Health systems research: a pragmatic model for meeting mental health needs in low-income countries

2000 ◽  
pp. 363-377 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vikram Patel
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Systems ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Health Systems Research ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
Low Income Countries ◽  
Mental Health Needs ◽  
Systems Research

scholarly journals Exploring health systems research and its influence on policy processes in low income countries

2007 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adnan A Hyder ◽  
◽  
Gerald Bloom ◽  
Melissa Leach ◽  
Shamsuzzoha B Syed ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Systems ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Health Systems Research ◽  
Low Income Countries ◽  
Systems Research

scholarly journals Lessons Learned From a Low-Income Country to Address Mental Health Needs During COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judite Blanc ◽  
Azizi Seixas ◽  
Elizabeth Farrah Louis ◽  
Donaldson Fadael Conserve ◽  
Georges Casimir ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
Income Country ◽  
Mental Health Needs ◽  
Low Income Country

The Mental Health Needs of Low-Income Pregnant Teens

2014 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
pp. 595-606
Author(s):  
Nancy A. Payne ◽  
Jeane W. Anastas
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
Mental Health Needs

scholarly journals Health systems research in a low-income country: easier said than done

2008 ◽  
Vol 93 (6) ◽  
pp. 540-544 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. English ◽  
G. Irimu ◽  
A. Wamae ◽  
F. Were ◽  
A. Wasunna ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Systems ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Health Systems Research ◽  
Income Country ◽  
Low Income Country ◽  
Systems Research

Analysis of Records from an Urban African Psychological Service: Suggestions for Mental Health Systems Research

2003 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed Seedat ◽  
Piet Kruger ◽  
Belinda Bode
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Systems ◽  
Health Systems Research ◽  
Psychological Services ◽  
Quality Data ◽  
Record Management ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Mental Health Systems ◽  
Systems Research ◽  
Repeated Calls

This article represents a modest attempt at encouraging mental health systems research with particular reference to South Africa. Despite the repeated calls for the logical inclusion of psychological services into Primary Health Care (PHC) in low to middle-income countries, such services remain absent or at best peripheral. A review of the literature, data analysis, and associated arguments, in this article, are therefore based on the view that health systems research is vital for informing policy decisions on health funding allocations and mental health service delivery. Accordingly, drawing on the records of a township-based counselling service we seek to investigate the strategic need for sound record management. Data on client service utilization patterns, client demographics, and presentation problems are instructive sources of information in considerations about the structure, management and funding of psychological services. Recognizing the methodological limitations of our study, we conclude our analysis with a broad motivation for further health systems research and a specific call for the establishment of a mental health information system that can provide routine quality data that may be used for multiple purposes.

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