Mental health framework
February 28, 2013
THE Pharmaceutical Society of
Australia, in partnership with
mental health consumers, carers
and care coordinators, mental
health policy and practice experts
and health professionals, has
released a mental health framework.
The framework articulates the
expertise of pharmacists and the
roles they do and can fulfil as
partners in mental health care; and
is intended to be used as the basis
for exploring future pharmacist
roles as partners in mental health
care.
The framework explains how the
role of pharmacists can be
categorised into: indirect services,
including education, academic
detailing and policy development;
and direct services, such as
medication adherence support,
crisis intervention or medication
review, which are aligned broadly
with four main aims for mental
health care service delivery: health
promotion, supporting early detection
and intervention, minimising
illness, and maximising recovery.
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