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Stakeholder perspectives of Community Mental Health Forums: a qualitative study in Sierra Leone
Abstract Background Mental health is the leading cause of disability worldwide. In the wake of both a civil war and …
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Prevalence of depression and associated factors among HIV/AIDS patients attending antiretroviral therapy clinic at Dessie referral hospital, South Wollo, Ethiopia
INTRODUCTION: Depression is one of the common mental health disorders and predicted to be the second cause of the global …
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Prevalence and associated factors of depression among Jimma University students. A cross-sectional study
Abstract Background Depression is a common health problem among university students. It is debilitating and has a detrimental impact on …
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Developing a Theory of Change model of service user and caregiver involvement in mental health system strengthening in primary health care in rural Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: The involvement of service users and caregivers is recommended as a strategy to strengthen health systems and scale up …
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Self-stigma and medication adherence among patients with mental illness treated at Jimma University Medical Center, Southwest Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Self-stigma associated with mental illness has remained a global public health issue affecting social interactions, health care, productivity and …
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WHO Mental Health Gap Action Programme Intervention Guide (mhGAP-IG): the first pre-service training study
BACKGROUND: Despite the increasing burden of mental, neurological, and substance use (MNS) disorders, a significant treatment gap for these disorders …
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Informal support for people with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias in rural Uganda: a qualitative study
BACKGROUND: The generation of people getting older has become a public health concern worldwide. People aged 65 and above are …
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Internalized stigma among patients with mood disorders in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional facility-based study
BACKGROUND: Information on the degree of internalized stigma experienced by patients with mood disorders in Ethiopia is limited. This study …
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Strengthening mental health systems in Zambia
BACKGROUND: Studies in mental health care for low resource settings indicate that providing services at primary care level would significantly …
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Perspectives of mental healthcare providers on pathways to improved employment for persons with mental disorders in two lower middle-income countries
BACKGROUND: Mental disorders affect employment and the ability to work, and mental healthcare providers are important in the promotion of …
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Prevalence and factors associated with higher levels of perceived stigma among people with schizophrenia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Schizophrenia is a severe and disabling chronic mental disorder and accompanied by different levels of a perceived stigma that …
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Implementing an mhGAP-based training and supervision package to improve healthcare workers’ competencies and access to mental health care in Malawi
BACKGROUND: It is now well established that the integration of mental health care into primary care is one of the …
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Partnership for the implementation of mental health policy in Nigeria: a case study of the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Programme in Benue State
BACKGROUND: 71% of countries in the World Health Organisation's (WHO's) African Region have a stand-alone mental health policy or plan, …
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What about lay counselors’ experiences of task-shifting mental health interventions? Example from a family-based intervention in Kenya
BACKGROUND: A key focus of health systems strengthening in low- and middle-income countries is increasing reach and access through task-shifting. …
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Evaluation of mhGAP training for primary healthcare workers in Mulanje, Malawi: a quasi-experimental and time series study
BACKGROUND: There has been a growing global movement championed by the World Health Organization (WHO) to integrate mental health into …
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Inequality and mental healthcare utilisation among first-year university students in South Africa
BACKGROUND: Addressing inequalities in mental healthcare utilisation among university students is important for socio-political transformation, particularly in countries with a …
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Establishing views of traditional healers and biomedical practitioners on collaboration in mental health care in Zanzibar: a qualitative pilot study
Abstract Background This qualitative pilot study aimed to establish views of traditional and biomedical practitioners towards collaboration between the two …
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Common mental disorders and its determinants among epileptic patients at an outpatient epileptic clinic in Felegehiwot Referral Hospital, Bahirdar, Ethiopia: cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Epilepsy is a chronic neurological condition that is highly predisposed to a variety of mental health problems due to …
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Equitable access to mental healthcare integrated in primary care for people with severe mental disorders in rural Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Integration of mental healthcare into non-specialist settings is advocated to expand access to care for people with severe mental …
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The Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Partnership (SHARP) for Mental Health Capacity Building: a program protocol for building implementation science and mental health research and policymaking capacity in Malawi and Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Mental health (MH) disorders in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) account for a large proportion of disease burden. While …