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Mental Health Education (mental + health_education)
Selected AbstractsPrevalence of depression among adults in Oyo State, Nigeria: A comparative study of rural and urban communitiesAUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF RURAL HEALTH, Issue 3 2007Olorunfemi Amoran Abstract Objective:,This study was designed to assess the current prevalence of depression in Oyo State, Nigeria and the rural,urban variation in prevalence. Setting:,This is a two-phase community-based cross-sectional study. The urban areas selected for the study are the Ibadan North-West and Egbeda local government areas. The rural area selected was the Saki-East local government area. Participants:,A total of 1105 participants were recruited into the study. Multistage sampling technique was used to obtain a representative sample of the participants from the communities in Oyo State. The study was conducted using an interviewer-administered structured questionnaire, and the general health questionnaire (GHQ 12) as a screening tool. The second phase of the interview was conducted only for those participants with a score of more than 3 using the GHQ 12. These participants were then clinically examined using the Structured Clinical Interview DSM IV for assessment of clinical depression. Main outcome measure:,Prevalence of depression. Results:,A total of 721 (65.2%) were from urban communities, while 384 (34.8%) were from the rural community. The overall prevalence of depression was found to be 5.2%. Depression was more prevalent among women than men (5.7% vs 4.8%, ,2 = 0.36 P = 0.55), and among adolescents (9.6%, P = 0.04). Furthermore, depression was more common in the rural areas than in the urban areas (7.3% vs 4.2%, ,2 = 4.94 P = 0.02). Conclusion:,Depression is more common in rural than urban areas in the Nigerian population. Mental health education for adolescents and secondary school students should be encouraged in rural communities. [source] Faith-based mental health education: a service-learning opportunity for nursing studentsJOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRIC & MENTAL HEALTH NURSING, Issue 6 2009J. F. BROWN phd pmh-cns/np bc [source] Training in cognitive behavioural interventions on acute psychiatric inpatient wardsJOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRIC & MENTAL HEALTH NURSING, Issue 2 2005E. McCANN phd msc rmn dip psi pgdip (academic practice) There has been a drive towards addressing the types of care and therapeutic interventions available to people with serious mental illness, which is reflected in the latest government mental health policy initiatives. Recent evidence strongly supports the implementation of psychological and social interventions for people with psychosis, and in particular the use of cognitive behavioural techniques. Until now, the main focus has been on people living in the community. This study examines the delivery of psychosocial interventions training to qualified psychiatric nurses and unqualified staff on seven acute psychiatric admission wards in London, UK. The approach had the strength of on-site delivery, follow-up role modelling of the interventions and clinical supervision. Despite this, in some cases the training was less successful, mainly because of staffing and leadership weaknesses. The impact of training in these methods and the implications for mental health education and practice development are discussed. [source] Culture and mental health education: Implications for mental health resources in the Pacific RimASIA-PACIFIC PSYCHIATRY, Issue 2 2009P.C. Tor [source] | ||||||||||