Examples of quotes | Codes | Theme |
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The other thing is the fact that I can’t address [the problems] in five, ten, fifteen minutes, because first of all you have to create a climate of confidence. Because if you’ve got a patient here, you’ve got another one waiting back there and sometimes you make the mistake of rushing.” | ● Lack of time | Barriers to help young people |
● Lack of training/knowledge | ||
● Lack of skills to detect problems ● Building trust takes time | ||
● Stressing to keep schedule | ||
“The number of patients per doctor is quite large. I’m sure that if we had a little more time, problems could be addressed… I believe that we need more staff trained in mental health… sometimes the authorities believe that health problems are only physical, and mental health is put a little behind and it shouldn’t be like that because in this country… with so many problems that we have….for example just in two of the big PHCs there is only one psychologist and no psychiatrist. I’m not saying that doctors can’t do it - on the contrary - I think that doctors should always be educated and trained in mental health problems.” | ● Lack of time | Barriers to help young people |
● More human resources | ||
● Mental health is not a priority | ||
● Not given the real importance | ||
● Lack of training | ||
● Frustration | ||
● More training in MH | ||
● Looking to improve their skills | ||
● Open attitude to learn | ||
“…sometimes it becomes very difficult to meet here. We do not have adequate space, we don’t have the privacy that patients need to highlight the problems they have, and I think that is why people do not give us all the information. | ● Lack of privacy | Barriers to help young people |
● Lack of time | ||
● Lack of skills | ||
● “Hot potato” | ||
● Caring for the patients | ||
● Inadequate conditions | ||
● Referring to others | ||
But even with all those limitations, I’m trying to do my best, so I listen to their problems and then refer them to the psychologist because it requires more time… to try to solve the family problems they have. We can’t do it here, so it’s better to refer to the psychologist and the psychologist can give them more time and they can solve it.” |