Article
Primary Health Care
Michael J. Barry, Tracy A. Wolff, Lori Pbert, Karina W. Davidson, Tina M. Fan, Alex H. Krist, Jennifer S. Lin, Iris R. Mabry-Hernandez, Carol M. Mangione, Justin Mills, Douglas K. Owens, Wanda K. Nicholson
Summary: The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) provides evidence-based recommendations to improve health through preventive services. They prioritize topics, assign certainty levels, and grade recommendations. They are evolving their methods to address health equity and fill evidence gaps for certain population groups.
ANNALS OF FAMILY MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Marius Munschek, Reinhard Witt, Katrin Kaltofen, Josiane Segar, Christian Wirth, Alexandra Weigelt, Rolf A. Engelmann, Ingmar R. Staude
Summary: Conservation gardening is a socio-ecological approach to address the decline of native plant species and transform the gardening industry into a conservation tool. However, information on suitable plants, their ecological requirements, and commercial availability is limited. This study used Germany as a case study and developed a workflow to bridge this knowledge gap. The findings reveal a significant number of red-listed plant species suitable for conservation gardening and the potential for long-term urban planning and climate adaptation.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Roberto Stefan Foa, Mark Fabian, Sam Gilbert
Summary: This study investigates the variations in subjective well-being during the global COVID-19 pandemic, specifically focusing on the impact of lockdown periods. Using data from YouGov's Great Britain Mood Tracker Poll and daily reports from Google Trends, covering a period of six months before and eighteen months after the global spread of COVID-19, the study finds that negative mood associated with lockdown measures returns to baseline within 1-3 weeks, while the intensity of the pandemic, measured by the rate of COVID-19 fatalities, has a persistent association with depressed affect. The results support the hypothesis that the severity of the pandemic in different countries is the major contributor to the increase in negative affect during the COVID-19 pandemic, and that lockdown measures likely alleviate rather than exacerbate this effect.
Review
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jessica Opie, An Vuong, Alexandra Macafee, Hanan Khalil, Natalie E. Pearce, Erandathie Jayakody, Christropher Maylea, Jennifer McIntosh
Summary: This scoping review aims to identify key features of organizational practice and governance that facilitate the safe inclusion of lived experience in decision-making and practice within mental health sector contexts. It will inform future mental health policy and research.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Mikaela Law, Nikita Karulkar, Elizabeth Broadbent
Summary: Viewing visual artworks may have positive effects on reducing stress, with potential moderating factors including setting, individual characteristics, artwork content, and viewing instructions. More robust research with standardized methods and randomized controlled trial designs is needed to further understand the effects.
Article
Psychology, Clinical
John E. Pachankis, Zachary A. Soulliard, Faithlynn Morris, Ilana Seager van Dyk
Summary: The mental health field has conducted clinical trials that prove the effectiveness of affirmative practice with sexual minority individuals. This paper presents a model for adapting evidence-based practices to be lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer (LGBQ)-affirmative in order to bring the results of these clinical trials into real-world clinical practice efficiently. The model incorporates six LGBQ-affirmative transtheoretical principles of change and offers a transtheoretical approach to case conceptualization. The principles aim to raise awareness of the impact of minority stress, utilize sexual minority resilience, and consider the role of ongoing minority stress in maintaining distress.
COGNITIVE AND BEHAVIORAL PRACTICE
(2023)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Rosemarie Schwenker, Eric Sven Kroeber, Tobias Deutsch, Thomas Frese, Susanne Unverzagt
Summary: This scoping review aims to map published evidence on the usage of instruments to identify patients with PSPs in general practice, with the goal of aiding general practitioners in early intervention and prevention of serious conditions.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Jodi Hall, Bradley Hiebert, Danica Facca, Lorie Donelle
Summary: This paper builds on thematic findings from a larger study on how digital technologies shape expectant and new mothers' early parenting practices. It focuses on the concept of relational digital surveillance, which explores how mothers evaluate their preparedness for motherhood in relation to their own use of digital technologies, comments from partners, family members, and healthcare providers, and the implications of self-surveillance technologies. The paper raises critical questions about the promotion and commercialization of digital self-surveillance technologies among new parents and suggests interventions to enhance digital health literacy and reduce anxieties.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Julie Hennegan, Justine N. Bukenya, Simon P. S. Kibira, Petranilla Nakamya, Fredrick E. Makumbi, Natalie G. Exum, Kellogg J. Schwab
Summary: This study evaluates the performance of the Menstrual Practice Needs Scale (MPNS) among adult women and proposes a revised factor structure suitable for adult worker samples. The results of the study indicate that the scale has acceptable internal consistency and can assess menstrual health needs effectively and reliably.
