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The multiplier role of psychiatrists in low income settings
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Kigozi, F. Ssebunnya, J. |
| Copyright Year | 2014 |
| Description | Mental health care is receiving increased attention in low-income countries with the availability of a wide range of effective evidence-based treatments for acute and chronic mental disorders amidst scarce resources. Availability of these treatments and competent human resources enables the use of a variety of interventions at several levels of care for persons with mental illness and makes it feasible to ensure observance of quality in the treatment approaches that go beyond institutionalisation. However, unlike developed countries which are endowed with many and relatively well-paid mental health specialists, low-income countries face a dire shortage of highly trained mental health professionals in addition to several other challenges. In light of this, there is need to re-assess the role of the few available psychiatrists, with a shift to new core tasks such as designing mental health care programmes that can be delivered by non-specialists, building their health system's capacity for delivering care, including supporting front-line health workers through support supervision, raising awareness on mental health and patients’ rights in addition to promoting essential research. This requires a fundamental paradigm shift from the current training for mental health specialists to a public health oriented approach and providing incentives for community engagement. |
| Related Links | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6998189/pdf https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/D9DD99756BFB98113DA70662B74CA041/S2045796014000080a.pdf/div-class-title-the-multiplier-role-of-psychiatrists-in-low-income-settings-div.pdf |
| Ending Page | 127 |
| Page Count | 5 |
| Starting Page | 123 |
| ISSN | 20457960 |
| e-ISSN | 20457979 |
| DOI | 10.1017/s2045796014000080 |
| Journal | Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences |
| Issue Number | 2 |
| Volume Number | 23 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) |
| Publisher Date | 2014-06-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences Health Policy and Services income Countries Mental Health Care Primary Health Care |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health Epidemiology Psychiatry and Mental Health |
