in Higher Education and the Community—Building Capability, Sharing Experience." In Mental Health and Higher Education in Australia, 321–32. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-8040-3_19.

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Kotze, Beth. "The Policy Context and Governance." In Longer-Term Psychiatric Inpatient Care for Adolescents, 161–67. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-1950-3_18.

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AbstractThe Walker Unit opened in 2009 as the first of its kind in Australia to provide an intensive longer stay secure psychiatric inpatient rehabilitation programme for adolescents with severe mental illness who had not benefited from at least one but generally repeated admissions or prolonged care in other tertiary inpatient unit settings. Unusually, this happened at a time when the focus of reform in mental health at a State and National level is on community models, early intervention and community residential care rather than extended inpatient care in the specialist clinical sector. As a first of its kind, the Unit is an important innovation in inpatient mental health care and has garnered a reputation in the clinical sector for creating value in mental health care.
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Shaw, Ashley M., Renee L. Brown, Vanesa A. Mora Ringle, and Vanessa E. Cobham. "Community Mental Health Delivery." In Applications of the Unified Protocols for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders in Children and Adolescents, edited by Jill Ehrenreich-May and Sarah M. Kennedy, 162–79. Oxford University Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med-psych/9780197527931.003.0011.

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The Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders in Adolescents (UP-A) is a modular, flexible intervention that has been applied in various community mental health settings by community clinicians to diverse adolescents across the United States and Australia. This chapter summarizes key adaptations that were commonly used by community clinicians across two effectiveness trials. For example, clinicians flexibly abbreviated the UP-A when they only had limited time with an adolescent. Many clinicians also referred to “module summary” outlines during their sessions to ensure they covered key take-home points. Lastly, the chapter summarizes intervention-level, clinician-level, and patient-level barriers for UP-A implementation in community settings and provides recommendations for clinicians, supervisors, and consultants about how to troubleshoot these barriers. Furthermore, the chapter describes the case of a community clinician who initially worried about deviating too far from UP-A content but was later able to flexibly apply the UP-A to her cases.
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Arya, Dinesh. "Chapter-44 Community Mental Health Services in Australia and New Zealand." In Community Mental Health in India, 451–59. Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd., 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.5005/jp/books/11688_44.

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Early, Theresa. "Early-Onset Schizophrenia." In Evidence-Based Practice in School Mental Health, 176–93. Oxford University Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190886578.003.0005.

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Early-onset schizophrenia (EOS) is a serious psychotic disorder that affects children as young as 12 years of age. Although EOS is typically diagnosed in the specialty mental health sector, increasing the mental health literacy of school personnel is a Tier 1 intervention that can help identify youth at high risk. Tier 2 intervention could include group psychoeducation for youth at high risk and their families. Mental health treatment of EOS occurs in acute, stabilization, and maintenance phases. Youth who are experiencing EOS likely will need accommodations in school. School mental health personnel should educate teachers about accommodations and help them prepare to identify and avoid distressing stimuli, allow alternative schoolwork and activities to avoid provoking delusions, and provide safety for de-escalation. Collaboration with parents and community providers also is critical for students with EOS. A case example illustrates multitiered supports for an adolescent from diagnosis to returning to core classes.
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wa Mungai, Ndungi, Jeanette Ninnis, and Ruth (Isobel) Bailey. "Mental Health Access Issues by People of Refugee Backgrounds in Australia." In Research Anthology on Mental Health Stigma, Education, and Treatment, 1076–94. IGI Global, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-8544-3.ch060.

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This chapter presents a critical discussion on the understanding and access of mental health services by people from diverse refugee backgrounds delivered in a Western cultural setting. Mental health services are heavily influenced by a biomedical approach, but there is a growing understanding of the importance of culture and biopsychosocial approaches. This chapter highlights some of the institutional and cultural issues that need to be addressed for the services to be effective. Practical approaches that have worked in different places are explored and critically discussed. A recovery-oriented model that recognizes that the individual is part of the community and the importance of spirituality are canvassed.
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wa Mungai, Ndungi, Jeanette Ninnis, and Ruth (Isobel) Bailey. "Mental Health Access Issues by People of Refugee Backgrounds in Australia." In Mental Health Policy, Practice, and Service Accessibility in Contemporary Society, 74–92. IGI Global, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7402-6.ch005.

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This chapter presents a critical discussion on the understanding and access of mental health services by people from diverse refugee backgrounds delivered in a Western cultural setting. Mental health services are heavily influenced by a biomedical approach, but there is a growing understanding of the importance of culture and biopsychosocial approaches. This chapter highlights some of the institutional and cultural issues that need to be addressed for the services to be effective. Practical approaches that have worked in different places are explored and critically discussed. A recovery-oriented model that recognizes that the individual is part of the community and the importance of spirituality are canvassed.
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DeDiego, Amanda C., Isabel C. Farrell, and Andrea M. McGrath. "Narrative Therapy to Address Trauma for Emergency Medical Services and Firefighters." In Advances in Psychology, Mental Health, and Behavioral Studies, 243–57. IGI Global, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-9803-9.ch014.

