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A framework for evidence‐based mental health care and policy
Author(s) -
SalvadorCarulla L.,
Haro J. M.,
AyusoMateos J. L.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2006.00914.x
Subject(s) - mental health , health care , bridging (networking) , health policy , psychology , hrhis , mental health care , nursing , public relations , public health , medicine , political science , computer science , psychiatry , law , computer network
Objective: Care planning integrates a growing number of disciplines, research fields and analysis techniques. A framework of the main areas of interest with regard to evidence‐based health care in mental health is provided here. Method: The framework is based on the experience of working with data analysts and health and social decision makers at the PSICOST/RIRAG network, a Spanish research association which includes psychiatrists, health economists and health policy experts, as well as on a review of the literature. Results: Three main areas have been identified and described here: outcomes management, knowledge discovery from data, and decision support systems. Their use in mental health care is reviewed. Conclusion: It is important to promote bridging strategies among these new fields in order to enhance communication and information transfer between the different parts involved in mental health decision making: i) clinicians and epidemiologists, ii) data analysts, iii) care policy makers and other end‐users.