Executive summary The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) represent an exponential
advance from the Millennium Development Goals, with a substantially broader agenda …

Mental disorders account for at least 18% of global disease burden, and the associated
annual global costs are projected to be US $6 trillion by 2030. Evidence-based, cost …

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 …

Background Traumatic events are common globally; however, comprehensive population-
based cross-national data on the epidemiology of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the …

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 …

This article discusses the provision of mental health services in low-and middle-income
countries (LMICs) with a view to understanding the cultural dynamics–how the challenges …

The co-occurrence of health burdens in transitioning populations, particularly in specific
socioeconomic and cultural contexts, calls for conceptual frameworks to improve …

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 …

There exists a general consensus that prolonged grief disorder (PGD), or some variant of
PGD, represents a distinct mental disorder worthy of diagnosis and treatment. Nevertheless …

Abstract Background The Medical Research Councils' framework for complex interventions
has been criticized for not including theory-driven approaches to evaluation. Although the …