Mental Health Services in South Africa: Taking stock

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dc.contributor.authorLund, C
dc.contributor.authorPetersen, Inge
dc.contributor.authorKleintjes, S R
dc.contributor.authorBhana, Arvin
dc.date.accessioned2017-06-20T09:57:51Z
dc.date.available2017-06-20T09:57:51Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.date.updated2016-01-11T12:40:35Z
dc.description.abstractThere is new policy commitment to mental health in South Africa, demonstrated in the national mental health summit of April 2012. This provides an opportunity to take stock of our mental health services. At primary care level key challenges include- training and supervision of staff in the detection and management of common mental disorders, and the development of community-based psychosocial rehabilitation programmes for people with severe mental illness (in collaboration with existing non-governmental organizations). At secondary level, resources need to be invested in 72-hour observation facilities at designated district and regional hospitals, in keeping with the Mental Health Care Act. At tertiary level, greater continuity of care with primary and secondary levels is required to prevent “revolving door” patterns of care. There are major challenges and also opportunities related to the high level of comorbidity between mental illness and a range of other public health priorities, notably HIV/AIDS, cardiovascular disease and diabetes. The agenda for mental health services research needs to shift to a focus on evaluating interventions. With current policy commitment, the time to act and invest in evidence-based mental health services is now.
dc.identifier.apacitationLund, C., Petersen, I., Kleintjes, S. R., & Bhana, A. (2012). Mental Health Services in South Africa: Taking stock. <i>African Journal of Psychiatry</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24595en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationLund, C, Inge Petersen, S R Kleintjes, and Arvin Bhana "Mental Health Services in South Africa: Taking stock." <i>African Journal of Psychiatry</i> (2012) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24595en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationLund, C., Petersen, I., Kleintjes, S., & Bhana, A. (2012). Mental health services in South Africa: Taking stock. African journal of psychiatry, 15(6), 402-405.
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Lund, C AU - Petersen, Inge AU - Kleintjes, S R AU - Bhana, Arvin AB - There is new policy commitment to mental health in South Africa, demonstrated in the national mental health summit of April 2012. This provides an opportunity to take stock of our mental health services. At primary care level key challenges include- training and supervision of staff in the detection and management of common mental disorders, and the development of community-based psychosocial rehabilitation programmes for people with severe mental illness (in collaboration with existing non-governmental organizations). At secondary level, resources need to be invested in 72-hour observation facilities at designated district and regional hospitals, in keeping with the Mental Health Care Act. At tertiary level, greater continuity of care with primary and secondary levels is required to prevent “revolving door” patterns of care. There are major challenges and also opportunities related to the high level of comorbidity between mental illness and a range of other public health priorities, notably HIV/AIDS, cardiovascular disease and diabetes. The agenda for mental health services research needs to shift to a focus on evaluating interventions. With current policy commitment, the time to act and invest in evidence-based mental health services is now. DA - 2012 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - African Journal of Psychiatry LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2012 T1 - Mental Health Services in South Africa: Taking stock TI - Mental Health Services in South Africa: Taking stock UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24595 ER - en_ZA
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dc.identifier.vancouvercitationLund C, Petersen I, Kleintjes SR, Bhana A. Mental Health Services in South Africa: Taking stock. African Journal of Psychiatry. 2012; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24595.en_ZA
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dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Public Health and Family Medicineen_ZA
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dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
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