ABSTRACT
With the research and development project psychenet: the Hamburg Network for Mental Health (2011â-â2015), the Federal Ministry of Education and Research contributes to strengthening healthcare regions in Germany by establishing new transsectoral cooperations and implementing evaluated innovations. More than 300 partners from research, health care, health industry and government in the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg are promoting innovative measures to improve the detection, diagnosis, and treatment for mental disorders. The main objective is to implement integrated healthcare networks based on evidence for effective treatment methods, deriving from high-quality research throughout five indications such as psychosis, depression, somatoform and functional syndromes, anorexia and bulimia and addiction illnesses in adolescence. Those networks are accompanied by additional measures, for example, for improving awareness, information and education for mental health, addressing occupational health or strengthening the participation of patients and their families suffering from mental illness.
Subject(s)
Community Networks/organization & administration , Internet/organization & administration , Mental Disorders/diagnosis , Mental Disorders/therapy , Mental Health Services/organization & administration , National Health Programs/organization & administration , Adult , Child , Cooperative Behavior , Cross-Sectional Studies , Delivery of Health Care, Integrated/organization & administration , Diffusion of Innovation , Germany , Health Plan Implementation/organization & administration , Humans , Interdisciplinary Communication , Mental Disorders/epidemiologyABSTRACT
The Hamburg Network for Mental Health belongs to the healthcare regions in Germany, funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research from 2011 to 2015. More than 330 partners from research, health care, health industry and government are promoting innovative health care models and products to improve mental health care in Hamburg. The main objectives comprise the sustained implementation of the Network itself and of successful health care models and products. The article describes current and future implementation possibilities and the present state of the implementation process.
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Community Networks/organization & administration , Diffusion of Innovation , Health Plan Implementation/organization & administration , Internet/organization & administration , Mental Disorders/diagnosis , Mental Disorders/therapy , Mental Health Services/organization & administration , National Health Programs/organization & administration , Awareness , Cooperative Behavior , Cross-Sectional Studies , Germany , Health Services Research/organization & administration , Humans , Inservice Training , Interdisciplinary Communication , Mental Disorders/epidemiology , Quality Assurance, Health Care/organization & administrationABSTRACT
Evidence shows that poor mental health literacy and stigmatization have negative consequences on mental health. However, studies on interventions to improve both are often heterogenic in methodology and results. The psychenet-campaign in Hamburg was developed and implemented in collaboration with patients and relatives and comprised multidimensional interventions focusing on education and contact to patients. The main goals were the improvement of mental health literacy and destigmatization and the long-term implementation within Hamburg's mental health care system.
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Community Networks/organization & administration , Community Networks/trends , Health Literacy/organization & administration , Health Literacy/trends , Internet/organization & administration , Mental Disorders/diagnosis , Mental Disorders/psychology , Mental Disorders/therapy , National Health Programs , Social Stigma , Urban Population , Awareness , Cross-Sectional Studies , Forecasting , Germany , Health Plan Implementation/organization & administration , Health Plan Implementation/trends , Health Promotion/organization & administration , Health Promotion/trends , Humans , Mental Disorders/epidemiology , Quality Improvement/organization & administration , Quality Improvement/trendsABSTRACT
With the public-funded research and development project psychenet: the Hamburg Network for Mental Health (2011-2014), the Federal Ministry of Education and Research contributes to strengthening healthcare regions in Germany by establishing new trans-sectoral cooperations and implement and evaluate selected innovations. More than 60 partners from research, health care, health industry and government in the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg are promoting innovative measures to improve the treatment for mental disorders. The main objective is to implement integrated healthcare networks based on evidence for effective treatment methods, deriving from high-quality research throughout five indications such as psychosis, depression, somatoform and functional syndromes, anorexia and bulimia and addiction illnesses in adolescence. Those networks are accompanied by additional measures, for example, for improving information and education, addressing occupational health or strengthening the participation of patients and their families suffering from mental illness.
