RESUMO
As the mental health role of primary care physicians has been formally recognized in recent years, educational efforts have also been directed toward the development of mental health attitudes, knowledge, and skills. To assess gains in the latter area, recent literature (1974-81) on mental health training for primary care residents was reviewed. Although shifts from the pre-1975 literature in the training objectives, content, teaching methods and setting were observed, further needs were noted. These include more systematic instruction in the diagnosis and management of mental disorder, evaluation of such training and more extensive collaboration among primary care, psychiatric, and behavioral science disciplines in the teaching of mental health content to primary care physicians.
Assuntos
Internato e Residência , Ortopsiquiatria/educação , Médicos de Família/educação , Adulto , Criança , Desenvolvimento Infantil , Aconselhamento/educação , Currículo , Humanos , Transtornos Mentais/diagnóstico , Transtornos Mentais/terapia , Educação de Pacientes como Assunto , Estados UnidosRESUMO
The development of a modern psychiatric service in Jamaica and the role played by PAHO consultants in this development is described. Some fundamental points are raised: -It is essential that a director of mental health services and a senior psychiatric nurse be given senior positions in the Ministry of Health so that the psychiatric services receive due attention and are integrated closely with the other health services. -The local training of psychiatric professionals of all categories is essential for such a service and should be given priority by the Government. -The intelligent use of a large number of briefly trained individuals is the only way to provide psychiatric coverage in a developing country. -PAHO consultants assigned to work in a developing country over an extended period can play a useful role in the introduction of contemporary psychiatric services.
Assuntos
Serviços Comunitários de Saúde Mental , Pessoal Técnico de Saúde/educação , Educação Médica , Educação Médica Continuada , Educação em Enfermagem , Instalações de Saúde , Humanos , Jamaica , Organização e Administração , Ortopsiquiatria/educação , Organização Pan-Americana da Saúde , Psiquiatria/educaçãoRESUMO
The mental health program we are developing at the Yale School of Public Health has as its basic element a broad introduction to the concepts and principles of public health and mental health administration and is rooted in conern for community well-being. It is our belief that this combination of public health - mental health training will produce administrators for mental health, psychiatric and human resource agencies who will be able to design, implement, manage, and evaluate programs that improve mental health and help communities evaluate and structure the human services they need.
