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Global Mental Health


March 2023

Global Mental Health

Global mental health refers to the study, practice, and advocacy of promoting mental health and treating mental illness on a global scale. It aims to address inequities in mental health care and access to resources across different regions and populations worldwide. Global mental health focuses on recognizing and addressing the social, cultural, and economic determinants of mental health and illness, as well as the development and implementation of effective prevention, treatment, and support interventions.

In recent years, the field of global mental health has responded to the needs and priorities of diverse communities by encouraging greater representation of researchers, practitioners, and advocates from low- and middle-income countries, as well as by prioritizing community-led and culturally sensitive approaches to mental health care.

The articles in this month’s Editor’s Choice Collection reflect diverse perspectives and collaborations among a broad range of stakeholders from different contexts. Global mental health care aims to be equitable, accessible, and responsive to the needs of all individuals and communities. The journal supports the publication of articles led by co-authors of different genders, career stages, and sociocultural and ethnic backgrounds and from low- and middle-income countries.

Mariana Pinto da Costa, M.D., Ph.D., and Lisa B. Dixon, M.D., M.P.H.

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GLOBAL MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH AND INTERVENTIONS

Implementing Collaborative Care in Low-Resource Government, Research, and Academic Settings in Rural Nepal
James Jackson, M.D., Rajkumar Dangal, M.D., Binod Dangal, M.D., Tula Gupta, M.D., Sunita Jirel, Sangeeta Khadka, Pragya Rimal, M.A., Bibhav Acharya, M.D.
2022, Volume 73, Issue 9, pp 1073-1076

Task Sharing to Expand Access to Care: Development of a Behavioral Health Support Specialist
Brenna N. Renn, Ph.D., Cameron Casey, B.S., Patrick J. Raue, Ph.D., Patricia A. Areán, Ph.D., Anna Ratzliff, M.D., Ph.D.
2023, Volume 74, Issue 1, pp 76-78

A Recovery-Oriented Intervention for People With Psychosis: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Franco Mascayano, M.P.H., Ruben Alvarado, M.D., Ph.D., Howard F. Andrews, Ph.D., Joy N. Baumgartner, M.S.S.W., Ph.D., Maria Soledad Burrone, M.D., Ph.D., Jacqueline Cintra, M.D., M.P.H., Sarah Conover, M.P.H., Catarina M. Dahl, Ph.D., Kim M. Fader, M.A., Prakash Gorroochurn, Ph.D., Sandro Galea, M.D., Dr.P.H., Maria J. Jorquera, M.P.H., Giovanni M. Lovisi, M.D., Ph.D., Flavia Mitkiewicz de Souza, Ph. D., Charissa Pratt, M.P.H., Maria E. Restrepo-Toro, M.S., Graciela Rojas, M.D., Keli Rodrigues Sarução, Ph.D., Robert Rosenheck, M.D., Sara Schilling, M.P.H., Tom Shriver, M.Sc., Peter Stastny, M.D., Eric Tapia, M.P. H., Maria Tavares Cavalcanti, M.D., Ph.D., Eliecer Valencia, J.D., M.A., Lawrence H. Yang, Ph.D., Alexandra Restrepo Henao, M.D., M.P.H., Gonzalo Martínez-Alés, M.D., Ph.D., Victor Romero Pardo, M.D., Teresa Gomez Alemany, M.D., Ezra Susser, M.D., Dr.P.H.
2022, Volume 73, Issue 11, pp 1225-1231

Heeding the Call of an Innovative Paradigm for Mental Health Interventions in Low- and Middle-income Countries
Arlene G. MacDougall, M.D., M.Sc.,Rosemary Lysaght, Ph.D., Regina Casey, Ph.D., Marlene Janzen Le Ber, Ph.D., Victoria Mutiso, Ph.D., David Ndetei, MB.Ch.B., M.D., Terry Krupa, Ph.D., F.C.A.O.T.
2022, Volume 73, Issue 7, pp 812-814

Climate Change and Mental Health: Implications for the Psychiatric Workforce
Alison R. Hwong, M.D., Ph.D., Emily A. Kuhl, Ph.D., Wilson M. Compton, M.P.E., M.D., Tami Benton, M.D., Adrienne Grzenda, M.D., Ph.D., Benjamin Doty, Ph.D., Laura Thompson, M.S., Nitin Gogtay, M.D., Diana Clarke, M.Sc., Ph.D., Jonathan Alpert, M.D., Ph.D.
2022, Volume 73, Issue 5, pp 592-595

Scaling Up Science-Based Care for Depression and Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Colombia: An Implementation Science Project
Lisa A. Marsch, Ph.D., Carlos Gómez-Restrepo, M.D., Ph.D., Sophie M. Bartels, B.A., Kathleen Bell, M.S., Pablo Martinez Camblor, Ph.D., Sergio Castro, M.D., M.S., Maria Paula Cárdenas Charry, Magda Cepeda, M. D., Ph.D., Leonardo Cubillos, M.D., M.P.H., Deepak John, B.A., Maria Paula Jassir, Shea M. Lemley, Ph.D., Fernando Suárez-Obando, M.D., William C. Torrey, M.D., José Miguel Uribe, M.D., M.P.H., Makeda J. Williams, Ph.D.
2022, Volume 73, Issue 2, pp 196-205

