In low-income countries like Malawi, essential psychotropic medications are not available, and resources for mental health training and care are largely lacking (Becker & Kleinman, 2013; WHO, 2004). Challenging the negative perception of mental disorders, reducing their prevalence and providing ...
We explore the impacts of Malawi's national unconditional cash transfer program targeting ultra-poor households on youth mental health. Experimental findings show that the program significantly improved mental health outcomes. Among girls in particular, the program reduces indications of depression by about...
Creating evidence-based youth mental health policy in sub-Saharan Africa: a description of the integrated approach to addressing the issue of youth depression in Malawi and Tanzania. Front Psychiatry. 2019;10:542. Article PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Bakare MO, et al. Knowledge about ...
in May 2020, it particularly aims to support non-specialist healthcare workers who find themselves caring for people with mental disorders for the first time. In Malawi, there are three Consultant Psychiatrists for a population of approximately 20 million people. It is clear that we cannot rely ...
Strengthening Mental Health Care in Southern Malawi: Contested meanings and the search for culturally embedded approaches Mental health problems represent a significant burden of disability worldwide and there is mounting attention on how best to develop health care responses ... J Wright 被引量: 0发...
Worldwide, people with mental disorders are detained within the justice system at higher rates than the general population and often suffer human rights abuses. This review sought to understand the state of knowledge on the mental health of people detain
This paper identifies seven points in favour of integrating mental health promotion and general health promotion strategies: mental, physical and social aspects of health are inextricably inter‐linked; mental health is all too easily overlooked in thought and deed; life circumstances affect mental, ...
How district health decision-making is shaped within decentralised contexts: a qualitative research in Malawi, Uganda and Ghana. Glob Public Health. 2021;16(1):120–135. doi:10.1080/17441692.2020.1791213 12. Waiswa P, O'Connell T, Bagenda D, et al. Community and District Empowerment for ...
Income changes probably have a causal effect on the mental health of working-age adults, although certainty in the effect size is low due to heterogeneity and risk of bias. Welfare policy makers wishing to improve public mental health should prioritise lifting individuals out of poverty. Methods ...
Gender roles and relationships in maternal, newborn and child health in Malawi BMC Pregnancy Childbirth, 17 (2017), pp. 1-13 Google Scholar Misri et al., 2000 S. Misri, X. Kostaras, D. Fox, D. Kostaras The impact of partner support in the treatment of postpartum depression Can. J. ...