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Post-traumatic stress, depression, and anxiety during the …

(3 days ago) WEBThe mental health burden in Myanmar is substantial, and population mental health might only be restored when the three crises have ended. An accelerated peace process is critical to protecting Myanmar’s population mental health. In contrast to …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lansea/article/PIIS2772-3682(24)00046-5/fulltext

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Mental Health Atlas 2020 Country Profile: Myanmar

(4 days ago) WEBMental Health Atlas 2020 Country Profile: Myanmar. 15 April 2022. Technical document. Download (591.7 kB)

https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/mental-health-atlas-mmr-2020-country-profile

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Mental Health in Myanmar: Challenges Pre- and Post

(7 days ago) WEBOnly then can mental health issues in Myanmar be truly addressed. Resources. A number of both national and international volunteer-based counselling groups have sprung up since the coup. …

https://teacircleoxford.com/post/mental-health-in-myanmar-challenges-pre-and-post-coup/

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Myanmar’s mental health crisis needs an inclusive fix

(7 days ago) WEBMental health legislation is limited to the 1912 Lunacy Act, written in colonial times and not updated in over 100 years, while social attitudes encourage people to repress their feelings rather than seek …

https://www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/%ef%bf%bcmyanmars-mental-health-crisis-needs-an-inclusive-fix/

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Mental health of adolescents in Myanmar: A systematic …

(7 days ago) WEBThe Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS) includes measures of adolescent mental health in Myanmar, with data sets from 2007 and 2016 available …

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876201821001064

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The prevalence of mental distress and the - BMC Public …

(6 days ago) WEBBackground Poor mental health is an important contributor to the global burden of disease. Mental health problems are often neglected in communities, and are scarcely studied in developing …

https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-020-8209-8

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UNFPA Myanmar UNFPA provides mental health and …

(9 days ago) WEBMental health and psychosocial issues have been reported as pivotal public health concerns in the Asia-Pacific region due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While …

https://myanmar.unfpa.org/en/news/unfpa-provides-mental-health-and-psychosocial-support-through-online-portal

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Coup, COVID take toll on young people’s mental …

(4 days ago) WEBMental health in Myanmar has long since been a taboo topic, with depression and anxiety believed to be signs of weakness that should be handled privately. But with mental illness on the rise

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/25/coup-covid-takes-toll-on-young-peoples-mental-health-in-myanmar

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Prevalence and risk factors of anxiety and depression …

(Just Now) WEBProviding elderly mental healthcare in Myanmar is challenging due to the growing elderly population and limited health resources. To understand common …

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-88621-w

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Mental health interventions in Myanmar: a review of the academic …

(3 days ago) WEBRecent political changes in Myanmar provide opportunities to expand mental health (MH) services. Given Myanmar's unique situation, we felt a need to …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5827419/

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The Myanmar Army’s War Against Mental Health and Psychosocial …

(6 days ago) WEBThe people of Myanmar need policies and an action plan that addresses the most prevalent mental health problems and prioritizes access to care, while …

https://www.usip.org/publications/2024/01/myanmar-armys-war-against-mental-health-and-psychosocial-support

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Covid-19 and Coup: Dual Stressors Worsening Mental Health in …

(9 days ago) WEBThe suicidal risk among young people also increased since the coup. For many, Covid-19 and the coup have acted like dual stressors, with an increase in severe …

https://www.internationalhealthpolicies.org/featured-article/covid-19-and-coup-dual-stressors-worsening-mental-health-in-myanmar/

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‘It’s heartbreaking’: Myanmar’s mental healthcare vacuum

(7 days ago) WEBMay 21, 2024. Across the country, mental health patients face social stigma, inadequate care and even abuse – problems that have worsened since the post-coup …

https://www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/its-heartbreaking-myanmars-mental-healthcare-vacuum/

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A spotlight shone on child and adolescent mental health in …

(7 days ago) WEB15 October 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic outbreak this year has shone a spotlight on child and adolescent mental health in Myanmar. According to a poll by U-report …

https://www.unicef.org/myanmar/stories/spotlight-shone-child-and-adolescent-mental-health-myanmar

