Task-Shifting in Community Mental Health in Kerala: Tensions and Ruptures
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Policy and programmes for mental health in Kerala
A meta-analysis of 13 epidemiological studies shows a prevalence of 5.8% for mental illnesses. Psychiatric morbidity is associated with urban residence, female gender, 35-44 years age group, low socio economic status and nuclear family type. Mental health care facilities are lacking along with a huge gap in professional manpower availability. The available manpower is top heavy and concentrated...
متن کاملThe Challenges in Implementing Task Shifting in Mental Health Service in Zimbabwe
Non-communicable chronic diseases including mental disorders contribute significantly to the world health burden according to World Health Organization (WHO). Common mental disorders, neurological diseases and HIV related mental disorders are under-diagnosed and cause significant morbidity. Mental health has faced the challenge of lack of the necessary cadres such as psychiatrists, primary care...
متن کاملTask shifting – Ghana's community mental health workers’ experiences and perceptions of their roles and scope of practice
BACKGROUND Because of the absence of adequate numbers of psychiatrists, the bulk of mental health care at the community level in Ghana is provided by community mental health workers (CMHWs). OBJECTIVE To examine the role and scope of practice of CMHWs in Ghana from their own perspectives and to make recommendations to improve the care they provide. DESIGN We conducted a cross-sectional surv...
متن کاملImproving Ghana’s mental healthcare through task-shifting- psychiatrists and health policy directors perceptions about government’s commitment and the role of community mental health workers
BACKGROUND The scarcity of mental health professionals places specialist psychiatric care out of the reach of most people in low and middle income countries. There is growing interest in the effectiveness of task shifting as a strategy for targeting expanding health care demands in settings with shortages of qualified health personnel. Given this background, the aim of our study was to examine ...
متن کاملPeople's Participation in Mental Health Planning the Kerala Initiative
Kerala state branch of IPS sought suggestions from the public regarding the state policy on mental health. The letters received from the people were analysed and most suggestions were found to be useful. Suggestions made by the people and the psychiatrists were similar in content. This observation highlights the usefulness of 'user-provider collaboration' in mental health planning. Both user as...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Medical Anthropology
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0145-9740,1545-5882
DOI: 10.1080/01459740.2020.1722122