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Evidence Review on Associations between Alcohol, Poor Mental Health and Intimate Partner Violence
An evidence review published by What Works to Prevent Violence Against Women looking at the associations between intimate partner violence, mental health and alcohol use.
MHIN Research Summary 'Global mental health': the term and its implicit priorities
This is a MHIN summary for a Systematic Review entitled 'Global mental health': systematic review of the term and its implicit priorities' (Misra et al., 2019).
Systematic evaluation of the QualityRights programme in public mental health facilities in Gujarat, India
This systematic review is the first systematic large scale evaluation of the World Health Organization's QualityRights program.
'Global mental health': systematic review of the term and its implicit priorities
What do we really mean when we say "global mental health"? What are the implicit assumptions in what geographic regions and mental health conditions get included and which do not? This systematic review of global mental health and its implicit priorities discusses these findings.
Systematic review of pathways to mental health care in Brazil
This review synthesizes qualitative and quantitative research about pathways to mental health care in Brazil.
BMJ article: Including mental health among the new sustainable development goals The case is compelling
An Editorial from the BMJ written by Graham Thornicroft and Vikram Patel advocating for the inclusion of the inclusion of mental health on the post 2015 agenda.
WHO MiNDbank: Systematic evaluation of policy, law, strategies, plans and services
This section contains evaluations of policy, law, strategic plans, and services from different countries
Nepal Earthquake 2015: Desk Review of Existing Information with Relevance to MHPSS
This desk review summarizes existing information with regard to mental health and psychosocial wellbeing in Nepal
Desk Review: Ecuador earthquake / Revisión de Información: Terremoto de Ecuador 2016
Useful background information (in English and Spanish) on Ecuador and the effects of the earthquake from an MHPSS perspective.
Focused psychosocial interventions for children in low-resource humanitarian settings
This systematic review is the first study that systematically assessed randomised controlled trials on focused psychosocial support interventions for children exposed to traumatic events in humanitarian settings in low-income countries.
MHIN Research Summary: Psychological Treatments for the World
A MHIN summary for the systematic review entitled 'Psychological Treatments for the World: Lessons from Low- and Middle-Income Countries' (Singla et al., 2017).
Inclusion of people with psychosocial disability in low and middle income contexts: a practice review
A review to explore the literature and the experiences of three organisations that are working with people with psychosocial disability living in low- and middle-income countries – Afghanistan, India and Nepal.
The Impact of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Interventions on People Affected by Humanitarian Emergencies in LMIC
Systematic review drawing together primary research on the process of implementing MHPSS programmes, their receipt by affected populations, and their intended and unintended effects.
mhGAP Intervention Guide: A systematic review of evidence from LMICs
A review to identify evidence to date for mhGAP-IG implementation in low- and middle-income countries.
Cochrane Global Mental Health
Cochrane Global Mental Health provides input and training on evidence synthesis and implementation activities relevant to mental health in LMICs.
WFMH Report: Mental Health in the Workplace
"Mental Health in the Workplace" is the theme of World Mental Health Day 2017 and the World Federation for Mental Health has released a report to start the discussion on how we can define best practice in promoting mental health in the workplace.
Lancet Health in Humanitarian Crises series
The Lancet's Health in Humanitarian Crises series focuses on how to improve the effectiveness of health responses in humanitarian crises.
Depression around the World
A collection of stories from 35 countries providing a range of views on depression in honour of World Health Day 2017.
WHO Report: Depression and Other Common Mental Disorders
This booklet provides latest available estimates of the prevalence of depression and other common mental disorders at the global and regional level.
Maternal depression and mental health in early childhood: an examination of underlying mechanisms in low-income and middle-income countries
Depression in pregnancy increases the risk of behavioural and emotional problems in children, says a new review published in The Lancet Psychiatry.
Psychological interventions for PTSD in people living with HIV in resource poor settings
A systematic review on interventions for adult post-traumatic stress disorder in people living with HIV from resource-poor settings.
Building the capacity of policy-makers and planners to strengthen mental health systems in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review
A review of the literature to identify and synthesize the evidence base for building the capacity of policy-makers and planners to strengthen mental health systems in LMICs.
The magnitude of and health system responses to the mental health treatment gap in adults in India and China
A systematic review paper in the China-India Mental Health Alliance Series, describing the unmet mental health needs in China and India.
World Alzheimer Report 2016
The report argues that current dementia healthcare services are over-specialised, and that a rebalancing is required with a more prominent role for primary and community care.
The burden of mental, neurological, and substance use disorders in China and India: a systematic analysis of community representative epidemiological studies
A study calculating the burden of mental, neurological, and substance use disorders in China and India, urging the prioritization of mental health programs.
Community-based Rehabilitation for People With Disabilities in Low- and Middle-income Countries: A Systematic Review
A systematic review on the evidence about the impact of community-based rehabilitation on the lives of people with disabilities and their carers in LAMIC.
Domestic Violence and Perinatal Mental Disorders
Maternal Depression and Early Childhood Growth in Developing Countries
Postnatal Depression and its Effects on Child Development: A Review of Evidence from Low- and Middle-Income Countries