Preconsult interactive computer-assisted client assessment survey for common mental disorders in a community health centre: a randomized controlled trial

F Ahmad, W Lou, Y Shakya, L Ginsburg… - … Open Access Journal, 2017 - cmajopen.ca
Background: Access disparities for mental health care exist for vulnerable ethnocultural and
immigrant groups. Community health centres that serve these groups could be supported …

[HTML][HTML] Computer-assisted client assessment survey for mental health: patient and health provider perspectives

M Ferrari, F Ahmad, Y Shakya, C Ledwos… - BMC Health Services …, 2016 - Springer
Background The worldwide rise in common mental disorders (CMDs) is posing challenges
in the provision of and access to care, particularly for immigrant, refugee and racialized …

Interactive mental health assessments for Chinese Canadians: A pilot randomized controlled trial in nurse practitioner‐led primary care clinic

F Ahmad, J Wang, B Wong… - Asia‐Pacific Psychiatry, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Mental health conditions like depression and anxiety are on the rise, but access
to care remains a challenge. Immigrants and racialized communities including Chinese …

Burden of common mental disorders in a community health centre sample

F Ahmad, Y Shakya, L Ginsburg, W Lou, PT Ng… - Canadian Family …, 2016 - cfp.ca
Objective To examine the rates of common mental disorders (CMDs) such as depression,
anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and alcohol use in an urban community …

Patients' mental health journeys: a qualitative case study with interactive computer-assisted client assessment survey (iCASS)

M Ferrari, Y Shakya, C Ledwos, K McKenzie… - Journal of immigrant and …, 2018 - Springer
Despite growing concerns about common mental disorders (CMDs), challenges persist in
accessing timely and appropriate care, especially for immigrant, refugee, racialized and low …

Effects of electronic psychiatric consultations on primary care provider perceptions of mental health care: survey results from a randomized evaluation

E Golberstein, S Kolvenbach, H Carruthers, B Druss… - Healthcare, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Primary care is the main point-of-entry for identifying and treating mental health
problems. This research examines the effect of a new model of supporting primary care …

Online screening and feedback to increase help-seeking for mental health problems: population-based randomised controlled trial

PJ Batterham, AL Calear, M Sunderland… - BJPsych Open, 2016 - cambridge.org
BackgroundCommunity-based screening for mental health problems may increase service
use through feedback to individuals about their severity of symptoms and provision of …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of an electronic consultation service in psychiatry for primary care providers

D Archibald, J Stratton, C Liddy, RE Grant, D Green… - BMC psychiatry, 2018 - Springer
Background This study explores the effectiveness of an electronic consultation (eConsult)
service between primary care providers and psychiatry, and the types and content of the …

[HTML][HTML] A clinical trial comparing interviewer and computer-assisted assessment among clients with severe mental illness

G Wolford, SD Rosenberg, HJ Rosenberg… - Psychiatric …, 2008 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Objective: Demographic, behavioral, and diagnostic information should routinely be
collected from clients with severe mental illness, and data gathering should employ the most …

Training community-based primary care physicians in the screening and management of mental health disorders among Latino primary care patients

SR Patel, M Gorritz, M Olfson, MA Bell… - General hospital …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective To evaluate a quality improvement intervention to improve the screening and
management (eg, referral to psychiatric care) of common mental disorders in small …