This assessment tool is to support municipalities and local authorities in identifying the risks and vulnerabilities that refugees and migrants fac...e and to identify gaps where possible methods to minimize the impact of the pandemic exist so that they can be prioritized within local policy processes.more
The right to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical andmentalhealth is enshrined in many international human rights treatie...s. However, studies have shown that people with mental disabilities are often marginalized and discriminated against in the fulfillment of their right to health. The aim of this study is to identify and reach a broader understanding of barriers to the right to mentalhealth in the Eastern Cape Province in South Africa. Eleven semi-structured interviews were carried out with health professionals and administrators.more
The aim of this paper is to investigate how doctors working in primary health care in Latin American address patients with common mental disorders and...an> to investigate how stigma can affect their clinical decisions
PLoSONE 13(11):e0206440.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0206440more
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Scoping question: Within the context of mentalhealthand developmental assessment of children ...dbox">and youth, what are the effective strategies for detecting maltreatment?
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World Health Organization; International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions; World Psychiatric Association
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Global concerns: Implications for the future
Child MentalHealth Atlas
People younger than 20 years comprise 35% of the global population and 40% of the global population of least-developed nations. The number of children - neonates, infants, children, and adolescents ...up to 19 years of age - who need pediatric palliative care (PPC) each year may be as high as 21 million. Another study found that almost 2.5 million children die each year with serious health related suffering and that more than 98% of these children are in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) (3). While estimates differ, there is no doubt that there is an enormous need for prevention and relief of suffering among children - for PPC.more
The World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS 2.0) is a generic assessment instrument developed by WHO to provide a standardized method for measuring ...-highlight medbox">healthand disability across cultures. It was developed from a comprehensive set of International Classification of Functioning, Disability andHealth (ICF) items that are sufficiently reliable and sensitive to measure the difference made by a given intervention.
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This briefing note summarises key mentalhealthand psychosocial support (MHPSS) considerations in relation to the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19...) outbreak.more