A5041790378- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Psychiatric care and mental health services
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- Parasites and Host Interactions
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Community Health and Development
- Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Disaster Response and Management
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
2016-2025
University of London
2015-2024
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
2024
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research
2023
Centre for Mental Health
2018-2022
Wellcome Trust
2020
Public Health England
2020
University of British Columbia
2020
Birkbeck, University of London
2020
King's College London
2020
The 2013-2016 Ebola outbreak in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone was the worst history with over 28,000 cases 11,000 deaths. Here we examine psychosocial consequences of epidemic. is a traumatic illness both terms symptom severity mortality rates. Those affected are likely to experience psychological effects due course infection, fear death witnessing others dying. Survivors can also feelings shame or guilt (e.g. from transmitting infection others) stigmatization blame their communities. At...
Community-based rehabilitation (CBR), or community-based inclusive development, is an approach to address the complex health, social and economic needs of people with schizophrenia in low middle-income countries. Formative work was undertaken previously design a culturally appropriate CBR intervention for Ethiopia. The current study explored acceptability feasibility practice, as well how may improve functioning among schizophrenia. This mixed methods pilot took place rural Ethiopia between...
Abstract This paper proposes a framework for comprehensive, collaborative, and community-based care (C4) accessible mental health services in low-resource settings. Because conditions have many causes, this includes social, public health, wellness clinical services. It accommodates integration of stand-alone programs with non-health addresses gaps previous models including lack psychotherapeutic social services, difficulty addressing comorbidity physical conditions, how workers interact...
In designing programs to raise the community level of awareness about childhood autism in sub-Saharan Africa, it is logical use primary healthcare workers as contact point for education general public. Tertiary could play role trainers on at level. Assessing their baseline knowledge detect areas gap an essential ingredient starting off such that would be aimed early diagnosis and interventions. Knowledge availability facilities law promote required interventions also important. This study...
Background Community-based rehabilitation (CBR) is a multi-sectoral strategy to improve the functioning and quality of life people with disabilities. The RISE (Rehabilitation Intervention for Schizophrenia in Ethiopia) trial will evaluate effectiveness CBR schizophrenia Ethiopia. Nevertheless, components that are both feasible likely prove effective low middle-income countries such as Ethiopia unclear. Methods In this study intervention development work was undertaken design acceptable local...
Despite being a global problem, little is known about the relationship between severe mental illness (SMI) and homelessness in low- middle-income countries (LMICs). Homeless people with SMI are an especially vulnerable population face myriad health social problems. In LMICs, low rates of treatment for illness, as well differing family support systems cultural responses to may affect causes consequences SMI. To conduct systematic, scoping review addressing question: what co-occurrence among...
Abstract Background Engagement with diverse stakeholders, including policy makers, care providers and service users communities, is essential for successful implementation of global mental health interventions. Despite being a fundamental factor in the process, evidence about challenges drivers to stakeholder engagement limited literature. Methods We conducted semi-structured qualitative interviews 29 recipients Grand Challenges Canada Global Mental Health funding assess barriers across...
This is the third in a series of articles highlighting delivery ''packages care'' for mental health disorders low-and middleincome countries.Packages care are combinations treatments aimed at improving recognition and management conditions to achieve optimal outcomes.
Because of their peculiar sociocultural background, healthcare workers in sub-Saharan African subcultures may have various conceptions on different aspects autism spectrum disorders (ASD), such as etiology, treatment and issues prognosis. These conceptions, if from current knowledge literature about ASD, negatively influence help-seeking behavior parents children with ASD who seek advice information the workers. This study assessed opinions Nigeria treatability preventability childhood...
To compare and contrast three models of community mental health services in low-income settings.Primary secondary data collected before, during, after site visits to programs Nigeria, the Philippines, India.Qualitative case study methodology.Data were through interviews observations during programs, as well from reviews documentary evidence.A set narrative topics program indicators used countries. This allowed us identify a diversity service delivery models, common challenges, strengths...
Background Lymphatic filariasis is a chronic, disabling and often disfiguring condition that principally impacts the world's poorest people. In addition to well-recognised physical disability associated with lymphedema hydrocele, affected people experience rejection, stigma discrimination. The resulting emotional consequences are known impact on quality of life functioning individuals. However, management this has focused prevention treatment through mass drug administration, scant attention...
People with severe and enduring mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia, are among the most disabled, socially excluded, underserved populations, especially in low- middle-income countries. Some programs have been created to target this group. The current global development agenda emphasizes need provide care vulnerable groups. This column compares two long-standing successful for homeless people illness three West African countries--Nigeria, Côte d'Ivoire, Bénin. authors describe essential...
International migration of healthcare workers is well established and has become a means maintaining service quality in many high income countries. In recent years, there been dramatic increase recruitment health personnel who have trained abroad, including from the poorest countries world. this article, using General Medical Council (GMC) data, we chart growth numbers international staff working United Kingdom, where since 2018, over half all new GMC registrations doctors abroad. There...