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ReviewBJPsych international2024

Underrepresentation of Indigenous mental health professionals in Bangladesh.

Md Omar Faruk, Miguel R Ramos, Umay Ching

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Review in BJPsych international, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Reflections on the future of psychiatry.BJPsych international · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Md Omar FarukDepartment of Clinical Psychology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6401-3861
Miguel R RamosDepartment of Social Policy, Sociology and Criminology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6821-3692
Umay ChingDepartment of Clinical Psychology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Indigenous people worldwide are at increased risk of mental health problems compared with non-Indigenous people. Longstanding impacts of colonisation, systematic exclusion from rights and subsequent discrimination, and lack of access to quality education and healthcare, including mental healthcare, have been identified as contributory factors to these disproportionate mental health problems. With limited access, Indigenous people are less likely to seek healthcare, owing to the insufficient number of healthcare professionals representing Indigenous communities. In the face of growing numbers of mental health problems in Indigenous people in Bangladesh, this paper sheds light on the inadequate number of mental health professionals, particularly from Indigenous communities, and the potential impacts of this on the well-being of Indigenous people, and considers ways to increase representation of Indigenous mental health professionals. The aim is to ensure that the mental health system in Bangladesh is inclusive and embraces the country's diversity.

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BangladeshIndigenous peoplemental health professionalsMental health servicesunderrepresentation

Identifiers

PMID40291989
PMCPMC12022875

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