Challenges and opportunities in the mental health landscape of the Maldives.

IF 1.2 4区医学 Q4 PSYCHIATRY

Australasian Psychiatry Pub Date : 2025-04-01 Epub Date: 2024-10-09 DOI:10.1177/10398562241289879

Arif Mohamed, Shanooha Mansoor

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Abstract

This article outlines the history of mental health service delivery with contemporary challenges and opportunities in the Maldives. Mental health has been traditionally the domain of faith healers in the Maldives. This changed gradually with the availability of treatments as well as increased public awareness, and mental health is now recognized as an emerging health issue. The current challenges for the mental health system include governance issues, access to services, human resource limitations, poor prevention efforts, and lack of research. These challenges may be overcome by focussing on opportunities through strengthened governance, intersectoral collaboration, mainstream integration of mental health, and local research.

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马尔代夫心理健康领域的挑战与机遇。

本文概述了马尔代夫提供心理健康服务的历史，以及当代的挑战和机遇。在马尔代夫，心理健康历来是信仰治疗师的领域。随着治疗方法的普及和公众意识的提高，这种情况逐渐发生了变化，心理健康现已被视为一个新出现的健康问题。精神卫生系统目前面临的挑战包括治理问题、服务的获取、人力资源限制、预防工作不力以及缺乏研究。这些挑战可以通过加强管理、跨部门合作、将精神卫生纳入主流和地方研究来克服。

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Australasian Psychiatry 医学-精神病学

CiteScore

2.80

自引率

5.60%

发文量

159

审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： Australasian Psychiatry is the bi-monthly journal of The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) that aims to promote the art of psychiatry and its maintenance of excellence in practice. The journal is peer-reviewed and accepts submissions, presented as original research; reviews; descriptions of innovative services; comments on policy, history, politics, economics, training, ethics and the Arts as they relate to mental health and mental health services; statements of opinion and letters. Book reviews are commissioned by the editor. A section of the journal provides information on RANZCP business and related matters.