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Key influences in the design and implementation of mental health information systems in Ghana and South Africa
INTRODUCTION: Strengthening of mental health information systems (MHIS) is essential to monitor and evaluate mental health services in low and …
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Local perceptions of the impact of group interpersonal psychotherapy in rural Uganda
BACKGROUND: This study investigated local perceptions of changes stemming from a long-standing Group Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT-G) program for the treatment …
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Monitoring and evaluating capacity building activities in low and middle income countries: challenges and opportunities
BACKGROUND: Lower and middle income countries (LMICs) are home to >80% of the global population, but mental health researchers and …
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Revisiting the Master-Signifier, or, Mandela and Repression
The concept of the master-signifier has been subject to a variety of applications in Lacanian forms of political discourse theory …
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Post-traumatic stress disorder amongst children aged 8–18 affected by the 2011 northern-Namibia floods
Extreme flooding in the northern parts of Namibia occurred in 2011, impacting many school-going children in the region. The rationale …
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Appetitive Aggression in Women: Comparing Male and Female War Combatants
Appetitive aggression refers to positive feelings being associated with the perpetration of violent behavior and has been shown to provide …
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Sexual violence and general functioning among formerly abducted girls in Northern Uganda: the mediating roles of stigma and community relations - the WAYS study
BACKGROUND: Although sexual violence in war is associated with long-term mental health problems, little is known about its association with …
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Rasch analysis of the Meaning in Life Questionnaire among adults from South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand
BACKGROUND: Meaning in life is a key indicator of subjective well-being and quality of life. Further developments in understanding and …
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Scaling up interventions for depression in sub-Saharan Africa: lessons from Zimbabwe
Background There is a dearth of information on how to scale-up evidence-based psychological interventions, particularly within the context of existing …
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Rumination and Performance in Dynamic, Team Sport
People high in rumination are good at tasks that require persistence whereas people low in rumination is good at tasks …
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Effects of Testosterone Administration on Strategic Gambling in Poker Play
Testosterone has been associated with economically egoistic and materialistic behaviors, but -defensibly driven by reputable status seeking- also with economically …
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A debate on working memory and cognitive control: can we learn about the treatment of substance use disorders from the neural correlates of anorexia nervosa?
BACKGROUND: Anorexia Nervosa (AN) is a debilitating, sometimes fatal eating disorder (ED) whereby restraint of appetite and emotion is concomitant …
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Mental health system governance in Nigeria: challenges, opportunities and strategies for improvement
INTRODUCTION: A health systems approach to understanding efforts for improving health care services is gaining traction globally. A component of …
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Evaluation of psychometric properties and factorial structure of the pre-school child behaviour checklist at the Kenyan Coast
BACKGROUND: Behavioural/emotional problems may be common in preschool children living in resource-poor settings, but assessment of these problems in preschool …
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Validity and diagnostic accuracy of the Luganda version of the 9-item and 2-item Patient Health Questionnaire for detecting major depressive disorder in rural Uganda
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of depression in rural Ugandan communities is high and yet detection and treatment of depression in the …
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Forming a joint dialogue among faith healers, traditional healers and formal health workers in mental health in a Kenyan setting: towards common grounds
BACKGROUND: Qualitative evidence on dialogue formation and collaboration is very scanty in Kenya. This study thus aimed at the formation …
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Poverty and suicide research in low- and middle-income countries: systematic mapping of literature published in English and a proposed research agenda
Approximately 75% of suicides occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) where rates of poverty are high. Evidence suggests a …
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Overview of the mental health system in Mozambique: addressing the treatment gap with a task-shifting strategy in primary care
BACKGROUND: Mozambique has gradually changed its action on mental health (MH) from an asylum-centric care with long-term hospitalization to an …
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Lay Definitions of Happiness across Nations: The Primacy of Inner Harmony and Relational Connectedness
In well-being research the term happiness is often used as synonymous with life satisfaction. However, little is known about lay …
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Minimization of Childhood Maltreatment Is Common and Consequential: Results from a Large, Multinational Sample Using the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire
Childhood maltreatment has diverse, lifelong impact on morbidity and mortality. The Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ) is one of the most …