Global Mental Health

Article	Citations
Lifetime and past-year suicidal behaviors among adolescents in Bangladesh: A two-stage stratified cluster sampling study	90
A response to criticism of the global mental health movement. How polarization can be overcome in theory and in west African social psychiatric practice	74
Transforming mental healthcare in higher education through scalable mental health interventions	35
The role that USAID and other development funders play in furthering mental health research	31
Development of a context-specific trauma scale among a Palestinian adult population living amidst military violence	29
Perspectives and presentation of mental health among women from rural Maharashtra (India): A qualitative study	28
Evaluation of autism awareness and knowledge levels among Syrian migrants living in Türkiye	26
Environmental degradation, eco-anxiety and post-traumatic stress symptoms among Palestinian adults: The mediating role of coping strategies	20
Mental health and psychosocial support programmes for displaced populations in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs): A systematic review of process, perspectives and experiences	19
Implementation measurement in global mental health: Results from a modified Delphi panel and investigator survey	18
COVID-19 fear and its associated correlates among type-2 diabetes patients in Bangladesh: A hospital-based study	17
Development and functioning of the mobile app-based mh-GAP intervention guide in detection and treatment of people with mental health conditions in primary healthcare settings in Nepal	16
RCT of post-conflict trauma interventions in the Central African Republic	16
Mental health challenges in Nigeria: Bridging the gap between demand and resources	15
Effectiveness of interventions to address obesity and health risk behaviours among people with severe mental illness in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs): a systematic review and meta analysis	15
Climate change trauma and collective dissociation: Unraveling the impact on mental health and advocating for collective action	14
Diversity in approaches in community-based mental health interventions in India: A narrative review and synthesis	14
Opportunities for improving data sharing and FAIR data practices to advance global mental health	14
Exploring cognitive characteristics and impairments in bipolar disorder: Insights from the BiDiLoS-Ng pilot study	13
Pension reforms, economic security, and mental health: The need for a human rights-based approach	13
Facilitating transition from maternity leave to work for working mothers: A self-efficacy intervention study	13
The methods of improving cultural sensitivity of depression scales for use among global indigenous populations: a systematic scoping review	13
Dimensionality of the Swahili version of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) in a Kenyan population: A confirmatory factor analysis	13
Burnout in medical students: A longitudinal study in a Portuguese medical school	12
The COVID-19 pandemic’s effects on mental and psychosocial health in the Philippines: A scoping review	12

The role of formal social networks in mitigating age-related mental stress among older Nigerians living in poverty: Insights from social capital theory	12
The psychological outcomes of COVID-19 affected the pandemic-after risk perceptions of nurse clinicians: a latent profile analysis	12
Assessing ADHD prevalence and comorbidities in the United States: Insights from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services (SAMHSA) data	11
Validation of a brief screener for broad-spectrum mental and substance-use disorders in South Africa	11
Addressing the psychological impact of climate-induced disasters on young people in Africa: Challenges and pathways forward	11
Psychological interventions for children with emotional and behavioral difficulties aged 5–12 years: An evidence review	11
Investing in mental health in Somalia: harnessing community mental health services through task shifting	10
Prolonged grief disorder symptomology in three African countries: A network analysis and comparison	10
Gender differences in the prevalence of anxiety and depression and care seeking for mental health problems in Nepal: Analysis of nationally representative survey data	10
Exploring the delivery of empathic care in task-shared settings: A psychometric study in rural Pakistan	10
No prediction without prevention: A global qualitative study of attitudes toward using a prediction tool for risk of developing depression during adolescence	10
Mental health literacy amongst children with common mental health problems and their parents in Java, Indonesia: a qualitative study	10
Active mobility and mental health: A scoping review towards a healthier world	10
Psychosocial and psychological interventions for schizophrenia relapse prevention: A bibliometric analysis	9
Network analysis of academic achievement and psychological characteristics of secondary school adolescents	9
