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Mental health in Sierra Leone - PMC - National Center for …

(3 days ago) WebSystematic issues facing mental health services. Sierra Leone is a low-income country with a gross domestic product (GDP) per capita of $653 and a Human Development …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8277533/

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Factors contributing to emotional distress in Sierra Leone: …

(7 days ago) WebThe study is part of a larger programme of research addressing mental health and well-being in Sierra Leone (see []).The design of the component reported …

https://ijmhs.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13033-021-00474-y

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Mental health in Sierra Leone BJPsych International

(2 days ago) WebSystematic issues facing mental health services. Sierra Leone is a low-income country with a gross domestic product (GDP) per capita of $653 and a Human …

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bjpsych-international/article/mental-health-in-sierra-leone/697A92A663E076DFB2E6870EAFD7CC9E

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Strengthening mental health services in Sierra Leone: …

(6 days ago) WebThe current study aims to inform mental health care initiatives in Sierra Leone and other low-income countries by marshalling locally grounded knowledge within …

https://academic.oup.com/heapol/article/35/6/657/5834657

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Understanding perceptions of recovery from …

(Just Now) WebAs mentioned before, individuals with mental health problems face high levels of stigma in Sierra Leone (Shackman and Price, 2013; Hann et al., 2015), and …

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-021-00845-3

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Advancing sustainable implementation of an evidence …

(7 days ago) WebBackground Mental health disorders among youth contribute substantially to the global burden of disease, which is exacerbated in low- and middle-income countries …

https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-024-17928-w

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Expressions of psychological distress in Sierra Leone: …

(3 days ago) WebThe majority of published research on mental health in Sierra Leone relates to the impact of emergency situations, particularly the prolonged civil conflict and the …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7443608/

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Sierra Leone: Government and donors must prioritize …

(9 days ago) WebSurvivors of traumatic experiences and others in need of support in Sierra Leone are being failed by the severe lack of available mental health services years after …

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2021/05/sierra-leone-government-and-donors-must-prioritize-mental-health-to-address-legacy-of-war-and-ebola-epidemic-new-report-2/

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This Psychiatric Hospital Used to Chain Patients. Now It Treats Them.

(4 days ago) WebSierra Leoneans over age 30 have lived through a civil war, an Ebola pandemic and other traumas, Dr. Eze said, but almost none have had access to mental …

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/11/health/this-psychiatric-hospital-used-to-chain-patients-now-it-treats-them.html

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Sierra Leone’s slow progress on mental health - The …

(Just Now) WebIn Sierra Leone, mental health problems are widely believed to be caused by witchcraft or demons. That’s why people refer to them as “noto ospitul sik” – an illness that cannot be cured in a hospital …

https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/feature/2019/11/13/Sierra-Leone-mental-health

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The intergenerational impact of war on mental health and …

(9 days ago) WebThe Longitudinal Study of War-Affected Youth (LSWAY) in Sierra Leone is a seventeen-year prospective longitudinal study of the long-term effects of children’s …

https://conflictandhealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13031-020-00308-7

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‘Patients were chained to walls and beds’: Freetown’s psychiatric

(6 days ago) Web“Reforming mental health in Sierra Leone is a big undertaking, but we are up to the task,” says Labor. “Our aim is to train 10,000 mental healthcare workers in 10 …

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/jan/17/patients-chained-to-walls-and-beds-freetown-sierra-leone-psychiatric-hospital

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PIH Launches Sierra Leone’s First Mental Health Helpline

(3 days ago) WebIn November, Partners In Health (PIH) Sierra Leone, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Sanitation, launched the country’s first toll-free, mental health …

https://www.pih.org/article/pih-launches-sierra-leones-first-mental-health-helpline

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Child mental health in Sierra Leone: A survey and exploratory

(5 days ago) WebAbstract. Background: This study complements the growing amount of research on the psychosocial impact of war on children in Sierra Leone by examining …

https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2016-32192-001

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Mental health in Sierra Leone. - Abstract - Europe PMC

(2 days ago) WebWe thank all the mental health nurses in Sierra Leone who have contributed to running mental health services in their districts and assisted in collecting data. The …

https://europepmc.org/article/MED/34287429

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Tackling mental health in Sierra Leone The BMJ

(7 days ago) WebA survey by the World Health Organization in Sierra Leone in 2002 found that 2% of the population was psychotic; 4% had severe depression; 4% had substance …

https://www.bmj.com/content/331/7519/720.3.full

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In Sierra Leone, Shining a Light on Pediatric Mental Health

(8 days ago) WebSince support from Partners In Health began in 2018, Kissy Mental Hospital has become Sierra Leone Psychiatric Teaching Hospital—a revolutionary change. For …

https://www.pih.org/article/sierra-leone-shining-light-pediatric-mental-health

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Full article: Factors for success in mental health advocacy

(7 days ago) WebIn Sierra Leone, mental health services are limited and outdated, despite the great need for mental health care. In 2002, the World Health Organization …

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.3402/gha.v8.28791

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Child mental health in Sierra Leone: a survey and exploratory

(3 days ago) WebBased on this we can expect the number of children with mental health problems in Sierra Leone in 2011 to have been 237,200 to 474,400. This reveals an …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4924306/

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Sierra Leone's Child Soldiers: War Exposures and Mental Health …

(4 days ago) WebA number of study limitations warrant mention. The ability to interpret the magnitude of mental health problems observed among former CAAFAG is limited by a lack of information on pre-war levels of mental health problems among youth in Sierra Leone and by a lack of normative samples of Sierra Leonean youth never associated with an …

https://www.jahonline.org/article/S1054-139X(10)00489-1/fulltext

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The burden of mental disorder in Sierra Leone: a retrospective

(3 days ago) WebChild mental health in Sierra Leone: a survey and exploratory qualitative study. Int J Ment Health Syst. 2016 doi: 10.1186/s13033-016-0080-8. [PMC free article] …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8033705/

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Synthetic Drugs Crisis: People Dig up Human Bones to Make a …

(2 days ago) WebThe drug has a ravaging effect on users' physical health. Abdul Jalloh, a mental health expert and hospital care manager at the Sierra Leone Psychiatric …

https://www.businessinsider.com/sierra-leone-africa-kush-synthetic-drug-abuse-emergency-2024

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A Fresh Approach to a Crisis - The New York Times

(5 days ago) WebRates of mental health disorders are rising among American adolescents. Read one 13-year-old’s story . There aren’t always enough resources to support …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/06/briefing/youth-mental-health-crisis.html

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Child mental health in Sierra Leone: a survey and exploratory

(6 days ago) WebThis study complements the growing amount of research on the psychosocial impact of war on children in Sierra Leone by examining local perceptions of child mental …

https://ijmhs.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13033-016-0080-8

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Integrating COVID-19 Vaccines into routine immunisation services

(2 days ago) WebWhen the COVID-19 vaccines were first introduced in Sierra Leone, there was skepticism and hesitancy among the population. Many people were unsure about …

https://www.unicef.org/sierraleone/stories/integrating-covid-19-vaccines-routine-immunisation-services

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Agenda 2024: Progress being made, more to be done to improve …

(5 days ago) WebOur panelists. The following community leaders came together this past Monday to discuss the state of mental health care in Wyoming: Dr. Jasper (J.J.) Chen, …

https://www.wyomingnews.com/opinion/staff_editorials/agenda-2024-progress-being-made-more-to-be-done-to-improve-mental-health/article_93cbe3d0-0d39-11ef-878b-f759d09d15c8.html

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