Palgrave Handbook of Mental Health Practice in Sub-Saharan Africa

Kate E. Murray researches health equity and how research, health services and educational systems can be more accessible to everyone. She has over two decades of clinical, theoretical, and applied research experience on mental health and cross-cultural-related topics, using participatory action research to develop creative outputs to maximise community impact.Robert D. Schweitzer is an academic, researcher, and clinician. His research and teaching have focused on global mental health, including as former Course Leader of the Australia Awards Course on Mental Health in Sub-Saharan Africa. Ashraf Kagee is Distinguished Professor of Psychology at Stellenbosch University, co-Director of the Alan Flisher Centre for Public Mental Health. His research focuses on common mental disorders among persons living with HIV, factors influencing treatment adherence, and public mental health.Lily Kpobi is a research fellow at the University of Ghana where she researches community mental health systems and how to optimally integrate biomedical and indigenous healthcare.

• Chapter 1. Introduction to the Handbook.- Chapter 2. Review of the Lessons from the Mental Health Care in a Public Health Context Short Course.- Chapter 3. Developing New Models of Inclusive Practice.- Chapter 4. Mental Illness and Contextual Differences.- Chapter 5. Culture and Mental Health.- Chapter 6. Promoting Women's Mental Health in Low-Income Communities.- Chapter 7. Tackling Mental Illness at an Early Stage.- Chapter 8. How Belief Systems Affect Behaviours and Attitudes Towards Accessing Mental Health Care Services in Ghana.- Chapter 9. African Traditional Versus Modern Medicine in The Treatment of Mental Illness: The Need for Coordination and Synergy.- Chapter 10. Spiritual Belief Structures and Wellness: The Role of Religion in Promoting Adolescent Mental Health in Ghana.- Chapter 11. Supporting the Mental Health Professional.- Chapter 12. Supporting Informal Caregivers of Persons with Mental Disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa.- Chapter 13. Opioid Use Disorder in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Call for Adoption and Expansion of Harm-Reduction programs.- Chapter 14. Adolescent Alcohol Use in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Growing Public Health Concern that Merits Attention from Multiple Stakeholders .- Chapter 15. Towards Well-being and Resilience: Innovations in Community Mental Health Practice in Zimbabwe.- Chapter 16. Improving Treatment Adherence in an Urban Medical Setting: Training of Health Professionals in Motivational Interviewing to Enhance Health Communication.- Chapter 17. Technology-Assisted Mental Healthcare: An Overview of Its Development in Ghana.- Chapter 18. COVID-19 Treatment and Mental Health Care: Experiences in Ghana.- Chapter 19. Mental Health: The Need for Effective Policies.- Chapter 20- Key Issues, Topics, and Promising Mental Health Practices.