A Research On The Increase of Depression In Young African Adults, And The Level of Acceptance In The Use of Antidepressants In The Healthcare Settings

Uchechukwu Chiadikobi; Tamunoiyalla Ordor

A Research On The Increase of Depression In Young African Adults, And The Level of Acceptance In The Use of Antidepressants In The Healthcare Settings

Author(s)	Uchechukwu Chiadikobi, Tamunoiyalla Ordor
Country	United States
Abstract	A mounting crisis exists regarding depression among African youth because the number of cases continues to rise on the African continent. The mental health crisis gets worse because young people face economic problems together with social stress and cultural prejudice that expose them to long-lasting emotional pain. The combination of elevated and unstable financial circumstances, together with academic performance requirements and cultural and social standards, establishes a climate that allows depression to succeed. Young adults commonly experience extreme distress when they attempt to match expectations from society and family members, which leads to worsened mental health conditions. People fail to recognize depression symptoms because of deficient mental health understanding and public misunderstandings, which delay patients from getting medical attention. The African healthcare system has not developed enough expertise to prevent, diagnose, and treat depression despite having effective methods for this condition. African healthcare systems show limited interest in adopting modern mental health treatments that include antidepressant medications because of social, cultural, and institutional hurdles. Routine acceptance of antidepressants as an effective medical solution remains limited because religious and cultural traditions interpret psychiatric diseases as spiritual problems instead of genuine health conditions. The combination of faith-based healing practices with traditional remedies and community care methods dominates African belief systems since these practices affect the cultural preference for these methods instead of pharmaceutical drugs. The societal rejection of mental health disorders forces people to avoid psychiatrists due to their concerns about being labeled weak or unstable. The healthcare field retains doubts about antidepressant drugs, so these medications face resistance both during medical prescriptions and actual usage. Negative perceptions of antidepressants caused by worry about dependency, personality changes, and persistent side effects prevent both patients and medical providers from choosing the medications as an acceptable treatment alternative. The widespread acceptance of antidepressants remains restricted in African healthcare systems because patients lack mental health professional access, pharmaceutical costs are high, and mental health policies are inadequate. A comprehensive solution needs implementation to combat increasing depression rates among young African adults along with their negative attitude toward antidepressant medications. Healthcare institutions, together with governments, need to establish mental health education and awareness programs that identify depression as an approved medical condition requiring professional care. Primary healthcare services should adopt mental health programs that adapt to cultural beliefs to create an effective transition between traditional and current psychiatric care. Expanding antidepressant affordability along with better accessibility will create more willingness among the population to accept these medications. The effective transmission of antidepressant therapy advantages and potential risks by trained healthcare providers enables the destruction of unfounded negative perceptions about proper psychiatric treatment. The acceptance of mental health needs improvement, which will be achieved by actively working with communities to educate people and reform legislation to eliminate discrimination. The implementation of these strategies will make African societies more supportive toward young adults with depression by providing the necessary healthcare treatment for better health outcomes.
Keywords	Depression, mental health, young African adults, antidepressants, healthcare settings, mental illness, stigma, cultural beliefs, traditional healing, psychiatric care, mental health awareness, economic instability, unemployment, societal expectations, psychological distress, mental health policies, therapy, medication adherence, healthcare access, mental health education, social pressure, faith-based healing, alternative medicine, treatment resistance, mental health stigma, psychological well-being, mental health interventions, depression treatment, pharmacological therapy, mental healthcare system
Field	Medical / Pharmacy
Published In	Volume 6, Issue 3, May-June 2024
Published On	2024-06-05

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