Report: Zimbabweans Unaware of Therapy, Treatment Options
January 29th, 2010
Though various types of mental health treatments are becoming more widely available in many Western and developed nations, many parts of the world remain beset with delays in the establishment of care facilities and the training of professionals. Zimbabwe has seen a steady rise in mental health resources in recent years, but as a national newspaper report notes, scores of citizens remain unaware of their treatment options, and may practice extreme self-medication or restraint measures influenced by stigma and potentially leading to dangerous and life-threatening situations.
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self-medication can be quite dangerous, as has been proved in numerous cases in the past.No-medication was better than wrong-medication… because it can really cause harm to the body in many many ways…
This is such a shame that these citizens are not getting the care that they need, not because it is not available but because thye do not know that it is. Someone needs to get the word out to the rural communities in this country that there are services available for them to take advantage of, things that could markedly improve their overall way of life. Why isn’t the government bending over backwards to make this type of serious info available to its countrymen?
Its sad to know that places like zimbabwe are unaware of therapy and treatment options.
Appropriate measures should be taken to organize system for this people which can teach them about therapy options given, that they will have some! I mean let’s be realistic here people!
There are many things that can be cured with traditional medications and practices that have been passed down through generations but mental health cannot be taken lightly and certainly offer professional attention.
There are many things that can be cured with traditional medications and practices that have been passed down through generations but mental health cannot be taken lightly and certainly offer professional attention.
While I agree that traditional medicines have their place, why should more modern advances be ignored when there is access to them, just a lack of understanding about how to get it? That is quite a shame that the information is there for the people, they just have no idea how to get to it and use it for their own benefit.
Maybe some of the people know about these options and choose not to use then because they are so entrenched in the old ways and never can see how the new ways will have any kind of place in their lives. They may be afraid of something new, so not only does the option for treatment have to be available but there also needs to be a widespread education program to tell the people what is going on and how it may save their life or that of a family member. We are often frightened by what we do not understand, so may be some of that is going on in Zimbabwe and other regions of the world.
My church takes a mission trip to Zimbabwe every two years and after reading this it makes me want to spread the message about the services which can now be found there and get the people to take better advantage of the resources and tools which are rightfully theirs.
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