Community-based rehabilitation intervention for people with schizophrenia in Ethiopia (RISE) cluster-randomised controlled trial: An exploratory analysis of impact on food insecurity, underweight, alc	9
Resilience and its association with hopelessness, depression, loneliness, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and suicidal ideations and behavior in a cohort in the Nairobi Metropolitan	9
Adherence of patients with schizophrenia to hypothyroidism treatment	9
Potential mechanisms by which cash transfer programmes could improve the mental health and life chances of young people: A conceptual framework and lines of enquiry for research and policy	8
Associations between water insecurity and mental health outcomes among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer persons in Bangkok, Thailand and Mumbai, India: Cross-sectional survey findings	8
Comparing implementation strategies for training and supervising nonspecialists in Group Problem Management Plus: A hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial in Colombia	8
Patient and provider perceptions of a peer-delivered intervention (‘Khanya’) to improve anti-retroviral adherence and substance use in South Africa: a mixed methods analysis	8
What was done for youths aged 15 to 24 around the world? A systematic review on worldwide mental health interventions	8
Decriminalizing suicide: the 2017 Mental Healthcare Act and suicide mortality in India, 2001–2020	8
Successful ingredients of effective Collaborative Care programs in low- and middle-income countries: A rapid review	7
Armed assault of Russia on Ukraine and looming danger on regional mental health: a call for action by psychiatrists in conflict settings	7
Using wearable activity trackers for research in the global south: Lessons learned from adolescent psychotherapy research in Kenya	7
Interventions to improve the mental health or mental well-being of migrants and ethnic minority groups in Europe: A scoping review	7
A counsellor-supported ‘PTSD Coach’ intervention versus enhanced treatment as usual in a resource-constrained setting: A randomised controlled trial	7
Addressing challenges faced by young refugees in the Netherlands: Adapting problem management plus (PM+) with an emotional processing module	7
Advancing and translating knowledge: a systematic inquiry into the 2010–2020 mental health and psychosocial support intervention research evidence base	7
A bibliometric analysis of scientific literature on adverse childhood experiences (2004–2024)	7
Developing knowledge-based psychotherapeutic competencies in non-specialist providers: A pre-post study with a nested randomised controlled trial of a coach-supported versus self-guided digital traini	6
The structure of the multidimensional scale of perceived social support: a meta-analytic confirmatory factor analysis	6
Current state of mental health and substance use in Toledo, Belize: A mixed methods study	6
Factors associated with stigma and manifestations experienced by Indian health care workers involved in COVID-19 management in India: A qualitative study	6
A community health volunteer delivered problem-solving therapy mobile application based on the Friendship Bench ‘Inuka Coaching’ in Kenya: A pilot cohort study – CORRIGENDUM	6
A theory of change for community-initiated mental health care in the United States	6
Developmentally appropriate mental health literacy content for school-aged children and adolescents	6
Mental health literacy: Perspectives from Northern Kenya Turkana adolescents	6
Father’s involvement associated with rural children’s depression and anxiety: A large-scale analysis based on data from seven provinces in China	6
Face-to-face, confidential and health worker-led: Understanding the preferences for behavioral health services among people with HIV in Lesotho	6
Impact of social support on PTSD : Chain mediating effects of insomnia and anxiety	5
Therapeutic patient education for severe mental disorders: A systematic review	5
Factors associated with ICD-11 posttraumatic stress disorder and complex posttraumatic stress disorder among older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic	5
El Niño-driven flooding and mental health symptomology among adolescents and young adults in Peru	5
Mental illness stigma in Bangladesh: Findings from a cross-sectional survey	5
Traumatic events and psychological wellbeing among Palestinians: the moderating roles of mattering, anti-mattering and posttraumatic growth	5
The difference between the Connor–Davidson Resilience Scale and the Brief Resilience Scale when assessing resilience: confirmatory factor analysis and predictive effects	5
Is everyone invited to the discussion table? A bibliometric analysis COVID-19-related mental health literature	5

A systematic review of the role of culture in the mental health service utilisation among ethnic minority groups in the United Kingdom	5
