Introducing New York University's global mental health care model for college students

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused people worldwide, such as in Thailand, to be frightened of being infected from the coronavirus. Exposure to media - including unreliable news sources - trigger people's stress and anxiety. This leads to increased mental health problems and psychiatric disorders in the population, resulting in higher suicide rates. Furthermore, this also affects medical and public health care staff working until emotional exhaustion and physical health deterioration. The ongoing fight against the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus increases the likelihood of pressure, stress, and anxiety. Therefore, a mental health care model for the people of Thailand is necessary. With the appropriate format for people to receive correct information, people will be more likely to accept changes, think logically and positively, not be discouraged, and be ready to improve themselves and their mental health.

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PRIMARY MENTAL HEALTH-CARE MODEL IN RURAL TASMANIA: OUTCOMES FOR PATIENTS

Australian Journal of Rural Health ◽

10.1111/j.1440-1584.2002.tb00004.x ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 20-25

Author(s):

Helen Malcolm

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Health Care ◽

Mental Health Care ◽

Care Model ◽

Primary Mental Health Care ◽

Health Care Model

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Policy, power, stigma and silence: Exploring the complexities of a primary mental health care model in a rural South African setting

Transcultural Psychiatry ◽

10.1177/1363461516679056 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 53 (6) ◽

pp. 719-742 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Rochelle Ann Burgess

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

South Africa ◽

Health Care ◽

Mental Health Care ◽

South African ◽

Care Model ◽

Rural South ◽

Primary Mental Health Care ◽

African Setting ◽

Health Care Model

The Movement for Global Mental Health’s (MGMH) efforts to scale up the availability of mental health services have been moderately successful. Investigations in resource-poor countries like South Africa have pointed to the value of an integrated primary mental health care model and multidisciplinary collaboration to support mental health needs in underserved and underresourced communities. However, there remains a need to explore how these policies play out within the daily realities of communities marked by varied environmental and relational complexities. Arguably, the lived realities of mental health policy and service delivery processes are best viewed through ethnographic approaches, which remain underutilised in the field of global mental health. This paper reports on findings from a case study of mental health services for HIV-affected women in a rural South African setting, which employed a motivated ethnography in order to explore the realities of the primary mental health care model and related policies in South Africa. Findings highlighted the influence of three key symbolic (intangible) factors that impact on the efficacy of the primary mental health care model: power dynamics, which shaped relationships within multidisciplinary teams; stigma, which limited the efficacy of task-shifting strategies; and the silencing of women’s narratives of distress within services. The resultant gap between policy ideals and the reality of practice is discussed. The paper concludes with recommendations for building on existing successes in the delivery of primary mental health care in South Africa.

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