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First responders, including Emergency Medical Services personnel and firefighters, support community members in times of crisis. When responding to emergencies, first responders often experience both direct and vicarious trauma. Over time, the pace and intensity of a career as a first responder leads to poor health habits and high risk for mental health issues including posttraumatic stress disorder. Due to concern about peer perception and mental health stigma, these professionals are less likely to seek mental health supports to manage and process trauma. This chapter explores Narrative Therapy as an ideal option for mental health treatment of first responder trauma, providing a collaborative approach to therapy using the natural coping strategy of storytelling.
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Conference papers on the topic "Community mental health personnel Australia"

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Rezaeian, N., L. Tang, and M. Hardie. "PSYCHOSOCIAL HAZARDS AND RISKS IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IN NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA." In The 9th World Construction Symposium 2021. The Ceylon Institute of Builders - Sri Lanka, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.31705/wcs.2021.42.

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The construction industry faces many challenges, one of which is the difficult to define psychosocial influences. The construction sector has highly demanding employment conditions, long working hours and sometimes unfeasible terms of project execution. Psychosocial influences represent emotional as well as physiological characteristics which impact the immediate environment. Some construction personnel face psychosocial problems that can lead to depression or suicide. The research conducted in this paper focuses on the psychosocial status of personnel working in construction companies, in New South Wales (NSW), Australia. A questionnaire survey was conducted to investigate the psychosocial hazards observed in the construction industry in NSW. Practitioners in two private construction companies and one government department having construction project management experience in NSW were involved in the survey. The data analysis indicates that most workers experienced being pressured to stay back and work long hours. This led to workers being ‘very frequently’ tired. Regarding bullying, Respondents reported that the frequency of they experienced ‘exclusion or isolation from workplace activities’ was ‘monthly’. Being ‘Subjects of gossip or false, malicious rumours’ was reported as happening ‘weekly’ and ‘Humiliation through gestures, sarcasm, criticism or insults’ was said to happen ‘almost daily’. This study's findings indicate that construction projects could have unaddressed psychosocial hazards and risks, each of which may be a potential factor for accidents and occupational and psychological injuries. The data displayed from this research could help understand psychosocial hazards. Spreading awareness on the issue can hopefully be a step towards improving the mental health of construction workers while decreasing the overall suicide rate.
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Penman, Joy, and Kerre A Willsher. "New Horizons for Immigrant Nurses Through a Mental Health Self-Management Program: A Pre- and Post-Test Mixed-Method Approach." In InSITE 2021: Informing Science + IT Education Conferences. Informing Science Institute, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.28945/4759.

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Aim/Purpose: This research paper reports on the evaluation of a mental health self-management program provided to immigrant nurses working at various rural South Australian aged care services. Background: The residential aged care staffing crisis is severe in rural areas. To improve immigrant nurses’ employment experiences, a mental health self-management program was developed and conducted in rural and regional health care services in South Australia. Methodology: A mixed approach of pre- and post-surveys and post workshop focus groups was utilized with the objectives of exploring the experiences of 25 immigrant nurses and the impact of the mental health program. Feminist standpoint theory was used to interpret the qualitative data. Contribution: A new learning environment was created for immigrant nurses to learn about the theory and practice of maintaining and promoting mental health. Findings: Statistical tests showed a marked difference in responses before and after the intervention, especially regarding knowledge of mental health. The results of this study indicated that a change in thinking was triggered, followed by a change in behaviour enabling participants to undertake self-management strategies. Recommendations for Practitioners: Include expanding the workshops to cover more health care practitioners. Recommendations for Researchers: Feminist researchers must actively listen and examine their own beliefs and those of others to create knowledge. Extending the program to metropolitan areas and examining differences in data. E technology such as zoom, skype or virtual classrooms could be used. Impact on Society: The new awareness and knowledge would be beneficial in the family and community because issues at work can impact on the ability to care for the family, and there are often problems around family separation. Future Research: Extending the research to include men and staff of metropolitan aged care facilities.
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Zelevich, Orly, Gadi Navon, Halit Kantor, and Shulamith Kreitler. "THE EFFECT OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON THE EMOTIONS OF NURSES IN ISRAEL." In International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends. inScience Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.36315/2021inpact009.

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"The Covid-19 pandemic, which originally spread in China in late 2019 and then affected the entire world including Israel, has thrown into the battle numerous medical teams, including physicians, nurses and other paraedical teams, both in hospitals and in the community. The medical personnel embarked on a variety of new tasks and challenges, which required them to manifest extraordinary strength. Healthcare providers and caregivers are one of the vital resources in each and every country. Their health and safety are important and crucial parameters not only for the continuous and safe care of patients, but also for controlling the outbreak of epidemics. Working in the medical field is known to bear implications for the mental health of healthcare providers and anxiety, depression, insomnia and stress are not a rare occurrence (S. Liu et al., 2020). Therefore, there is a need to consider the well-being of medical staff and to provide support where needed."
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Reports on the topic "Community mental health personnel Australia"

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Mohatt, Dennis, Nathaniel V. Mohatt, Nicola Winkle, Robert Boeckmann, and Jay Shore. A Randomized Control Trial of a Community Mental Health Intervention for Military Personnel. Fort Belvoir, VA: Defense Technical Information Center, December 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ada610536.

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Mohatt, Dennis, and Jay Shore. A Randomized Control Trial of a Community Mental Health Intervention for Military Personnel. Fort Belvoir, VA: Defense Technical Information Center, October 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ada570439.

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Mohatt, Dennis, and Jay Shore. A Randomized Control Trial of a Community Mental Health Intervention for Military Personnel. Fort Belvoir, VA: Defense Technical Information Center, October 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ada601743.

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