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Stakeholders' perceptions of the main challenges facing Ghana's mental health care system : a qualitative analysis
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Doku, Victor, Ofori-Atta, Angela, Akpalu, Bright, Osei, Akwasi, Read, Ursula M., Cooper, Sara and the MHaPP Research Programme Consor, (2011) Stakeholders' perceptions of the main challenges facing Ghana's mental health care system : a qualitative analysis. International Journal of Culture and Mental Health, 4 (1). pp. 8-22. doi:10.1080/17542863.2010.503038 ISSN 1754-2863.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17542863.2010.503038
Abstract
Mental health remains a low priority in Ghana. No comprehensive studies have assessed the current status of mental health policy, legislation and services in Ghana. This paper presents the qualitative results of a situation analysis conducted as part of the first phase of the Mental Health and Poverty Project. The aim of this paper was to explore what a range of stakeholders perceive as the main challenges facing Ghana's mental health system and the primary ways of addressing them. A total of 81 interviews and seven focus groups were held with key stakeholders drawn from five of the 10 regions in Ghana. The major challenges identified included: inadequate implementation of mental health policy; legislative limbo; inadequate human and financial resource; widespread stigma; dominance of psychiatric hospitals; and insufficient human rights protections for the mentally ill. A range of policy, legislative and service-related recommendations were made for addressing the situation. The results revealed that mental health services in Ghana need to scaled-up to respond to unmet needs in ways that are cost-effective within the budget of a low-income country. Enacting the current mental health bill and identifying strategies for overcoming the barriers to policy implementation will mark significant steps forward.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences > Mental Health and Wellbeing Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School |
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Journal or Publication Title: | International Journal of Culture and Mental Health | ||||||
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis | ||||||
ISSN: | 1754-2863 | ||||||
Official Date: | 2011 | ||||||
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Volume: | 4 | ||||||
Number: | 1 | ||||||
Page Range: | pp. 8-22 | ||||||
DOI: | 10.1080/17542863.2010.503038 | ||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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