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Mind the gap: South Africa’s mental health burden

(8 days ago) WEBThe aim of this paper is to explore the burden of mental health in South Africa, to inform a potential future investment case for the funding and delivery of mental health services. As per the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Special Initiative for Mental Health: …

https://bhfglobal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Mind-the-gap-mental-health-20220310.pdf

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[South Africa] - World Health Organization

(5 days ago) WEBhospitals as % of total government mental health expenditure [South Africa] Burden of mental disorders (WHO official estimates) Mental health research and reporting …

https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/mental-health/mental-health-atlas-2020-country-profiles/zaf.pdf?sfvrsn=1b337826_5&download=true

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High mental health burden for Africa’s youth - Nature

(Just Now) WEBResearch has shown a high incidence of mental disorders and mental health symptoms among adolescents in 16 sub-Saharan African countries, with a …

https://www.nature.com/articles/d44148-021-00097-y

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A reflection of the current status of the mental healthcare system …

(7 days ago) WEBThe mental health treatment gap in South Africa. Mental health conditions and substance use are highly prevalent in South Africa and contribute …

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666560323000622

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Mental Health Atlas 2020 Country Profile: South Africa

(4 days ago) WEBMental Health Atlas 2020 Country Profile: South Africa. 15 April 2022. Technical document. Download (196 kB)

https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/mental-health-atlas-2020-country-profile--south-africa

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Is mental health in South Africa moving forward? - PMC

(4 days ago) WEBThe National Mental Health Policy Framework and Strategic Plan 2023–2030 (the policy) has an ambitious vision to achieve ‘comprehensive, high quality, integrated …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10803769/

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Full article: Closing the mental health treatment gap in South …

(7 days ago) WEBMental, neurological, and substance use (MNS) disorders accounted for 10% of the global burden of disease (GBD) in 2010 (Citation 1), yet on average, mental …

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.3402/gha.v7.23431

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Mental health in Africa - The Lancet Global Health

(3 days ago) WEBMental health problems appear to be increasing in importance in Africa. Between 2000 and 2015 the continent's population grew by 49%, yet the number of years lost to …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(18)30303-6/fulltext

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State of mental health and illness in South Africa - SAGE …

(1 days ago) WEBThe situation of mental health in South Africa is troubling and urgent action is needed. This lack of access to, as well as quality of, mental health services, is not unique to …

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0081246319857527

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AN EVALUATION OF THE HEALTH SYSTEM COSTS OF …

(6 days ago) WEBburden of untreated mental disorders and transform our mental health system to provide quality mental health services that are accessible, equitable, comprehensive and …

https://www.samrc.ac.za/sites/default/files/attachments/2022-09/MentalHealthReport.pdf

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State of mental health and illness in South Africa

(7 days ago) WEBA blog in the South African College of Applied Psychology (2018) website entitled ‘The shocking state of mental health in South Africa in 2018’ noted the …

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0081246319857527

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Mental health system costs, resources and constraints in South …

(1 days ago) WEBWe conducted a national survey to quantify public expenditure on mental health and evaluate the constraints of the South African mental health system. The …

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31544948/

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#OnMyMind: Better mental health for every child in South Africa

(9 days ago) WEBThe COVID-19 pandemic increased the mental health burden that young people face. A U-Report South Africa poll in 2022 found that some 73 per cent of children and young …

https://www.unicef.org/southafrica/onmymind-better-mental-health-every-child-south-africa

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National Mental Health Policy Framework and Strategic Plan

(5 days ago) WEBMental disorders account for a significant portion of the burden of diseases in South Africa and worldwide. Poor mental health negatively affects not only individuals, but …

https://www.health.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/National-Mental-Health-Policy-framework-and-strategic-Plan-2023-2030.pdf

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SA’s 92% mental health treatment gap UCT News

(1 days ago) WEBThe current situation. South Africa spends 5% of the total health budget on mental health services. This is in line with the lower end of international benchmarks of …

https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2019-10-10-sas-92-mental-health-treatment-gap

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Why South Africa is failing mental health patients and what can be …

(4 days ago) WEBHealth authorities in South Africa’s wealthiest province, Gauteng, have launched an investigation into the deaths of over a four-month period. The patients were …

https://theconversation.com/why-south-africa-is-failing-mental-health-patients-and-what-can-be-done-about-it-66445

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The prevalence of mental health problems in sub-Saharan - PLOS

(3 days ago) WEBIntroduction. Worldwide, mental disorders have a high prevalence, chronicity and morbidity [].Adolescent populations are especially vulnerable to …

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0251689

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Integrating mental health into South Africa's health system : …

(9 days ago) WEBThe prevalence of mental disorders is relatively high in South Africa, as reported in the 2003 South African Stress and Health (SASH) study.1,2 The SASH study reported a 12 …

https://journals.co.za/doi/pdf/10.10520/EJC189311

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Closing the mental health treatment gap in South Africa: a review …

(3 days ago) WEBMental, neurological, and substance use (MNS) disorders accounted for 10% of the global burden of disease (GBD) in 2010 (), yet on average, mental health …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4038770/

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Health trends, inequalities and opportunities in South Africa’s

(3 days ago) WEBThis analysis adds to the literature on mortality in South Africa and represents the largest systematic effort to date to quantify levels and long-term trends in …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8995905/

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Burden of common mental disorders in South African …

(Just Now) WEBOccupational Health Southern Africa www.occhealth.co.za Vol. 27 No. 5 September/October 2021 164 ORIGINAL RESEARCH PEER REVIEWED Burden of …

https://repository.up.ac.za/bitstream/handle/2263/82711/VanWijk_Burden_2021.pdf?sequence=1

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Differences across the lifespan between females and males in the …

(3 days ago) WEBGlobally, females had a higher burden of morbidity-driven conditions with the largest differences in DALYs for low back pain (with 478·5 [95% uncertainty interval …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpub/article/PIIS2468-2667(24)00053-7/fulltext

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IJERPH Free Full-Text A Scoping Review of Mental Health - MDPI

(9 days ago) WEBThe mental health of medical students is a growing concern worldwide, with studies indicating high levels of stress, anxiety, and depression among this population. …

https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/21/5/593

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Mental health system costs, resources and constraints in South …

(6 days ago) WEBThe absence of these data has limited scale-up efforts to address the burden of mental disorders in most LMICs. We conducted a national survey to quantify …

https://academic.oup.com/heapol/article/34/9/706/5572608

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Stemming the Ripple Effect of Untreated Mental Illness

(5 days ago) WEBKey points. Timely access to effective treatment for patients with mental health disorders is crucial. The U.S. faces a mental health crisis with rising suicides, …

https://www.psychologytoday.com/za/blog/the-value-of-healthcare/202404/stemming-the-ripple-effect-of-untreated-mental-illness

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Death of pastor's wife shakes community, reported cause of death …

(2 days ago) WEBMYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (TND/WPDE) — A community in South Carolina is mourning the death of a 30-year-old pastor’s wife, apparently from suicide. Mica Miller …

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Research ethics and artificial intelligence for global health

(4 days ago) WEBThe ethical governance of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in health care and public health continues to be an urgent issue for attention in policy, research, and practice. In …

https://bmcmedethics.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12910-024-01044-w

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