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KMID : 0897520180230020044
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Journal of Korean Association of Social Psychiatry
2018 Volume.23 No. 2 p.44 ~ p.51
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A Study on Mental Health Specialists’ Perceptions about the Integrative Mental Health Service Assessment Tool : Focus Group Interview
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Lim Jeung-Suk
Kim Soung-Nam
Lee Mi-Kyung
Lee Hae-Kook
Park Han-Son
Hyun Jin-Hee
Kim Hye-Soo
Lee Sang-Min
Paik Jong-Woo
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Abstract
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Purpose : A variety of mental health service providers now need an assessment tool to provide service to their patients, as it is required to protect the human rights of people with mental illnesses and change treatment environments with the introduction of the Mental Health Act, which was overhauled in 2016. This study surveyed mental health professionals working in the Community mental health welfare center, about their perceptions about the Korean assessment tool for mentally ill people's treatment needs and placement.
Methods : The participants in this study were five mental health professionals in the Community mental health welfare center, which uses the assessment tool to provide service to people with mental illnesses, and focus group interviews were conducted with these subjects. The interviews were recorded and transcribed, and then a content analysis was performed for this study's investigation.
Results : This study's results demonstrated that mental health specialists, who served in the Community mental health field, perceived 3 categories-tool usability, personal competency and motivation, and maintenance-and 10 sub-categories need to be considered for the use of the assessment tool, which measures mental health service needs.
Conclusion : This study holds significance as it presented the findings that should be considered to develop a Korean mental health service needs assessment tool, and would be used as one of the most important basic references to develop such a tool.
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KEYWORD
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Integrative mental health service assessment tool, Mental health professionals, Focus group interview
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