Scarcity and inequity of mental health research resources in low-and-middle income countries: A global survey

Razzouk, Denise; Sharan, Pratap; Gallo, Carla; Gureje, Oye; Lamberte, Exaltacion E.; Mari, Jair de Jesus; Mazzotti, Guido; Patel, Vikram; Swartz, Leslie; Olifson, Sylvie; Levav, Itzhak; Andrés, Felipe; Saxena, Shekhar

doi:10.1016/j.healthpol.2009.09.009

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“…Moreover, Latin American countries invested less in mental health care than countries of similar income level in other regions (Minoletti et al 2012). The insufficiency and disparity in mental health funding (Razzouk et al 2010;Gilbert et al 2015) in the region serves as a major barrier to improving mental health services and expanding evidence-based psychiatric rehabilitation programs.…”

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Psychiatric rehabilitation in Latin America: challenges and opportunities

Uribe-Restrepo

Escobar

Cubillos

2016

Epidemiol Psychiatr Sci

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Comprehensive psychiatric rehabilitation programs in Latin America have been designed across several countries in the region without yet achieving full implementation. Facing an increasing burden of disease due to mental disorders, including alcohol and substance use disorders, the region has responded unevenly to the challenge. Moreover, low priority for mental health in national policies and insufficient funding for mental health services are common barriers for the much-needed mental health services reforms. Reestablishing a primary care community-based model of care has been a shared aspiration for most countries during the last two decades. Comprehensive models of psychiatric rehabilitation developed predominantly in high-income countries need to be culturally adapted to local contexts, while strengthening health systems research will provide evidence on the efficiency of locally designed interventions and on the critical milestones to succeed in the scaling up strategies. Increasing participation of patients and their families in the mental health delivery system is another key factor in order to ensure comprehensive patient-centred psychosocial rehabilitation programs in Latin America.

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Psychiatric rehabilitation in Latin America: challenges and opportunities

Uribe-Restrepo

Escobar

Cubillos

2016

Epidemiol Psychiatr Sci

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“…Successive efforts by WHO, Global Forum for Health Research, Pan-American Health Organization, amongst others, have been made to foster research in LMIC; however, there is still a need for funding institutions and governments to increase and sustain knowledge translation across economic boundaries (Razzouk et al, 2010). These statistics clearly illustrate that the application of knowledge in LMIC is failing.…”

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Effectiveness of knowledge translation of social interventions across economic boundaries: a systematic review

Newlin

Webber

2015

European Journal of Social Work

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There is increasing evidence to suggest that the application of knowledge in lowand middle-income countries (LMIC) is failing, that a gap exists between what is known from research and what is done to apply it. Despite widespread agreement that the application of evidence is needed, there are few published studies of how to effectively translate knowledge of social interventions, particularly those aimed at improving outcomes for mental health populations. To address this gap we assessed knowledge translation of social interventions for adults with mental health problems across economic boundaries using a systematic review of peer-reviewed literature. This review aimed to identify the extent of translational research available and to explore the effectiveness of different strategies and interventions. Studies were included if they translated knowledge between richer and poorer countries and reported a social component (as opposed to purely health) which aimed to improve social outcomes for adults with mental health problems. Our findings provide evidence for the successful translation of locally adapted social interventions to LMIC, though the specific knowledge translation mechanisms varied greatly. With only 23 studies meeting inclusion criteria for this review, further investigation is needed to ascertain the conditions surrounding knowledge translation of social interventions globally.

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“…Yet, with the current electronic publication technology, these journals could now compete in a global information market and be accessible by everyone very easily. This creates new dissemination tools to empower the faculty and researchers employed in a wide range of institutions across many countries where research resources are limited, but where powerful, culturally relevant information is being generated that need to be easily disseminated in peer reviewed academic papers [8] . Thus, I hope the WJP will provide a much needed new platform for psychiatric publications that bring out the unique aspects of mental maladies and their therapies across multiple countries, cultures and linguistic boundaries, and give voice to a world-wide chorus of new information that helps us to properly understand the big picture.…”

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What is the purpose of launching theWorld Journal of Psychiatry?

Shekhar¹

2011

WJP

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The first issue of World Journal of Psychiatry (WJP ), whose preparatory work was initiated on May 18, 2011, will be published on December 31, 2011. The WJP Editorial Board has now been established and consists of 103 distinguished experts from 32 countries. Our purpose of launching WJP is to publish peer-reviewed, high-quality articles via an open-access online publishing model, thereby acting as a platform for communication between peers and the wider public, and maximizing the benefits to editorial board members, authors and readers.

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Scarcity and inequity of mental health research resources in low-and-middle income countries: A global survey

Cited by 94 publications

References 19 publications

Psychiatric rehabilitation in Latin America: challenges and opportunities

Psychiatric rehabilitation in Latin America: challenges and opportunities

Effectiveness of knowledge translation of social interventions across economic boundaries: a systematic review

What is the purpose of launching theWorld Journal of Psychiatry?

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