2022
Integrating mental health into primary care: evaluation of the Health Action for Psychiatric Problems In Nigeria including Epilepsy and SubstanceS (HAPPINESS) pilot project
Chu C, Roxas N, Aguocha CM, Nwefoh E, Wang K, Dike C, Iheanacho T. Integrating mental health into primary care: evaluation of the Health Action for Psychiatric Problems In Nigeria including Epilepsy and SubstanceS (HAPPINESS) pilot project. BMC Health Services Research 2022, 22: 333. PMID: 35279154, PMCID: PMC8917687, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-022-07703-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental Health Gap Action Programme Intervention GuideMental illnessPsychiatric problemsHealth actionsPrimary health care workersWorld Health Organization’s mental health gap action program intervention guideMental health care integrationHealth care workersPrimary care traineesMental health awarenessLocal health officialsMental illness stigmaKey informant interviewsSemi-structured key informant interviewsPrimary careGeneral careHealth care integrationCare workersClinical supportHealth outcomesStigma QuestionnaireMental disordersCare integrationIllnessStigma reduction
2021
Utilizing a church-based platform for mental health interventions: exploring the role of the clergy and the treatment preference of women with depression
Iheanacho T, Nduanya UC, Slinkard S, Ogidi AG, Patel D, Itanyi IU, Naeem F, Spiegelman D, Ezeanolue EE. Utilizing a church-based platform for mental health interventions: exploring the role of the clergy and the treatment preference of women with depression. Cambridge Prisms Global Mental Health 2021, 8: e5. PMID: 34026236, PMCID: PMC8127631, DOI: 10.1017/gmh.2021.4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealthy Beginning InitiativeTreatment preferencesMental health interventionsMental disordersHealth interventionsCommon mental disordersMental health screeningHealth-seeking behaviourResource-limited settingsHealth manpower shortagesMiddle-income countriesHealth screeningHealth beliefsHealth advisorsTherapyFree-listing exercisesDisordersWomenDepressionFocus group discussionsInterventionExerciseCommunity ChurchEffective strategyGroup discussions
2016
Beliefs and Attitudes about Mental Illness among Lay Church-Based Health Workers and Medical Trainees in Nigeria
Iheanacho T, Stefanovics E. Beliefs and Attitudes about Mental Illness among Lay Church-Based Health Workers and Medical Trainees in Nigeria. Journal Of Psychiatry 2016, 2016 DOI: 10.4172/2378-5756.1000380.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health servicesHealth workersMental illnessHealth servicesLay health workersResource-limited settingsPsychiatric trainingMedical traineesTeaching hospitalSelf-report questionnairesPsychiatric careMental disordersIllnessHospitalHigher scoresExploratory factor analysisTraining programPsychiatry training programsFactor analysisVarimax rotationMedical schoolsGroupWorkersTraumaCare
2015
Attitudes and beliefs about mental illness among church-based lay health workers: experience from a prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission trial in Nigeria
Iheanacho T, Kapadia D, Ezeanolue CO, Osuji AA, Ogidi AG, Ike A, Patel D, Stefanovics E, Rosenheck R, Obiefune M, Ezeanolue EE. Attitudes and beliefs about mental illness among church-based lay health workers: experience from a prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission trial in Nigeria. International Journal Of Culture And Mental Health 2015, 9: 1-13. PMID: 26807146, PMCID: PMC4706033, DOI: 10.1080/17542863.2015.1074260.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental illnessMental disordersHealth workersChild HIV transmission (PMTCT) trialPrevention of motherLay health workersChild health programsCommon mental disordersHealthy Beginning InitiativeCross-sectional surveySelf-administered questionnairePerinatal depressionHealth advisorsResponse rateHealth programsIllnessDisordersBio-psychoTraumatic eventsTransmission trialsTrialsCarePreventionVolunteers
2014
Attitudes Toward Mental Illness and Changes Associated with a Brief Educational Intervention for Medical and Nursing Students in Nigeria
Iheanacho T, Marienfeld C, Stefanovics E, Rosenheck RA. Attitudes Toward Mental Illness and Changes Associated with a Brief Educational Intervention for Medical and Nursing Students in Nigeria. Academic Psychiatry 2014, 38: 320-324. PMID: 24643398, DOI: 10.1007/s40596-014-0073-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental illnessEducational interventionMental disordersBrief educational interventionNursing studentsMiddle-income countriesIllnessBiopsychosocial approachResultsFactor analysisHealthcare traineesConvenience sampleBiopsychosocial perspectiveInterventionLives of peopleChanges AssociatedDisordersFavorable attitudesNegative attitudes