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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">Consortium PSYCHIATRICUM</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">Consortium PSYCHIATRICUM</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Consortium PSYCHIATRICUM</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">2712-7672</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2713-2919</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">Eco-Vector</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">141</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.17816/CP141</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>SPECIAL ARTICLE</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>СПЕЦИАЛЬНАЯ СТАТЬЯ</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">Community-Based Mental Health Services in Azerbaijan: a Course Toward Development</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Развитие внебольничной психиатрической службы Азербайджана</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9850-8977</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="scopus">24401125900</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="researcherid">S-2177-2019</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Ismayilov</surname><given-names>Fuad Nadir</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Исмаилов</surname><given-names>Фуад</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="AZ">Azerbaijan</country></address><bio xml:lang="en"><p>MD, DSc, Director; Professor</p></bio><email>fuadismayilov@psychiatry.az</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Azerbaijan Medical University</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Азербайджанский медицинский университет</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2022-01-15" publication-format="electronic"><day>15</day><month>01</month><year>2022</year></pub-date><volume>3</volume><issue>1</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en"/><issue-title xml:lang="ru"/><fpage>106</fpage><lpage>112</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2022-01-17"><day>17</day><month>01</month><year>2022</year></date><date date-type="accepted" iso-8601-date="2022-02-07"><day>07</day><month>02</month><year>2022</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2022, Ismayilov F.N.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2022, Исмаилов Ф.</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2022</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Ismayilov F.N.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Исмаилов Ф.</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://consortium-psy.com/jour/article/view/141">https://consortium-psy.com/jour/article/view/141</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p>Community mental health care in Azerbaijan was established in 2011 in the line with the country’s mental health reform. The main directions of the reform, as described in the National Mental Health Strategy, were deinstitutionalization, improving quality of care, integration of mental health into primary healthcare, and implementation of modern community-based services. Over the last decade, the number of beds in psychiatric hospitals has significantly decreased, and many psychiatrists and psychiatric nurses have been transferred to primary care facilities. At the same time, programs focusing on comprehensive care have been implemented in different regions of the country.</p> <p>Community mental health services currently employ various kinds of mental health professional including psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, social workers, occupational therapists, and nurses to ensure a multidisciplinary approach to care provision. Team-based care may focus on crisis resolution, psychosocial rehabilitation, case management, family support, and early intervention for psychosis.</p> <p>Among the barriers preventing development of community mental health services, one should note, in particular, stigma belittling the priority of mental healthcare, uncertainty in distribution of authority between the Ministry of Health and the State Agency for Mandatory Health Insurance, and a general scarcity of human resources, especially in the rural regions. Nevertheless, the mental health care in Azerbaijan is continuing its transition from an institutional model to community-based services.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p>Внебольничная служба психического здоровья Азербайджана была созданы в 2011 г. в рамках реформы системы здравоохранения в области психиатрии. Основными целями реформы, как они описаны в Национальной Стратегии по психическому здоровью, являлись деинститулизация, повышение качества помощи, интеграция психиатрии в систему первичного звена здравоохранения и внедрение современных внебольничных форм помощи. За последнее десятилетие было значительно сокращено число коек в психиатрических больницах и многие врачи-психиатры и психиатрические медсестры были переведены в учреждения первичного звена здравоохранения. Одновременно в различных регионах страны стали внедряться программы комплексной помощи для взрослых и детей.</p> <p>На сегодняшний день внебольничные службы психического здоровья задействуют различных специалистов, включая психиатров, клинических психологов, социальных работников, специалистов по реабилитации и медсестер для реализации мультидисциплинарного командного подхода в оказании помощи. Работа команд может быть направлена на разрешение кризиса, психосоциальную реабилитацию, индивидуальное сопровождение, семейную поддержку или раннее вмешательство при психозах.</p> <p>Среди факторов, препятствующих развитию внебольничных услуг, следует отметить стигму, принижающую значение психиатрической помощи, неопределенность в распределении полномочий между Министерством Здравоохранения и Государственным Агентством Обязательного Медицинского Страхования, а также дефицит кадров, особенно в регионах страны. Несмотря на это, психиатрическая служба в Азербайджане продолжает свой переход от институциональной модели к предоставлению внебольничной помощи.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>community care</kwd><kwd>mental health services</kwd><kwd>mental health reform</kwd><kwd>Azerbaijan</kwd><kwd>multidisciplinary approach</kwd><kwd>psychosocial interventions</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>внебольничная помощь</kwd><kwd>услуги в области психического здоровья</kwd><kwd>психиатрическая реформа</kwd><kwd>Азербайджан</kwd><kwd>мультидисциплинарный подход</kwd><kwd>психосоциальные вмешательства</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group/></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><mixed-citation>World Bank [Internet]. World Development Indicators (2020). GDP per capita (current US$) — Azerbaijan [cited 2022 Feb 04]. 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