Health Care : Current Reviews

How long will we ignore mental health? A need to train front line health professionals in mental health

3^rd Indo-Global Summit & Expo on Healthcare

October 05-07, 2015 New Delhi, India

Vimal Kumar Sharma

University of Chester, UK

Posters-Accepted Abstracts: Health Care: Current Reviews

Abstract:

Mental health morbidity is one of the leading causes of disability in the world. Despite the high disability associated with mental illnesses, they remain under-treated in both low to high income countries. The close interactive connection between physical and mental illness has been known for many years. One in four consultations with family doctor has significant mental health problems. A substantial proportion of patients admitted to general hospital wards suffer from either primary or co-morbid mental illness. Health professionals in general often fail to recognize mental illnesses due to their attitudes towards mental illness, their knowledge, training and experience of dealing with mental disorders, especially when they coexist with physical conditions. It recommended that clinicians need to manage both mental and physical conditions giving them equal priority if they are to manage co-morbidity and reduce disability. Enhancing awareness and providing training and clinical tools to medical practitioners in the detection, assessment and treatment of mental illness has the potential to improve the management of these patients. A training package based on 15 minutes computerized clinical aid such as the Global Mental Health Assessment Tool (GMHAT/PC) could help provide accurate diagnosis and treatment of associated mental disorders in these patients. Such training has been successfully been provided in UK, India, Africa and Latin America.

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Email: v.sharma@chester.ac.uk