Article
Anesthesiology
David R. McIlroy
Summary: This study retrospectively analyzed the trends in intraoperative fluid and vasopressor administration in patients undergoing elective abdominal surgery. The results showed an association between these factors and acute kidney injury. The findings support previous randomized trials and highlight the challenge of translating evidence into clinical practice.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
J. M. Donelson, J. D. Gaitan-Espitia, A. J. Hobday, K. Mokany, S. C. Andrew, S. Boulter, C. N. Cook, F. Dickson, N. A. Macgregor, N. J. Mitchell, M. Pickup, R. J. Fox
Summary: In this Perspective, the authors emphasize the importance of considering phenotypic plasticity in conservation actions and propose a framework and road map for incorporating plasticity into management. They also highlight the challenges in implementing plasticity in conservation and present a common language and framework for connecting plasticity to management actions.
NATURE CLIMATE CHANGE
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Janina Curbach, Jonas Lander, Marie Luise Dierks, Eva-Maria Grepmeier, Julia von Sommoggy
Summary: This study aims to explore how German health professionals translate ECAP evidence into recommendations for parents, consider health literacy, and identify barriers and facilitators in implementing health literacy-responsive ECAP. The study design consists of two phases: qualitative expert interviews and a standardized questionnaire based on the qualitative results. The findings will be disseminated through publications, presentations, and sharing with relevant stakeholders.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Lea Bo Sonderlund Ankerstjerne, Sweetness Naftal Laizer, Karen Andreasen, Anne Katrine Normann, Chunsen Wu, Ditte Sondergaard Linde, Vibeke Rasch
Summary: A systematic review of 33 studies found evidence of an association between exposure to intimate partner violence (IPV) and the development of signs of postpartum depression. The majority of studies measured exposure and outcome in various ways and controlled for different confounders. The association between IPV and postpartum depression did not differ across settings.
Review
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Silvina Ramos, Brianna Keefe-Oates, Mariana Romero, Agustina Ramon Michel, Mercedes Krause, Caitlin Gerdts, Alicia Ely Yamin
Summary: In December 2020, Argentina legalized abortion through 14 weeks, resulting in increased access to abortion care. This achievement was the culmination of years of advocacy and mobilization efforts, including support from established abortion providers and community groups. However, inequities in access and quality of care still persist throughout the country. Successful implementation of abortion laws requires government support and monitoring of associated policies, as highlighted by the findings of proyecto mirar.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WOMENS HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
E. Sari, S. T. Er, E. Demir
Summary: This empirical study investigates the relationship between globalisation and suicide rates. The study explores whether economic, political, and social globalisation have a beneficial or harmful effect on suicide rates. It also examines if this relationship differs across high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Brandon A. Kohrt, Elizabeth L. Turner, Dristy Gurung, Xueqi Wang, Mani Neupane, Nagendra P. Luitel, Muralikrishnan R. Kartha, Anubhuti Poudyal, Ritika Singh, Sauharda Rai, Phanindra Prasad Baral, Sabrina McCutchan, Petra C. Gronholm, Charlotte Hanlon, Heidi Lempp, Crick Lund, Graham Thornicroft, Kamal Gautam, Mark J. D. Jordans
Summary: This study aims to explore the reduction of stigma among primary care providers (PCPs) through collaborative training with people with lived experience of mental illness, in order to improve their diagnostic competencies and reduce the treatment gap for mental illness in low-resource settings.
IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE
(2022)
Review
Psychiatry
Libby Evans, Crick Lund, Alessandro Massazza, Hannah Weir, Daniela C. Fuhr
Summary: Employment programs may have a positive impact on reducing the prevalence, incidence, and severity of common mental disorders (CMDs). However, the results of studies are mixed, and there is a need for further research to understand the nature of this association and the mechanisms of impact. The quality of included studies is generally good, but there are some concerns regarding internal validity.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Article
Psychiatry
Bonnie N. Kaiser, Dristy Gurung, Sauharda Rai, Anvita Bhardwaj, Manoj Dhakal, Cori L. Cafaro, Kathleen J. Sikkema, Crick Lund, Vikram Patel, Mark J. D. Jordans, Nagendra P. Luitel, Brandon A. Kohrt
Summary: This study used qualitative interview data to explain the mechanisms of action for stigma reduction and improving clinical behavior. It found that recovery stories from service users and social engagement led to greater willingness to engage with patients about mental illness, triggering a feedback loop of more positive experiences with patients who benefit from mental healthcare, which further reinforces willingness to deliver mental healthcare.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEMS
(2022)
Article
Psychiatry
Dan J. Stein, Steven J. Shoptaw, Daniel V. Vigo, Crick Lund, Pim Cuijpers, Jason Bantjes, Norman Sartorius, Mario Maj
Summary: Psychiatry has been characterized by different models and approaches to mental disorder. The focus of debate in recent decades has been on psychiatric nosology and the need for new paradigms. Despite the development of evidence-based treatments, there is still a treatment and research-practice gap in mental health. Novel perspectives such as clinical neuroscience and personalized pharmacotherapy, statistical approaches, community mental health care, digital therapies, and global mental health approaches have the potential to impact psychiatric practice and research.
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Benedict Weobong, Kenneth Ae-Ngibise, Grace Mwangi, Lionel Sakyi, Crick Lund
Summary: This study identified the research priorities for mental health and disability in Ghana using a mixed methods approach. The top research questions focused on health systems, epidemiology, and interventions. The study also found that researchers in Ghana have weak methodological capacity for conducting disability and mental health research.
GLOBAL HEALTH ACTION
(2022)
Article
Clinical Neurology
E. C. Garman, M. Avendano, R. Araya, S. Evans-Lacko, D. McDaid, A. Zimmerman, C. Lund
Summary: This study examines the association between multidimensional poverty and depression among South African youth, finding that access to employment or training is strongly linked with depression, while only a few dimensions are associated with depression.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Harry Henry Kawiya, Thandi Davies, Crick Lund, Katherine Sorsdahl
Summary: Common mental disorders (CMDs) and risky alcohol use are common among people living with HIV in Malawi, but many do not receive treatment. This study aimed to determine the missed opportunities for screening and treatment of CMDs and risky alcohol use among HIV-positive individuals attending ART clinics in Zomba Malawi. The findings showed that a large percentage of participants had not been screened or treated for CMDs or alcohol misuse, highlighting the need for improved mental health service provision.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Bianca D. Moffett, Julia R. Pozuelo, Alastair van Heerden, Heather A. O'Mahen, Michelle Craske, Tholene Sodi, Crick Lund, Kate Orkin, Emma J. Kilford, Sarah-Jayne Blakemore, Mahreen Mahmud, Eustasius Musenge, Meghan Davis, Zamakhanya Makhanya, Tlangelani Baloyi, Daniel Mahlangu, Gabriele Chierchia, Sophie L. Fielmann, F. Xavier Gomez-Olive, Imraan Valodia, Stephen Tollman, Kathleen Kahn, Alan Stein
Summary: This study aims to assess the feasibility, acceptability, and initial efficacy of digitally delivered behavioral activation therapy among adolescents with depression. It is based in rural South Africa and will recruit 200 adolescents with mild to moderately severe depression symptoms. The intervention will be evaluated using mixed methods, and the efficacy of reducing symptoms of depression will be determined.
