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Evaluation of mhGAP training for primary healthcare workers in Mulanje, Malawi: a quasi-experimental and time series study

Author: Kokota, Demoubly ; Lund, Crick ; Ahrens, Jennifer ; Breuer, Erica ; Gilfillan, Sheila Date: 20 Jan 2020 Abstract Background There has been a growing global movement championed by the World Health Organization (WHO) to integrate mental health into primary health care as the most effective way of reducing the mental health treatment gap. This ... Read more
A formative study on the adaptation of mental health promotion programmes for perinatal depression in West Chitwan

Author: Subba, Prasansa Date: 2017 Introduction: Depression in mothers can have debilitating consequences on the women themselves, their infants and their family. Thus, it is imperative to detect and treat perinatal depression early. Due to lack of awareness and stigma, help ... Read more
Maternal mental health in primary care in five low- and middle-income countries: a situational analysis

Author: Baron, Emily C ; Hanlon, Charlotte ; Mall, Sumaya ; Honikman, Simone ; Breuer, Erica ; Kathree, Tasneem ; Luitel, Nagendra P ; Nakku, Juliet ; Lund, Crick ; Medhin, Girmay ; Patel, Vikram ; Petersen, Inge ; Shrivastava, Sanjay ; Tomlinson, Mark Date: 16 Feb 2016 Background: The integration of maternal mental health into primary health care has been advocated to reduce the mental health treatment gap in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This study reports findings of a cross-country situation ... Read more c b
Non-fatal suicidal behaviour in rural Ethiopia: a cross-sectional facility- and population-based study

Author: Fekadu, Abebaw ; Medhin, Girmay ; Selamu, Medhin ; Shiferaw, Tsion ; Hailemariam, Maji ; Rathod, Sujit D ; Jordans, Mark ; Teferra, Solomon ; Lund, Crick ; Breuer, Erica ; Prince, Martin ; Giorgis, Tedla W ; Alem, Atalay ; Hanlon, Charlotte Date: 22 Mar 2016 Background: Injury related to self-harm is one of the leading causes of global disease burden. As a formative work for a programme to implement comprehensive mental healthcare in a rural district in Ethiopia, we determined the 12-month ... Read more c b
Participant profiles and symptom responses in the initial stages of a South African Mental health managed care programme

Author: Hattingh, Leandri Date: 2019 Introduction Continuously rising health care and workplace costs associated with mental illness is demanding attention from health care funders in South Africa’s private health care sector. The majority of mental health care costs are ... Read more
Population level mental distress in rural Ethiopia

Author: Fekadu, Abebaw ; Medhin, Girmay ; Selamu, Medhin ; Hailemariam, Maji ; Alem, Atalay ; Giorgis, Tedla ; Breuer, Erica ; Lund, Crick ; Prince, Martin ; Hanlon, Charlotte Date: 2014 BACKGROUND:As part of a situational analysis for a research programme on the integration of mental health care into primary care (Programme for Improving Mental Health Care-PRIME), we conducted a baseline study aimed at determining the broad ... Read more c b
Prevalence of moderate and high risk substance use and service needs among psychiatric inpatients at Zomba Mental Hospital in Malawi

Author: Mafuta, Chitsanzo Date: 2015 Background: Mental illness increases risk for substance use and the presence of substance use in people living with mental illness makes diagnosis and treatment of both disorders more complicated. For treatment of either disorder to be ... Read more
Treatment Contact Coverage for Probable Depressive and Probable Alcohol Use Disorders in Four Low- and Middle-Income Country Districts: The PRIME Cross-Sectional Community Surveys

Author: Rathod, Sujit D ; De Silva, Mary J ; Ssebunnya, Joshua ; Breuer, Erica ; Murhar, Vaibhav ; Luitel, Nagendra P ; Medhin, Girmay ; Kigozi, Fred ; Shidhaye, Rahul ; Fekadu, Abebaw ; Jordans, Mark ; Patel, Vikram ; Tomlinson, Mark ; Lund, Crick Date: 2016 Context A robust evidence base is now emerging that indicates that treatment for depression and alcohol use disorders (AUD) delivered in low and middle-income countries (LMIC) can be effective. However, the coverage of services for these ... Read more c b
Using theory of change to design and evaluate public health interventions: a systematic review

Author: Breuer, Erica ; Lee, Lucy ; De Silva, Mary ; Lund, Crick Date: 06 May 2016 Background: Despite the increasing popularity of the theory of change (ToC) approach, little is known about the extent to which ToC has been used in the design and evaluation of public health interventions. This review aims to determine how ... Read more c b

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