Guided self-help supported by paraprofessional mental health workers: An uncontrolled before-after cohort study

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 9-17

  Farrand, Paul ^a   Confue, Phil ^a   Byng, Richard ^b   Shaw, Steve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acceptability; Effectiveness; Graduate mental health worker; Paraprofessional; Primary care; Self help; Uncontrolled before after cohort study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MALE; MANPOWER; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PATIENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; ANXIETY; COHORT STUDIES; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DEPRESSION; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 57849106418     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: 13652524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2008.00792.x     Document Type: Article

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