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This digital document is an article from The Journal of Employee Assistance, published by Employee Assistance Professionals on April 1, 2010. The length of the article is 2133 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Improving treatment outcomes through drug interventions: many people with mental health conditions receive care in general medical settings. EAPs can help improve their treatment and decrease symptoms.
Author: Fred Newman
Publication: The Journal of Employee Assistance (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 1, 2010
Publisher: Employee Assistance Professionals
Volume: 40Issue: 2Page: 9(3)

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1st report of the Surgeon General ever issued on the topic of mental health. Presentsa summary of an extensive review of the scientific literature and of consultations with mental health care providers and consumers. Two books sold as a set. ... Read more

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Tremendous contemporary view of metnal illness
This book, by far, explains chronic mental illness, its causes (as they are known today), treatment approaches, issues of cultural diversity, and policy.It has chapters on adults, children and adolescents, and the elderly.The views are very up to date and so far as I can tell, its the only over view book on mental illness today written in the last 9 years which also includes timeley information the atypical antipsychotics and SSRI's.It also is very strong on the biopsychosocial approach.

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Traditional mental health care settings are inadequate to meet the needs of older adults. Mental health specialists must adapt their expectations and approach to be effective in alternative venues and to diversity their portfolio of practice sites to ensure financial viability. These sites include acute care hospitals, extended care facilities, senior citizen centers, retirement communities, and certified home health agencies. The opportunity to involve a patient=s family is challenged by a patient=s financial barriers, diagnosis, mental status, and the culture of the medical community. A summary of research is presented regarding mental health consultation with older adults involving a health team approach and the family in two settings: acute care hospitals and extended care facilities. Recommendations are offered based on this research to improve the efficacy and efficiency of the mental health consultant (therapist/liaison). ... Read more