Changing Trends in Mental Health Care and Research in Ghana /

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This Reader is about the changing trends in mental health care and research in Ghana. The book includes a brief history of the department and Mental Health Care in Ghana through the eyes of professionals who have lived this history. There is also a revised situation analysis of mental health service...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Ofori-Atta, Angela (Editor ), Ohene, Sammy (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Legon-Accra, Ghana : for the University of Ghana by Sub-Saharan Publishers, 2014.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Psychiatry > Research.
Mental health services.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
Investment & securities.
Services de sante mentale > Ghāna.
Psychiatrie > Recherche > Ghāna.
Psychiatry > trends
Biomedical Research > trends
Mental Health Services > trends
Mental health services > Ghana.
Psychiatry > Research > Ghana.
Ghana.
Ghana
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This Reader is about the changing trends in mental health care and research in Ghana. The book includes a brief history of the department and Mental Health Care in Ghana through the eyes of professionals who have lived this history. There is also a revised situation analysis of mental health services and legislation from 2005. These are followed by three main sections on Conceptualization of Mental Illness (depression, religion and illness, autism, substance use disorders and schizophrenia), Mental Health Practice in a teaching hospital setting (referrals to Korle-Bu, how psychiatric illnesses.
Notas:"University of Ghana 65th anniversary reader project."
Descripción Física:1 online resource (286 pages): illustrations (some color)
ISBN:9789988860271

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