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Patterns of psychiatric admissions and predictors of patient’s outcome in Jimma University Teaching and Referral Hospital: a retrospective study
BACKGROUND: Psychiatric morbidity burden accounts 12.45% of the disease admission burden in Ethiopia; only two referral hospitals are found to …
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Current situations and future directions for mental health system governance in Nepal: findings from a qualitative study
BACKGROUND: Assessing and understanding health systems governance is crucial to ensure accountability and transparency, and to improve the performance of …
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Health system governance to support scale up of mental health care in Ethiopia: a qualitative study
BACKGROUND: Ethiopia is embarking upon a ground-breaking plan to address the high levels of unmet need for mental health care …
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Mental distress and associated factors among undergraduate students at the University of Hargeisa, Somaliland: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Mental distress is a common finding among University students. Empirical research has confirmed that the University student population has …
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Common mental disorder and its association with academic performance among Debre Berhan University students, Ethiopia
Common mental disorder (CMD) is prevalent in industrialized and non-industrialized countries. The prevalence of CMD among university students was 28.8–44.7% …
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Socio-demographic characteristics, clinical profile and prevalence of existing mental illness among suicide attempters attending emergency services at two hospitals in Hawassa city, South Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Suicide is a major public health problem worldwide. It contributes for more than one million deaths each year. Since …
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Family reintegration of homeless in Maputo and Matola: a descriptive study
Abstract Background Homelessness is a global and local social problem with underestimated prevalence. It has been shown to increase the …
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Physical health policies and metabolic screening in mental health care systems of sub-Saharan African countries: a systematic review
BACKGROUND: There is a need for interventions to address the escalating mental health burden in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Addressing physical …
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Predictors of depression among patients receiving treatment for snakebite in General Hospital, Kaltungo, Gombe State, Nigeria: August 2015
BACKGROUND: Snakebite though neglected, affects 5 million people yearly. More neglected is the psychological effect of envenomation. We determined prevalence …
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Perinatal depression in Nigeria: perspectives of women, family caregivers and health care providers
BACKGROUND: Perinatal maternal depression is common and undertreated in many sub-Saharan African countries, including Nigeria. While culture shapes the social …
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Service user and care giver involvement in mental health system strengthening in Nepal: a qualitative study on barriers and facilitating factors
BACKGROUND: Service user and caregiver involvement has become an increasingly common strategy to enhance mental health outcomes, and has been …
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“Making the Mentally Ill Count”, lessons from a Health and Demographic Surveillance System for people with mental and neurological disorders in the Kintampo districts of Ghana
Persons with mental and neurological disorders (PMNDs) are among the most marginalised groups in developing countries, as they are socially …
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Medication challenges for patients with severe mental illness: experience and views of patients, caregivers and mental health care workers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Management of patients with mental disorders is inadequate in the majority of low and middle income countries. The main …
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Psychological morbidity and substance use among patients with hypertension: a hospital-based cross-sectional survey from South West Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Psychological morbidity and substance use disorders have been linked to cardiovascular diseases; affecting patients' medical outcome and quality of …
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Why do psychiatric patients in Korea stay longer in hospital?
Korea is the only developed country that saw an increase in the number of psychiatric beds with the longest average …
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Training needs and perspectives of community health workers in relation to integrating child mental health care into primary health care in a rural setting in sub-Saharan Africa: a mixed methods study
BACKGROUND: Community health workers can help to address the substantial unmet need for child mental health care in low and …
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Health systems context(s) for integrating mental health into primary health care in six Emerald countries: a situation analysis
BACKGROUND: Mental, neurological and substance use disorders contribute to a significant proportion of the world's disease burden, including in low …
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