Current situation in mental health care for children in Russia

Evaluates the child mental health care situation in post-Soviet Russia & suggests principles to guide its improvement. The leftover Soviet system consists of a network of regional in- & outpatient clinics. Its advantages (eg, free cost to users, prevention of homelessness through active supe...

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Published in:European child & adolescent psychiatry 1997-03, Vol.6 (1), p.50-52
Main Authors: Severny, A A, Smirnov, A Y
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Child
Child & adolescent mental health
Children
Collaboration
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Delivery Systems
Female
Humans
Male
Mental disorders
Mental Disorders - diagnosis
Mental Disorders - epidemiology
Mental Disorders - therapy
Mental health
Mental health care
Mental Health Services
Mental Health Services - trends
Patient Care Team - trends
Postcommunist Societies
Prevention
Russia
State Health Plans - trends
Teenagers
United States
USSR - epidemiology
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Summary:Evaluates the child mental health care situation in post-Soviet Russia & suggests principles to guide its improvement. The leftover Soviet system consists of a network of regional in- & outpatient clinics. Its advantages (eg, free cost to users, prevention of homelessness through active supervision) & disadvantages (eg, separation from the educational & social service systems, rigidity) are weighed. It is argued that current governmental & nongovernmental efforts to revamp the system should take a multidisciplinary approach to prevention & rehabilitation that emphasizes availability, equal access, & flexibility. Steps to increase private contributions & the coordination of volunteer & professional efforts are also advocated. 7 References. E. Blackwell
ISSN:1018-8827
1435-165X
DOI:10.1007/BF00573641