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Review
. 2020 Sep;33(5):491-500.
doi: 10.1097/YCO.0000000000000629.

Community mental healthcare: new developments and innovative strategies

Stojan Bajraktarov  1 , Gjorgji Kalpak  1 , Nikolina Jovanovic  2
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Review

Community mental healthcare: new developments and innovative strategies

Stojan Bajraktarov et al. Curr Opin Psychiatry. 2020 Sep.

Abstract

Purpose of review: The aim of this scoping review was to identify and map the available evidence on recent innovations in community mental healthcare across the globe.

Recent findings: This review highlights the different innovative approaches and strategies being currently used in the field of community mental health. Key approaches found in the reviewed studies include collaborative care with the inclusion of peer workers, growing use of e-health and telepsychiatry, improved reforms on national mental health policies and de-institutionalization, modification of outreach models and mental health promotion in the community. The studies reviewed here suggest that continued innovation and implementation of new models and strategies have the potential to reduce the burden of disease and increase the quality of life for patients with mental health issues.

Summary: Growing body of evidence shows that integrative care is the new standard of care for people with mental illnesses, with necessity of continuity of care from emergency department to community mental health services. Social determinants of rehabilitation and recovery, and peers support remain a new main topic of research in area of treatment of people with severe mental illnesses. E-health tools are becoming prevalent in the processes of promotion, prevention and treatment in mental healthcare.

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