Poor mental health in Ghana: who is at risk?
Sipsma H, Ofori-Atta A, Canavan M, Osei-Akoto I, Udry C, Bradley EH. Poor mental health in Ghana: who is at risk? BMC Public Health 2013, 13: 288. PMID: 23547846, PMCID: PMC3620375, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-288.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPoor mental healthSevere psychological distressMental healthPsychological distressNational prevalenceLow-income countriesMultivariable multinomial regression modelsKessler Psychological Distress ScaleCross-sectional analysisPsychological Distress ScaleConclusionsPsychological distressLeading causeMultinomial regression modelsAustralian adultsDistress ScalePrevalenceWomenMarital statusIntimate partner violenceGreater likelihoodDistressOverall sampleWomen's attitudesHealthPhysical abuseRecruitment and Retention of Mental Health Workers in Ghana
Jack H, Canavan M, Ofori-Atta A, Taylor L, Bradley E. Recruitment and Retention of Mental Health Workers in Ghana. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e57940. PMID: 23469111, PMCID: PMC3585225, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0057940.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health workersHealth workersMental health careMental health treatment gapHealth carePublic psychiatric hospitalHospital work environmentStigma reduction effortsTreatment gapPsychiatric hospitalPatient careLow-income countriesMental healthCarePatientsHospitalPositive daysConstant comparative methodSnowballing methodOpen-ended interviewsQualitative interviewsGreat needLack of resourcesRecruitmentFactors