Janet Durbin

Summary

Affiliation: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Country: Canada

Publications

  1. ncbi Needs-based planning: evaluation of a level-of-care planning model
    J Durbin
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Health Systems Research and Consulting Unit, 250 College Street, 4th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5T 1R8
    J Behav Health Serv Res 28:67-80. 2001
  2. ncbi Quality of communication between primary health care and mental health care: an examination of referral and discharge letters
    Janet Durbin
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
    J Behav Health Serv Res 39:445-61. 2012
  3. ncbi Is readmission a valid indicator of the quality of inpatient psychiatric care?
    Janet Durbin
    Health Systems Research and Consulting Unit, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto, 33 Russell Street, T310, Toronto, ON, M5S 2S1, Canada
    J Behav Health Serv Res 34:137-50. 2007
  4. ncbi Does systems integration affect continuity of mental health care?
    Janet Durbin
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Adm Policy Ment Health 33:705-17. 2006
  5. ncbi Program structure and continuity of mental health care
    Janet Durbin
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Can J Nurs Res 36:12-37. 2004
  6. ncbi Continuity of care: validation of a new self-report measure for individuals using mental health services
    Janet Durbin
    Health Systems Research and Consulting Unit, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    J Behav Health Serv Res 31:279-96. 2004
  7. ncbi Needs-based planning for persons with schizophrenia residing in board-and-care homes
    Janet Durbin
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Ontario
    Schizophr Bull 30:123-32. 2004
  8. ncbi Who uses consumer-run self-help organizations?
    Paula Goering
    University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
    Am J Orthopsychiatry 76:367-73. 2006
  9. ncbi Gender differences in psychiatric diagnoses among inpatients with and without intellectual disabilities
    Yona Lunsky
    Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Am J Intellect Dev Disabil 114:52-60. 2009
  10. ncbi The association between income source and met need among community mental health service users in ontario, Canada
    Anna Durbin
    Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, 4th Floor, 155 College St, Toronto, ON, Canada
    Community Ment Health J 48:662-72. 2012

Detail Information

Publications18

  1. ncbi Needs-based planning: evaluation of a level-of-care planning model
    J Durbin
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Health Systems Research and Consulting Unit, 250 College Street, 4th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5T 1R8
    J Behav Health Serv Res 28:67-80. 2001
    ..Evidence supports concurrent validity of the planning model, but further work is needed to assess whether recommended levels of care effectively meet consumer needs in the least restrictive setting...
  2. ncbi Quality of communication between primary health care and mental health care: an examination of referral and discharge letters
    Janet Durbin
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
    J Behav Health Serv Res 39:445-61. 2012
    ..Then, methodologies for measuring data quality, including electronically generated performance metrics, can be developed...
  3. ncbi Is readmission a valid indicator of the quality of inpatient psychiatric care?
    Janet Durbin
    Health Systems Research and Consulting Unit, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto, 33 Russell Street, T310, Toronto, ON, M5S 2S1, Canada
    J Behav Health Serv Res 34:137-50. 2007
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  4. ncbi Does systems integration affect continuity of mental health care?
    Janet Durbin
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Adm Policy Ment Health 33:705-17. 2006
    ..Future research should evaluate a wider range of systems integrating mechanisms, using client-based measures that more directly represent continuity of care experiences...
  5. ncbi Program structure and continuity of mental health care
    Janet Durbin
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Can J Nurs Res 36:12-37. 2004
    ..The association between each of the other 7 program features and continuity was not significant. Possible explanations for this finding are explored...
  6. ncbi Continuity of care: validation of a new self-report measure for individuals using mental health services
    Janet Durbin
    Health Systems Research and Consulting Unit, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    J Behav Health Serv Res 31:279-96. 2004
    ..The tool holds promise for system monitoring, but would need refinements to create a shorter, conceptually clearer version. Also, performance among individuals with mild and very severe levels of mental illness needs to be evaluated...
  7. ncbi Needs-based planning for persons with schizophrenia residing in board-and-care homes
    Janet Durbin
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Ontario
    Schizophr Bull 30:123-32. 2004
    ..Despite a common diagnosis, many can function in more independent settings, while others need more treatment and rehabilitation than they are currently provided...
  8. ncbi Who uses consumer-run self-help organizations?
    Paula Goering
    University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
    Am J Orthopsychiatry 76:367-73. 2006
    ..There is little overlap in the use of these modes of service delivery, which suggests that maintaining options within systems of care is critical to ensuring coverage and access for the broader population...
  9. ncbi Gender differences in psychiatric diagnoses among inpatients with and without intellectual disabilities
    Yona Lunsky
    Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Am J Intellect Dev Disabil 114:52-60. 2009
    ..Gender issues should receive greater attention in intellectual disabilities inpatient care...
  10. ncbi The association between income source and met need among community mental health service users in ontario, Canada
    Anna Durbin
    Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, 4th Floor, 155 College St, Toronto, ON, Canada
    Community Ment Health J 48:662-72. 2012
    ..The finding that among users of community mental health services, individuals with public assistance income support are most vulnerable to being severely underserved should be considered by service planners and providers...
  11. ncbi The clinical profile and service needs of hospitalized adults with mental retardation and a psychiatric diagnosis
    Yona Lunsky
    Dual Disorders Program, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 1001 Queen Street West, Unit 4 4, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M6J 1H4
    Psychiatr Serv 57:77-83. 2006
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  12. ncbi Support for the construct validity of the Supports Intensity Scale based on clinician rankings of need
    Jonathan A Weiss
    Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Res Dev Disabil 30:933-41. 2009
    ..These results suggest that the SIS provides valid information regarding the needs of individuals with intellectual disability receiving services...
  13. ncbi Participant perspectives on satisfaction with assertive community treatment
    Cristina Redko
    Health Systems Research and Consulting Unit, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Psychiatr Rehabil J 27:283-6. 2004
    ..Participants particularly used the opportunity of answering open-ended questions to express feelings about their relationships with the team workers...
  14. ncbi System-wide implementation of ACT in Ontario: an ongoing improvement effort
    Lindsey George
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, Mental Health Rehabilitation Services, Brant Assertive Community Treatment Team, Brantford, ON, Canada
    J Behav Health Serv Res 36:309-19. 2009
    ..While these corrective responses are promising, implementation of infrastructure and mechanisms for providing systematic practice feedback is still underdeveloped...
  15. ncbi Assessing the mental health service needs of the homeless: a level-of-care approach
    Vicky Stergiopoulos
    Inner City Health Associates, Centre for Research on Inner City Health, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St Michael s Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
    J Health Care Poor Underserved 21:1031-45. 2010
    ..A level-of-care needs assessment was undertaken at Ontario's largest shelter to establish homeless clients' mental health service needs and identify service gaps...
  16. ncbi Medical clearance in the psychiatric emergency setting: a call for more standardization
    Tanya Pinto
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
    Healthc Q 13:77-82. 2010
    ..To improve standardization, a physical examination form is proposed that is user friendly and based on a review of current literature...
  17. ncbi Mental health program monitoring: towards simplifying a complex task
    Janet Durbin
    Health Systems Research and Consulting Unit, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, and Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Ontario
    Psychiatr Rehabil J 26:249-61. 2003
    ..These can provide a core of information, to which measurement of more in-depth issues can be added to address specific concerns...
  18. ncbi Patient and contextual factors related to the decision to hospitalize patients from emergency psychiatric services
    Lindsey George
    Hamilton Assertive Community Treatment Team, St George s Healthcare, 401 370 Main Street East, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8N 1J6
    Psychiatr Serv 53:1586-91. 2002
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