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- Title
Pathways to care for psychosis in Malawi.
- Authors
Kokota, Demoubly; Stewart, Robert C.; Bandawe, Chiwoza; Chorwe-Sungani, Genesis; Liwimbi, Olive; Mwale, Charles Masulani; Kulisewa, Kazione; Udedi, Michael; Gondwe, Saulos; Sefasi, Anthony; Banda, Richard; Mkandawire, Thandiwe; Lawrie, Stephen M.
- Abstract
People with psychosis in Malawi have very limited access to timely assessment and evidence-based care, leading to a long duration of untreated psychosis and persistent disability. Most people with psychosis in the country consult traditional or religious healers. Stigmatising attitudes are common and services have limited capacity, particularly in rural areas. This paper, focusing on pathways to care for psychosis in Malawi, is based on the Wellcome Trust Psychosis Flagship Report on the Landscape of Mental Health Services for Psychosis in Malawi. Its purpose is to inform Psychosis Recovery Orientation in Malawi by Improving Services and Engagement (PROMISE), a longitudinal study that aims to build on existing services to develop sustainable psychosis detection systems and management pathways to promote recovery.
- Subjects
MALAWI; MENTAL health services; WELLCOME Trust (London, England); PSYCHOSES; HEALERS; TRUST
- Publication
BJPsych International, 2023, Vol 20, Issue 4, p84
- ISSN
2056-4740
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1192/bji.2023.18