Mental Health Challenges In Pakistan

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Barriers and Challenges to Mental Health Care in Pakistan

(4 days ago) WEBThe estimated economic burden of mental illness is 250 billion PKR and 70-80 % is out of pocket (10) Nationally, 24.3% of people live below the poverty line with an unemployment rate of 4.8%, which further aggravates the problem (11) Mental health research done in …

https://ecommons.aku.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1529&context=pjns

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Mental Health Atlas 2020 Country Profile: Pakistan

(4 days ago) WEBMental Health Atlas 2020 Country Profile: Pakistan; Mental Health Atlas 2020 Country Profile: Pakistan. 15 April 2022 Technical document. Download (591.9 …

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

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Mental health in Pakistan - British Asian Trust

(3 days ago) WEBPakistan has a growing mental health crisis with an estimated 50 million people experiencing mental health issues but unable to access support due to stigma, awareness and lack of services. To address this critical …

https://www.britishasiantrust.org/our-work/mental-health/mental-health-in-pakistan/

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Pakistan - The Lancet Psychiatry

(3 days ago) WEBPakistan is home to about 200 million people, but has one of the poorest mental health indicators and less than 500 psychiatrists for this population size. This paucity of mental …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(20)30387-4/fulltext

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COVID-19 and mental health challenges in Pakistan

(2 days ago) WEBThe mental health sufferings due to COVID-19 are widely observed ( Lima et al., 2020 ). This extensive lockdown is creating panic, fear, sense of insecurity, and …

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0020764020954487

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Mental Health Care in Pakistan SpringerLink

(1 days ago) WEBThe chapter explores the landscape of mental health care in Pakistan, a low- and middle-income country. It sets the stage by providing an overview of Pakistan’s geographical …

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-99-9153-2_7

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Mental health care in Pakistan boosted by the highest office

(7 days ago) WEBPakistan's President Arif Alvi launched the President's Programme to Promote Mental Health of Pakistanis on Oct 10, 2019, World Mental Health Day. Mental health, a long …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736%2819%2932979-4/fulltext

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Mental health crises in Pakistan during Covid-19 pandemic

(6 days ago) WEBAccording to the most recent data provided by WHO, 24 million population of Pakistan has mental health problem and 10,000 individuals have only 0.19 …

https://www.bmj.com/content/369/bmj.m1994/rr-0

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Burden of mental disorders by gender in Pakistan: analysis of …

(7 days ago) WEBThe downloaded data for DALYs from GBD 2019 were put into our analysis. All categories of mental disorder gathered by GBD 2019 were selected. We focused on …

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bjpsych-bulletin/article/burden-of-mental-disorders-by-gender-in-pakistan-analysis-of-global-burden-of-disease-study-data-for-19902019/17C0C828C05A230A0906EFBA166C5061

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Mandatory mental health education in Pakistan: a proposal

(3 days ago) WEBPakistan has a population of 231·4 million people, 63% of whom are aged 15–33 years. However, the country has fewer than 500 psychiatrists1 and negligible mental health …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(23)00108-6/fulltext

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‘A curse from God’ — the stigma of mental illness in Pakistan

(4 days ago) WEBAlthough up to 40 percent of the population could have mental health issues, getting help isn’t easy in Pakistan. The stigma against mental illness is …

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/curse-god-stigma-mental-illness-pakistan

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Exploring the Landscape of Mental Health in Pakistan Psychreg

(8 days ago) WEBReading Time: 2 minutes Mental health is an emerging concern in Pakistan, a country where societal norms, cultural barriers, and a lack of awareness contribute to …

https://www.psychreg.org/exploring-landscape-mental-health-pakistan/

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Reducing Barriers to Mental Health Care in Pakistan

(1 days ago) WEBSeptember 27, 2020. Alaptagin Khan, MBBS, FRSPH, a research associate at McLean Hospital, is leading an effort to improve the state of mental health care in Pakistan …

https://www.mcleanhospital.org/news/reducing-barriers-mental-health-care-pakistan

