Mental Health Integration in Humanitarian Settings
Discipline: Psychology
Type of service: Research Paper
Spacing: Double spacing
Paper format: APA
Number of pages: 40 pages
Number of sources: 40 sources
Paper details:
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Please Carry out a literature review in accordance with the below outline, and utilizing papers that are specific to *humanitarian settings * low and middle income countries * mental health integration * 85% of references need to be articles published in the last 5 years.
Section One: Mental Health in Humanitarian Crises
1.1. Why is it Important?
1.2. Projected Rates of Mental Disorder after Disasters
1.3. Effects on Daily Functioning
1.4. Effects on National Health Services and Systems
Section details. This section will detail the WHO estimates of mental and neurological disorders, and the higher risk for developing mental health problems in humanitarian emergencies. The section will further explore effects of mental disorders on affected communities, and the strain on fragile national health services and systems in low and middle-income countries, that are unable to meet the mental health needs of local and displaced populations.
Section Two: Available Resources for Mental Health Care in Low and Middle-Income Countries
2.1. Mental Health Policy and Plans
2.2. Mental health services
2.3. Community resources
2.4. Human resources
2.5. Financial resources
Section details. This section will discuss the general availability of mental health policies and resources for the provision of mental health care in low and middle-income countries affected by humanitarian crisis.
Section Three: Disproportionate Access to Mental Health Care
3.1. Socioeconomic status
3.2. Stigma and discrimination
3.3. Human rights
Section details. This section will explore the inequitable distribution of mental health care between countries, between regions, and within communities, linked to socioeconomic deprivation, stigma, and human rights violations.
Section Four: Closing the Treatment Gap
4.1. Importance of mental health integration into general health care
4.2. Resources to design and implement integrated mental health services
Section details. This section will detail WHO’s recommendation for mental health integration within general healthcare systems for closing the mental health treatment gap in low and middle-income countries and provide an overview of existing resources available to humanitarian actors, government and donor agencies for designing and implementing mental health services.
Section Five: Scaling Up Integrated Mental Health Programs in Humanitarian Settings
5.1. Ineffective processes for mental health integration
5.2. Planning and assessment as part of MH Integration into general healthcare in humanitarian settings
5.3. Capacity building as part of MH Integration into general healthcare in humanitarian settings
5.4. Strengthening mental health services and systems as part of MH Integration into general healthcare in humanitarian settings
5.5. Cross cutting areas for mental health service planning and implementation: Advocacy, networking, coordination, sustainability, and monitoring and evaluation.
Section details. This section will provide an overview of efforts for mental health integration within general healthcare in humanitarian settings, and the field level challenges across steps for mental health integration, including planning and assessment, capacity building, strengthening mental health services and systems, and other cross cutting areas comprising advocacy, networking, coordination, sustainability, and monitoring and evaluation.
NOTE: Each section of the review should have an introduction, presentation of the evidence, and conclusions.
An intro to each section: Provide the aim and scope of your discussion. What is the intent of this section of the review? Provide the context for your discussion. Narrow your focus to provide a logical and thorough discussion. Your intent should be clear. What are the key elements, issues, or challenges that serve as a foundation for your academic discourse? Based on the context provided, what are the two or three discussion points you will present? Clearly establish your approach to this section of the literature review.
The body of each section: A. Assert your first topic or discussion point. This should be highlighted in your introduction above. Provide context for this topic. B. Present the supporting evidence from the current literature. One approach is a compare type of discussion where you use information from different researchers.
The conclusion of each section: articulate or draw conclusions based on the evidence presented.
Preliminary List of References for Literature Review
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Dua, T. et al. (2011). Evidence-based guidelines for mental, neurological, and substance use disorders in low-and middle-income countries: Summary of WHO recommendations. PLoS Medicine, 8(11). doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001122
Hijazi, Z., Weissbecker, I., & Chammay, R. (2011). The integration of mental health into primary health care in Lebanon. Intervention, 9(3), 265-278.
International Medical Corps (2016). Mental health integration into general health care: A step-wise approach. Retrieved from https://internationalmedicalcorps.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Mental-Health-Integration-in-General-Health-Care-03222016-small.pdf
Inter-Agency Standing Committee Reference Group for Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings (2007). IASC guidelines on mental health and psychosocial support in emergency settings. Geneva: IASC.
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