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International journal of mental health systems

ISSN 1752-4458

3 papers in the library · 59 citations · publishing 2014-2023

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A randomized controlled trial of mindfulness: effects on university students' mental health.

International journal of mental health systems October 13, 2023 Giovana Gonçalves Gallo, Daniela Fernandez Curado, Mayra Pires Alves Machado et al. 18 citations

The development of mental health disorders is common in the university population, and mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) seem to be effective in addressing them in different contexts. Thus, this study investigated the impact of an 8-week MBI adapted to university students from the Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention (MBSR) on different symptoms related to mental health problems,...

Traditional and biomedical care pathways for mental well-being in rural Nepal.

International journal of mental health systems January 7, 2021 Tony V Pham, Rishav Koirala, Brandon A Kohrt

There is increasing access to mental health services in biomedical settings (e.g., primary care and specialty clinics) in low- and middle-income countries. Traditional healing continues to be widely available and used in these settings as well. Our goal was to explore how the general public, traditional healers, and biomedical clinicians perceive the different types of services and make...

DOI: 10.1186/s13033-020-00433-z (opens in new tab) Full text (opens in new tab) Shamanism Ethnopsychology Medical anthropology Mental health +2

Unravelling the spirits' message: a study of help-seeking steps and explanatory models among patients suffering from spirit possession in Uganda.

International journal of mental health systems 2014 Marjolein Van Duijl, Wim Kleijn, Joop De Jong 41 citations

As in many cultures, also in Uganda spirit possession is a common idiom of distress associated with traumatic experiences. In the DSM-IV and -5, possession trance disorders can be classified as dissociative disorders. Dissociation in Western countries is associated with complicated, time-consuming and costly therapies. Patients with spirit possession in SW Uganda, however, often report partial...

DOI: 10.1186/1752-4458-8-24 (opens in new tab) Full text (opens in new tab) Dissociative disorders Explanatory models Help-seeking Spirit possession +3