“Early in the morning, there’s tolerance and later in the day it disappears” – The intersection of resource scarcity, stress and stigma in mental health and substance use care in South Africa	5
Exploring prevalence and factors associated with depression and anxiety symptoms among Bangladeshi graduates: a GIS-based cross-sectional study	5
Validation of the Child Depression Screening Tool in three African settings: Rwanda, Senegal and South Africa	5
A systematic review of binge drinking interventions and bias assessment among college students and young adults in high-income countries	5
Co-design of “Baatcheet,” a peer-supported, web-based storytelling intervention for young people with common mental health problems in India	5
Findings from the Tushirikiane-4-MH (supporting each other for mental health) mobile health–supported virtual reality randomized controlled trial among urban refugee youth in Kampala, Uganda	5
Factors associated with depression, anxiety, and satisfaction with life among Malaysian parental caregivers of adolescent psychiatric patients: A cross-sectional study	5
Digital mental health interventions for treating mental disorders in young people based in low-and middle-income countries: A systematic review of the literature	5
An online global survey and follow-up expert groups on the scope and needs related to training, research, and mentorship among early-career addiction medicine professionals	5
Mental health care for migrants in the Netherlands: A decolonial perspective	4
Mental health resources, barriers, and intervention needs among women in rural Maharashtra, India: A qualitative study	4
Differences in severity of depression symptoms in overweight, obese and normal weight Palestinian children and adolescents	4
Comorbid posttraumatic stress disorder and alcohol use disorder in low- and middle-income countries: A narrative review	4
Mental health needs of the COVID-19 patients and staff in the Fangcang shelter hospital: a qualitative research in Wuhan, China – ERRATUM	4
Management of depression in people living with HIV/AIDS in Senegal: Acceptability, feasibility and benefits of group interpersonal therapy	4
Digital interventions for common mental disorders in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis	4
Facilitators and barriers to implementation of suicide prevention interventions: Scoping review	4
ENhancing Assessment of Common Therapeutic factors (ENACT) tool: adaptation and psychometric properties in South Africa	4
“Helping myself empowered me to help young people better”: A stepped care model, with non-specialist workers (NSWs) addressing mental health of young people in urban vulnerable communiti	4
War and women: An analysis of Ukrainian refugee women staying in the Czech Republic	4
The relationship between internet gaming disorder, sleeping quality, self-compassion, physical activity participation and psychological distress: A path analysis	4
Quality of life of mothers of children and adolescents with mental health problems in Mongolia: associations with the severity of children's mental health problems and family structure	4
Piloting competency assessments for an evidence-based brief psychological intervention with Arabic-speaking non-specialists in Switzerland	4
Exploring mental health literacy among prospective university students using GIS techniques in Bangladesh: an exploratory study	4
Associations between the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) and Tests of Variables of Attention (TOVA) in rural school-aged children in Benin Africa	4
Mental healthcare access among resettled Syrian refugees in Leipzig, Germany	3
Exploring preference for delivery methods for a psychosocial intervention for prenatal anxiety: A qualitative study from a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan	3
The effectiveness of anti-stigma interventions for reducing mental health stigma in young people: A systematic review and meta-analysis	3
Predictors, moderators and mediators of psychological therapies for perinatal depression in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review	3
Prevalence of mental distress in adults with and without a history of tuberculosis in an urban Zambian community	3
Psychotherapy training in postgraduate psychiatry training in Nigeria – Are we doing enough?	3
Father’s involvement associated with rural children’s depression and anxiety: A large-scale analysis based on data from seven provinces in China – CORRIGENDUM	3
Alcohol use among adolescents in India: a systematic review	3
Factors associated with online information seeking about mental health among high school students in Belgrade, Serbia	3
Symptom networks of common mental disorders in public versus private healthcare settings in India	3
Supported employment as a global mental health intervention	3
Stabilization interventions in the treatment of traumatized refugees: A scoping review	3
Stakeholder perspectives of mental healthcare services in Bangladesh, its challenges and opportunities: a qualitative study	3
