Mental health is a public health challenge with lack of understanding, great institutional
neglect and widespread stigma in Nigeria. There is also a dearth of secondary review …

Background Indigenous mental healthcare using traditional non-western methods termed
“unorthodox approaches” has been observed in Nigeria historically. This has been largely …

Background Non-specialists' involvement in mental health care is encouraged in the field of
global mental health to address the treatment gap caused by mental illness, especially in …

(1) Introduction: Stigmatization is a multi-level process leading to depreciation of particular
social groups. It is particularly visible among people suffering from mental illnesses. Patient …

With an endless range of subgroups and individual variations, culture bears upon what all
people bring to the clinical setting. Culture could account for health-seeking behaviour, type …

To address the rise in mental health conditions in Tunisia, a training based on the Mental
Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) Intervention Guide (IG) was offered to primary care …

Abstract Background The Health Action for Psychiatric Problems In Nigeria including
Epilepsy and SubstanceS (HAPPINESS) project trains non-specialist and primary health …

Objectives: To measure stigma among doctors in one of the major specialized hospitals in
Saudi Arabia. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at King Abdullah Medical …

Self-stigma is a major problem in schizophrenia, with far reaching consequences on
treatment and overall outcome, but scarcely examined. In this study we investigated the …

Background: Non-specialist health professionals are required to provide mental health
services given the burden of disease due to mental illness. The study aimed to explore the …