Mental health profile of Ghana.

Journal: International psychiatry : bulletin of the Board of International Affairs of the Royal College of Psychiatrists

Volume: 7

Issue: 3

Year of Publication: 

Affiliated Institutions:  Retired Chief Psychiatrist, Ghana, email jbasarek@yahoo.co.uk.

Abstract summary 

Ghana is a West African state that attained independence from Great Britain in 1957 and became a republican state in 1960. Its population is about 22 million (2004 estimate), distributed in ten regions. The World Health Organization (WHO) has estimated that 650 000 of the population are suffering from severe mental disorder and 2 166 000 are suffering from moderate to mild mental disorder (see http://www.who.int/mental_health/policy/country/ghana/en).

Authors & Co-authors:  Asare J B JB

Study Outcome 

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Citations :  Akpalu, B., Lund, C., Doku, V., et al. (2010) Scaling up community based services and improving quality of care in the state psychiatric hospitals: the way forward for Ghana. African Journal of Psychiatry, in press.
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SSN : 1749-3676
Study Population
Male,Female
Mesh Terms
Other Terms
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Country of Study
Ghana
Publication Country
England