Importance Low-cost interventions for adolescent depression and anxiety are needed in low-
resource countries such as those in Sub-Saharan Africa. Objective To assess whether …

Behavioral constraints may explain part of the low demand for preventive health products.
We test the effects of two light-touch psychological interventions on water chlorination and …

In recent years, the psychological causes and consequences of poverty have received
renewed attention from scientists and policymakers. In this essay, we summarize new …

Research on positive psychology interventions (PPIs) are expanding, also in non-Western
contexts. This study examined literature on PPIs in African countries through a sco** …

The role of aspirations in facilitating movement out of poverty is a subject of increasing
research in development economics. Previous work finds positive impacts from international …

Scholars conducting cross-cultural research in mental health often import intervention
programs found to be efficacious in one social context (eg, Western) and directly implement …

In the context of accelerating climate change, it is important to understand the determinants
of farmers' adaptive capacity. Here, we focus on the role of non-cognitive skills, including …

Background Obesity surgery is the therapy of choice for severely obese patients. The results
are promising, but at the same time obesity surgery represents a physical and psychological …

In order for the assistance we extend to others to be maximally effective—whether
interpersonally or institutionally—we need both givers to extend the help and recipients to …

Abstract Background In Burkina Faso, nearly half of the population is under 15 years old,
and one in four adolescents experience depression. This underscores the critical need to …