Model of Development of Mental Health Care System for Chiang Mai University Students
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Objectives: To develop an effective mental health care system for university students, taking into account the needs of clients and health care providers.
Methods: The action research study based on the concept of Kemmis and McTaggart was applied. It consisted of a four-step method: planning stage, acting stage, observing stage and reflection stage. This research was conducted at Chiang Mai University from January to December 2020. The sample group of 55 participants consisted of 8 participants who are administrators with multidisciplinary team, 39 student development affairs staffs from all faculties, and 8 undergraduate students who had visited the psychiatry outpatient department. Research instruments included SWOT analysis, the training, and the structured questionnaire for the focus group and in-depth interview. Content analysis was used for the qualitative data, while descriptive statistics were used for the quantitative data.
Results: The model for developing a mental health care system for university students was developed through action research with the participation of clients and health care providers. The development of mental health care system should include:a guideline for strengthening the relationships with students to promote collaboration, counselling, referral according to the severity of the symptoms, and coordinating with parents. The problems found in this study Include loss of follow-up due to discontinuation of treatment, a teaching system that does not facilitate the student to receive the services, staff’s workload, hospital service system, and a lack of awareness of the illness in the students themselves.
Conclusion: The participatory method leads to an effective and feasible mental health care system development. This system can provide mental health care for students with efficiency and continuity. In addition, it may help reduce the severity of the mental disorders.
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บทความหลังผ่านการปรับแก้จากกองบรรณาธิการแล้ว เป็นลิขสิทธ์ของวารสารจิตเวชวิทยาสาร โรงพยาบาลสวนปรุง กรมสุขภาพจิต กระทรวงสาธารณสุข ห้ามเผยแพร่เพื่อประโยชน์ทางการค้าโดยไม่ได้รับอนุญาต แต่อนุญาตให้เผยแพร่บทความดังกล่าวเพื่อประโยชน์ทางการศึกษาแก่ประชาชนทั่วไป ทั้งนี้กองบรรณาธิการไม่จำเป็นต้องเห็นด้วยกับบทความหรือข้อคิดเห็นใดๆ ที่ปรากฏในวารสารสวนปรุง
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