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The contribution of a mobile mental health unit to the promotion of primary mental health in rural areas in Greece: A 2-year follow-up

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

V. Peritogiannis ,
C. Mantas ,
D. Alexiou ,
V. Fotopoulou ,
V. Mouka  and
T. Hyphantis
V. Peritogiannis
Affiliation:
Mobile Mental Health Unit of the Prefectures of Ioannina and Thesprotia, Society for the Promotion of Mental Health in Epirus, 38 G.-Papandreou street, Ioannina45444, Greece Department of Psychiatry, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Ioannina45110, Greece
C. Mantas
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Ioannina45110, Greece
D. Alexiou
Affiliation:
Mobile Mental Health Unit of the Prefectures of Ioannina and Thesprotia, Society for the Promotion of Mental Health in Epirus, 38 G.-Papandreou street, Ioannina45444, Greece
V. Fotopoulou
Affiliation:
Mobile Mental Health Unit of the Prefectures of Ioannina and Thesprotia, Society for the Promotion of Mental Health in Epirus, 38 G.-Papandreou street, Ioannina45444, Greece
V. Mouka
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Ioannina45110, Greece
T. Hyphantis*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Ioannina45110, Greece
*
⁎Corresponding author. Tel.: +3026510 07322; fax: +302651007054. E-mail address: tyfantis@cc.uoi.gr
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Abstract

During the 2 years of the mobile mental-health unit's operation in Northwestern Greece, the referrals increased rapidly with 29.4% of patients never having received mental-health care before, while hospitalizations and relapses reduced significantly, indicating that community-oriented programs can contribute greatly to successfully addressing the needs of patients in remote rural areas.

Keywords

Mobile mental health unitRemote rural areaPsychiatric servicesMental health networkCollaborative care
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Short communication
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 26 , Issue 7 , October 2011 , pp. 425 - 427
Copyright
Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2010

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