Achieving holistic care for the mentally ill: The need for more caregiver support groups in Africa
Introduction Caregiver support groups provide an avenue for interactions among the caregivers of the mentally ill, where they share their fears, hopes and uncertainties about their ill relatives. They are a means to be “heard” by care providers, a platform for psychoeducation as well as an avenue...
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Introduction
Caregiver support groups provide an avenue for interactions among the caregivers of the mentally ill, where they share their fears, hopes and uncertainties about their ill relatives. They are a means to be “heard” by care providers, a platform for psychoeducation as well as an avenue for participation in clinical decision making and formulation of patients’ care plans. In most parts of Africa, such support groups do not exist and where they do, they are poorly structured and poorly funded.
Objectives
This review was aimed at examining the concept of caregiver support groups for the mentally ill globally as revealed in the currently avaliable body of knowledge, as well as raise awareness for the need for such groups in Africa
Methods
A review of related literature was done using appropriate key words and search engines.
Results
This review revealed the presence of well- structured support groups for the caregivers of the mentally ill in many parts of the world. The advantages of such groups and their contributions to the holistic care of these patients in those regions were also discussed, while suggesting a possible structure for their creation, sustainability and focus in Africa.
Conclusions
The support of caregivers for the mentally ill must be given keen attention by both care providers and policy makers, with prime importance given to the creation and funding of more caregiver support groups in the continent in order to achieve quality and holisitic care for the mentally ill.
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| spelling | doaj.art-ebe7bd6924b94e36b3c7d792eb7e95302023-11-17T05:08:43ZengCambridge University PressEuropean Psychiatry0924-93381778-35852021-04-0164S392S39310.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.1051Achieving holistic care for the mentally ill: The need for more caregiver support groups in AfricaA.J. Ogunmodede0J. Ogunmodede1O. Buhari2O. Adegunloye3Dept Of Behavioural Sciences, UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN TEACHING HOSPITAL, ILORIN, NigeriaDept Of Medicine, UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN & University OF ILORIN TEACHING HOSPITAL, ILORIN, NigeriaDept Of Behavioural Sciences, UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN & University OF ILORIN TEACHING HOSPITAL, ILORIN, NigeriaDept Of Behavioural Sciences, UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN & University OF ILORIN TEACHING HOSPITAL, ILORIN, Nigeria Introduction Caregiver support groups provide an avenue for interactions among the caregivers of the mentally ill, where they share their fears, hopes and uncertainties about their ill relatives. They are a means to be “heard” by care providers, a platform for psychoeducation as well as an avenue for participation in clinical decision making and formulation of patients’ care plans. In most parts of Africa, such support groups do not exist and where they do, they are poorly structured and poorly funded. Objectives This review was aimed at examining the concept of caregiver support groups for the mentally ill globally as revealed in the currently avaliable body of knowledge, as well as raise awareness for the need for such groups in Africa Methods A review of related literature was done using appropriate key words and search engines. Results This review revealed the presence of well- structured support groups for the caregivers of the mentally ill in many parts of the world. The advantages of such groups and their contributions to the holistic care of these patients in those regions were also discussed, while suggesting a possible structure for their creation, sustainability and focus in Africa. Conclusions The support of caregivers for the mentally ill must be given keen attention by both care providers and policy makers, with prime importance given to the creation and funding of more caregiver support groups in the continent in order to achieve quality and holisitic care for the mentally ill. https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0924933821010518/type/journal_articleholistic carecaregiver support groupAfricamental healthcare |
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| title | Achieving holistic care for the mentally ill: The need for more caregiver support groups in Africa |
| title_full | Achieving holistic care for the mentally ill: The need for more caregiver support groups in Africa |
| title_fullStr | Achieving holistic care for the mentally ill: The need for more caregiver support groups in Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Achieving holistic care for the mentally ill: The need for more caregiver support groups in Africa |
| title_short | Achieving holistic care for the mentally ill: The need for more caregiver support groups in Africa |
| title_sort | achieving holistic care for the mentally ill the need for more caregiver support groups in africa |
| topic | holistic care caregiver support group Africa mental healthcare |
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