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After Shared Care: Patients' Symptoms and Functioning 3 to 6 Months Following Care at A Rural Shared Mental Health Care Clinic

Publication: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
29 January 2009

Abstract

The present study evaluates the mental health of participants 3 to 6 months after completing treatment at a shared mental health care clinic. Twenty-five participants completed the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ) and the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Scale version II (WHODAS-II) at entry, exit, and 3 to 6 months following treatment. Results for the PHQ found significant sustained improvement for major depression, other anxiety syndrome, and somatoform disorder. The WHODAS-II scale demonstrated that significant improvement was maintained 3 to 6 months following treatment completion. These findings suggest that patients receiving short-term therapy and psychiatric consultation in a shared care setting may show significant, sustained improvement in mental and physical functioning.

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Dans cette étude, nous avons évalué, de trois à six mois après la fin de leur traitement, l'état de santé mentale d'individus ayant reçu des soins dans une clinique de soins partagés en santé mentale. Au début et à la fin du traitement, puis de trois à six mois après le traitement, 25 participants ont répondu à deux questionnaires: le Questionnaire de santé du patient (Patient Health Questionnaire, PHQ), et l'Échelle pour l'évaluation d'une incapacité psychiatrique de l'Organisation mondiale de la santé (WHODAS), version II. D'une part, selon le PHQ, on note une amélioration significative et durable de l'état de santé des patients ayant souffert de dépression grave, d'un autre syndrome d'anxiété ou d'un trouble somatoforme. Les résultats du WHODAS-II, d'autre part, indiquent que cette amélioration significative s'est maintenue de trois à six mois après la fin du traitement. Ces observations suggèrent que des patients qui suivent des thérapies à court terme et reçoivent des soins psychiatriques dans le cadre de soins partagés en santé mentale montrent des améliorations significatives et durables dans leur fonctionnement sur les plans mental et physique.

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cover image Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Volume 27Number 2September 2008
Pages: 47 - 54

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Version of record online: 29 January 2009

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John Haggarty
Northern Ontario School of Medicine, and Community Mental Health Services, St. Joseph's Care Group, Thunder Bay, Ontario
Rupert Klein
Department of Psychology, Lakehead University Thunder Bay, Ontario
Bob Chaudhuri
Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Thunder Bay
Daniel Boudreau
Fort William Clinic, Thunder Bay, Ontario
Tammy McKinnon
Fort William Clinic, Thunder Bay, Ontario

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