HRH Global Resource Center - Mental Health

Ethics Issues and Training Needs of Mental Health Practitioners in a Rural Setting

Tue, 10 Mar 2015 14:39:12 +0000

The intended goal was to obtain direct feedback about ethical issues and ethical training
needs from practitioners themselves who work in rural settings. Results identified three primary
ethical issues: dual relationships, confidentiality, and competence; and three primary ethical training needs: boundaries, state rules and regulations, and supervision. [from abstract]

Work-related Mental Consequences: Implications of Burnout on Mental Health Status Among Health Care Providers

Mon, 09 Mar 2015 15:50:33 +0000

Burnout can create problems in every aspect of individual’s’ human life. It may have an adverse effect on interpersonal and family relations and can lead to a general negative attitude towards life. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether burnout is associated with the mental health status of health care providers. [from abstract]

Systematic Review of Feasibility and Acceptability of Psychosocial Interventions for Schizophrenia in Low and Middle Income Countries

Wed, 18 Feb 2015 14:29:46 +0000

In low and middle income countries there is evidence to suggest effectiveness of community-
based psychosocial interventions for schizophrenia. Many psychosocial interventions have
however been conceptualized in high income countries and assessing their feasibility and
acceptability in low and middle income countries is pertinent and the objective of this review. [from abstract]

An Overview of the Mental Health System in Gaza: an Assessment Using the World Health Organization's Assessment Instrument for Mental Health Systems (WHO-AIMS)

Tue, 20 Jan 2015 13:22:20 +0000

Mental health system reform is urgently needed in Gaza to respond to increasing mental health consequences of conflict. Evidence from mental health systems research is needed to inform decision-making. We aimed to provide new knowledge on current mental health policy and legislation, and services and resource use, in Gaza to identify quality gaps and
areas for urgent intervention. [from abstract]

Global Mental Health From A Policy Perspective

Tue, 16 Dec 2014 14:13:01 +0000

This report characterises mental health as a policy issue and outlines why it is frequently overlooked by policy-makers and donors. It draws upon the experience of different social movements across global health to provide lessons for the mental health field. [from introduction]

Mental Health in Developing Countries: Challenges and Opportunities in Introducing Western Mental Health System in Uganda

Mon, 15 Dec 2014 14:36:24 +0000

This paper presents a review of the attempt to implement a western-oriented mental health system into
a different culture, specifically a developing country such as Uganda. It draws upon an extensive literature review
and the author’s work in Uganda to identify the lessons learned as well as the challenges of introducing a western-
oriented mental health system in a totally new cultural milieu. [from abstract]

Knowing the Right to Mental Health: The Social Organization of Research for Global Health Governance

Tue, 15 Jul 2014 12:14:16 +0000

This institutional ethnography(IE) explores the right to health in the international mental health field, and a subfield concerned with equitable access to treatment in developing countries and for marginalized people elsewhere. Indicators of mental health and development and the “scaling up” of corresponding treatment and services goals have been at the forefront in this field that is known discursively as “Global Mental Health” (GMH) [from abstract]

A National Framework for Recovery-Oriented Mental Health Services: Guide for Practitioners and Providers

Fri, 13 Jun 2014 17:29:49 +0000

This document is a guide for mental health practitioners and services to Australia’s national framework for recovery-oriented mental health services. It provides definitions for the concepts of recovery and lived experience. It describes the practice domains and key capabilities necessary for the mental health workforce to function in accordance with recovery-oriented principles.

A National Framework for Recovery-Oriented Mental Health Services: Policy and Theory

Fri, 13 Jun 2014 17:21:29 +0000

This background paper is a summary of the research and policy that underpins Australia’s national framework for recovery-oriented mental health services.It provides an overview and definition of the concepts of recovery and lived experience. It outlines the policy context for a move to recovery-oriented approaches and cites relevant research. It briefly describes the practice domains and key capabilities necessary for recovery-oriented practice and service delivery. [from introduction]

Using Workshops to Develop Theories of Change in Give Low and Middle Income Countries: Lessons from the Programme for Improving Mental Health Care (PRIME)

Thu, 08 May 2014 18:12:45 +0000

Theory of Change (ToC) approach workshops are a useful approach for developing ToCs as a basis for mental health care plans because they facilitate logical, evidence based and contextualised plans, while promoting stakeholder buy in.
Because of the existing hierarchies within some health systems, strategies such as limiting the types of participants
and stratifying the workshops can be used to ensure productive workshops.