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The REFINEMENT Glossary of Terms: An International Terminology for Mental Health Systems Assessment

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Comparing mental health systems across countries is difficult because of the lack of an agreed upon terminology covering services and related financing issues. Within the European Union project REFINEMENT, international mental health care experts applied an innovative mixed “top-down” and “bottom-up” approach following a multistep design thinking strategy to compile a glossary on mental health systems, using local services as pilots. The final REFINEMENT glossary consisted of 432 terms related to service provision, service utilisation, quality of care and financing. The aim of this study was to describe the iterative process and methodology of developing this glossary.

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The Refinement Project has been funded by the European Commission Seventh Framework Programme ([FP7/2007–2013] [FP7/2007–2011]) under grant agreement n° 261459. http://www.refinementproject.eu. The members of the Refinement Group are: Florian Endel, Gisela Hagmair, Heinz Katschnig, Sonja Scheffel, Christa Strassmyr, Barbara Weibold (Austria); Tihana Matosevic, David McDaid, A-La Park (England); Taina Ala-Nikkola, Niklas Grönlund, Irja Hemmilä, Jutta Järvelin, Grigori Joffe, Raija Kontio, Maili Malin, Petri Näätänen, Sami Pirkola, Minna Sadeniemi, Eila Sailas, Marjut Vastamäki, Kristian Wahlbeck (Finland); Ane Auraaen, Matthias Brunn, Karine Chevreul, Isabelle Durand-Zaleski, Thomas Lefèvre, Morgane Michel, Amélie Prigent, Marie-Amélie Vinet (France); Francesco Amaddeo, Gaia Cetrano, Valeria Donisi, Laura Grigoletti, Ilaria Montagni, Laura Rabbi, Damiano Salazzari, Federico Tedeschi (Italy); Ovynd Hope, Brigitte Kalseth, Jorid Kalseth, Jon Magnussen (Norway); Lucian Albu, Nona Chiriac, Mugur Ciumageanu, Dan Ghenea, Simona Musat, Cristian Oana, Carmen Pauna, Alexandru Paziuc, Raluca Sfetcu (Romania); Juan M. Cabases, Jordi Cid, Ana Fernandez, Andrea Gabilondo, Carlos García, Juan Luis González-Caballero, Mencía R. Gutiérrez- Colosía, Alvaro Iruin, Esther Jorda, Cristina Molina, Emma Motrico, Carlos Pereira, Bibiana Prat, Jose Alberto Salinas, Luis Salvador-Carulla, Jose Juan Uriarte (Spain). Collaborators and observers from public health agencies: Mental Health Departments of Bizkaia and Gipuzkoa, Pais Vasco (Spain), Institut d’Assistència Sanitària; Girona (Spain). The first author, Ilaria Montagni, acknowledges the Excellence Cluster “Health Determinants in Societies” HEADS of the University of Bordeaux, managed by the ANR, under the “Future Investments” program in the framework of the Bordeaux “Initiatives d’excellence” (IdEx) program, grant number [ANR-10-IDEX- 03-02] for providing funding for her research studies.

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Montagni, I., Salvador-Carulla, L., Mcdaid, D. et al. The REFINEMENT Glossary of Terms: An International Terminology for Mental Health Systems Assessment. Adm Policy Ment Health 45, 342–351 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-017-0826-x

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