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What is the role of the national program management committee in the context of mental health in the Philippines?
What is the role of the national program management committee in the context of mental health in the Philippines?
Who are typically part of the national program management committee for mental health in the Philippines?
Who are typically part of the national program management committee for mental health in the Philippines?
What is one aspect of the role of the Director of the National Center for Mental Health in the Philippines?
What is one aspect of the role of the Director of the National Center for Mental Health in the Philippines?
In the global context of mental health, what role does the national program management committee play?
In the global context of mental health, what role does the national program management committee play?
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What are warning signs of restlessness mentioned in the text?
What are warning signs of restlessness mentioned in the text?
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What percentage of community-based inpatient psychiatric units and residential facilities in the Philippines had a review of human rights protection according to the text?
What percentage of community-based inpatient psychiatric units and residential facilities in the Philippines had a review of human rights protection according to the text?
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How is the provision of mental health services described in the text?
How is the provision of mental health services described in the text?
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How often do one of the two mental hospitals claim to have conducted training, meetings, or sessions on human rights protection for patients?
How often do one of the two mental hospitals claim to have conducted training, meetings, or sessions on human rights protection for patients?
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Which agency in the Philippines is acknowledged as the national lead agency for health?
Which agency in the Philippines is acknowledged as the national lead agency for health?
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What does the National Objectives for Health (NOH) aim to reduce related to mental health disorders?
What does the National Objectives for Health (NOH) aim to reduce related to mental health disorders?
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Why does the Department of Health (DOH) face challenges in attaining its objectives for mental health?
Why does the Department of Health (DOH) face challenges in attaining its objectives for mental health?
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Which organization called for timely global action to address the crisis in mental health?
Which organization called for timely global action to address the crisis in mental health?
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What percentage of health care expenditures by the government health department are allocated towards mental health?
What percentage of health care expenditures by the government health department are allocated towards mental health?
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Which type of medications alter brain chemistry to help reduce psychotic symptoms like hallucinations and delusions?
Which type of medications alter brain chemistry to help reduce psychotic symptoms like hallucinations and delusions?
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What percentage of total mental health expenditures are spent on the operation, maintenance, and salaries of personnel in mental hospitals?
What percentage of total mental health expenditures are spent on the operation, maintenance, and salaries of personnel in mental hospitals?
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For individuals who pay out of pocket, what percentage of the minimum daily wage is the cost of antipsychotic medication?
For individuals who pay out of pocket, what percentage of the minimum daily wage is the cost of antipsychotic medication?
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What is the approximate daily cost of antidepressant medication for individuals who pay out of pocket?
What is the approximate daily cost of antidepressant medication for individuals who pay out of pocket?
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What percentage of the population in the Philippines has free access to essential psychotropic medicines?
What percentage of the population in the Philippines has free access to essential psychotropic medicines?
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Study Notes
National Program Management Committee
- Acts as the main authority for implementing priority targets and strategies aligned with health systems goals to improve the country's health status.
- Comprises mental health advocates, experts, and representatives from government agencies, academe, consumer groups, and professional organizations.
Status of Mental Health in the Philippines
- In 2005, the mental health plans were revised to be consistent with the National Objectives for Health (NOH) 2005-2010.
- Only one out of two mental hospitals had a review/inspection of human rights protection of patients in the year of assessment.
- 9% of community-based inpatient psychiatric units and residential facilities had a review of human rights protection.
Financing of Mental Health Services
- 5% of healthcare expenditures by the government health department are directed towards mental health.
- 95% of mental health expenditures go towards operation, maintenance, and salary of mental hospital personnel.
- The cost of antipsychotic medication is 0.46% of the minimum daily wage, and antidepressant medication is 11.14% of the minimum daily wage.
- The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation recently covered mental illness, but only for patients with severe mental disorders and short-duration confinement.
Definitions and Status of Mental Health and Mental Illness
- Antipsychotic medications alter brain chemistry to reduce psychotic symptoms.
- Antidepressant medications treat depression and related disorders.
- Warning signs of restlessness include increasing reports of suicide and substance abuse.
- Decline in socio-economic conditions contributes to mental-ill health, disorders, and disabilities.
- Mental health services in the country are often illness-oriented, instituted-based, fragmented, inadequate, inequitable, inaccessible, and neglected.
Department of Health Objectives
- Reduce morbidity, mortality, disability, and complications from mental disorders.
- Promote healthy lifestyles through mental health promotion and stress reduction.
- Constraints in attaining these objectives include limited government resources and competing health objectives.
- The Department of Health is pursuing concomitant reforms in hospitals, public health, local health systems, and regulation as part of the Health Sector Reform Agenda.
World Health Organization (WHO) Call to Action
- The WHO has called for timely global action to address the crisis in mental health.
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Learn about the roles and composition of the National Program Management Committee in mental health, which oversees the implementation of priority targets and strategies to improve the health status in the country.
