Mental Health: Continuum of Care Term Paper by Nicky
A brief discussion on the barriers to the continuum of care in mental health services.
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Description:
The paper explains continuum of care to be ongoing, fully-informed and integrated health care service provision. The paper then examines the barriers to continuum of care provision in mental health care services. In its conclusion, the paper highlights the need for mental health care to properly utilize the resources available.
Outline:
Introduction
Continuum of Care
Barriers and Challenges
Continuum of Care in Action
Discussion and Conclusion
Outline:
Introduction
Continuum of Care
Barriers and Challenges
Continuum of Care in Action
Discussion and Conclusion
From the Paper:
"The health care delivery component's role in service provision in the area of mental health is a critical contributor to the overall management of health care resources. This is because a 'continuum of care' mental health care environment is characterized by an ongoing and highly informed practice in service provision. Because of the differential treatment regimens, the ever-expanding knowledge in the research of mental health science accompanied by ongoing rapidly developing technologies and pharmaceuticals treatment options, continuum of care in mental health cannot possibly allocate health care resources in an efficient manner. The problem is that there are barriers to continuum of care provision that mental health care service providers often have little to no control over in the life of their patient."Sample of Sources Used:
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Mental Health: Continuum of Care (2010, November 07)
Retrieved June 03, 2023, from https://www.academon.com/term-paper/mental-health-continuum-of-care-145403/
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"Mental Health: Continuum of Care" 07 November 2010.
Web. 03 June. 2023. <https://www.academon.com/term-paper/mental-health-continuum-of-care-145403/>