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Mental health policy development in Africa

O. Gureje & A. Alem Bulletin of the World Health Organization (2000) C_WHO

Mental health issues are usually given very low priority in health service policies. Although this is changing, African countries are still confronted with so many problems caused by communicable diseases and malnutrition that they have not woken up to the impact of mental disorders. Every country must formulate a mental health policy based on its own social and cultural realities. Such policies must take into account the scope of mental health problems, provide proven and affordable interventions, safeguard patients’ rights, and ensure equity

Tags: africa, mental health, health policy, policy-making, access to health care,

Source: https://www.who.int/bulletin/archives/78

Mental health policy developments in Latin America

R.D. Alarcón & S.A. Aguilar-Gaxiola Bulletin of the World Health Organization (2000) C_WHO

New assessment guidelines for measuring the overall impact of mental health problems in Latin America have served as a catalyst for countries to review their mental health policies. Latin American countries have taken various steps to address long-standing problems such as structural difficulties, scarce financial and human resources, and social, political, and cultural obstacles in the implementation of mental health policies and legislation. These policy developments, however, have had uneven results. Policies must reflect the desire, determination, and commitment of policy-makers to take mental health seriously and look after people’s mental health needs. This paper describes the development of mental health policies in Latin American countries, focusing on published data in peer-reviewed journals, and legislative change and its implementation. It presents a brief history of mental health policy developments, and analyzes the basis and practicalities of current practice

Tags: Latin America, mental health, health policy, trends, policy of health, history,

Source: https://www.who.int/bulletin/archives/78

Panic attacks first aid guidelines

Mental health First Aid MHFA (2000) C1

A panic attack is a distinct episode of high anxiety, with fear or discomfort, which develops abruptly and has its peak within 10 minutes. During the attack, several of the following symptoms are present.

Tags: panic attack, aid guidelines,

Source: https://mhfa.com.au/sites/default/files/

Déclaration africaine contre l'épilepsie

International League Against Epilepsy (2000) C2

DAKAR, le 06 Mai 2000

Tags: Mental Health, epilepsy, Africa,

Source: https://www.ilae.org/files/dmfile/Declar

SCARED Brief Assessment-Caregiver

Muris, P, Merckelbach, H. ,& Korver, P., & Meesters, C. (2000) C2

Anxiety

Tags: scared, Anxiety, measures, standardised measure, children, PTSD,

Source: https://depts.washington.edu/hcsats/PDF/

Как организовать группу самопомощи для лиц, переживших утрату близкого вследствие самоубийства

World Health Organization World Health Organization (2000) C_WHO

Эти публикации представляют собой серию справочных пособий, специально адресованных различным группам спе��иалистов и социальных работников, имеющих отношение к работе по предотвращению самоубийств. Они подготовлены в рамках программы SUPRE (Предотвращение самоубийств), глобальной инициативы ВОЗ по предотвращению самоубийств

Tags: группы самопомощи, ресурсы, превенция, самоубийство, самопомощь,

Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/hand

Stress and Vulnerability to Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Children and Adolescents

Silva, R.R., Alpert, M., Munoz, D.M., Singh, S., Matzner, F. & Dummit, S. American Journal of Psychiatry (2000) CC

Objective: This study examined the experiential factors and interacting vulnerabilities that contribute to the development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in children and adolescents Am J Psychiatry 2000; 157:1229–1235

Tags: stress, vulnerability, Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), children, Adolescents, PTSD, PTSD in children, trauma,

Source: https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/pdf

Pediatric Symptom Checklist-17 (PSC-17)

Gardner W, Murphy M, Childs G et al. (1999) C1

Tags: PTSD, PTSD symptoms, PTSD in children, PTSD – Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Emotional and physical health, children, standardised measure,

Source: https://depts.washington.edu/hcsats/PDF/

Indigenous Healing of War Affected Children in Africa

Green, E.C. & Honwana, A. World Bank (WB) (1999) C2

IK Notes No. 10 July 1999 | IK Notes reports periodically on Indigenous Knowledge (IK) initiatives in Sub-Saharan Africa. It is published by the Africa Region's Knowledge and Learning Center as part of an evolving IK partnership between the World Bank, communities, NGOs, development institutions and multilateral organizations.

Tags: war, children, PTSD, PTSD symptoms, PTSD in children, PTSD – Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, treatment of PTSD,

Source: https://www1.essex.ac.uk/armedcon/story_

Manual de identificación y promoción de la resiliencia en niños y adolescentes

Munist, M., Santos, H., Kotliarenco, M.A., et al Organización Panamericana de la Salud (1998) C2

Tags: resiliencia, Niños socialmente desfavorecidos, adolescentes, desarrollo del Niño, rol de los padres,

