Pengpid, Supa Peltzer, Karl
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International Journal of Mental Health Systems
BackgroundThe study aimed to assess the prevalence and associated factors of suicidal behaviour (SB) among adults in Malawi.MethodsData were analysed from 4187 persons aged 18–69 years (median age: 32 years) that took part in the nationally representative cross-sectional “2017 Malawi STEPS survey.”ResultsThe prevalence of ever suicide attempt was 0...
Maddock, Alan Blair, Carolyn Ean, Nil Best, Paul
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International Journal of Mental Health Systems
BackgroundMental health issues and disorders are major public health challenges, particularly in low- and middle-income countries in Southeast Asia, where chronic shortages in mental health services and human resources exist. The development of effective and accessible mental health systems in Southeast Asia will require evidence based psychologica...
Marangu, Elijah Mansouri, Fethi Sands, Natisha Ndetei, David Muriithi, Peterson Wynter, Karen Rawson, Helen
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International Journal of Mental Health Systems
AimTo assess mental health literacy of health workers in primary health care services in Kenya.BackgroundMental illness is common in Kenya, yet there are fewer than 500 specialist mental health workers to serve Kenya’s population of over 50 million. The World Health Organization recommends the integration of mental health care into primary health c...
Hamdani, Syed Usman Huma, Zill-e- Suleman, Nadia Akhtar, Parveen Nazir, Huma Masood, Aqsa Tariq, Mahjabeen Koukab, Ahmareen Salomone, Erica Pacione, Laura
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International Journal of Mental Health Systems
BackgroundGlobally, there is a large documented gap between needs of families and children with developmental disorders and available services. We adapted the World Health Organization’s mental health Gap-Intervention Guidelines (mhGAP-IG) developmental disorders module into a tablet-based android application to train caregivers of children with de...
Suresh, Rahul Karkossa, Zoe Richard, Jérémie Karia, Maharshee
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International Journal of Mental Health Systems
BackgroundUniversity students often experience numerous financial, social and emotional stressors that can affect their mental health. The Peer Support Centre (PSC) is a pilot project that was established to provide peer support to students in these stressful conditions. We wanted to investigate whether peer support is a viable form of support that...
Chau, Leena W. Murphy, Jill Nguyen, Vu Cong Lou, Hayami Khanh, Huyen Thu, Trang Minas, Harry O’Neil, John
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International Journal of Mental Health Systems
BackgroundWhile depression is a leading contributor to burden of disease in Vietnam, there is a critical gap in depression care due to the shortage of mental health specialists and extremely limited mental health services in general health care settings. We have previously reported the effectiveness of a supported self-management (SSM) task-sharing...
Marie, Mohammed SaadAdeen, Sana
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International Journal of Mental Health Systems
AbstractHome demolition is considered a miserable and frequent reality of life for thousands of Palestinian people. Recently, in January 2020, at least 44 structures were demolished by Israeli forces, displacing at least 87 people. Studies have revealed high levels of stress was associated with losing a family home during home demolition, and the s...
Sweileh, Waleed M.
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International Journal of Mental Health Systems
ObjectiveThe current study aimed at investigating the contribution of researchers in the Arab region to the field of mental health and well-being of university students using bibliometric tools.MethodRelevant literature was obtained from the Scopus database for the period from 2001–2020. Examples of keywords used in the query included “college stud...
Vigo, Daniel
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International Journal of Mental Health Systems
Verity, F. Turiho, A. Mutamba, B. B. Cappo, D.
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International Journal of Mental Health Systems
BackgroundIn low-income settings with limited social protection supports, by necessity, families are a key resource for care and support. Paradoxically, the quality of family care for people living with Severe Mental Illness (PLSMI) has been linked to support for recovery, hospital overstay and preventable hospital readmissions. This study explored...
