Centre for Mental Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia.
Int J Ment Health Syst. 2014 Mar 21;8(1):10. doi: 10.1186/1752-4458-8-10.
The purpose of this study was to examine the uptake of an Australian primary mental health care program (Access to Allied Psychological Services) by young people aged 12 to 25 years and the characteristics of consumers and the treatments received. Data were sourced from a national web-based minimum dataset.
Between 1 July 2003 and 30 June 2012, 51 716 young consumers received 245 704 sessions via the primary mental health program. Around two thirds were female and the average age was 19 years. The majority had depressive and/or anxiety disorders.Most services were delivered to individuals (including just the young person and/or the young person with one or both parents), in a face-to-face context and free of charge. Cognitive and behavioral strategies were the most common interventions delivered.
The primary mental health care program has been well utilized by people aged 12 to 25 years. Similar programs in other developed countries may improve access to primary mental health care for young people.
本研究旨在考察澳大利亚初级心理健康保健计划(Access to Allied Psychological Services)在 12 至 25 岁年轻人中的采用情况,以及消费者的特征和所接受的治疗。数据来源于全国性的基于网络的最小数据集。
2003 年 7 月 1 日至 2012 年 6 月 30 日期间,共有 51716 名年轻消费者通过初级心理健康计划接受了 245704 次治疗。约三分之二为女性,平均年龄为 19 岁。大多数患有抑郁和/或焦虑障碍。大多数服务是针对个人(包括年轻人和/或年轻人及其父母中的一位或两位)提供的,以面对面的形式提供,并且免费。认知和行为策略是最常见的干预措施。
初级心理健康保健计划得到了 12 至 25 岁人群的广泛应用。其他发达国家的类似计划可能会改善年轻人获得初级心理健康保健的机会。