Source: http://www1.paho.org/hq/dmdocuments/2009

	Mental health policy development in Africa O. Gureje & A. Alem Bulletin of the World Health Organization (2000) C_WHO View PDF(65) Download (57) Add to my MEDBOX Mental health issues are usually given very low priority in health service policies. Although this is changing, African countries are still confronted with so many problems caused by communicable diseases and malnutrition that they have not woken up to the impact of mental disorders. Every country must formulate a mental health policy based on its own social and cultural realities. Such policies must take into account the scope of mental health problems, provide proven and affordable interventions, safeguard patients’ rights, and ensure equity Tags: africa, mental health, health policy, policy-making, access to health care, Source: https://www.who.int/bulletin/archives/78
	Mental health policy developments in Latin America R.D. Alarcón & S.A. Aguilar-Gaxiola Bulletin of the World Health Organization (2000) C_WHO View PDF(82) Download (39) Add to my MEDBOX New assessment guidelines for measuring the overall impact of mental health problems in Latin America have served as a catalyst for countries to review their mental health policies. Latin American countries have taken various steps to address long-standing problems such as structural difficulties, scarce financial and human resources, and social, political, and cultural obstacles in the implementation of mental health policies and legislation. These policy developments, however, have had uneven results. Policies must reflect the desire, determination, and commitment of policy-makers to take mental health seriously and look after people’s mental health needs. This paper describes the development of mental health policies in Latin American countries, focusing on published data in peer-reviewed journals, and legislative change and its implementation. It presents a brief history of mental health policy developments, and analyzes the basis and practicalities of current practice Tags: Latin America, mental health, health policy, trends, policy of health, history, Source: https://www.who.int/bulletin/archives/78
	Panic attacks first aid guidelines Mental health First Aid MHFA (2000) C1 View PDF(108) Download (32) Add to my MEDBOX A panic attack is a distinct episode of high anxiety, with fear or discomfort, which develops abruptly and has its peak within 10 minutes. During the attack, several of the following symptoms are present. Tags: panic attack, aid guidelines, Source: https://mhfa.com.au/sites/default/files/
	Déclaration africaine contre l'épilepsie International League Against Epilepsy (2000) C2 View PDF(62) Download (32) Add to my MEDBOX DAKAR, le 06 Mai 2000 Tags: Mental Health, epilepsy, Africa, Source: https://www.ilae.org/files/dmfile/Declar
	SCARED Brief Assessment-Caregiver Muris, P, Merckelbach, H. ,& Korver, P., & Meesters, C. (2000) C2 View PDF(111) Download (43) Add to my MEDBOX Anxiety Tags: scared, Anxiety, measures, standardised measure, children, PTSD, Source: https://depts.washington.edu/hcsats/PDF/
	Как организовать группу самопомощи для лиц, переживших утрату близкого вследствие самоубийства World Health Organization World Health Organization (2000) C_WHO View PDF(2) Download (2) Add to my MEDBOX Эти публикации представляют собой серию справочных пособий, специально адресованных различным группам спе��иалистов и социальных работников, имеющих отношение к работе по предотвращению самоубийств. Они подготовлены в рамках программы SUPRE (Предотвращение самоубийств), глобальной инициативы ВОЗ по предотвращению самоубийств Tags: группы самопомощи, ресурсы, превенция, самоубийство, самопомощь, Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/hand
	Stress and Vulnerability to Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Children and Adolescents Silva, R.R., Alpert, M., Munoz, D.M., Singh, S., Matzner, F. & Dummit, S. American Journal of Psychiatry (2000) CC Open external link (370) Add to my MEDBOX Objective: This study examined the experiential factors and interacting vulnerabilities that contribute to the development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in children and adolescents Am J Psychiatry 2000; 157:1229–1235 Tags: stress, vulnerability, Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), children, Adolescents, PTSD, PTSD in children, trauma, Source: https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/pdf
	Pediatric Symptom Checklist-17 (PSC-17) Gardner W, Murphy M, Childs G et al. (1999) C1 View PDF(168) Download (46) Add to my MEDBOX Tags: PTSD, PTSD symptoms, PTSD in children, PTSD – Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Emotional and physical health, children, standardised measure, Source: https://depts.washington.edu/hcsats/PDF/
	Indigenous Healing of War Affected Children in Africa Green, E.C. & Honwana, A. World Bank (WB) (1999) C2 View PDF(113) Download (33) Add to my MEDBOX IK Notes No. 10 July 1999 \| IK Notes reports periodically on Indigenous Knowledge (IK) initiatives in Sub-Saharan Africa. It is published by the Africa Region's Knowledge and Learning Center as part of an evolving IK partnership between the World Bank, communities, NGOs, development institutions and multilateral organizations. Tags: war, children, PTSD, PTSD symptoms, PTSD in children, PTSD – Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, treatment of PTSD, Source: https://www1.essex.ac.uk/armedcon/story_
	Manual de identificación y promoción de la resiliencia en niños y adolescentes Munist, M., Santos, H., Kotliarenco, M.A., et al Organización Panamericana de la Salud (1998) C2 View PDF(101) Download (69) Add to my MEDBOX Tags: resiliencia, Niños socialmente desfavorecidos, adolescentes, desarrollo del Niño, rol de los padres, Source: http://www1.paho.org/hq/dmdocuments/2009

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