Abstract Purpose of Review Globally, the majority of those who need mental health care
worldwide lack access to high-quality mental health services. Stigma, human resource …

Mental disorders constitute a huge global burden of disease, and there is a large treatment
gap, particularly in low-income and middle-income countries. One response to this issue has …

An understanding of recovery as a personal and subjective experience has emerged within
mental health systems. This meaning of recovery now underpins mental health policy in …

There exists a general consensus that prolonged grief disorder (PGD), or some variant of
PGD, represents a distinct mental disorder worthy of diagnosis and treatment. Nevertheless …

This paper aims to give an overview of the key issues facing those who are in a position to
influence the planning and provision of mental health systems, and who need to address …

Shared decision making (SDM) in mental health care involves clinicians and patients
working together to make decisions. The key elements of SDM have been identified …

Traditional and complementary systems of medicine include a broad range of practices,
which are commonly embedded in cultural milieus and reflect community beliefs …

Background Little is known about how to tailor implementation of mental health services in
low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) to the diverse settings encountered within and …

Objectives. To identify progress and challenges in mental healthcare in South Africa, as well
as future mental health services research priorities. Method. A systematic review of mental …

BackgroundFor too long there have been heated debates between those who believe that
mental health care should be largely or solely provided from hospitals and those who …