Topics for our times: can we learn from the care of persons with mental illness in developing countries?

Süsser, Ezra; Collins, Pamela Y.; Schanzer, Bella; Varma, Vijoy K.; Gittelman, Martin

doi:10.2105/ajph.86.7.926

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“…Family relationships may be more conducive to recovery in developing countries. [23][24][25] 2. In developing countries informal subsistence economies may provide diverse opportunities for reintegration of patients into work roles.…”

Section: Critiques Of the Who Studiesmentioning

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Dispelling a myth: developing world poverty, inequality, violence and social fragmentation are not good for outcome in schizophrenia

Burns

2009

Afr. J. Psych

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The WHO multi-site studies of schizophrenia concluded that course and outcome of the disorder was better in developing countries. This has become psychiatric lore. However, the reality is that significant political, social and economic ills that characterize many countries in Africa, Latin America and Asia constitute psychosocial stressors that mediate strongly against better outcome in individuals living with this disorder. Outcome studies of schizophrenia in developing countries are reviewed and concepts of poverty, inequality and violence in relation to the course of the illness in this context are debated. The generally poor state of mental health services and policies in these regions are discussed. The belief that community and family life in the developing world is widely intact and that it provides a nurturing environment that facilitates recovery and promotes social and economic empowerment of seriously mentally ill individuals is dispelled as a myth. Idealisation of the under-developed South as a haven for schizophrenia sufferers will only add to the already heavy burden experienced by these individuals, their families and these societies in coping with this disabling disease.

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Dispelling a myth: developing world poverty, inequality, violence and social fragmentation are not good for outcome in schizophrenia

Burns

2009

Afr. J. Psych

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“…The lack of difference in QOL may also result from factors, outside the scope of our study, that either enhance the QOL of the NMS group, degrade that of the CMS group, or both. For example, never‐medicated patients may be able to remain in the home because their families have learned to accommodate their symptoms and to help them manage their behaviors ( 40–42). It may be that these interactions create a better environment for people with schizophrenia, or that the daily care involved produces an increased level of personal interaction that exerts a direct and positive influence on wellbeing and other aspects of QOL.…”

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Quality of life in treated and never‐treated schizophrenic patients

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Moussaoui

et al. 2001

Acta Psychiatr Scand

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“…Human resources are a crucial element of the mental health service system. They include clinical and non-clinical staff; complementary and religious or traditional healers and non-governmental organizations as well as families and carers (Susser et al, 1996). .…”

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The Mental Health Policy Template: domains and elements for mental health policy formulation

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Baingana

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International Review of Psychiatry

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Mental disorders are a major and rising cause of disease burden in all countries. Even when resources are available, many countries do not have the policy and planning frameworks in place to identify and deliver effective interventions. The World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Bank have emphasized the need for ready access to the basic tools for mental health policy formulation, implementation and sustained development. The Analytical Studies on Mental Health Policy and Service Project, undertaken in 1999-2001 by the International Consortium for Mental Health Services and funded by the Global Forum for Health Research aims to address this need through the development of a template for mental health policy formulation. A mental health policy template has been developed based on an inventory of the key elements of a successful mental health policy. These elements have been validated against a review of international literature, a study of existing mental health policies and the results of extensive consultations with experts in the six WHO regions of the world. The Mental Health Policy Template has been revised and its applicability will be tested in a number of developing countries during 2001-2002. The Mental Health Policy Template and the work of the Consortium for Mental Health Services will be presented and the future role of the template in mental health policy development and reform in developing countries will be discussed.

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Topics for our times: can we learn from the care of persons with mental illness in developing countries?

Cited by 28 publications

References 11 publications

Dispelling a myth: developing world poverty, inequality, violence and social fragmentation are not good for outcome in schizophrenia

Dispelling a myth: developing world poverty, inequality, violence and social fragmentation are not good for outcome in schizophrenia

Quality of life in treated and never‐treated schizophrenic patients

The Mental Health Policy Template: domains and elements for mental health policy formulation

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