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| "One in five British Columbian's will experience some form of mental illness in their lifetime, and we've found that as may as 80% of these individuals will go to their family doctor for assistance." George Abbott, Health Services Minister |
The Practice Support Program's Mental Health module introduces a mental health training program for physicians that will assist them to screen patients with a wide range of mental health conditions. It also provides skills training and resources for treating patients with mild to moderate depression.
The program introduces simple treatment approaches that can be used in billable time - practitioners will enhance their skills and confidence in the screening, diagnosis and treatment of mental health conditions while increasing patient satisfaction and engagment in self-management of mental health concerns.
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Mental Health First Aid Overview
Guide to Finding Mental Health Resources
| Tools to assist clinical practices, regional support teams and clinician champions (e.g. diagnostic screening assessment tools, clinical guidelines and data collection tools) |
| Videos that capture physician, MOA and patient experience or demonstrate assessment, diagnostic and treatment approaches. |
| Stories that describe the changes and results of improvement initiatives. |
| Articles, Publications & Websites Resources to assist clinical practices, regional support teams and clinicial champions. |
Accreditation
This program meets the accreditation criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been accredited for MAINPRO_M1 credits (effective until July 2010).
CARMHA 
"This module is an exciting tool to empower primary care physicians with various assessments, activities, and ideas to communicate with their patient using a patient-centered approach. The primary-care physician is at times the only line of offense for a mental health patient to receive support and help during a time of crisis and need." Johanna Johns, Patient & EducatorVanderhoof, BC
"In a "typical day" most family doctors deal with issues relating to depression/anxiety/insomnia/stress multiple times. The various resources in this program are like a "mental health toolkit" for screening, diagnosing, assessing, and treating these problems.” “Like any new set of tools, it takes a while to become familiar with using them, but so far I have found them to be very user-friendly and adaptable—both in print and on the computer screen.”
Dr. Fiona ManningVictoria, BC