Network analysis of mental health literacy: beliefs, recognition and attitudes towards depression and schizophrenia in Ghana/Un análisis de redes sobre la …

P Adu - International Journal of Social Psychology, 2025 - journals.sagepub.com
La investigación sobre alfabetización en salud mental (ASM) está incrementando a nivel
internacional. Sin embargo, debido a las limitaciones metodológicas, la compleja …

Mental health services for the deaf: an exploratory study of the aetiology, sources of information, and access to mental health services among deaf persons in Ghana

MP Opoku, WK Mprah, J Duorinaah… - BMC Health Services …, 2024 - Springer
Background The global burden of mental health disorders is on the increase, which has
contributed to discussions on mitigation strategies. While mental health discourses in …

Clergy-perpetrated sexual abuse in Ghana: a media content analysis of survivors, offenders, and offence characteristics

ENB Quarshie, PA Davies, JW Acharibasam… - Journal of religion and …, 2022 - Springer
While there are no official data and published studies on clergy-perpetrated sexual abuse
(CPSA) from Ghana, local media reports continue to show worrying trends of the …

The treatment of mental illness in faith-based and traditional healing centres in Ghana: perspectives of service users and healers

JE Lambert, F Nantogmah, AY Dokurugu… - Global Mental …, 2020 - cambridge.org
BackgroundThe maltreatment of people with mental illness in Ghana's traditional and faith-
based healing centres, including shackling, flogging, and forced fasting, has been …

Prayer camps, mental health, and human rights concerns in Ghana

F Benyah - Journal of Religion in Africa, 2022 - brill.com
This article discusses the role that Ghana's prayer camps provide in mental health care and
the human rights concerns that are expressed. The article argues for the recognition of both …

Enhancing mental health service use: insights from caregivers, providers, and managers in Ghana

DB Daliri, GA Aninanya, A Agani, TT Laari… - … Mental Health and …, 2024 - academia.edu
Globally, there is a significant challenge in the acceptability and utilization of mental health
services. This issue is particularly pronounced in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) …

“They are not as strong as we think”: symptoms of mental illnesses among Ghanaian pastors in Protestant, Pentecostal, and charismatic denominations

L Ndinyun Tawam, J Salifu Yendork… - Mental Health, Religion …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This study explored symptoms of mental health illnesses of Ghanaian pastors across three
denominations and ascertained association with selected demographic variables, meaning …

Appropriation and contestation of Akan traditional healing approaches in the healing of mentally ill patients at prayer camps in Ghana

FEK Benyah - Exchange, 2024 - brill.com
Prayer camps are Pentecostal healing centres established across various parts of Ghana.
Prayer camps in Ghana have become notable centres offering mainly spiritual help to …

Representations of Mental Illness in a Ga Community in Southern Ghana

VA Dzokoto, AO Tutu, L Kpobi… - Journal of Black …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
This study explored lay concepts about and attributions of mental illness in a Ga community
in southern Ghana. The study's sample consisted of 11 Ga men and 12 Ga women, ranging …

“The Prophet Says…”: A qualitative analysis of the mechanisms for inducing compliance among congregants of neo-Pentecostal Churches in Ghana

J Salifu Yendork, A Amponsah, EA Sarfo, L Kpobi - Pastoral psychology, 2020 - Springer
There has been a surge in the growth of neo-Pentecostal churches in the Ghanaian context.
These churches broadcast their activities through television and are able to reach many …