[The impact of the recent financial crisis on the users' profile of a community mental health unit].

[The impact of the recent financial crisis on the users' profile of a community mental health unit]. Psychiatriki. 2019 Apr-Jun;30(2):97-107 Authors: Pikouli Κ, Konstantakopoulos G, Kalampaka Spilioti P, Fytrolaki E, Ploumpidis D, Economou M Abstract During previous financial crises as well as the recent global financial crisis, a strong impact of the crisis on the population mental health in many countries has been observed. Similarly, in Greece, a series of epidemiological studies pointed out the consequences of the economic crisis on the population mental health. However, there is limited data available, both in Greece and worldwide, regarding the impact of the economic crisis from the perspective of mental health services. The goal of the present study was to examine possible changes on the community mental health during the first years of the Greek financial crisis, as they are reflected on the operation of a community mental health unit with a specific catchment area within Athens (Byron and Kessariani). The demographic, social and clinical characteristics of adult users who were admitted for the first time at ByronKessariani Mental Health Community Center during the years 2008-2013 were analysed. The impact of the financial crisis on the workload of the center was also assessed during the same period. The sample of the study consisted of 1865 adult users and the data was collected with the use of an ad hoc structured question...
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