Bernice A Pescosolido, Harold D Green
Who has mental health problems? Comparing individual, social and psychiatric constructions of mental health
Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology
aim project develop deliver evidencebased educational package physical mental health focus clinicians health care workers mental health settings individuals experience mental disorders pharmacotherapy often considered first line treatment however owing adverse drug reactions preexisting physical conditions outcomes clientsservice users may compromised mortality morbidity rates people diagnosed serious mental illness caused physical health conditions compare favourably general population paper reports physical skills project developed collaboration university huddersfield south west yorkshire partnership foundation trust prepost study design five workshops conducted fields intramuscular injections diabetes health improvement oral health wound care total 180 pairs questionnaires assess practitioner student skills knowledge administered participants workshops workshops resulted statistically significant improvement subject skills knowledge scores p 0001 cases questionnaires also elicited participant satisfaction workshops 99 participants reported satisfied satisfied workshops mental health nurses largest group registered practitioners working mental health setting thus need harnessed make positive contribution improvement physical health status service users serious mental illness