In this Book
- Changing Trends in Mental Health Care and Research in Ghana
- Book
- 2014
- Published by: Sub-Saharan Publishers
summary
This Reader is about the changing trends in mental health care and research in Ghana. The book includes a brief history of the department 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.
Table of Contents
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- Section A: Mental Healthcare in Ghana
- 1. Introduction
- pp. 1-3
- Section B: Conceptualization of Mental Illness
- 6. Religion and Psychotherapy
- pp. 60-68
- 8. Substance Use Disorders in Ghana
- pp. 83-98
- 9. Schizophrenia in Primary Care
- pp. 99-117
- Section C: Mental health practice in a teaching hospital setting
- 16. Breaking Bad News
- pp. 203-210
- Section D: Research
Additional Information
ISBN
9789988860271
Related ISBN(s)
9789988860219
MARC Record
OCLC
911665827
Pages
286
Launched on MUSE
2015-06-27
Language
English
Open Access
No