Programs and tools to improve the quality of mental health services /

This report focuses on AHRQ-funded research that has led to the development of programs, methods, and tools for evaluating and improving the quality of mental health services and improving the education of mental health professionals. AHRQ-funded research covers areas such as: depression (the Partne...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Kass-Bartelmes, Barbara L.
Corporate Author:	United States. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Format:	Government Document eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Rockville, Md. : Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, [2004]
Series:	Research in action (United States. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) ; issue #16. AHRQ publication ; no. 04-0061.
Subjects:	Mental Health Services > organization & administration > United States. Education, Professional > United States. Mental Disorders > therapy > United States. Program Evaluation > United States. Quality Assurance, Health Care > United States. Mental health services > United States. Quality assurance > Medical care > United States.
Online Access:	http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/menttoolria/menttoolria.htm https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS92023

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Summary:	This report focuses on AHRQ-funded research that has led to the development of programs, methods, and tools for evaluating and improving the quality of mental health services and improving the education of mental health professionals. AHRQ-funded research covers areas such as: depression (the Partners In Care program increases treatment for depression and improves outcomes) ; schizophrenia (two toolkits were developed to improve treatment for schizophrenia) ; adolescents at risk (new tools can be used to screen adolescents at risk for suicide and to evaluate school mental health programs) ; quality assessment (tools have been developed that promote quality improvement programs at managed behavioral health care organizations) ; and professional education (researchers have identified solutions that can improve education and training for mental health care professionals).
Item Description:	Title from PDF caption (viewed Feb. 3, 2005). "July 2004." Title from PDF caption (viewed Mar. 12, 2008). Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	11 pages : digital, PDF file.
Format:	Mode of access: Internet.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.