Background A single-item measure of self-rated mental health (SRMH) is being used
increasingly in health research and population health surveys. The item asks respondents to …

Despite the importance of reporting systems to learn about the casual chain and
consequences of patient safety incidents, this is an area that requires of further conceptual …

Background: Previous studies have found that transgender, lesbian, and bisexual people
report poorer mental health relative to heterosexuals. However, available research provides …

Despite its high prevalence and negative consequences, depression is often
underdiagnosed. We aimed to estimate the prevalence and sociodemographic and health …

Background This study ascertained gender-specific determinants of outpatient mental health
(MH) service use for depression to highlight any gender disparities in barriers to care and …

Objectives: Especially older adults underutilize professional mental health services.
However, little is known about the factors associated with older adults' attitudes towards …

OBJECTIVE: Life stressors and family socioeconomic position have often been associated
with mental health status. The aim of the present study is to contribute to the understanding …

Objectives While mental health services provided by general practitioners and psychiatrists
can be billed to public health insurance programs in Canada, services provided by …

In managing treatment for persons with mental illness, the primary care physician (PCP)
needs to communicate with mental health (MH) professionals in various settings over time to …

Background The study aim was to analyse how mental health services are used in different
parts of the Kainuu region in Finland and whether travel time to primary health care services …