Article
Psychiatry
Petra C. Gronholm, Ioannis Bakolis, Anish Cherian, Kelly Davies, Sara Evans-Lacko, Eshetu Girma, Dristy Gurung, Charlotte Hanlon, Fahmy Hanna, Claire Henderson, Brandon A. Kohrt, Heidi Lempp, Jie Li, Santosh Loganathan, Pallab K. Maulik, Ning Ma, Uta Ouali, Renee Romeo, Nicolas Ruesch, Maya Semrau, Tatiana Taylor Salisbury, Nicole Votruba, Syed Shabab Wahid, Wufang Zhang, Graham Thornicroft
Summary: There is a growing focus on the impact of stigma and discrimination related to mental health on quality of life and healthcare access. The Indigo Partnership aims to address the gaps in research on stigma reduction in low- and middle-income countries through a multi-country collaboration. This partnership involves developing and testing anti-stigma interventions and adapting measurement tools across different cultural contexts.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEMS
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Joan Kimutai, Crick Lund, Wilkister Moturi, Seble Shewangizaw, Merga Feyasa, Charlotte Hanlon
Summary: Water insecurity and inadequate sanitation have adverse impacts on mental health globally. Studies have shown a significant association between water insecurity and inadequate sanitation with symptoms of common mental disorders. Providing basic water, sanitation, and psychosocial support can greatly reduce the burden of mental illness.
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Crick Lund
Summary: This paper argues for the expansion of global mental health to focus more on the social determinants of mental health. It discusses the challenges of intervening in these determinants and presents potential approaches, particularly in low and middle-income countries. These approaches require interdisciplinary and inter-sectoral cooperation and international data sharing.
BEHAVIOUR RESEARCH AND THERAPY
(2023)
Review
Psychiatry
Rory C. O'Connor, Carol M. Worthman, Marie Abanga, Nikoletta Athanassopoulou, Niall Boyce, Lai Fong Chan, Helen Christensen, Jayati Das-Munshi, James Downs, Karestan C. Koenen, Christine Yu Moutier, Peter Templeton, Philip Batterham, Karen Brakspear, Richard G. Frank, Simon Gilbody, Oye Gureje, David Henderson, Ann John, Wilbroad Kabagambe, Murad Khan, David Kessler, Olivia J. Kirtley, Sarah Kline, Brandon Kohrt, Alisa K. Lincoln, Crick Lund, Emily Mendenhall, Regina Miranda, Valeria Mondelli, Thomas Niederkrotenthaler, David Osborn, Jane Pirkis, Anthony R. Pisani, Benny Prawira, Hala Rachidi, Soraya Seedat, Dan Siskind, Lakshmi Vijayakumar, Paul S. F. Yip
Summary: Globally, many people die prematurely from suicide and physical comorbidities associated with mental illness. The purpose of this Review is to turn evidence into prioritized actions to reduce this inequality. We identified 12 key risk factors and mechanisms, and found commonalities between suicide and physical comorbidities. We also identified 18 actionable solutions, including integrating mental and physical health care, prioritizing prevention, and addressing inequality. It is now the time to act and rebuild healthcare systems. Rating: 8 out of 10.
Article
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Zulfa Abrahams, Marguerite Schneider, Simone Honikman, Patti Olckers, Sonet Boisits, Nadine Seward, Crick Lund
Summary: This study aims to select and evaluate a set of health systems strengthening interventions to improve care and outcomes for perinatal women with CMDs and experiences of domestic violence in Cape Town, South Africa. The study includes pre-implementation, development, and implementation phases, with a focus on participatory Theory of Change workshop to design a HSS program. The implementation phase will assess various implementation and clinical outcomes to inform a future cluster randomized control trial.
PILOT AND FEASIBILITY STUDIES
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
N. Jensen, C. Lund, Z. Abrahams
Summary: This study investigates occupational stress and professional quality of life among health workers in Cape Town. The findings reveal that many health workers face difficult working conditions and limited support structures, and lay health workers in particular experience higher levels of burnout and compassion fatigue.
GLOBAL HEALTH RESEARCH AND POLICY
(2022)
Article
Psychiatry
Jonathan Campion, Afzal Javed, Crick Lund, Norman Sartorius, Shekhar Saxena, Michael Marmot, John Allan, Pichet Udomratn
Summary: Mental disorders have a significant impact on global health burden, and the associated economic costs are projected to be substantial. Evidence-based and cost-effective public mental health interventions exist, but the coverage is limited, leading to an infringement of the right to health. Improved implementation of these interventions can have broad health, social, and economic impacts.
