We provided information on the epidemiology and economic impact of mental health disorders, the availability of mental health services, enabling policies, human resources, financing, and the infrastructure for mental health service delivery in South Africa. We detail the high lifetime prevalence rates ...
As the COVID-19 pandemic progressed, concerns around its impact on mental health and psychosocial well-being became a reality. For example, in north-western Syria, between April and May 2020, double the amount of people received consultations for their mental health in comparison with the same ...
However, mental healthcare and HIV services need to be integrated further. There is also a need to develop and pilot-test appropriate materials and models for the delivery of mental healthcare within the parameters of affordability, acceptability and availability further, and to advocate the ...
The barriers impacting on quality follow-up and follow-through care were related to inadequate service provision associated with the availability of resources (human, time, infrastructure); practice system support as well as the attitudes of the mental health care user and the family. Despite ...
The service target approach is pegged at the WHO world average for number of psychiatrists per 100,000 illustrated in Fig. 3. The utilization-based approach considers a hypothetical availability of 30 psychiatrists per 100,000 and considers 3% prevalence for severe mental illness and 12% for ...
Most research pertaining to mental health in Africa has focused on South Africa [22,23,24]. Expanding the search to include all countries in Africa could help paint a more accurate picture of mental health needs in an understudied context. While most previous studies focused on an adult ...
This study aimed to adapt mental health first aid guidelines to support individuals with or at risk of developing eating disorders in Iran. This adaptation seeks to enhance the support available for the Iranian population dealing with these disorders. We
The identified guidelines were then evaluated against specific criteria, including complete accessibility of content, availability in English, focus on community education, relevance to the topic, and publication date within the last ten years. These criteria were selected to ensure the guideline's up...
There are currently major efforts underway in Ghana to address stigma and discrimination, and promote the human rights of those with mental health conditions, within mental health services and the community, working with the World Health Organization’s QualityRights initiative. The present study aims...
community; global health; low- and middle-income countries; mental disorders; meta-review; paraprofessionals; psychological treatments Graphical Abstract1. Introduction The incidence, prevalence, and prognosis of mental disorders is strongly linked to community-level factors [1]. The availability and ...