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While the vision for restructuring health care in South Africa is based on a comprehensive primary health care system, care at the primary level remains largely biomedical in orientation. Given this, I argue that whilst adding mental health care to primary level care may increase accessibility of ...
The fifth edition of theIntegrated Maternal and Perinatal Care Guidelines for South Africa, released by the health department in October 2024, now includes a chapter on mental health. Doctors, nurses and midwives will now be able to assess for mental health conditions that may present for the fi...
Health Soc Care CommunityBaron E, Field S, Kafaar Z, Honikman S. Patterns of use of a maternal mental health service in a low-resource antenatal setting in South Africa. Health Soc Care Community. 2014;Baron E, Field S, Kafaar Z, Honikman S. Patterns of use of a maternal mental ...
OBJECTIVES: To identify progress and challenges in mental healthcare in South Africa, as well as future mental health services research priorities. METHOD: A systematic review of mental health services research. Literature searches were conducted in Medline, PsychInfo and Sabinet databases from January ...
2022 Mokgaola et al.Background: Many children and adolescents who need mental health care services in South Africa find it difficult to access these services. The PHC approach is the foremost strategy adopted by the South African government to improve access to health care services in the countr...
Issues of staffing, task shifting or sharing, and formal vs informal health care systems are considered and discussed as possible future approaches to improve rural mental health care in South Africa.KEYWORDS: Rural, mental health, South AfricaAdditional informationFundingNone.Richard...
But in South Africa data on prevalence rates, access to care, and treatment for ADHD is limited. Despite the known efficacy of treatment, access tohealth careand treatment remains limited for manychildrenin the country. This is a problem as untreated ADHD results in substantial costs and has ...
The publication of South Africa's National Mental Health Policy Framework and Strategic Plan 2023–2030 and the proposed National Health Insurance (NHI) make it timely to review that state of mental health services in the country, and to emphasize the importance of prioritising mental health as a...
Implementation of the Mental Health Care Act (2002) at district hospitals in South Africa: Translating principles into practice. 2007, "Challenges faced by South African health services in implementing the Mental Health Care Act. Editorial.", South African Medical Journal, vol. 97,... BURNS,J,...