Effectiveness of Community-Based Psychosocial Services for Individuals with Mental Health Problems in Elbasan city, Albania
Department of Social Work, Faculty of Pedagogy, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", Sofia, Bulgaria.
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2021, 10(01), 279-288
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2021.10.1.0176
Publication history:
Received on 17 March 2021; revised on 20 April 2021; accepted on 22 April 2021
Abstract:
An integrated system of mental health services means a network of services at the regional level, which responds to the needs of the population it covers for inclusive services, with a focus on community services. This category of services includes all those services that focus on the objectives and their functioning have the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of persons with mental disorders, as well as the prevention of these disorders and the promotion of positive mental health.
Psychosocial interventions undoubtedly play an important role in the treatment of individuals with mental health problems in addition to drug treatment.
Therefore, the study includes measuring the satisfaction of individuals with mental health problems and the effectiveness of community services and in particular that of community-based psychosocial interventions [3]. The study aims to determine the level of patient satisfaction of Community Health Centers mental and mainly in the city of Elbasan. For the realization of the study was used the quantitative method combined with the qualitative method. The patients of this center were randomly selected as a sample in the time frame of 3 months. As an instrument in the questionnaire are used open and closed questions.
The results of the study show that patients are generally satisfied with the services provided to them by the center team and there is still room for improvement of these services.
Keywords:
Psychosocial Rehabilitation; Mental Health; Treatment; Intervention; Community Services
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