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Building the capacity of policy-makers and planners to strengthen mental health systems in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review

Author: Keynejad, Roxanne ; Semrau, Maya ; Toynbee, Mark ; Evans-Lacko, Sara ; Lund, Crick ; Gureje, Oye ; Ndyanabangi, Sheila ; Courtin, Emilie ; Abdulmalik, Jibril O ; Alem, Atalay ; Fekadu, Abebaw ; Thornicroft, Graham ; Hanlon, Charlotte Date: 21 Oct 2016 Background: Little is known about the interventions required to build the capacity of mental health policy-makers and planners in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). We conducted a systematic review with the primary aim of identifying ... Read more c b
Collaborative care for the detection and management of depression among adults receiving antiretroviral therapy in South Africa: study protocol for the CobALT randomised controlled trial

Author: Fairall, Lara ; Petersen, Inge ; Zani, Babalwa ; Folb, Naomi ; Georgeu-Pepper, Daniella ; Selohilwe, One ; Petrus, Ruwayda ; Mntambo, Ntokozo ; Bhana, Arvin ; Lombard, Carl ; Bachmann, Max ; Lund, Crick ; Hanass-Hancock, Jill ; Chisholm, Daniel ; McCrone, Paul ; Carmona, Sergio ; Gaziano, Thomas ; Levitt, Naomi ; Kathree, Tasneem ; Thornicroft, Graham Date: 22 Mar 2018 Background The scale-up of antiretroviral treatment (ART) programmes has seen HIV/AIDS transition to a chronic condition characterised by high rates of comorbidity with tuberculosis, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and mental ... Read more c b
Collaborative care for the detection and management of depression among adults with hypertension in South Africa: study protocol for the PRIME-SA randomised controlled trial

Author: Petersen, Inge ; Bhana, Arvin ; Folb, Naomi ; Thornicroft, Graham ; Zani, Babalwa ; Selohilwe, One ; Petrus, Ruwayda ; Mntambo, Ntokozo ; Georgeu-Pepper, Daniella ; Kathree, Tasneem ; Lund, Crick ; Lombard, Carl ; Bachmann, Max ; Gaziano, Thomas ; Levitt, Naomi ; Fairall, Lara Date: 22 Mar 2018 Background The high co-morbidity of mental disorders, particularly depression, with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as cardiovascular disease (CVD), is concerning given the rising burden of NCDs globally, and the role ... Read more
Improving adherence in mental health service users with severe mental illness in South Africa: a pilot randomized controlled trial of a treatment partner and text message intervention vs. treatment as usual

Author: Sibeko, Goodman ; Sibeko, Goodman ; Mall, Sumaya ; Williams-Ashman, Peter ; Thornicroft, Graham ; Susser, Ezra S ; Lund, Crick ; Stein, Dan J ; Milligan, Peter D Date: 09 Nov 2017 Objectives: Medication non-adherence is a significant problem in treatment of severe mental disorders and is associated with poor clinical outcomes and increased demand on services. Task-shifting interventions incorporating mobile health may ... Read more
Information systems for mental health in six low and middle income countries: cross country situation analysis

Author: Upadhaya, Nawaraj ; Jordans, Mark J D ; Abdulmalik, Jibril ; Ahuja, Shalini ; Alem, Atalay ; Hanlon, Charlotte ; Kigozi, Fred ; Kizza, Dorothy ; Lund, Crick ; Semrau, Maya ; Shidhaye, Rahul ; Thornicroft, Graham ; Komproe, Ivan H ; Gureje, Oye Date: 26 Sep 2016 Background: Research on information systems for mental health in low and middle income countries (LMICs) is scarce. As a result, there is a lack of reliable information on mental health service needs, treatment coverage and the quality of ... Read more c b
Service user involvement in mental health system strengthening in a rural African setting: qualitative study

Author: Abayneh, Sisay ; Lempp, Heidi ; Alem, Atalay ; Alemayehu, Daniel ; Eshetu, Tigist ; Lund, Crick ; Semrau, Maya ; Thornicroft, Graham ; Hanlon, Charlotte Date: 18 May 2017 Background: It is essential to involve service users in efforts to expand access to mental health care in integrated primary care settings in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). However, there is little evidence from LMICs to guide this ... Read more
Task sharing of a psychological intervention for maternal depression in Khayelitsha, South Africa: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Author: Lund, Crick ; Schneider, Marguerite ; Davies, Thandi ; Nyatsanza, Memory ; Honikman, Simone ; Bhana, Arvin ; Bass, Judith ; Bolton, Paul ; Dewey, Michael ; Joska, John ; Kagee, Ashraf ; Myer, Landon ; Petersen, Inge ; Prince, Martin ; Stein, Dan J ; Thornicroft, Graham ; Tomlinson, Mark ; Alem, Atalay ; Susser, Ezra Date: 21 Nov 2014 Background: Maternal depression carries a major public health burden for mothers and their infants, yet there is a substantial treatment gap for this condition in low-resourced regions such as sub-Saharan Africa. To address this treatment ... Read more c b
The psychosis treatment gap and its consequences in rural Ethiopia

Author: Fekadu, Abebaw ; Medhin, Girmay ; Lund, Crick ; DeSilva, Mary ; Selamu, Medhin ; Alem, Atalay ; Asher, Laura ; Birhane, Rahel ; Patel, Vikram ; Hailemariam, Maji ; Shibre, Teshome ; Thornicroft, Graham ; Prince, Martin ; Hanlon, Charlotte Date: 29 Oct 2019 Abstract Background The “treatment gap” (TG) for mental disorders, widely advocated by the WHO in low-and middle-income countries, is an important indicator of the extent to which a health system ... Read more

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