Background The involvement of mental health service users and their caregivers in health
system policy and planning, service monitoring and research can contribute to mental health …

Background Perinatal common mental disorders (PCMDs) are a major cause of disability
among women. Psychosocial interventions are one approach to reduce the burden of …

Background Although specific phobia is highly prevalent, associated with impairment, and
an important risk factor for the development of other mental disorders, cross-national …

Background Schizophrenia is a leading cause of disability, and a shift from facility-to
community-based care has been proposed to meet the resource challenges of mental …

Background Perinatal depression has been associated with infant low birth weight and with
multiple health indicators affecting childhood morbidity and mortality. The condition is twice …

Background Access to mental health care services for patients with neuropsychiatric
disorders remains low especially in post-conflict, low and middle income countries. Persons …

Background In low-and middle-income countries, integration of mental health into primary
care is recommended to reduce the treatment gap. In this study we explored barriers to initial …

Efforts to support the scale-up of integrated mental health care in low-and middle-income
countries (LMICs) need to focus on building human resource capacity in health system …

Background In low income countries, mental disorders are a neglected health problem.
Mental disorders are influenced by a number of factors in people's everyday life of which …

Background Management of patients with mental disorders is inadequate in the majority of
low and middle income countries. The main treatment modality for patients with severe …