Tewari, Abha Kallakuri, Sudha Devarapalli, Siddhardha Peiris, David Patel, Anushka Maulik, Pallab K.
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International Journal of Mental Health Systems
BackgroundGlobally, mental health problems are a growing public health concern. Resources and services for mental disorders are disproportionately low compared to disease burden. In order to bridge treatment gaps, The Systematic Medical Appraisal, Referral and Treatment (SMART) Mental Health Project was implemented across 12 villages in West Godava...
Qureshi, Onaiza Endale, Tarik Ryan, Grace Miguel-Esponda, Georgina Iyer, Srividya N. Eaton, Julian De Silva, Mary Murphy, Jill
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International Journal of Mental Health Systems
BackgroundResearch in global mental health (GMH) has previously documented how contextual factors like political instability, poverty and poorly-funded health infrastructure continue to compromise effective and equitable mental health service delivery. There is a need to develop more feasible and evidence-based solutions through implementation rese...
Necho, Mogesie Tsehay, Mekonnen Zenebe, Yosef
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International Journal of Mental Health Systems
BackgroundSuicidal ideation and suicidal attempt are warning signs for and determine the prognosis of completed suicide. These suicidal behaviors are much more pronounced in people living with HIV/AIDS. Despite this, there is a scarcity of aggregate evidence in Africa. This study was therefore aimed to fill this gap.Methodswe extensively searched P...
Kontrimiene, Ausrine Sauseriene, Jolanta Blazeviciene, Aurelija Raila, Gediminas Jaruseviciene, Lina
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International Journal of Mental Health Systems
BackgroundIn many communities around the world, informal caregivers of older adults with dementia represent an essential, yet often underappreciated, source of long-term care. The present study aimed to determine the personal experiences of such caregivers, which could be instrumental for developing means of improving the quality of care for both c...
Hamdani, Syed Usman Huma, Zill-e- Masood, Aqsa Zhou, Kaina Ahmed, Zainab Nazir, Huma Amin, Hania Akhtar, Parveen Bryant, Richard A. Dawson, Katie
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International Journal of Mental Health Systems
BackgroundIn many low resource settings, the provision of government mental health care services is limited to specialized psychiatry units in urban hospital care facilities, where the most common treatment for common mental disorders (CMDs) is pharmacotherapy, occasionally with adjunct nonspecific psychological support. We aimed to evaluate the ef...
Morgan, Amy J. Wright, Judith Reavley, Nicola J.
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International Journal of Mental Health Systems
BackgroundAustralian national mental health policy outlines the need for a nationally coordinated strategy to address stigma and discrimination, particularly towards people with complex mental illness that is poorly understood in the community. To inform implementation of this policy, this review aimed to identify and examine the effectiveness of e...
Fuster Sánchez, Nicolás Rivera López, Diego Sir Retamales, Hugo Gómez Pérez, Constanza Rodríguez Torres, Magdalena
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International Journal of Mental Health Systems
BackgroundIn Europe, Latin-America, and Asia, poly-consultation has become a complex problem for managing different healthcare systems. However, in the current literature, little attention has been paid to exploring territorial and critical analysis perspectives to manage unexplained symptoms. The purpose of this study is to analyze the socio-struc...
Hamdani, Syed Usman Huma, Zill-e- Suleman, Nadia Warraitch, Azza Muzzafar, Naila Farzeen, Midhat Minhas, Fareed Aslam Rahman, Atif Wissow, Lawrence S.
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International Journal of Mental Health Systems
BackgroundNinety percent of children with mental health problems live in low or middle-income countries (LMICs). School-based programs offer opportunities for early identification and intervention, however implementation requires cross-sector collaboration to assure sustainable delivery of quality training, ongoing supervision, and outcomes monitor...
Carmona-Huerta, Jaime Durand-Arias, Sol Rodriguez, Allen Guarner-Catalá, Carmen Cardona-Muller, David Madrigal-de-León, Eduardo Alvarado, Rubén
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International Journal of Mental Health Systems
BackgroundAccess to mental health care is a worldwide public health challenge. In Mexico, an unacceptably high percentage of the population with mental disorders does not receive the necessary treatment, which is mainly due to the lack of access to mental health care. The community mental health care model was created and has been implemented to im...
Ahorsu, Daniel Kwasi Sánchez Vidaña, Dalinda Isabel Lipardo, Donald Shah, Parth Bharat Cruz González, Pablo Shende, Sachin Gurung, Shilpa Venkatesan, Harun Duongthipthewa, Anchalee Ansari, Talha Qasim
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International Journal of Mental Health Systems
BackgroundThe psychological well-being of university students is an important factor in successfully coping with the demands of academic life. This study aimed to assess the impact of a peer-led intervention of mental health promotion combined with coping-strategy-based group workshops on mental health awareness and help-seeking behavior among univ...
