With the increasing prevalence of mental disorders,regional mental health service systems face challenges including uneven resource distribution,inefficient referral pathways,and fragmented information.To address thes...With the increasing prevalence of mental disorders,regional mental health service systems face challenges including uneven resource distribution,inefficient referral pathways,and fragmented information.To address these issues,a platform-based bidirectional referral model centered on a municipal psychiatric specialty hospital was developed and implemented,linking community hospitals and county-level psychiatric departments.A unified regional mental health information platform was used to integrate patient data.Community hospitals conducted preliminary screening,county-level psychiatric departments performed referral assessment,and the municipal psychiatric specialty hospital made centralized evaluation and admission decisions.The implementation results demonstrated standardized screening processes,clearer referral pathways,reduced unnecessary hospitalizations,improved accuracy of patient admission,and enhanced mental health service capacity at the primary care level.This model contributes to optimizing mental health resource allocation and improving the efficiency of tiered mental health services.展开更多
文摘With the increasing prevalence of mental disorders,regional mental health service systems face challenges including uneven resource distribution,inefficient referral pathways,and fragmented information.To address these issues,a platform-based bidirectional referral model centered on a municipal psychiatric specialty hospital was developed and implemented,linking community hospitals and county-level psychiatric departments.A unified regional mental health information platform was used to integrate patient data.Community hospitals conducted preliminary screening,county-level psychiatric departments performed referral assessment,and the municipal psychiatric specialty hospital made centralized evaluation and admission decisions.The implementation results demonstrated standardized screening processes,clearer referral pathways,reduced unnecessary hospitalizations,improved accuracy of patient admission,and enhanced mental health service capacity at the primary care level.This model contributes to optimizing mental health resource allocation and improving the efficiency of tiered mental health services.
