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Forming a joint dialogue among faith healers, traditional healers and formal health workers in mental health in a Kenyan setting: towards common grounds
BACKGROUND: Qualitative evidence on dialogue formation and collaboration is very scanty in Kenya. This study thus aimed at the formation …
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Poverty and suicide research in low- and middle-income countries: systematic mapping of literature published in English and a proposed research agenda
Approximately 75% of suicides occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) where rates of poverty are high. Evidence suggests a …
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Overview of the mental health system in Mozambique: addressing the treatment gap with a task-shifting strategy in primary care
BACKGROUND: Mozambique has gradually changed its action on mental health (MH) from an asylum-centric care with long-term hospitalization to an …
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Lay Definitions of Happiness across Nations: The Primacy of Inner Harmony and Relational Connectedness
In well-being research the term happiness is often used as synonymous with life satisfaction. However, little is known about lay …
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Minimization of Childhood Maltreatment Is Common and Consequential: Results from a Large, Multinational Sample Using the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire
Childhood maltreatment has diverse, lifelong impact on morbidity and mortality. The Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ) is one of the most …
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Cheetah Reunion – The Challenge of Finding Your Friends Again
Animals navigate their environment using a variety of senses and strategies. This multiplicity enables them to respond to different navigational …
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Effects of Chronic Social Stress and Maternal Intranasal Oxytocin and Vasopressin on Offspring Interferon-γ and Behavior
Recent studies support the hypothesis that the adverse effects of early-life adversity and transgenerational stress on neural plasticity and behavior …
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Disordered eating attitude and associated factors among high school adolescents aged 12–19 years in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Eating disorders are very complex, frequently developed and have a public health impact on adolescents. Different studies revealed that …
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Suicidal thoughts among university students in Ethiopia
Suicide is a serious public health problem, responsible for 1.48% of all deaths worldwide, with suicidal ideation an important precursor. …
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Books as therapy
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Bio-demographic factors affecting child loss in Tanzania
The Republic of Tanzania has been experiencing one of the highest infant and child mortality rates. There have been few …
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Examining the effects of a mindfulness-based distance learning professional training module on personal and professional functioning: a qualitative study
BACKGROUND: Training people to deliver mindfulness-based interventions (MBI) is becoming an important activity as mindfulness has been shown to have …
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An update on the pharmacological treatment of anxiety and related disorders
The anxiety disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are common and debilitating, often coexist with medical …
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A pilot and feasibility randomised controlled study of Prolonged Exposure Treatment and supportive counselling for post-traumatic stress disorder in adolescents: a third world, task-shifting, community-based sample
BACKGROUND: There is a dearth of empirical evidence on the effectiveness of pharmacological and nonpharmacological treatments for adolescents with post-traumatic …
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Quality of life of caregivers of patients diagnosed with severe mental illness at the national referral hospitals in Uganda
BACKGROUND: Worldwide, 450 million people suffer from mental and behavioral disorders. In Uganda, it is estimated that 35% of the …
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Prevalence, type, and correlates of trauma exposure among adolescent men and women in Soweto, South Africa: implications for HIV prevention
BACKGROUND: Youth trauma exposure is associated with syndemic HIV risk. We measured lifetime prevalence, type, and correlates of trauma experience …
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Predictors of recovery from post-traumatic stress disorder after the dongting lake flood in China: a 13–14 year follow-up study
BACKGROUND: Floods are some of the most common and destructive natural disasters in the world, potentially leading to both physical …
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Public Stigma against People with Mental Illness in Jimma Town, Southwest Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Stigma towards people with mental illness (PWMI) can result in low self-esteem and isolation and threaten employment. Therefore, this …
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Boundaries: an Interdisciplinary (Hi)Story
The experience and awareness of boundaries forms an integral part of being human. This article investigates the systematic philosophical underpinnings …
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Book review: Sally Swartz. 2015. Homeless wanderers: Movement and mental illness in the Cape Colony in the nineteenth century
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