“I would prefer to be dead than to live this way”: Lived experiences of stigma and discrimination against khwaja sira in Swat, Pakistan	3
Psychosocial impacts of Baby Friendly Spaces for Rohingya refugee mothers in Bangladesh: A pragmatic cluster-randomized controlled trial	3
Building Resilience Against ViolencE (BRAVE): protocol of a parenting intervention for mothers and fathers with post-traumatic stress disorder in Pakistan	3
Bereavement Issues and Prolonged Grief Disorder: A Global Perspective	3
Does the Nae Umeed group intervention improve mental health and social participation? A pre–post study in Uttarakhand, India	3
Closing the treatment gap for alcohol use disorders in low- and middle-income countries	3
Mental health and lived experience: The value of lived experience expertise in global mental health	3
Experiences and needs of unaccompanied irregular migrant minors who arrive in Spain on small boats: A qualitative study	3
The COVID-19 pandemic and mental health in Kazakhstan	3
Costs of common perinatal mental health problems in South Africa	3
Impact of treatment attendance on mental health outcomes within task-shared psychological treatments: a causal analysis from the PRIME India study	3
Improving psychosocial well-being and parenting practices among refugees in Uganda: Results of the journey of life effectiveness trial – CORRIGENDUM	3
Status and influencing factors of nurses’ burnout: A cross-sectional study during COVID-19 regular prevention and control in Jiangsu Province, China	2
Integrating mental health into primary care in Nigeria: Implementation outcomes and clinical impact of the HAPPINESS intervention	2
COVID-19-related mental health difficulties among marginalised populations: A literature review	2
Expanding mental health services in low- and middle-income countries: A task-shifting framework for delivery of comprehensive, collaborative, and community-based care	2
Barriers and Facilitators to the Implementation of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Programmes Following Natural Disasters in Developing Countries: a Systematic Review	2
Shared experiences, shared support: A qualitative study on the importance of relatability in interpersonal relationships for youth mental health in South Africa	2
The burden of mental disorders in Nepal between 1990 and 2019: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019	2
Training community health volunteers to use mobile platform during the COVID-19 pandemic: The Kenya experience	2
Sociodemographic factors associated with trajectories of depression among urban refugee youth in Kampala, Uganda: A longitudinal cohort study	2
Acceptability of a culturally-adapted, evidence-based mental health intervention for Venezuelan migrant youth residing in Colombia	2
Predictors of spontaneous remission and recovery among women with untreated perinatal depression in India and Pakistan	2
Feasibility, acceptability and preliminary effectiveness of a culturally adapted nonspecialist delivery Problem-Solving Therapy: Friendship Bench Intervention for perinatal psychological distress in S	2
Suicide during pregnancy as a major contributor to maternal suicide among female sex workers in eight low- and middle-income countries: A community knowledge approach investigation	2
Anxiety and depressive symptoms among physicians during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study	2
The Advanced C.A.R.E. Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training Questionnaire for medical lecturers and specialists: A psychometric evaluation in a Malaysian sample	2
Effectiveness of ATMAN psychological intervention in reducing self-harm in young people in India: a mixed method case series	2
Prevalence of mental disorders in South Asia: A systematic review of reviews	2
Research breakdowns: A constructive critique of research practice involving grief, trauma and displaced people	2
Combining a guided self-help and brief alcohol intervention to improve mental health and reduce substance use among refugee men in Uganda: a cluster-randomized feasibility trial	2
Methods and tools to assess implementation of mental health policies and plans: A systematic review	2
Mapping the legal foundations of planetary mental health	2
Supporting addiction affected families effectively: a feasibility randomised controlled trial of a psychosocial intervention delivered by lay counsellors in Goa, India	2
Cultural and contextual adaptation of the Solastalgia subscale of the Environmental Distress Scale in drought-affected Kilifi, Kenya	2
Implementation outcomes of the waves for change community-based task-shared prevention intervention for adolescent mental health in South Africa	2
National characteristics associated with prevalence of depression and anxiety symptoms: a cross-sectional ecological study	2
Mapping the evidence on psychosocial interventions for migrant populations: Descriptive analysis of a living database of randomized studies	2
