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- The current state of mental healthcare in Bangladesh: part 1 – an . . .
Background Bangladesh, a lower middle-income country in South Asia, has a population of 163 million, making it the world's eighth most populous country 1, Reference Martin 2 Two-thirds of the population reside in rural areas Literacy rates are estimated at 75 62% for males and 69 90% for females 3 With only 4 hospital beds per 10 000 people, Bangladesh faces an immense burden of illness
- Bangladesh WHO Special Initiative for Mental Health Situational Assessment
It was not possible to calculate treatment coverage in Bangladesh for specific mental health conditions, as estimates of numbers of patients treated for specific mental health conditions were not available However, the nationally representative Bangladesh Mental Health Survey of 2018-2019 estimated that 92 3% of persons with
- COUNTRY The current state of mental healthcare PROFILE in Bangladesh . . .
adequate research attention and are not The first national survey on mental health in Bangladesh was conducted in 2003–2005 5 The Men Not reported 12 9% 12 5%
- Gender differences in mental health help-seeking behaviour in . . .
Methods A cross-sectional online survey was conducted from 15 to 30 October 2021, targeting individuals with perceived mental health problems through the Facebook page of LifeSpring, a mental health and well-being organisation based in Bangladesh Data (n=3031; women: 2140; men: 891) were collected using the JotForm online survey tool and analysed using descriptive statistics, bivariate
- Survey report – NIMH BANGLA
Coros-cultural development of depression identification instrument of SEARO collaborative centre, Bangladesh : 2012: 10: Study on decreasing the treatment Gap of epilepsy : 2011: 11: Prevalence of mental disorders, mental retardation, epilepsy and substance abuse in children: 2009: 12: National Mental Health Survey in Bangladesh 2003-2005
- The current state of mental healthcare in Bangladesh: part 2 – setting . . .
Reference Hasan, Anwar, Christopher, Hossain, Hossain and Koly 1 There are few public mental health facilities, a scarcity of skilled mental health professionals, insufficient and inequitably distributed financial resources and societal stigma about mental illness These shortcomings are sustained by the absence of effective stewardship to execute adequate mental health policies
- Mental Health Atlas 2020 Country Profile: Bangladesh
World Health Statistics; UHC global monitoring report; About WHO; About WHO Partnerships; Mental Health Atlas 2020 Country Profile: Bangladesh; Mental Health Atlas 2020 Country Profile: Bangladesh 15 April 2022 | Technical document Download (592 4 kB) WHO Team Mental Health, Brain Health and Substance Use (MSD)
- The State of Mental Health in Bangladesh - The Borgen Project
Mental Health in Bangladesh In Bangladesh, there are only 270 psychiatrists and roughly 500 psychologists serving a population of more than 166 million This equates to 216,000 people per specialist Most mental health professionals are located in urban areas so people in rural areas have limited access to mental health services Furthermore
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