Understanding Emerging Adults’ Perspectives on Mental Health in Togo

IF 2.6 3区 心理学 Q1 FAMILY STUDIES Emerging Adulthood Pub Date : 2023-12-21 DOI:10.1177/21676968231223776
T. Zolnikov, Ezui Florian Kodjo, Frances Furio, Tanya Clark, Deborah Chambers
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Mental health worldwide is extremely important to address; unfortunately, many aspects of mental health are not visibly known or treated in the world. Moreover, some developmental groups are more affected than others; in fact, emerging adulthood is a crucial developmental phase that is prone to depression. With most mental health conditions beginning before the age of 24 and depression as the leading cause of disability globally, this study sought to identify emerging adults’ understanding of depression, a common disease among this population. A qualitative study was used to understand depression during emerging adulthood in Togo. There were 35 participants recruited for this study. With the growing younger population in Sub-Saharan Africa projected to double in a decade and the dearth of studies in the mental health field on the continent, this study serves as a foundation for research into emerging adults’ mental health. Like most countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, the inexistence of a stand-alone mental health program, the shortage of qualified mental health professionals, and insufficient civil society education on mental health problems remain the fundamental barriers to accessible care in Togo. As the study indicated, there are many ways to provide new opportunities for emerging adults to self-educate about mental health. By increasing our understanding of depression among emerging adults, the findings of this research study offer valuable data as a foundation not only for future studies, but also for mental health policy development and targeted programming for emerging adults in Sub-Saharan Africa and Togo in particular.
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了解多哥新兴成年人对心理健康的看法
全世界的心理健康问题都极为重要;遗憾的是,心理健康的许多方面在世界上并不为人所知,也没有得到治疗。此外,一些发育阶段的群体比其他群体受到的影响更大;事实上,成年期是容易患抑郁症的关键发育阶段。由于大多数心理健康问题在 24 岁之前就已出现,而抑郁症又是全球残疾的主要原因,因此本研究试图找出新兴成人对抑郁症这一常见疾病的理解。本研究采用了定性研究的方法,以了解多哥新兴成年人对抑郁症的理解。本研究共招募了 35 名参与者。撒哈拉以南非洲地区的年轻人口不断增长,预计在十年内将翻一番,而非洲大陆在心理健康领域的研究却十分匮乏,因此本研究为新兴成人的心理健康研究奠定了基础。与撒哈拉以南非洲的大多数国家一样,在多哥,没有独立的心理健康计划、缺乏合格的心理健康专业人员、民间社会对心理健康问题的教育不足,这些仍然是阻碍人们获得心理健康护理的根本原因。正如这项研究指出的那样,有许多方法可以为新兴成年人提供新的机会,让他们进行心理健康方面的自我教育。通过加深我们对新兴成年人抑郁症的了解,本研究的结果不仅为今后的研究,而且为撒哈拉以南非洲地区,特别是多哥的新兴成年人心理健康政策的制定和有针对性的计划提供了宝贵的数据基础。
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