Title |
Community perceptions of mental health needs: a qualitative study in the Solomon Islands
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Published in |
International Journal of Mental Health Systems, March 2009
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DOI | 10.1186/1752-4458-3-6 |
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Authors |
Ilse Blignault, Anne Bunde-Birouste, Jan Ritchie, Derrick Silove, Anthony B Zwi |
Abstract |
Psychosocial and mental health needs in the aftermath of conflict and disaster have attracted substantial attention. In the Solomon Islands, the conceptualisation of mental health, for several decades regarded by policy makers as primarily a health issue, has broadened and been incorporated into the national development and social policy agendas, reflecting recognition of the impact of conflict and rapid social change on the psychosocial wellbeing of the community as a whole. We sought to understand how mental health and psychosocial wellbeing were seen at the community level, the extent to which these issues were identified as being associated with periods of 'tension', violence and instability, and the availability of traditional approaches and Ministry of Health services to address these problems. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United States | 3 | 60% |
Australia | 1 | 20% |
United Kingdom | 1 | 20% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 5 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Australia | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 176 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Unspecified | 26 | 15% |
Student > Master | 22 | 12% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 20 | 11% |
Student > Bachelor | 20 | 11% |
Researcher | 19 | 11% |
Other | 36 | 20% |
Unknown | 34 | 19% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 40 | 23% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 35 | 20% |
Psychology | 24 | 14% |
Social Sciences | 19 | 11% |
Neuroscience | 3 | 2% |
Other | 16 | 9% |
Unknown | 40 | 23% |