Global mental health applies the principles of global health to the field of mental health. Over the years, global mental health has advocated the cause of increasing access to mental health care through promoting the prioritization of mental health in g
where over one million are deprived of their liberty on any given day. A rapid situation assessment explored multi-stakeholder perspectives regarding the situation of people with a mental illness in the Malawi prison system. In-depth interviews were conducted with 10 regional professional stakeholders...
Quality of life amongst mozambican refugees in Malawi. A report to the Division of Mental Health (1992) P. Weiss Fagan Worldwide refugees: problems of disruption, fear, and poverty J. De Vries et al. Quality of life in refugees Internat J Ment Health (1994) J. De Vries et al. The as...
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 ...
After selecting the events, concerns, needs, and resilience strategies that fit their situation in The Magical Resilience Forest, the child places them on a personal talk board. This, combined with the resilience cushion, becomes the starting point for a meaningful conversation about how to handle...
Conclusion Addressing mental health-related stigma could influence the decision of disclosure and health-seeking behaviors, which could in turn improve responsiveness of the local health system to the needs of pregnant women with mental health needs, by offering prompt ...
A large proportion of employees may also be compelled to voluntarily resign on mental health grounds with attendant wastage of skilled human resource. With the current challenging economic and human development situation in sub-Sahara Africa, the region can not afford further erosion in her human-...
Attitudes towards mental illness in Malawi: a cross-sectional survey BMC Publ. Health, 12 (1) (2012), p. 541 View in ScopusGoogle Scholar El-Menouar, 2014 Y. El-Menouar The five dimensions of Muslim religiosity. Results of an empirical study Methods, Data, Analyses, 8 (1) (2014), p...
The short-term course of burnout in healthcare workers in low- and middle-income countries has undergone limited evaluation. The aim of this study was to assess the short-term outcome of burnout symptoms in the context of implementation of a new mental health programme in a rural African distr...
Whilst Munya’s mother is still uncertain as to whether his mental illness can be attributed to cannabis, many of his close kin and affines, community members and health providers attribute his “situation” to the use of cannabis. This article therefore seeks to explore the central question: ...