Mental healthcare in Uganda: desperate challenges but real opportunities.

Journal: BJPsych international

Volume: 14

Issue: 4

Year of Publication: 

Affiliated Institutions:  Chair, World Association of Social Psychiatry Working Group on Coercion; Department of Psychiatry, Oxford University, UK; Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford University, UK, email andrew.molodynski@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk. Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, UK. Hear International, Arua, Uganda.

Abstract summary 

Recent reports have highlighted human rights concerns in Ugandan mental healthcare. This article describes the current situation in terms of healthcare funding and provision, concerns regarding legislation, and health inequalities. Possible reasons for the difficult situation are briefly discussed, including the economy, pervasive stigma and ongoing unrest in the region. We then describe some encouraging initiatives in Uganda that are empowering those with mental health problems to have a better quality of life and identify opportunities for change.

Authors & Co-authors:  Molodynski Andrew A Cusack Christina C Nixon Jurua J

Study Outcome 

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Citations :  Basic Needs (2015) Our approach. Web page at http://www.basicneeds.org/our-approach (accessed 9 June 2016).
Authors :  3
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SSN : 2056-4740
Study Population
Male,Female
Mesh Terms
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Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Country of Study
Uganda
Publication Country
England