Afghanistan Mental Health Institutions

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Overview and understanding of mental health and psychosocial …

(9 days ago) WEBThere are few mental health institutions in Afghanistan, and these are scattered across the country with limited capacity and low levels of coverage. Afghanistan has a total of two psychiatric hospitals in the country, one in Kabul and one in Herat.

https://academic.oup.com/inthealth/article/15/5/601/7230594

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Supporting Mental Health in Afghanistan - ReliefWeb

(7 days ago) WEBIt is estimated that only 3% of people visiting health centres are offered help for their mental health. This is very low compared to the recommended target of 10 …

https://reliefweb.int/report/afghanistan/supporting-mental-health-afghanistan

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Afghanistan's humanitarian crisis and its impacts on the mental …

(8 days ago) WEBIn Afghanistan, mental health units are active in six hospitals in order to provide psychosocial support to HCWs and COVID-19 patients (World Health …

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/global-mental-health/article/afghanistans-humanitarian-crisis-and-its-impacts-on-the-mental-health-of-healthcare-workers-during-covid19/E047F71A34750C5040FBB697DCD8669E

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Afghan mental health and psychosocial well-being: thematic …

(3 days ago) WEBBefore 2004, the secondary mental health system in Afghanistan was limited to one 60-bed national mental hospital in Kabul and some psychiatric wards in …

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bjpsych-open/article/afghan-mental-health-and-psychosocial-wellbeing-thematic-review-of-four-decades-of-research-and-interventions/EF8325AD5ADBE20F91C84811B43EE260

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Afghanistan's Lone Psychiatric Hospital Reveals Mental Health

(1 days ago) WEBAfghanistan's Lone Psychiatric Hospital Reveals Mental Health Crisis Fueled By War The Red Crescent Secure Psychiatric Institution is the only high …

https://www.npr.org/2018/02/14/585494599/afghanistans-lone-psychiatric-hospital-reveals-mental-health-crisis-fueled-by-wa

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Mental Health Atlas 2020 Country Profile: Afghanistan

(4 days ago) WEBMental Health Atlas 2020 Country Profile: Afghanistan. 15 April 2022. Technical document. Download (591.6 kB)

https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/mental-health-atlas-afg-2020-country-profile

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Treating Afghanistan’s Invisible Mental Health Crisis

(3 days ago) WEBThe mental health crisis in Afghanistan remains an urgent and overlooked crisis. In a country where mental health services are limited and stigmatized, a hotline …

https://reliefweb.int/report/afghanistan/treating-afghanistans-invisible-mental-health-crisis

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MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM - World Health Organization

(2 days ago) WEBThe World Health Organization Assessment Instrument for Mental Health Systems (WHO-AIMS) was used to collect information on the mental health system in Afghanistan. …

https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/mental-health/who-aims-country-reports/afghanistan_who_aims_report.pdf?sfvrsn=2a61bfbc_3&download=true

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Access to Care for Mental Health Problems in Afghanistan: A …

(3 days ago) WEBOnly one mental hospital and four psychiatry units in general hospitals were reported in addition to mental health and community based out-patient facilities. …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9808366/

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IPSO - Psychosocial and Mental Health Center Kabul

(7 days ago) WEBThis is why we established our Psychosocial and Mental Health Center Kabul in 2016. It is the centre for online counseling services throughout Afghanistan and it provides more …

https://ipsocontext.org/projects/psychosocial-and-mental-health-center-kabul/

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Afghanistan's humanitarian crisis and its impacts on the mental …

(3 days ago) WEBIn Afghanistan, mental health units are active in six hospitals in order to provide psychosocial support to HCWs and COVID-19 patients (World Health …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9767889/

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Afghanistan: Mental Health and Psychosocial Support - ReliefWeb

(9 days ago) WEBAfghanistan Emergency Situation Report Issue 38 (Reporting Period: March 2024) Key figures (monthly) 158 313 People received emergency health care service (PHC & …

https://response.reliefweb.int/afghanistan/mental-health-and-psychosocial-support/reports

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War and the crisis of mental health in Afghanistan - PMC

(3 days ago) WEBMental health services in Afghanistan have suffered from the continuous crisis in its recent history, and a few times were hit so badly as to stop functioning …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6735073/

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WHO EMRO Mental and disability health Programmes

(8 days ago) WEBMental and disability health. Devastated by decades of war, instability and poverty, many Afghans suffer from mental health and psychosocial symptoms and problems. …

https://www.emro.who.int/afg/programmes/mental-health.html

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Prevalence of Poor Mental Health Among Adolescents in Kabul, …

(8 days ago) WEBAfter 20 years of war with the US and its allies, the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan in August 2021. Afghanistan’s long history of conflict has affected the …

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2793513

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Afghanistan’s Silent Mental Health Crisis Human Rights Watch

(6 days ago) WEBDespite this, the government only spends about US$0.26 per capita on mental health, out of $7spent annually per capita on health services in general. The …

https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/10/07/afghanistans-silent-mental-health-crisis

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WHO calls for greater investment in Afghanistan’s health system

(4 days ago) WEBThe World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday appealed for donors to ramp up funding to provide healthcare to some 14 million people in Afghanistan, …

https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/08/1139877

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Addressing mental health in Afghanistan - The Lancet

(3 days ago) WEBAddressing mental health needs is an essential element of meeting this challenge. Afghanistan has been described as an inward-looking society, where people are born …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(02)11816-2/fulltext

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Afghan women in mental health crisis over bleak future - BBC

(4 days ago) WEBAfghan women in mental health crisis over bleak future. 4 June 2023. By Yogita Limaye,Afghanistan correspondent. AFP. "I just want someone to hear my voice. I'm in …

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-65765399

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Mental health UNICEF Afghanistan

(5 days ago) WEBNo other centre offers specialized mental health and psychosocial support for children and young people. UNICEF continues to support this centre with funding …

https://www.unicef.org/afghanistan/topics/mental-health

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Afghanistan's health system suffers critical underfunding, calls for

(3 days ago) WEBHe said, "The situation in Afghanistan is critical, and it demands urgent attention. For a country already affected by decades of conflict, underfunding of the …

https://www.who.int/news/item/18-08-2023-afghanistan-s-health-system-suffers-critical-underfunding--calls-for-donor-support

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Afghan women in mental health crisis over bleak future

(6 days ago) WEBAfghan women in mental health crisis over bleak future. 5 June 2023. AFP. By Yogita Limaye. Afghanistan correspondent. "I just want someone to hear my voice. …

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-65765399

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HeRAMS Afghanistan Baseline Report 2022: Operational status of …

(9 days ago) WEBHeRAMS has been deployed in Afghanistan since November 2021 and has allowed for the assessment of 2730 health facilities across the country. The analysis …

https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/herams-afghanistan-baseline-report-2022-operational-status-of-the-health-system

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Virtual Psychiatric Clinic for Afghans progressing well

(6 days ago) WEBCiting the reasons for embarking on the online clinic for the Afghans, Dr Khalid Mufti said there was a lack of lack of mental health experts and facilities in …

https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1188735-virtual-psychiatric-clinic-for-afghans-progressing-well

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The crisis of maternal and child health in Afghanistan

(9 days ago) WEBThe Taliban takeover in August 2021 brought global economic sanctions, economic collapse, and draconian restrictions on women’s freedom of movement, work, …

https://conflictandhealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13031-023-00522-z

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Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities

(5 days ago) WEBOCR appreciates that religiously affiliated hospitals and health care facilities play an important role in the health care system and recognizes the critical …

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/05/06/2024-08711/nondiscrimination-in-health-programs-and-activities

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