Executive summary The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) represent an exponential
advance from the Millennium Development Goals, with a substantially broader agenda …

In this paper we examine the social and legal conditions in which many transgender people
(often called trans people) live, and the medical perspectives that frame the provision of …

Mental health is critically important to everyone, everywhere. All over the world, mental
health needs are high but responses are insufficient and inadequate. The World mental …

Stigma and discrimination in relation to mental illnesses have been described as having
worse consequences than the conditions themselves. Most medical literature in this area of …

Question: What is the most appropriate way to talk about individuals with a diagnosis of
Autism? Should we stop saying “person with autism”, and use “autistic person” instead …

Background: Protracted armed conflicts not only shape political, legal, and socio-economic
structures, but also have a lasting impact on people's human migration. In 2017, the United …

Community-based mental health services are emphasized in the World Health
Organization's Mental Health Action Plan, the World Bank's Disease Control Priorities, and …

There exists a general consensus that prolonged grief disorder (PGD), or some variant of
PGD, represents a distinct mental disorder worthy of diagnosis and treatment. Nevertheless …

This paper aims to give an overview of the key issues facing those who are in a position to
influence the planning and provision of mental health systems, and who need to address …

Poor governance has been identified as a barrier to effective integration of mental health
care in low-and middle-income countries. Governance includes providing the necessary …