Thesis
Recommendation to Meet Mental Health Needs of Clients in Community Health Centers
Washington State University
Master of Nursing (MN), Washington State University
05/2005
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/3742
Abstract
Applying the Neumans System Theory to community health centers, this paper explores internal and external stressors which serve as barriers in community health centers providing comprehensive care. Mental health and substance abuse top the ranks of clinical encounters in community health centers. A literature review and preliminary analysis of a larger study reveal that primary care providers in community health centers find it difficult to meet the mental health needs of their clients. This paper will also demonstrate the impact of unmet mental health needs, such as depression, anxiety, and substance abuse, on primary care providers. Recommendations, in particular, the integration of psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners in community health centers are discussed.
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- Title
- Recommendation to Meet Mental Health Needs of Clients in Community Health Centers
- Creators
- Ramond A. Pienczykowski
- Contributors
- Sheela Choppala-Nestor (Advisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Research Projects, College of Nursing
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Nursing (MN), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; Spokane, Washington
- Identifiers
- 99900591039801842
- Copyright
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us; Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US)
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis