Evidence for effective interventions to reduce mental-health-related stigma and discrimination

G Thornicroft, N Mehta, S Clement, S Evans-Lacko… - The Lancet, 2016 - thelancet.com
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 …

The burden of mental, neurological, and substance use disorders in China and India: a systematic analysis of community representative epidemiological studies

FJ Charlson, AJ Baxter, HG Cheng, R Shidhaye… - The Lancet, 2016 - thelancet.com
Summary Background China and India jointly account for 38% of the world population, so
understanding the burden attributed to mental, neurological, and substance use disorders …

Innovative models in mental health delivery systems: task sharing care with non-specialist providers to close the mental health treatment gap

G Raviola, JA Naslund, SL Smith, V Patel - Current psychiatry reports, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Most people do not have access to adequate mental health
care, and lack of skilled human resources is a major factor. We provide a narrative review of …

Taking stock of 10 years of published research on the ASHA programme: examining India's national community health worker programme from a health systems …

K Scott, AS George, RR Ved - Health research policy and systems, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Background As India's accredited social health activist (ASHA) community health
worker (CHW) programme enters its second decade, we take stock of the research …

Stigma and discrimination as a barrier to mental health service utilization in India

R Shidhaye, M Kermode - International health, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Stigma towards, and discrimination against, people with mental disorders is an important
barrier to mental health service utilization in India. It contributes to delays in seeking care …

Assessing the quality of media reporting of suicide news in India against World Health Organization guidelines: A content analysis study of nine major newspapers in …

G Armstrong, L Vijayakumar… - Australian & New …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives: Suicide rates in India are among the highest in the world, resulting in an
estimated 250,000 suicide deaths annually. How the media communicates with the Indian …

Community health workers can provide psychosocial support to the people during COVID-19 and beyond in low-and middle-income countries

SK Mistry, B Harris-Roxas, UN Yadav… - Frontiers in Public …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The COVID-19 pandemic has been the most challenging public health issue which not only
affected the physical health of the global population but also aggravated the mental health …

Core components of mental health stigma reduction interventions in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review

J Clay, J Eaton, PC Gronholm, M Semrau… - Epidemiology and …, 2020 - cambridge.org
AimsTo identify and categorise core components of effective stigma reduction interventions
in the field of mental health in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) and compare these …

[HTML][HTML] Increasing use of mental health services in remote areas using mobile technology: a pre–post evaluation of the SMART Mental Health project in rural India

PK Maulik, S Kallakuri, S Devarapalli… - Journal of global …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background About 25% of the Indian population experience common mental disorders
(CMD) but only 15–25% of them receive any mental health care. Stigma, lack of adequate …

Effectiveness of community health worker training programmes for cardiovascular disease management in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic …

M Abdel-All, B Putica, D Praveen, S Abimbola… - BMJ open, 2017 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction Community health workers (CHWs) are increasingly being tasked to prevent
and manage cardiovascular disease (CVD) and its risk factors in underserved populations in …