Nurturing families: A feasibility randomised controlled trial of a whole-family intervention with vulnerable families in Jordan	2
Data-driven supervision to optimize the effectiveness of proactive case detection for mental health care among children: a proof-of-concept study	2
Supporting parents in the Global South: implementation of a faith-based parent program in 12 countries	2

Effectiveness of psychological crisis interventions during infectious disease outbreaks in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review of Randomized Control Trials	2
Women's mental health in Mozambique: is maternity a protective factor?	1
State of the art of participatory and user-led research in mental health in Brazil: A scoping review	1
Identifying core global mental health professional competencies: A multi-sectoral perspective	1
Cultural adaptation process of six stigma assessment scales among Kannada speaking population in South India – CORRIGENDUM	1
South African university students’ experiences of online group cognitive behavioural therapy: Implications for delivering digital mental health interventions to young people	1
Mobilizing digital technology to implement a population-based psychological support response during the COVID-19 pandemic in Lima, Peru	1
A scoping review on peer-led interventions to improve youth mental health in low- and middle-income countries	1
Impact of household food insecurity and nutrition on depression and anxiety symptoms among adolescents living in rural Pakistan	1
Adverse childhood experiences, emotional distress and dissatisfaction with motherhood among first-time mothers: Mediations and child differences	1
Mental health research in South America: Psychiatrists and psychiatry trainees’ perceived resources and barriers	1
Workforce migration and brain drain – A nationwide cross-sectional survey of early career psychiatrists in Nigeria	1
The concordance between the Montreal cognitive assessment and the repeatable battery for the assessment of neuropsychological status as a cognitive screening tool in a south African community sample	1
Impact of a music therapy program on mental health and school attendance among female adolescents in Kasai-Central province, Democratic Republic of Congo	1
Prevention of common mental disorders among women in the perinatal period: a critical mixed-methods review and meta-analysis	1
War impact on mental health and well-being among Ukrainian and Israeli women: A cross-national comparison	1
Responding to the impact of COVID-19 on the mental health and well-being of health workers in LMICs	1
The moderating and mediating role of resilience in the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and depression, PTSD, and suicidality in Kenyan youth	1
A scoping review to evaluate the efficacy of combining traditional healing and modern psychiatry in global mental healthcare – CORRIGENDUM	1
Effective training practices for non-specialist providers to promote high-quality mental health intervention delivery: A narrative review with four case studies from Kenya, Ethiopia, and the United St	1
Levels of depression, anxiety, and psychological distress among Ugandan adults during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: cross-sectional evidence from a mobile phone-based population survey	1
Perinatal depression and implementation of the “Thinking Healthy program” support intervention in an impoverished setting of Lima, Peru: Assessment before and during the COVID-19 pandemic	1
Identifying contextual barriers and facilitators in implementing non-specialist interventions for mental health in Sri Lanka: A qualitative study with mental health workers and community members	1
The unmet need for mental health support among persons with disabilities in Somalia: Principal correlates and barriers to access	1
Treatment-seeking behavior and barriers to mental health service utilization for depressive symptoms and hazardous drinking: The role of religious and traditional healers in mental healthcare of North	1
The effects of climate change on mental health and psychological well-being: Impacts and priority actions	1
Interventions for adolescents and adults with psychosis in Africa: a systematic review and narrative synthesis	1
Cultural adaptation of an evidence-based intervention to address mental health among youth affected by armed conflict in Colombia: An application of the ADAPT-ITT approach and FRAME-IS reporting proto	1
Psychological impact of disaster and migration on preschool children following the 2023 Turkey earthquakes	1
Integrating assisted tele-psychiatry into primary healthcare in Goa, India: a feasibility study	1
A systematic review of reviews on the advantages of mHealth utilization in mental health services: A viable option for large populations in low-resource settings	1
School-based universal mental health promotion intervention for adolescents in Vietnam: Two-arm, parallel, controlled trial	1
