This article discusses the provision of mental health services in low-and middle-income
countries (LMICs) with a view to understanding the cultural dynamics–how the challenges …

Background This Commission addresses several priority areas for psychiatry over the next
decade, and into the 21st century. These represent challenges and opportunities for the …

BackgroundTo examine barriers to initiation and continuation of mental health treatment
among individuals with common mental disorders. MethodData were from the World Health …

A growing body of research highlights how communities traumatized by conflict and
displacement suffer from long-term mental and psychosocial illnesses. The Russian army's …

An appreciation of the psychological impacts of global climate change entails recognizing
the complexity and multiple meanings associated with climate change; situating impacts …

Mental disorders constitute a huge global burden of disease, and there is a large treatment
gap, particularly in low-income and middle-income countries. One response to this issue has …

Objective To assess the effectiveness of interventions to improve the mental health of
women in the perinatal period and to evaluate any effect on the health, growth and …

Background The treatment of perinatal depression is a public-health priority because of its
high prevalence and association with disability and poor infant development. We integrated …

Despite the publication of high-profile reports and promising activities in several countries,
progress in mental health service development has been slow in most low-income and …

This report on integrating mental health into primary care, which was developed jointly by
the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Organization of Family Doctors …