Background The involvement of people with psychosocial disabilities in decision-making is
a fundamental component of a person-centred and recovery-oriented model of care, but …

Background Perinatal depression is associated with negative effects on child behavioural,
cognitive and emotional development, birth outcomes, and physical growth. In India …

BackgroundAbout 10% Indians suffer from stress, depression or substance use disorders.
Few receive care for these problems, especially in rural areas. AimsAs part of a broader …

Podoconiosis is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) characterized by lower-leg swelling
(lymphedema), which is caused by long-term exposure to irritant red-clay soils found within …

Background Globally, there is a large treatment gap for people with mental disorders, and
this gap is especially extreme in Low and Middle Income Countries. This gap can be …

Background The treatment gap for mental illness in Nigeria, as in other sub-Saharan
countries, is estimated to be around 85%. There is need to prioritise mental health care in …

Background While mental and substance use disorders are common worldwide, the
treatment gap is enormous in low and middle income countries. Primary health care is …

(PRIME)(Breuer et al. 2014; Breuer et al. 2016 a; De Silva et al. 2016), a large multi-country
study that aims to provide research evidence for the integration of mental healthcare into …

This study investigated a non-specialist delivered programme for psychosocial rehabilitation
for service users with schizophrenia in a low-resource South African setting. Forty-four …

The scarcity of mental health resources in low-and middle-income countries requires the
identification of effective interventions that can be taken to scale in a cost-efficient manner …