Changing Trends in Mental Health Care and Research in Ghana

Changing Trends in Mental Health Care and Research in Ghana
Author :
Publisher : Sub-Saharan Publishers
Total Pages : 286
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9789988860219
ISBN-13 : 9988860218
Rating : 4/5 (218 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Changing Trends in Mental Health Care and Research in Ghana by : Ofori-Atta, Angela

Download or read book Changing Trends in Mental Health Care and Research in Ghana written by Ofori-Atta, Angela and published by Sub-Saharan Publishers. This book was released on 2015-04-26 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Reader is about the changing trends in mental health care and research in Ghana. The book includes a brief history of Department of Psychiatry at the University of Ghana Medical School and Mental Health Care in Ghana through the eyes of professionals who have lived this history. There is also a revised situation analysis of mental health services and legislation from 2005. These are followed by three main sections on Conceptualization of Mental Illness (depression, religion and illness, autism, substance use disorders and schizophrenia), Mental Health Practice in a teaching hospital setting (referrals to Korle-Bu, how psychiatric illnesses manifest, how people's lives are affected and what skill sets and resources are available for dealing with them) and finally the Department's focus on research includes the Mental Health Information System, Sickle Cell Disease, Medical Ethics, and Liaison Psychiatry. In the concluding paragraph, read about the way forward in mental health care and research.


Changing Trends in Mental Health Care and Research in Ghana Related Books

Changing Trends in Mental Health Care and Research in Ghana
Language: en
Pages: 286
Authors: Ofori-Atta, Angela
Categories: Medical
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-04-26 - Publisher: Sub-Saharan Publishers

GET EBOOK

This Reader is about the changing trends in mental health care and research in Ghana. The book includes a brief history of Department of Psychiatry at the Unive
Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance
Language: en
Pages: 13623
Authors: Ali Farazmand
Categories: Law
Type: BOOK - Published: 2023-04-05 - Publisher: Springer Nature

GET EBOOK

This global encyclopedic work serves as a comprehensive collection of global scholarship regarding the vast fields of public administration, public policy, gove
Contemporary Issues in Mental Health Care in sub-Saharan Africa
Language: en
Pages: 266
Authors: Omigbodun, Olayinka
Categories: Medical
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-03-13 - Publisher: Book Builders

GET EBOOK

Seventy percent of the global burden of mental disorders is located in low and middle income countries (LMIC),including sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, in Af
Research Report
Language: en
Pages: 192
Authors: University of Ghana
Categories: Research
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013 - Publisher:

GET EBOOK

Providing Sustainable Mental and Neurological Health Care in Ghana and Kenya
Language: en
Pages: 247
Authors: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Categories: Medical
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-03-25 - Publisher: National Academies Press

GET EBOOK

Mental, neurological, and substance use (MNS) disorders have a substantial impact on global health and well-being. Disorders such as depression, alcohol abuse,