Background Mental health issues and disorders are major public health challenges,
particularly in low-and middle-income countries in Southeast Asia, where chronic shortages …

Introduction The mental health crisis has caused widespread suffering and has been further
exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Marginalized groups are especially affected, with …

Background Mental health has long fallen behind physical health in attention, funding, and
action—especially in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). It has been conspicuously …

Background Maternal depression has a recurring course that can influence offspring
outcomes. Evidence on how to treat maternal depression to improve longer-term maternal …

In low-income settings, ninety percent of individuals with clinical depression have no access
to evidence-based psychological interventions. Reasons include lack of funds for specialist …

Background Parent-child relationship quality can have long-term impacts on child mental
health into adulthood. The impact of parental behaviors on the future mental health of …

Introduction Experts agree that male involvement in maternal health is a multifaceted
concept, but a robust assessment is lacking, hampering interpretation of the literature. This …

Background Maternal mental health is linked to early childhood development; yet there is a
gap in evidence-based interventions for low-resource settings. This study estimates the …

Background The lack of trained mental health professionals is a key barrier to scale-up of
evidence-based psychological interventions in low and middle-income countries. We have …

Background Perinatal depression is a common and disabling mental health problem in
Malawi and other Low-and middle-income countries. There is evidence for effective …