- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Global Health Care Issues
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Healthcare innovation and challenges
- Workplace Health and Well-being
- Psychiatric care and mental health services
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Resilience and Mental Health
London School of Economics and Political Science
2016-2025
Clinical Research Consortium
2022-2024
Pwani University
2024
Stichting Epilepsie Instellingen Nederland
2024
John Radcliffe Hospital
2024
Karolinska Institutet
2024
African Population and Health Research Center
2024
Sichuan University
2024
West China Hospital of Sichuan University
2024
Epilepsy Society
2024
Crick Lund and colleagues describe their plans for the PRogramme Improving Mental health carE (PRIME), which aims to generate evidence on implementing scaling up integrated packages of care priority mental disorders in primary maternal contexts Ethiopia, India, Nepal, South Africa, Uganda.
Background Community engagement has been advanced as a promising way of improving health and reducing inequalities; however, the approach is not yet supported by strong evidence base. Objectives To undertake multimethod systematic review which builds on that underpins current UK guidance community engagement; to identify theoretical models underpinning explore mechanisms contexts through communities are engaged; approaches effective in inequalities, under what circumstances for whom;...
BackgroundAlthough structured psychological treatments are recommended as first-line interventions for depression, only a small fraction of people globally receive these because poor access in routine primary care. We assessed the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness brief treatment (Healthy Activity Program [HAP]) delivery by lay counsellors to patients with moderately severe depression health-care settings.MethodsIn this randomised controlled trial, we recruited participants aged 18–65...
The financial turmoil that began in 2007 has developed into a full-blown economic crisis many countries. This is likely to have negative impact on health, especially mental health. full health of the remains be seen, but reports effects already emerged. For instance, an increase suicide attempts been reported Greece 1, and increases rate suicides following onset recession observed Ireland 2 England 3. However, outlook does not so bleak. A recent World Health Organization (WHO) publication...
Background In Europe, men have lower rates of attempted suicide compared to women and at the same time a higher rate completed suicides, indicating major gender differences in lethality suicidal behaviour. The aim this study was analyse extent which these can be explained by factors such as choice more lethal methods or within method age. addition, we explored intentionality attempts. Methods Findings Methods. Design: Epidemiological using combination self-report official data. Setting:...
Poor mental health has profound economic consequences. Given the burden of poor health, case for preventing illness and promoting better may be very strong, but too often prevention attracts little attention few resources. This article describes potential role that can played by evidence alongside experimental trials observational studies, or through modeling, to substantiate need increased investment in prevention. It illustrates areas action across life course where there is already a good...
Objective To estimate the global costs of hearing loss in 2019.Design Prevalence-based costing model.Study sample Hearing data from 2019 Global Burden Disease study. Additional non-hearing related health care costs, educational support, exclusion labour force countries with full employment and societal posed by lost quality life were determined. All reported purchasing power parity (PPP) adjusted international dollars.Results Total economic exceeded $981 billion. 47% to losses, 32% due...
Abstract Background Syrian refugees resettled in Turkey show a high prevalence of symptoms mental disorders. Problem Management Plus (PM+) is an effective psychological intervention delivered by non-specialist health care providers which has shown to decrease distress among people exposed adversity. In this single-blind pilot randomised controlled trial, we examined the methodological trial procedures Group PM+ (gPM+) with Istanbul, Turkey, and assessed feasibility, acceptability, perceived...
The mental health burden among refugees in high-income countries (HICs) is high, whereas access to healthcare can be limited.To examine the effectiveness of a peer-provided psychological intervention (Problem Management Plus; PM+) reducing symptoms common disorders (CMDs) Syrian Netherlands.We conducted single-blind, randomised controlled trial adult recruited March 2019-December 2021 (No. NTR7552). Individuals with distress (Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10) >15) and functional...
Care for demented people is very resource demanding, the prevalence increasing and there so far no cure. Cost of illness (CoI) studies are important by identifying distribution costs between different payers care. The European Union (EU) funded Collaboration on Dementia (Eurocode) as part EU's 2005 work plan Community public health programme. Eurocode was administered Alzheimer Europe. aim to describe economic impact dementia in Europe 2008.Eurocode's new estimates were included a cost model...
BackgroundAlthough structured psychological treatments are recommended as first-line interventions for harmful drinking, only a small fraction of people globally receive these because poor access in routine primary care. We assessed the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness Counselling Alcohol Problems (CAP), brief treatment delivered by lay counsellors to patients with drinking attending health-care settings.MethodsIn this randomised controlled trial, we recruited male drinkers defined an...