Scale-Up Study Protocol of the Implementation of a Mobile Health SBIRT Approach for Alcohol Use Reduction in Mozambique
António Suleman, M.D., Jennifer J. Mootz, Ph.D., Paulino Feliciano, B.S., Terriann Nicholson, M.D., Megan A. O’Grady, Ph.D., Melanie Wall, Ph.D., David S. Mandell, Ph.D., Melissa Stockton, Ph.D., Eugénia Teodoro, B.S., Anibal Anube, M.D., Ana Novela, B.S., Ana Olga Mocumbi, M.D., Ph.D., Lidia Gouveia, M.D., Milton L. Wainberg, M.D.
2021, Volume 72, Issue 10, pp 1199-1208

Partnerships in Research to Implement and Disseminate Sustainable and Scalable Evidence-Based Practices (PRIDE) in Mozambique
Milton L. Wainberg, M.D., Kathryn L. Lovero, Ph.D., Cristiane S. Duarte, Ph.D., Andre Fiks Salem, Milena Mello, Charl Bezuidenhout, Jennifer Mootz, Ph.D., Paulino Feliciano, Antonio Suleman, M.D., Palmira Fortunato dos Santos, Ph.D., Myrna M. Weissman, Ph.D., Francine Cournos, M.D., Andrea Horvath Marques, M.D., Ph.D., Wilza Fumo, M.D., Dirceu Mabunda, M.D., Jean-Marie E. Alves-Bradford, M.D., Marcelo Mello, M.D., Ph.D., Jair J. Mari, M.D., Ph.D., Phuti Ngwepe, Zuleyha Cidav, Ph.D., Ana Olga Mocumbi, M.D., Ph.D., Andrew Medina-Marino, Ph.D., Melanie Wall, Ph.D., Lidia Gouveia, M.D., Maria A. Oquendo, M.D., Ph.D.
2021, Volume 72, Issue 7, pp 802-811

Evaluation of Proactive Community Case Detection to Increase Help Seeking for Mental Health Care: A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial
Mark J. D. Jordans, Ph.D., Nagendra P. Luitel, M.A., Crick Lund, Ph.D., Brandon A. Kohrt, M.D., Ph.D.
2020, Volume 71, Issue 8, pp 810-815

The Relationship Between Hospital and Community Psychiatry: Complements, Not Substitutes?
Isabel M. Perera, Ph.D.
2020, Volume 71, Issue 9, pp 964-966

GLOBAL MENTAL HEALTH AND THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Scaling Up Global Mental Health Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond
Frances Adiukwu, M.B.B.S., F.W.A.C.P., Renato de Filippis, M. D., Laura Orsolini, M.D., M.Sc., Drita Gashi Bytyçi, M.D., Sheikh Shoib, M.D., Ramdas Ransing, M.B.B.S., M.D., Mohammad Slaih, M.D., M.P.H., Florence Jaguga, M.D., Jibril I. M. Handuleh, M.D., M.P.H., Margaret Isioma Ojeahere, M.B.B.S., F.W.A.C.P., Irfan Ullah, M.B.B.S., Ruta Karaliuniene, M.D., Sachin Nagendrappa, M.D., Bita Vahdani, M.D., Agaah Ashrafi, M.D., M.P. H., Dorottya Ori, M.D., Camille Noël, M.D., M.A., Zargham Abbass, M.D., Chonnakarn Jatchavala, M.D., M.Sc., Mariana Pinto da Costa, M.D., Lamiaà Essam, M.D.,, Ramyadarshni Vadivel, M.B.B.S., Mohammadreza Shalbafan, M.D.
2022, Volume 73, Issue 2, pp 231-234

Social Determinants of Mental Health As Mediators and Moderators of the Mental Health Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Francesco Bernardini, M.D., Luigi Attademo, M.D., Merrill Rotter, M.D., Michael T. Compton, M.D., M.P.H.
2021, Volume 72, Issue 5, pp 598-601

Addressing the Consequences of the COVID-19 Lockdown for Children’s Mental Health: Investing in School Mental Health Programs
Hesham M. Hamoda, M.D., M.P.H., Anna Chiumento, M.Sc., Ph.D., Olakunle Alonge, M.D., Ph.D., Syed Usman Hamdani, M.B.B.S., Ph.D., Khalid Saeed, M.B.B.S., F.C.P.S., Larry Wissow, M.D., M.P.H., Atif Rahman, F.R.C. Psych., Ph.D.
2021, Volume 72, Issue 6, pp 729-731

Continuity of Care for Persons With Serious Mental Illness in a Rural Rehabilitation Program During the COVID-19 Pandemic in India
Thanapal Sivakumar, M.D., Prabhu Jadhav, M.D., D.P.M., Abhishek Allam, M.D., Sujai Ramachandraiah, M.D., D.P.M., Byalya Nanje Gowda Vanishree, D.P.M., Jyothi Meera, M.Phil., Shivamurthy Santhosha, M.S.W., Dundappa Doddur, M.S.W., Akkalapura Lokappa Janardhana, M.A., B.Ed., Chethan Basavarajappa, D.N.B., Channaveerachari Naveen Kumar, M.D., D.P.M., Jagadisha Thirthalli, M.D.
2022, Volume 73, Issue 7, pp 830-833

The Mental Health of Frontline Health Care Providers During Pandemics: A Rapid Review of the Literature
Elizabeth Magill, B.A., Zoe Siegel, B.S., Kathleen M. Pike, Ph.D.
2020, Volume 71, Issue 12, pp 1260-1269

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