Community Child Psychiatry: The Example of Mobile Mental Health Units in the NE and Western Cyclades

Pantelidou, Stella; Antonopoulou, Vicky; Πούλιος, Αντώνιος; Soumaki, Jenny; Stylianidis, Stelios

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“…These units provide free mental health services to children, adolescents and adults, are funded by the Ministry of Health and are also supported by the local government and other local agencies. [23][24] It's worth mentioning that in the above islands and before the MMHUs' operation, patients were facing major difficulties in access to mental health services, with adverse consequences on their health condition. 25 Mental care was only delivered at the outpatient units of the Hospital of Syros.…”

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Assessment of the Mobile Mental Health Units' effectiveness in Cyclades islands

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“…The study was conducted in these two islands due to the relatively great number of Albanian immigrants living there and due to the significant number of Albanians being treated for psychosocial difficulties by the only mental health service operating in the area the last 17 years, the Mental Health Mobile Unit of NE Cyclades Islands (EPAPSY-NGO) [27,28]. The Mental Health Mobile Units were established during the psychiatric reform in Greece, in order to offer services in rural areas, where other mental health services are limited, according to the main principles of community psychiatry [27,29,30].…”

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Albanian Migrants in Cyclades: Contact with Mental Health Services and Implications for Practice

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The purpose of this study was to examine the potential differences between Albanian migrants and Greeks in the islands of Paros and Antiparos with regard to seeking help from the local public mental health service, namely the Mobile Mental Health Unit of NE Cyclades Islands (EPAPSY-NGO). The study’s instruments include the Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) and a questionnaire for recording psychosocial profile data and information concerning contact with the services. The results showed that significantly less Albanian migrants contacted the mental health services in the past in comparison to Greeks. When using the service, the Albanians were more likely to see a psychiatrist in the Unit, rather than a psychologist-psychotherapist, and they more often received prescriptions for medication. There was a significantly higher dropout rate among Albanian migrants. This study highlights the different aspects of access and use of mental health services among Albanian migrants compared with native residents. Further research should focus on the factors related to early dropouts and difficulties accessing mental health services in rural areas, in order to develop more focused and effective interventions and improve the quality of care provided.

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“…The island population in Greece in particular has always faced major challenges in accessing mental health care, due primarily to its geographic location and connection with urban centers and also to a preexisting insufficient development of specialized services for children, adolescents, and adults suffering from psychiatric disorders (Stylianidis, Pantelidou, et al, 2016). This shortage of mental health services highlighted the need for the establishment and operation of the Mobile Mental Health Units, providing on-site services in the islands (Pantelidou, Antonopoulou, et al, 2016; Stylianidis, Pantelidou, et al, 2016).…”

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Psychosocial and health characteristics of mental health service users in a Greek rural area before and after the onset of economic crisis.

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Martin-Fernandez³

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Despite existing evidence showing the negative effects of the economic crisis in Greece on the population's mental health and general health status, there are only limited data concerning the country's rural areas. This study explored changes in mental and general health status following the financial crisis of 2009 in service users visiting a special mental health service in a region of the Greek islands. The sample included all adult service users (N = 7,489) who visited the two Mobile Mental Health Units in the North Eastern and Western Cyclades Islands of Greece in the period 2003-2015. All participants were assessed and received a clinical diagnosis from the service's psychiatrist. Changes in the prevalence of mental and physical disorders were studied before and after the onset of financial crisis (2009). Among the service users, no significant differences were found regarding the frequency of psychiatric disorders before and after the crisis. There was a change in the profile of people seeking care, as more men, more unemployed, and younger persons visited the service after the onset of the economic crisis. Additionally, in the first acute phase of the crisis, more people suffering from cardiovascular disease sought care for psychological reasons. Services should leverage the possible protective mechanisms of local communities in rural areas and develop primary prevention and early intervention programs. Public Health Significance StatementThis study characterized the impact of an economic crisis on the mental health of persons living in rural areas of Greece and identifies possible risk and protective factors of psychiatric distress during periods of economic uncertainty.

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Community Child Psychiatry: The Example of Mobile Mental Health Units in the NE and Western Cyclades

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Assessment of the Mobile Mental Health Units' effectiveness in Cyclades islands

Assessment of the Mobile Mental Health Units' effectiveness in Cyclades islands

Albanian Migrants in Cyclades: Contact with Mental Health Services and Implications for Practice

Psychosocial and health characteristics of mental health service users in a Greek rural area before and after the onset of economic crisis.

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