Using Mobile Technology to Provide Mental Healthcare in Ghana
Abstract
Scientific Research on Mental Health by the Kintampo Human Research Center has revealed depression as one of the leading mental health problems in Ghana. The study proves that in Ghana, about 80 percent of the population is suffering from different forms of depression and that mental illness contributes to a loss of seven percent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). MindIT Mental Health Service is an initiative which uses innovative IT tools to screen Ghana’s population for mental illness and helps them access affordable care that’s close to them. The neologism, “MindIT” comprises the words “Mind” and “IT.” The “Mind” in the neologism connotes mental health and the “IT” stands for Information Technology. Also, the word “Mind,” when used as verb in a sentence means “to pay attention to.” Thus, “MindIT” essentially connotes to having to pay attention to one’s mental health, mainly through the use of IT interventions.
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