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NCHR Launches Report on Mental Health and Human Rights

(6 days ago) WEBISLAMABAD, Wednesday, August 24, 2022: The National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR), in collaboration with Taskeen Health Initiative (Taskeen) and with the support …

https://www.nchr.gov.pk/press_release/nchr-launches-report-on-mental-health-and-human-rights-malpractice-in-mental-health-in-pakistan-a-call-for-regulation/

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Economic burden of mental illness in Pakistan: an estimation for …

(3 days ago) WEBMethod and results. We extrapolated the costs of mental illness in Pakistan from 2006 data (as reported in 2016 by Malik & Khan Reference Malik and Khan 7) to 2020 using the …

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bjpsych-international/article/economic-burden-of-mental-illness-in-pakistan-an-estimation-for-the-year-2020-from-existing-evidence/9010FDDCCD76D036E3A682A7B58D4189

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COVID-19 and mental health challenges in Pakistan - PubMed

(1 days ago) WEBCOVID-19 and mental health challenges in Pakistan. Int J Soc Psychiatry. 2021 May;67 (3):303-304. doi: 10.1177/0020764020954487. Epub 2020 Sep 9.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32900252/

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Mental Health Situation in Pakistan Marham

(9 days ago) WEBAfter evaluating the mental health situation in Pakistan, the International Journal of Emergency Mental Health and Human Resilience published that more than …

https://www.marham.pk/healthblog/mental-health-situation-in-pakistan/

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Mental Health Issues of Adolescents In Pakistan: A Cry For Help

(3 days ago) WEBA recent study conducted in Pakistan, on 400 high school going adolescents (1 5-18 years), identified. the prevale nce of anxiety and depression …

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/371583375_Mental_Health_Issues_of_Adolescents_In_Pakistan_A_Cry_For_Help

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Mental Health in Pakistan - The Borgen Project

(2 days ago) WEBIn developing countries like Pakistan, a nation that has faced violence, economic and political instability since its birth in 1947, mental health is a highly …

https://borgenproject.org/mental-health-in-pakistan/

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WHO Pakistan celebrates World Mental Health Day

(5 days ago) WEBThe staff discussed the issues related to improving mental health of staff working in the field and signed a pledge to improve their well-being. According to a recent study, The …

https://www.emro.who.int/pak/pakistan-news/who-pakistan-celebrates-world-mental-health-day.html

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Pakistan crisis - World Health Organization (WHO)

(8 days ago) WEBThis content was last updated on 5 October 2022. WHO is responding as Pakistan is affected by massive monsoon rainfall and unprecedented levels of flooding …

https://www.who.int/emergencies/situations/pakistan-crisis

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Healing Young Hearts UNICEF Pakistan

(Just Now) WEBUNICEF/Pakistan/Fahad Ahmed Psychologist Maria Sultan encourages a child to colour while taking a session in the Counselling Room at the Child Protection …

https://www.unicef.org/pakistan/stories/healing-young-hearts

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Need stressed for busting ‘myths’ involving mental disorders

(3 days ago) WEBExperts call for sensitising censorship board, Pemra on mental health issues. WITH Pakistan already dealing with a heatwave that has affected 26 districts since …

https://www.dawn.com/news/1835743

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Hania Aamir opens up about mental health challenges - Daily …

(5 days ago) WEBPakistani currency rates against US Dollar and other currencies on May 28, 2024 (Tuesday) in open market. USD to PKR rate today. US dollar was being quoted at …

https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/28-May-2024/hania-aamir-opens-up-about-mental-health-challenges

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Figures at a glance UNHCR US

(2 days ago) WEBHow many refugees are there around the world? At least 108.4 million people around the world have been forced to flee their homes. Among them are nearly 35.3 million …

https://www.unhcr.org/us/about-unhcr/who-we-are/figures-glance

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Restrictive visa policies harm global scientific exchanges

(3 days ago) WEBRepresenting 145 national bodies and over 250 000 members, the World Psychiatric Association promotes international collaborations across mental health. In …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(24)00300-3/fulltext

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