Community mental health initiatives in Pakistan

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Ali, G., Lalani, N. S. and Charania, N. A. M. A. 2015. Community mental health initiatives in Pakistan. Nursing Standard. 29 (22), pp. 44-48. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.29.22.44.e9250

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Authors	Ali, G., Lalani, N. S. and Charania, N. A. M. A.
Abstract	Aim To identify mental health needs in local communities, and provide and evaluate nurse-led services to promote community mental health in Karachi, Pakistan. Method Using an action research approach, mental health nurses implemented activities to promote mental health and psychiatric rehabilitation in 15 urban communities in Karachi. The activities were planned and implemented in collaboration with a community-based social welfare organisation. Findings Community mental health interventions were implemented by a multidisciplinary team including nursing educators and postgraduate nursing students. Positive transformation of the mental health of clients in the community was found. Conclusion The challenges in identifying, diagnosing and rehabilitating clients with mental health needs in the community in Pakistan is acknowledged, and the benefits of enhanced support for clients and their families provided by community mental health nurses are described.
Journal	Nursing Standard
Journal citation	29 (22), pp. 44-48
ISSN	0029-6570
Year	2015
Publisher	RCN Publishing (RCNi)
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)	https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.29.22.44.e9250
Print	03 Feb 2015
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Accepted	11 Sep 2014
Deposited	17 Jan 2022

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