Contemporary Issues in Mental Health Care in sub-Saharan Africa

2018-03-13 Medical

Author : Omigbodun, Olayinka
Release : 2018-03-13
Genre : Medical
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Book Synopsis Contemporary Issues in Mental Health Care in sub-Saharan Africa by : Omigbodun, Olayinka

Download or read book Contemporary Issues in Mental Health Care in sub-Saharan Africa written by Omigbodun, Olayinka. This book was released on 2018-03-13. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seventy percent of the global burden of mental disorders is located in low and middle income countries (LMIC),including sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, in Africa,only 0.62% of the national health budget is allocated to mental health compared to a global median of 2.8% and 5% in Europe. The government is the source of funding in 62%of patients with severe mental disorder in the World Health Organisation (WHO), Africa Region, the lowest of all the WHO regions, and lower compared to a global median of 79%. This is compounded by poor resources, with mental health outpatient facilities in WHO Africa Region being less that 10% of the global median. To address these problems, the WHO launched its Mental Health Action Gap Programme (mhGAP) in 2008, to scale-up mental health services in low and middle income countries (LMIC). The book is directed to all policy makers in sub-Saharan Africa to aid decision making about the urgent need for sustainable and relevant mental health care strategies, and the important areas that need priority. The book should be helpful to local and international researchers in formulating research questions relevant to the African continent and it will be of interest to medical practitioners and students in the region as adjunct to standard text books.

Mental Health Conditions and Services in Selected African Countries

2016 Human services

Author : Marie-Antoinette Sossou
Release : 2016
Genre : Human services
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Download or read book Mental Health Conditions and Services in Selected African Countries written by Marie-Antoinette Sossou. This book was released on 2016. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mental-health conditions and services in most African countries are of great concern. There is a stark distinction of health disparities between urban and rural communities across these countries. There is an unequal divide in the allocation of resources for health related services, and mental health services have become a political decision more than the fair distribution of resources. The situation is even worse in the less developed countries across the various sub-regions. People all over the African continent are increasingly being affected by many common psychological and mental health disorders, as well as illnesses that go untreated for many years. This book is based on the assumption that there is a need to examine the conditions/services of mental health prevailing in different African countries to inform and educate people about the situation, and also to serve as an additional source of knowledge on African mental health issues. Additionally, there is a dearth of literature on mental health services from multiple African countries accessible through one anthology. Also notable is that the social work and human services professions in Africa lack textbooks written by indigenous African educators on pertinent issues affecting the people in the continent. Therefore, this book serves to fill that gap and to contribute to literature concerning Africa. The book examines mental health conditions and services in terms of diagnoses, causes, treatment and psycho-social services provided by some countries in Africa, namely Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Uganda and Zambia. Even though, mental health issues have been written about by some African mental health specialists and experts, the chapters in this book are written mostly by African social work professionals and psychologists, and this is presumably the first of its kind. Each country describes the situations, conditions, resources, stigma/discrimination, traditional beliefs and practices concerning mental health, and also discusses the ways to improve the conditions and services for these populations.

Changing Trends in Mental Health Care and Research in Ghana

2015-04-26 Medical

Author : Ofori-Atta, Angela
Release : 2015-04-26
Genre : Medical
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Download or read book Changing Trends in Mental Health Care and Research in Ghana written by Ofori-Atta, Angela. This book was released on 2015-04-26. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Reader is about the changing trends in mental health care and research in Ghana. The book includes a brief history of Department of Psychiatry at the University of Ghana Medical School and Mental Health Care in Ghana through the eyes of professionals who have lived this history. There is also a revised situation analysis of mental health services and legislation from 2005. These are followed by three main sections on Conceptualization of Mental Illness (depression, religion and illness, autism, substance use disorders and schizophrenia), Mental Health Practice in a teaching hospital setting (referrals to Korle-Bu, how psychiatric illnesses manifest, how people's lives are affected and what skill sets and resources are available for dealing with them) and finally the Department's focus on research includes the Mental Health Information System, Sickle Cell Disease, Medical Ethics, and Liaison Psychiatry. In the concluding paragraph, read about the way forward in mental health care and research.

The Culture of Mental Illness and Psychiatric Practice in Africa

2015-05-01 Psychology

Author : Emmanuel Kwaku Akyeampong
Release : 2015-05-01
Genre : Psychology
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Download or read book The Culture of Mental Illness and Psychiatric Practice in Africa written by Emmanuel Kwaku Akyeampong. This book was released on 2015-05-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In many African countries, mental health issues, including the burden of serious mental illness and trauma, have not been adequately addressed. These essays shed light on the treatment of common and chronic mental disorders, including mental illness and treatment in the current climate of economic and political instability, access to health care, access to medicines, and the impact of HIV-AIDS and other chronic illness on mental health. While problems are rampant and carry real and devastating consequences, this volume promotes an understanding of the African mental health landscape in service of reform.

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