Purpose In resource-limited contexts in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs), a
considerable proportion of individuals seeking care for mental disorders consult traditional …

BackgroundFor too long there have been heated debates between those who believe that
mental health care should be largely or solely provided from hospitals and those who …

Background Early identification and management of mental illness in childhood and
adolescence helps to avert debilitating mental illness in adulthood but the attention given to …

Background. Depression is one of the most common mental illnesses affecting around 322
million individual in the world. Although the prevalence of depression is high and its …

BackgroundReligious and traditional healers remain the main providers of mental
healthcare in much of Africa. Collaboration between biomedical and traditional treatment …

Background People with severe mental disorders (SMD) are at higher risk of suicide.
However, research into suicide attempts and completed suicide in people with SMD in low …

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 The knowledge generated from evidence-based interventions in mental health
systems research is seldom translated into policy and practice in low and middle-income …

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 …

Background: Alternative and traditional healing methods are common and popular in Sudan,
particularly for treating people with mental disorders, but little information is available about …