Evidence-based services in a statewide public mental health system: do the services fit the problems? 2006

Jason Schiffman, and Kimberly D Becker, and Eric L Daleiden
Department of Psychology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA. schiffma@hawaii.edu

This study examined the degree to which a literature review of evidence-based services identified services appropriate for the actual problems of youth involved in intensive public mental health services. The diagnostic profiles and specific intervention targets reported by treatment providers were coded to determine whether a relevant empirically supported treatment was identified in the literature by the Hawaii Evidence-Based Services Committee for each problem. Of the 2,197 youth with diagnostic information available, 721 youth (33%) had a pure diagnosis for which an evidence-based service was identified in the literature, and 1,953 youth (89%) had a primary diagnosis with a relevant evidence-based service. Of the 1,220 youth with treatment target information, 1,094 (90%) had 1 or more problem areas targeted for intervention with an identified evidence-based service; thus, the vast majority of youth receiving intensive public mental services experienced a mental health difficulty for which an evidence-based service was identified through a review of the empirical literature. Nevertheless, many youth had additional problems for which evidence-based services have not yet been identified through research.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D011635 Public Health Administration Management of public health organizations or agencies. Administration, Public Health
D003156 Community Mental Health Services Diagnostic, therapeutic and preventive mental health services provided for individuals in the community. Community Mental Health Service,Mental Health Services, Community,Assertive Community Treatment,Health Services, Community Mental,Services, Community Mental Health,Services, Mental Health Community,Community Treatment, Assertive,Treatment, Assertive Community
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D000297 Psychology, Adolescent Field of psychology involving the study of normal and abnormal behavior of adolescents. It includes mental processes as well as observable responses. Adolescent Psychology
D001523 Mental Disorders Psychiatric illness or diseases manifested by breakdowns in the adaptational process expressed primarily as abnormalities of thought, feeling, and behavior producing either distress or impairment of function. Mental Illness,Psychiatric Diseases,Psychiatric Disorders,Psychiatric Illness,Behavior Disorders,Diagnosis, Psychiatric,Mental Disorders, Severe,Psychiatric Diagnosis,Illness, Mental,Mental Disorder,Mental Disorder, Severe,Mental Illnesses,Psychiatric Disease,Psychiatric Disorder,Psychiatric Illnesses,Severe Mental Disorder,Severe Mental Disorders
D014481 United States A country in NORTH AMERICA between CANADA and MEXICO.
D019317 Evidence-Based Medicine An approach of practicing medicine with the goal to improve and evaluate patient care. It requires the judicious integration of best research evidence with the patient's values to make decisions about medical care. This method is to help physicians make proper diagnosis, devise best testing plan, choose best treatment and methods of disease prevention, as well as develop guidelines for large groups of patients with the same disease. (from JAMA 296 (9), 2006) Medicine, Evidence-Based,Evidence Based Medicine,Medicine, Evidence Based

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