U M Read1, V C K Doku. 1. Department of Anthropology, University College London, 14 Taviton St, London, UK. ursularead@yahoo.co.uk
Abstract
CONTEXT/ BACKGROUND: Mental health is a neglected area in health care in Ghana. With few clinicians and trained researchers in the field, research has been limited both in quantity and quality. METHOD: A search of the available literature revealed 98 articles published between 1955 and 2009. Sixty-six are reviewed in this paper. RESULTS: Topics covered included hospital and community-based prevalence studies, psychosis, depression, substance misuse, self-harm, and help-seeking. Much of the research was small in scale and thus largely speculative in its conclusions. Epidemiological data is scarce and unreliable and no large-scale studies have been published. There are very few studies of clinical practice in mental health. CONCLUSIONS: The existing literature suggests several important areas for future research to inform the development of targeted and effective interventions in mental health care in Ghana.
CONTEXT/ BACKGROUND: Mental health is a neglected area in health care in Ghana. With few clinicians and trained researchers in the field, research has been limited both in quantity and quality. METHOD: A search of the available literature revealed 98 articles published between 1955 and 2009. Sixty-six are reviewed in this paper. RESULTS: Topics covered included hospital and community-based prevalence studies, psychosis, depression, substance misuse, self-harm, and help-seeking. Much of the research was small in scale and thus largely speculative in its conclusions. Epidemiological data is scarce and unreliable and no large-scale studies have been published. There are very few studies of clinical practice in mental health. CONCLUSIONS: The existing literature suggests several important areas for future research to inform the development of targeted and effective interventions in mental health care in Ghana.
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Ghana; epidemiology; mental disorders; mental health; psychiatry; research
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