Challenges and opportunities in global mental health: a research-to-practice perspective

ML Wainberg, P Scorza, JM Shultz, L Helpman… - Current psychiatry …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Globally, the majority of those who need mental health care
worldwide lack access to high-quality mental health services. Stigma, human resource …

Advancing global health and strengthening the HIV response in the era of the Sustainable Development Goals: the International AIDS Society—Lancet Commission

LG Bekker, G Alleyne, S Baral, J Cepeda, D Daskalakis… - The Lancet, 2018 - thelancet.com
Executive summary Inspired by unprecedented improvements in human health and
development in recent decades, our world has embarked on a quest that only a generation …

Mental health system costs, resources and constraints in South Africa: a national survey

S Docrat, D Besada, S Cleary… - Health policy and …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
The inclusion of mental health in the Sustainable Development Goals represents a global
commitment to include mental health among the highest health and development priorities …

The role of communities in mental health care in low-and middle-income countries: a meta-review of components and competencies

BA Kohrt, L Asher, A Bhardwaj, M Fazel… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
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 …

Theory of change: a theory-driven approach to enhance the Medical Research Council's framework for complex interventions

MJ De Silva, E Breuer, L Lee, L Asher, N Chowdhary… - Trials, 2014 - Springer
Abstract Background The Medical Research Councils' framework for complex interventions
has been criticized for not including theory-driven approaches to evaluation. Although the …

[HTML][HTML] Acceptability and feasibility of using non-specialist health workers to deliver mental health care: stakeholder perceptions from the PRIME district sites in …

E Mendenhall, MJ De Silva, C Hanlon, I Petersen… - Social science & …, 2014 - Elsevier
Three-quarters of the global mental health burden exists in low-and middle-income
countries (LMICs), yet the lack of mental health services in resource-poor settings is striking …

Strengthening mental health system governance in six low-and middle-income countries in Africa and South Asia: challenges, needs and potential strategies

I Petersen, D Marais, J Abdulmalik… - Health policy and …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
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 …

Detection of depression in low resource settings: validation of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) and cultural concepts of distress in Nepal

BA Kohrt, NP Luitel, P Acharya, MJD Jordans - BMC psychiatry, 2016 - Springer
Background Despite recognition of the burden of disease due to mood disorders in low-and
middle-income countries, there is a lack of consensus on best practices for detecting …

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 …

Mental health care in Nepal: current situation and challenges for development of a district mental health care plan

NP Luitel, MJD Jordans, A Adhikari, N Upadhaya… - Conflict and …, 2015 - Springer
Background Globally mental health problems are a serious public health concern. Currently
four out of five people with severe mental illness in Low and Middle Income Countries …