Challenges and opportunities in global mental health: a research-to-practice perspective

ML Wainberg, P Scorza, JM Shultz, L Helpman… - Current psychiatry …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Globally, the majority of those who need mental health care
worldwide lack access to high-quality mental health services. Stigma, human resource …

Strengthening mental health care systems for Syrian refugees in Europe and the Middle East: integrating scalable psychological interventions in eight countries

M Sijbrandij, C Acarturk, M Bird, RA Bryant… - European Journal of …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The crisis in Syria has resulted in vast numbers of refugees seeking asylum in Syria's
neighbouring countries as well as in Europe. Refugees are at considerable risk of …

[HTML][HTML] The Healthy Activity Program (HAP), a lay counsellor-delivered brief psychological treatment for severe depression, in primary care in India: a randomised …

V Patel, B Weobong, HA Weiss, A Anand, B Bhat… - The Lancet, 2017 - thelancet.com
Background Although structured psychological treatments are recommended as first-line
interventions for depression, only a small fraction of people globally receive these …

Prolonged grief disorder for ICD-11: the primacy of clinical utility and international applicability

C Killikelly, A Maercker - European journal of psychotraumatology, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A new mental health disorder, prolonged grief disorder (PGD), will be included
in the 11th edition of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11). We provide a brief …

Development of the WHO caregiver skills training program for developmental disorders or delays

E Salomone, L Pacione, S Shire, FL Brown… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Globally, 52.9 million children under the age of 5 experience a developmental disability,
such as sensory impairment, intellectual disability, and autism spectrum disorders. Of these …

Counselling for Alcohol Problems (CAP), a lay counsellor-delivered brief psychological treatment for harmful drinking in men, in primary care in India: a randomised …

A Nadkarni, B Weobong, HA Weiss, J McCambridge… - The Lancet, 2017 - thelancet.com
Background Although structured psychological treatments are recommended as first-line
interventions for harmful drinking, only a small fraction of people globally receive these …

Mental health care in Nepal: current situation and challenges for development of a district mental health care plan

NP Luitel, MJD Jordans, A Adhikari, N Upadhaya… - Conflict and …, 2015 - Springer
Background Globally mental health problems are a serious public health concern. Currently
four out of five people with severe mental illness in Low and Middle Income Countries …

Integrating mental health into primary care in Nigeria: report of a demonstration project using the mental health gap action programme intervention guide

O Gureje, J Abdulmalik, L Kola, E Musa… - BMC health services …, 2015 - Springer
Abstract Background The World Mental Health Surveys conducted by the World Health
Organization (WHO) have shown that huge treatment gaps for severe mental disorders exist …

Treatment gap and barriers for mental health care: a cross-sectional community survey in Nepal

NP Luitel, MJD Jordans, BA Kohrt, SD Rathod… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Context There is limited research on the gap between the burden of mental disorders and
treatment use in low-and middle-income countries. Objectives The aim of this study was to …

An overview of Ghana's mental health system: results from an assessment using the World Health Organization's Assessment Instrument for Mental Health Systems …

M Roberts, C Mogan, JB Asare - International journal of mental health …, 2014 - Springer
Background This survey provides data on the Mental Health System in Ghana for the year
2011. It supplies essential planning information for the implementation of Ghana's new …