在马拉维治疗精神病的途径
Demoubly Kokota1, Robert C Stewart2, Chiwoza Bandawe3
1Postdoctoral Fellow, Division of Psychiatry, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
BJPsych international
|November 29, 2023
概括
在马拉维,患有精神病的人面临着严重的护理障碍,他们往往首先咨询传统治疗师. 这项研究为一项新的项目提供了信息,旨在改善精神病的检测和管理,以获得更好的康复结果.
科学领域:
- 全球心理健康全球心理健康
- 精神病学是一个精神病学.
- 医疗保健服务研究 医疗服务研究
背景情况:
- 马拉维对精神病的及时评估和基于证据的治疗机会有限,导致长期未经治疗的精神病和残疾.
- 在马拉维,大多数患有精神病的人都向传统或宗教治疗师寻求护理,这反映了正规心理健康服务的缺口.
- 耻辱和服务能力不足,特别是在农村地区,加剧了马拉维精神病治疗的挑战.
研究的目的:
- 分析在马拉维为患有精神病的人提供护理的途径.
- 通过改善服务和参与 (PROMISE) 的研究,为马拉维的精神病康复指导提供信息.
- 引导开发可持续的精神病检测和管理系统,以促进康复.
主要方法:
- 在马拉维,分析治疗精神病的途径.
- 利用来自"威尔康姆信托精神病旗舰报告" (Wellcome Trust Psychosis Flagship Report on the Landscape of Mental Health Services for Psychosis in Malawi) 的数据,研究马拉维精神病患者的心理健康服务情况. 在马拉维,精神病患者的心理健康服务已经得到了广泛的认可.
- 为纵向PROMISE研究的设计提供信息.
主要成果:
- 马拉维的精神病患者在获得适当的医疗保健方面遇到重大障碍.
- 传统和宗教治疗师是大多数精神病患者的主要接触点.
- 现有的心理健康服务能力有限,因耻辱而面临挑战,特别是在农村环境.
结论:
- 改善及时获得基于证据的护理对马拉维精神病患者至关重要.
- 了解现有的护理途径对于开发有效的干预措施至关重要.
- 该研究旨在建立可持续的精神病检测和管理系统,以促进康复.
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