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Building Resilience: Carter Center Trains Myanmar Women to …

(8 days ago) WEBIn Myanmar, the overwhelming combination of political conflict, COVID-19, and economic decline has resulted in an unprecedented mental health crisis. So when …

https://www.cartercenter.org/news/features/h/mental_health/building-mental-health-resilience-in-myanmar.html

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Mental health and psychosocial problems among conflict-affected

(8 days ago) WEBIn Kachin State, Myanmar, collapse of a ceasefire in 2011 has resulted in widespread exposure to conflict and ongoing internal displacement. Such exposures are …

https://conflictandhealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13031-018-0175-8

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Tackling perceptions to address mental health in Myanmar

(5 days ago) WEBlow, suggesting that mental health issues in Myanmar, driven by stigma, remain largely undiagnosed and underreported, which makes getting accurate and representative data …

https://www.helpage.org/silo/files/tackling-perceptions-to-address-mental-health-in-myanmar.pdf

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Myanmar’s Communities United to Promote Awareness on Mental …

(Just Now) WEBDr. Ohnma Win Pe, Director & Mental Health Practitioner of Metanoia said, “People are reluctant to discuss about mental health issues openly even though the …

https://myanmar.un.org/en/22614-myanmar%E2%80%99s-communities-united-promote-awareness-mental-health-issues-and-suicide-prevention

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Five Steps to Address Mental Health in Asia and the Pacific and …

(7 days ago) WEBMental health issues are an increasingly large part of the global burden of diseases and a leading cause of disability. This disturbing trend was made most evident …

https://blogs.adb.org/blog/five-steps-address-mental-health-asia-and-pacific-and-beyond

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Medical professionals advocate for "mental health literacy"

(3 days ago) WEBHONOLULU (Island News) -- Some medical professionals say an uptick in substance use is creating more mental health issues. But it's not always easy to get …

https://www.kitv.com/news/medical-professionals-advocate-for-mental-health-literacy/article_4d4120e2-1973-11ef-8840-f3942c04e310.html

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UNFPA provides mental health and psychosocial support through …

(8 days ago) WEBMental health and psychosocial issues have been reported as pivotal public health concerns in the Asia-Pacific region due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While …

https://myanmar.un.org/en/146442-unfpa-provides-mental-health-and-psychosocial-support-through-online-portal

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UNFPA provides mental health and psychosocial support

(2 days ago) WEBWhile it is difficult to access the comprehensive mental health data on Myanmar, an article published in BMC Public Health in January 2020 indicates that the …

https://reliefweb.int/report/myanmar/unfpa-provides-mental-health-and-psychosocial-support-through-online-portal

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An Overlooked War - The New York Times

(6 days ago) WEBIn Myanmar, poets, doctors and lawyers have traded life in the cities for jungle warfare. By Hannah Beech I’m a roving Asia correspondent based in Bangkok. A …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/08/briefing/myanmar-civil-war.html

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Mental Health in the South-East Asia - World Health Organization …

(5 days ago) WEBMental Health in the South-East Asia Region. The World Health Organization ( WHO) defines health as a "State of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not …

https://www.who.int/myanmar/health-topics/mental-health

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World News in Brief: ‘Appalling’ attacks in Kharkiv - Global Issues

(Just Now) WEBThousands of innocent lives will be lost if the international community fails to respond to “ominous signs” of another bloodbath of the mostly-Muslim Rohingya …

https://www.globalissues.org/news/2024/05/23/36792

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Mental Health Atlas 2017 Country Profile: Myanmar

(8 days ago) WEBMental Health Atlas 2017 Country Profile: Myanmar. 1 January 2017. Technical document. Download (586.9 kB)

https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/mental-health-atlas-2017-country-profile-myanmar

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Multnomah County Board proclaims May as Mental Health …

(5 days ago) WEBThere are many types of evidence-based psychotherapy that are backed by decades of research. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment …

https://www.multco.us/multnomah-county/news/multnomah-county-board-proclaims-may-mental-health-awareness-month-2024

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