Mental health research in Ghana: a literature review.
Year: 2012
Type: article
Abstract: CONTEXT/BACKGROUND: Mental health is a neglected area in health care in Ghana. With few clinicians and trained researchers in the field, research has been limited both in quantity and quality. METHOD: A search of the available literature revealed 98 articles published between 1955 and 2009. Sixty-six are reviewed in this paper. RESULTS: Topics covered included hospital and community-based prevalence studies, psychosis, depression, substance misuse, self-harm, and help-seeking. Much of the research was small in scale and thus largely speculative in its conclusions. Epidemiological data is scarce and unreliable and no large-scale studies have been published. There are very few studies of clinical practice in mental health. CONCLUSIONS: The existing literature suggests several important areas for future research to inform the development of targeted and effective interventions in mental health care in Ghana.
Source: Europe PMC (PubMed Central)
Authors: U M Read, V C K Doku
Institution: University College London
Language: English
Subfield: Psychiatry and Mental health
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3010916840