|
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Unemployment
|
Buy Now
Mental Health Conditions & Services in Selected African Countries - Implications for Social Work & Human Services Professions (Hardcover)
Loot Price: R5,041
Discovery Miles 50 410
You Save: R319
(6%)
|
|
|
Mental Health Conditions & Services in Selected African Countries - Implications for Social Work & Human Services Professions (Hardcover)
Expected to ship within 12 - 19 working days
|
The mental-health conditions and services in most African countries
are of great concern. There is a stark distinction of health
disparities between urban and rural communities across these
countries. There is an unequal divide in the allocation of
resources for health related services, and mental health services
have become a political decision more than the fair distribution of
resources. The situation is even worse in the less developed
countries across the various sub-regions. People all over the
African continent are increasingly being affected by many common
psychological and mental health disorders, as well as illnesses
that go untreated for many years. This book is based on the
assumption that there is a need to examine the conditions/services
of mental health prevailing in different African countries to
inform and educate people about the situation, and also to serve as
an additional source of knowledge on African mental health issues.
Additionally, there is a dearth of literature on mental health
services from multiple African countries accessible through one
anthology. Also notable is that the social work and human services
professions in Africa lack textbooks written by indigenous African
educators on pertinent issues affecting the people in the
continent. Therefore, this book serves to fill that gap and to
contribute to literature concerning Africa. The book examines
mental health conditions and services in terms of diagnoses,
causes, treatment and psycho-social services provided by some
countries in Africa, namely Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria,
Rwanda, South Africa, Uganda and Zambia. Even though, mental health
issues have been written about by some African mental health
specialists and experts, the chapters in this book are written
mostly by African social work professionals and psychologists, and
this is presumably the first of its kind. Each country describes
the situations, conditions, resources, stigma/discrimination,
traditional beliefs and practices concerning mental health, and
also discusses the ways to improve the conditions and services for
these populations.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
You might also like..
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
(1)
