Professional paper
IMPROVEMENT OF NON-INSTITUTIONAL TREATMENT AND CARE FOR WOMEN WITH POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION
ELIZABETA RADONIĆ
; Zagreb West Health Center, Mental Health Center, Zagreb, Croatia
MIROSLAV HANŽEVAČKI
; Zagreb West Health Center, Zagreb, Croatia
SILVANA JELAVIĆ
; Sveti Ivan Psychiatric Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia
IRENEJA JURKOVIĆ
; Zagreb West Health Center, Mental Health Center, Zagreb, Croatia
HRVOJE MALEKOVIĆ
; Zagreb West Health Center, Zagreb, Croatia
ERNESTINA NOVY RADONIĆ
; Zagreb West Health Center, Mental Health Center, Zagreb, Croatia
BOŽENA VRABEC
; Zagreb West Health Center, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
The aim is to present implementation and results of the project intended to increase primary health care worker (family doctors and visiting nurses) competencies related to mental health. The expected outcome of the project was twofold, i.e. an increased number of referrals of women suffering from postpartum depression to medical care facilities and better accessibility of appropriate services (user-friendly provision of intensive treatment in primary care setting). Obligatory health insurance in Croatia covers services of visiting nurses for women during the fi rst month after childbirth. We considered this to be a comprehensive, low cost and sustainable way of approaching omen who might have mood disorders. Subjects and Methods: Visiting nurses were additionally trained and supervised during the project. The number of referred patients, specifi city of the referral method, clinical global improvement and client satisfaction were recorded. Statistical significance was determined with
Keywords
postpartum depression; community mental health
Hrčak ID:
199542
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Publication date:
20.4.2018.
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