A5023020206- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Psychiatric care and mental health services
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Health Sciences Research and Education
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Healthcare Systems and Technology
- Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
- Global Health Care Issues
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Family Support in Illness
- Pain Management and Opioid Use
World Health Organization
2019-2025
University of Geneva
2016-2022
National Institute of Mental Health
2016-2022
World Health Organization - Pakistan
2020
King's College London
2016-2017
Belarusian Medical Academy of Post-Graduate Education
2012-2016
BackgroundThe region of central and eastern Europe is estimated to have high rates premature mortality due mental disorders. However, epidemiological evidence scarce insufficient inform policy actions health system development. We aimed assess associated with disorders in the Czech Republic.MethodsWe did a nationwide, register-based, retrospective cohort study using routinely collected data from two nationwide registries Republic: register inpatient discharges (from Jan 1, 1994, Dec 31,...
Since 2015, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) – World Health Organization (WHO) Informal Scientific Network has strived to bring voice of science as it pertains drug use disorder treatment care, inform critical discussions at Commission Narcotic Drugs, policy-making body (UN) with prime responsibility for control matters. In recent years, public health dimensions world problem, including prevention disorders, have become prominent in policy debates within UN system1. Drug...
Abstract Purpose Studies of mental illness stigma reduction interventions have been criticised for failing to evaluate behavioural outcomes and mechanisms action. This project evaluates training medical students entitled ‘Responding Experienced Anticipated Discrimination’ (READ), developed focus on skills in addition attitudes knowledge. We aimed (i) the effectiveness READ with respect knowledge, attitudes, clinical communication responding illness-related discrimination, (ii) investigate...
Opioid overdose education and naloxone distribution (OEND) is an evidence-based strategy to reduce opioid deaths in line with guidance provided by the World Health Organization (WHO) United Nations Office on Drugs Crime (UNODC). However, OEND effectiveness has rarely been examined low- middle-income countries (LMICs). The WHO/UNODC Stop Overdose Safely (S-O-S) project involved training of > 14,000 potential witnesses response (including administration naloxone) Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,...
The article examines the current state of mental healthcare systems in countries Eastern Europe and derives implications for future research service development. Analysis available statistics from World Health Organization's Mental Atlas suggests need better-quality data collection. Nonetheless, there appear to be insufficient resources allocated health, lack involvement users policy-making and, a large extent, continue rely on hospitals. Based presented, set directions reforms was drafted.
Substance use disorders pose a significant global social and economic burden. Although effective interventions exist, treatment coverage remains limited. The lack of an adequately trained workforce is one the prominent reasons. Recent initiatives have been taken worldwide to improve training, but further efforts are required build curricula that internationally applicable. We believe training needs professionals in area not yet explored sufficient detail. propose peer-led survey assess those...
People with severe mental disorders (SMD) experience premature mortality mostly from preventable physical causes. The World Health Organization (WHO) have recently produced guidelines on the management of health conditions in SMD. This paper presents evidence which led to recommendations for tobacco cessation and substance use Scoping reviews informed 2 PICO (Population Intervention, Comparator, Outcome) questions relating Systematic searches identification systematic relevant address these...
There is evidence of a positive association between insight and depression among patients with schizophrenia. Self-stigma was shown to play mediating role in this association. We attempted broaden concept by investigating as potential moderator the depressive symptoms amongst people schizophrenia stigmatizing views towards mental disorders their close social environment. In initial sample 120 pairs, data were gathered from 96 diagnosis “paranoid schizophrenia” nearest relatives (80% response...
Background It remains unknown whether severe mental disorders contribute to fatally harmful effects of physical illness. Aims To investigate the risk all-cause death and loss life-years following onset a wide range health conditions in people with compared matched counterparts who had only these conditions, assess associations can be fully explained by this patient group having more clinically recorded Method Using Czech national in-patient register data, we identified individuals 28 between...