The Lancet Commission on global mental health and sustainable development

V Patel, S Saxena, C Lund, G Thornicroft, F Baingana… - The lancet, 2018 - thelancet.com
Executive summary The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) represent an exponential
advance from the Millennium Development Goals, with a substantially broader agenda …

[HTML][HTML] Factors associated with health service utilisation for common mental disorders: a systematic review

T Roberts, G Miguel Esponda, D Krupchanka… - BMC psychiatry, 2018 - Springer
Background There is a large treatment gap for common mental disorders (CMD), with wide
variation by world region. This review identifies factors associated with formal health service …

Suicidal ideation and behaviour among community and health care seeking populations in five low-and middle-income countries: a cross-sectional study

M Jordans, S Rathod, A Fekadu, G Medhin… - Epidemiology and …, 2018 - cambridge.org
AimsSuicidal behaviour is an under-reported and hidden cause of death in most low-and
middle-income countries (LMIC) due to lack of national systematic reporting for cause …

[HTML][HTML] Is India ready for mental health apps (MHApps)? A quantitative-qualitative exploration of caregivers' perspective on smartphone-based solutions for managing …

K Sinha Deb, A Tuli, M Sood, R Chadda, R Verma… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background Mobile application based delivery of psycho-social interventions may help
reduce the treatment gap for severe mental illnesses (SMIs) and decrease the burden on …

[HTML][HTML] Reducing stigma among healthcare providers to improve mental health services (RESHAPE): protocol for a pilot cluster randomized controlled trial of a stigma …

BA Kohrt, MJD Jordans, EL Turner, KJ Sikkema… - Pilot and Feasibility …, 2018 - Springer
Background Non-specialist healthcare providers, including primary and community
healthcare workers, in low-and middle-income countries can effectively treat mental illness …

How competent are non-specialists trained to integrate mental health services in primary care? Global health perspectives from Uganda, Liberia, and Nepal

BA Kohrt, BB Mutamba, NP Luitel… - … Review of Psychiatry, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Evaluations to objectively assess minimum competency are not routinely implemented for
training and supervision in global mental health. Addressing this gap in competency …

[HTML][HTML] Coping strategies of women with postpartum depression symptoms in rural Ethiopia: a cross-sectional community study

T Azale, A Fekadu, G Medhin, C Hanlon - Bmc Psychiatry, 2018 - Springer
Background Most women with postpartum depression (PPD) in low-and middle-income
countries remain undiagnosed and untreated, despite evidence for adverse effects on the …

[HTML][HTML] Alcohol use in a rural district in Uganda: findings from community-based and facility-based cross-sectional studies

O Nalwadda, SD Rathod, J Nakku, C Lund… - International journal of …, 2018 - Springer
Background Uganda has one of the highest per capita alcohol consumption rates in sub-
Saharan Africa. However, the prevalence of alcohol use disorders (AUD) remains unknown …

[HTML][HTML] Collaborative care for the detection and management of depression among adults receiving antiretroviral therapy in South Africa: study protocol for the …

L Fairall, I Petersen, B Zani, N Folb, D Georgeu-Pepper… - Trials, 2018 - Springer
Background The scale-up of antiretroviral treatment (ART) programmes has seen HIV/AIDS
transition to a chronic condition characterised by high rates of comorbidity with tuberculosis …

Detection and treatment initiation for depression and alcohol use disorders: facility-based cross-sectional studies in five low-income and middle-income country …

SD Rathod, T Roberts, G Medhin, V Murhar… - BMJ open, 2018 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To estimate the proportion of adult primary care outpatients who are clinically
detected and initiate treatment for depression and alcohol use disorder (AUD) in low-income …