The researchers studied the prevalence and
treatment of mental illness among patients turning up with physical symptoms at 15 health centres in 14 countries (This Week, 25 March).
Not exact matches
Benjamin Lê Cook, Ph.D., M.P.H.,
of the Harvard Medical School / Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, Mass., and colleagues used nationally representative surveys
of U.S. residents to compare trends in smoking rates between adults with and without
mental illness and across multiple disorders (2004 - 2011 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey [MEPS]-RRB- and compared rates
of smoking cessation
among adults with
mental illness who did and did not receive
mental health
treatment (2009 - 2011 National Survey
of Drug Use and Health [NSDUH]-RRB-.
In recent years, the decline in smoking
among individuals with
mental illness was significantly less than
among those without
mental illness, although the rates
of quitting smoking were greater
among those receiving
mental health
treatment, according to a study in the January 8 issue
of JAMA.
Among the key topics are research on the underlying mechanisms and etiologies
of psychological health and dysfunction; basic and applied work on the diagnosis, assessment,
treatment, and prevention
of mental illness; service delivery; and promotion
of well - being.
Apply
treatment components
of Dialectical Behavior Therapy to improve clinical outcomes
among clients with
mental illness, addiction, and dual diagnosis.