Yaw Amankwa Arthur

ORCID: 0000-0002-2025-998X
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Research Areas
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Community Health and Development
  • Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
  • Evaluation and Performance Assessment
  • HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
  • Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
  • Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics
  • Counseling Practices and Supervision
  • Homelessness and Social Issues

Ministry of Health
2025

Victoria University
2020

In Ghana, people with mental disorders commonly experience negative attitudes and discrimination because of deep-rooted public stigma. The aim the study was to assess effectiveness a health literacy programme in improving community leaders' toward disorders. A cluster randomised controlled trial, comprising an intervention control group, participated 3-hour problem-solving, Story-bridge programme. Data were collected at baseline 12-week follow-up. group performed better most outcome measures...

10.1080/01612840.2020.1799273 article EN Issues in Mental Health Nursing 2020-09-02

Background Low levels of mental health literacy about depression in the community impact negatively on attitudes towards people with disorder and their help-seeking.Aims The aim this study was to assess effectiveness a problem-solving, Story-bridge programme, improving leaders’ knowledge helpful interventions for, recognition of, depression.Methods A cluster randomised controlled trial involving 140 assembly members, intervention (n = 70) control groups. group received three-hour programme....

10.1080/09638237.2020.1793122 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Journal of Mental Health 2020-08-05

Abstract Improved knowledge about, and positive attitudes towards, people with mental illness could lead to improved support decreased stigma for illness, including their families carers. The aims of our study were evaluate the perspectives community leaders about usefulness a cluster randomized trial problem‐solving Story‐bridge based health literacy (MHL) programme understand whether they utilized acquired from in usual interactions families. Twenty‐five participants sampled randomly...

10.1111/inm.12832 article EN International Journal of Mental Health Nursing 2020-12-26
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