Reconceptualising the treatment gap for common mental disorders: a fork in the road for global mental health?

T Roberts, GM Esponda, C Torre, P Pillai… - The British Journal of …, 2022 - cambridge.org
In this analysis, we argue that the 'treatment gap'for common mental disorders often reflects
lack of demand, arising because services fail to address the needs of disadvantaged …

Depression and Global Mental Health in the Global South: A Critical Analysis of Policy and Discourse

G Limenih, A MacDougall… - … Journal of Social …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Over the past two decades, depression has become a prominent global public health
concern, especially in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). The World Health …

'All in good faith?'An ethno-historical analysis of local faith actors' involvement in the delivery of mental health interventions in northern Uganda

E Storer, C Torre - Transcultural Psychiatry, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Faith actors have become increasingly significant in the field of global mental health,
through their inclusion in the delivery of psychosocial support in humanitarian settings. This …

“Think Positive, Save a Life”? Resilience and Mental Health Interventions as Political Abandonment in a Refugee Settlement in Northern Uganda

C Torre - Civil Wars, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This article investigates the entanglements of resilience-based refugee policies and mental
health interventions in the refugee settlement of Palabek, northern Uganda. I argue that both …

Toward an integrated approach for mental health and psychosocial support and peacebuilding in North-East Nigeria: programme description and preliminary …

S Paphitis, F Akilu, N Chilambo, A Iruayenama… - BJPsych …, 2023 - cambridge.org
BackgroundDespite theoretical support for including mental health and psychosocial
support (MHPSS) with peacebuilding, few programmes in conflict-affected regions fully …

'Impaired in life': Analyzing people's accounts of depression in Ethiopia–Implications for a cultural-eco social approach to global mental health

G Limenih, A MacDougall, MJ Smith… - … Journal of Social …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Depression is a global crisis and a major concern in mental health
interventions, particularly in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs), where it significantly …

The Uptake of Critical Perspectives in the Field of Global Mental Health: A Critical Interpretive Synthesis

G Limenih, E Nouvet - medRxiv, 2024 - medrxiv.org
An emancipatory movement is surging within the of global mental health (GMH) field,
advancing the groundwork laid by scholars who champion a more critical, self-reflective …

“Think positive, save a life”? Resilience and mental health interventions as political abandonment in a Ugandan refugee settlement

C Torre - Civil Wars, 2023 - eprints.lse.ac.uk
This article investigates the entanglements of resilience-based refugee policies and mental
health interventions in the refugee settlement of Palabek, northern Uganda. I argue that both …

Examining Global Mental Health, Bio-Politics and Depression in Ethiopia: A Critical Ethnography Study

GB Limenih - 2024 - search.proquest.com
Depressive disorder stands as a significant global health challenge and recognized as the
primary cause of disability worldwide. Collaborating with the World Health Organization …

Throwing therapy at the problem mental health and humanitarian intervention in Palabek refugee settlement, northern Uganda

C Torre - 2023 - etheses.lse.ac.uk
This thesis examines the social, moral, and political lives of humanitarian mental health
interventions in a refugee settlement in Uganda. It is written at the junction of two …