Dzifa A Attah
Biographic Data
| ID | 9118201 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dzifa A Attah |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dzifa A |
| FAMILY NAME | Attah |
| SIGNATURE | ATTAH D A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Ghana |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1410-0673 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
A qualitative evaluation of digital mental health integration within spiritual healing practices in Ghana
Digital innovations, primarily enabled by mobile network access, are emerging as valuable tools for reducing the large mental health treatment gap in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). Digital mental health tools are being introduced in West Africa, where strong links between mental health and spiritual practice lead many people to seek care from traditional/faith healers. The intersection of technology and traditional healing may offer a n…
Sociolinguistic coordination devices in cross-cultural co-design interactions
Collaborative design methods are widely regarded as effective ways to involve diverse voices in the design process. Recent design-oriented research highlights disparities in the effort and types of engagement required by different stakeholder groups participating in collaborative design activities. This work inspired us to audit our own co-design practices in a multidisciplinary digital mental health project with faith healers in Ghana. We conduc…
Language, culture, and task shifting – an emerging challenge for global mental health
Language is at the heart of mental health care. Many high-income countries have sophisticated interpreter services, but in low- and middle-income countries there are not sufficient professional services, let alone interpreter services, and task shifting is used. In this article, we discuss this neglected issue in the context of low- and middle-income countries, where task shifting has been suggested as a solution to the problem of scarce mental h…
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Language, culture, and task shifting – an emerging challenge for global mental health
Language is at the heart of mental health care. Many high-income countries have sophisticated interpreter services, but in low- and middle-income countries there are not sufficient professional services, let alone interpreter services, and task shifting is used. In this article, we discuss this neglected issue in the context of low- and middle-income countries, where task shifting has been suggested as a solution to the problem of scarce mental h…
A qualitative evaluation of digital mental health integration within spiritual healing practices in Ghana
Digital innovations, primarily enabled by mobile network access, are emerging as valuable tools for reducing the large mental health treatment gap in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). Digital mental health tools are being introduced in West Africa, where strong links between mental health and spiritual practice lead many people to seek care from traditional/faith healers. The intersection of technology and traditional healing may offer a n…
Sociolinguistic coordination devices in cross-cultural co-design interactions
Collaborative design methods are widely regarded as effective ways to involve diverse voices in the design process. Recent design-oriented research highlights disparities in the effort and types of engagement required by different stakeholder groups participating in collaborative design activities. This work inspired us to audit our own co-design practices in a multidisciplinary digital mental health project with faith healers in Ghana. We conduc…
Mental Health Treatment and Access (2 works) · Co-design (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work) · Cultural Sensitivity (1 work) · Developing country (1 work) · Digital Communication and Language (1 work) · digital mental health (1 work) · Digital Mental Health Interventions (1 work) · Discourse analysis (1 work) · Economic growth (1 work)