Psychological impact of COVID-19 on healthcare workers: cross-sectional analyses from 14 countries	1
Improving psychosocial well-being and parenting practices among refugees in Uganda: Results of the journey of life effectiveness trial	1
Inequality on the frontline: A multi-country study on gender differences in mental health among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic	1
Real-time suicide surveillance supporting policy and practice	1
Psychosocial well-being and mental health of low- and middle-income countries’ internally displaced persons and refugees during COVID-19: a systematic literature review	1
What matters in mental health care? A co-design approach to developing clinical supervision tools for practitioner competency development	1
Interventions for improving adherence to psychological treatments for common mental disorders: a systematic review	1
Bull's eye or typhoon eye? Psychological distress and associated factors in Wuhan and surrounding areas during the COVID-19 pandemic	1
Addressing epistemic injustice in the mental healthcare of Indigenous people in Bangladesh: Implications for global mental health	1
Assessing local service providers’ needs for scaling up MHPSS interventions for Ukrainian refugees: Insights from Poland, Slovakia, and Romania	1
Congregation leader and member discussions in a church-based family strengthening, mental health promotion, and HIV prevention trial: Intervention mechanisms in a randomized trial in rural Kenya	1
Context, implementation and mechanisms of impact of a stepped-care WHO psychological intervention for migrants with psychological distress	1
Opportunities for improving data sharing and FAIR data practices to advance global mental health–Corrigendum	1
Spillover effects of violent attacks and COVID-19 exposure on mental health of health professionals: A two-phase quasi-natural experiments study in Northwest China	1
War-related quality of life is associated with depressive symptoms and hopelessness among Palestinians: sense of belonging and resilience as mediating variables	1
“I was also trying to protect myself and save my life,” experiences of people living with severe mental illness and their caregivers regarding COVID-19 response in Uganda	1
A mixed methods evaluation of a World Health Organization competency-based training package for foundational helping skills among pre-service and in-service health workers in Nepal, Peru and Uganda	1
Assessing harmonized intelligence measures in a multinational study	1
Network analysis of physical activity and depressive and affective symptoms during COVID-19 home confinement	1
Critical life course interventions for children and adolescents to promote mental health	1
Women’s household decision-making autonomy and mental health outcomes in Mozambique	1
Demographics and risk factors for suicide in Syria: A retrospective media content analysis of online news sources	1
The lasting effects of childhood trauma on developing psychiatric symptoms: A population-based, large-scale comparison study	1
Moving psychiatric deinstitutionalization forward: A scoping review of barriers and facilitators	1
Characterizing the clinical and sociodemographic profiles of hospitalized adolescents with autism spectrum disorder	1
Mental health vulnerability in multicultural families: Risk factors among homogenous country	1
The mental health and well-being of internally displaced female Yazidis in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq: a realist review of psychosocial interventions and the impact of COVID-19	1
Advancing psychosocial disability and psychosocial rehabilitation research through large language models and computational text mining	1
Anxiety and depression screening reveals the importance of advancing mental health support for Haitian healthcare providers	1
Competency-based mental health supervision: evidence-based tool needs for the humanitarian context – ERRATUM	1
The Community Resiliency Model, an interoceptive awareness tool to support population mental wellness	1
Mental health symptoms and their associated factors among pharmacists in psychiatric hospitals during the early stage of the COVID-19 pandemic	1
Food insecurity and common mental disorders in perinatal women living in low socio-economic settings in Cape Town, South Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cohort study	1
Moving psychiatric deinstitutionalization forward: A scoping review of barriers and facilitators – CORRIGENDUM	1
Community-informed perspectives of implementing interpersonal psychotherapy for couples to reduce situational intimate partner violence and improve common mental disorders in Mozambique	1
Changes in depression trends during and after the COVID-19 pandemic among older adults in Korea	1
Early intervention in psychosis programs in Africa, Asia and Latin America; challenges and recommendations	1
Bibliometric analysis of OCD prevalence in youth populations of developing countries	1