Peter Badimak Yaro
Biographic Data
| ID | 4159437 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Peter Badimak Yaro |
| GIVEN NAMES | Peter Badimak |
| FAMILY NAME | Yaro |
| SIGNATURE | YARO P B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ministry of Health |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6977-6550 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Leadership and governance for integrating mental healthcare at the primary healthcare (PHC) level
Leadership and governance are key components of health systems, nevertheless research into leadership and governance of mental healthcare at the Primary Health Care (PHC) level is probably the least well researched and understood part of these systems. As part of assessing the integration of mental health at the PHC level in Ghana, the leadership and governance organisation and structures to ensure supervision and coordination were examined. A co…
Exploring the Impact of Human Rights and Mental Health Training on Practice in Ghana
The World Health Organization’s QualityRights initiative is being implemented globally to improve human rights in mental health services. This e-training was rolled out for mental health staff and other stakeholders across Ghana in 2019 in order to address persistent challenges of mental health services related to stigma, discrimination, and human rights violations against people with mental health conditions and psychosocial disabilities that ex…
Depression and Quality of Life of People Accused of Witchcraft and Living in Alleged Witches’ Camps in Northern Ghana
In Northern and Northeast Ghana, women accused of witchcraft are banished from society to live in special locations designated “witches camps.” The processes leading to their banishment, admission, and living in the camps may affect their psychological wellbeing and quality of life. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of depression and assess the quality of life of 277 alleged witches in four camps located in these two regions in…
Stakeholders’ perspectives about the impact of training and sensitization of traditional and spiritual healers on mental health and illness
BACKGROUND: Prayer camps and traditional healers have emerged recently as alternative sources of mental health care in Ghana. To increase their knowledge and collaboration between formal and informal mental health care providers, training and sensitization was organized for them. AIMS: This study aimed at assessing beneficiaries' views about the impact of this intervention. METHODS: We adopted narrative approach to qualitative enquiry using purpo…
The treatment of mental illness in faith-based and traditional healing centres in Ghana
Results provide insight into the treatment of mental illness by traditional healers in Ghana and the need for trauma-informed mental health services. Findings also highlight the importance of considering cultural beliefs when attempting to implement mental health interventions in the region
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Stakeholders’ perspectives about the impact of training and sensitization of traditional and spiritual healers on mental health and illness
BACKGROUND: Prayer camps and traditional healers have emerged recently as alternative sources of mental health care in Ghana. To increase their knowledge and collaboration between formal and informal mental health care providers, training and sensitization was organized for them. AIMS: This study aimed at assessing beneficiaries' views about the impact of this intervention. METHODS: We adopted narrative approach to qualitative enquiry using purpo…
The treatment of mental illness in faith-based and traditional healing centres in Ghana
Results provide insight into the treatment of mental illness by traditional healers in Ghana and the need for trauma-informed mental health services. Findings also highlight the importance of considering cultural beliefs when attempting to implement mental health interventions in the region
Depression and Quality of Life of People Accused of Witchcraft and Living in Alleged Witches’ Camps in Northern Ghana
In Northern and Northeast Ghana, women accused of witchcraft are banished from society to live in special locations designated “witches camps.” The processes leading to their banishment, admission, and living in the camps may affect their psychological wellbeing and quality of life. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of depression and assess the quality of life of 277 alleged witches in four camps located in these two regions in…
Leadership and governance for integrating mental healthcare at the primary healthcare (PHC) level
Leadership and governance are key components of health systems, nevertheless research into leadership and governance of mental healthcare at the Primary Health Care (PHC) level is probably the least well researched and understood part of these systems. As part of assessing the integration of mental health at the PHC level in Ghana, the leadership and governance organisation and structures to ensure supervision and coordination were examined. A co…
Exploring the Impact of Human Rights and Mental Health Training on Practice in Ghana
The World Health Organization’s QualityRights initiative is being implemented globally to improve human rights in mental health services. This e-training was rolled out for mental health staff and other stakeholders across Ghana in 2019 in order to address persistent challenges of mental health services related to stigma, discrimination, and human rights violations against people with mental health conditions and psychosocial disabilities that ex…
Medicine (5 works) · Mental Health Treatment and Access (5 works) · Psychiatry (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Mental health (4 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Health, psychology, and well-being (2 works) · Mental illness (2 works)