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Bookmark or Share- Compromised Confidentiality in the Military Is Harmful | RANDPerhaps most challenging for psychiatrists and other mental health professionals will be Neuhauser's observation that while current regulations severely limit the confidentiality of mental health records—far outstripping conventional civilian limits on confidentiality—military chaplains enjoy essentially absolute confidentiality in their ...
- Ready to Serve - RAND CorporationMost community-based mental health providers are not well prepared to take care of the special needs of military veterans and their families. A national survey found that few providers met criteria for military cultural competency or used evidence-based approaches to treat problems commonly seen among veterans.
- Mental Health Care in Sub-Saharan Africa: Challenges and OpportunitiesLimited access to the necessary drugs is also a complication, according to Atalay Alem, an Ethiopian researcher in psychiatry and principal AFFIRM investigator. He says he also worries about the lag time before primary health care professionals and district health bureaus make mental health care an integral part of health services.
- Gender Biases in Health Care: Listen to Women About Their Own HealthMore and more information, evidence, and personal stories are emerging suggesting women are not being listened to or believed by health care professionals about their symptoms of physical illness. There is ongoing work in the United Kingdom to improve and integrate women's health services, which creates hope for improvements.
- Report Cards for Health Care: Is Anyone Checking Them? | RANDSuch initiatives may include use of the mass media to educate the public, use of continuing professional education to educate health care professionals, and release of the data as part of an educational package aimed at providers to promote quality improvement. Conduct more comprehensive assessments of the impact of public disclosure of ...
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