2021
Reducing the stigma of mental health disorders with a focus on low- and middle-income countries
Javed A, Lee C, Zakaria H, Buenaventura R, Cetkovich-Bakmas M, Duailibi K, Ng B, Ramy H, Saha G, Arifeen S, Elorza P, Ratnasingham P, Azeem M. Reducing the stigma of mental health disorders with a focus on low- and middle-income countries. Asian Journal Of Psychiatry 2021, 58: 102601. PMID: 33611083, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2021.102601.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health disordersMental health servicesHealth disordersHealth servicesMental healthMiddle-income countriesMental health disease burdenGlobal public health challengePathways of careHealth seeking behaviourPublic health challengeMental health careMental health workforceMental health systemPopulation mental healthMental health policyPerception of healthComorbidity burdenPhysical comorbiditiesPoor outcomeSuboptimal treatmentDisease burdenNoncommunicable diseasesPrimary healthcareMental health results
2019
Child and adolescent psychiatry training and services in the Middle East region: a current status assessment
Clausen C, Bazaid K, Azeem M, Abdelrahim F, Elgawad A, Alamiri B, AlAnsari A, Alhamzawi A, Al Mai A, Bakhiet A, Bashtawi M, Çuhadaroğlu F, Hedar M, Holdar M, Jabr S, Jafri A, Jumaian A, Moussa S, Osman A, Razjouyan K, Yanes E, Guerrero A, Skokauskas N. Child and adolescent psychiatry training and services in the Middle East region: a current status assessment. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2019, 29: 51-61. PMID: 31190178, DOI: 10.1007/s00787-019-01360-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdolescent mental health careMental healthMental health specialistsCross-sectional studyAdolescent mental health specialistsMental health careAdolescent psychiatry servicesMental health workforceAdolescent psychiatryAdolescent mental healthDistribution of childrenPsychiatry servicesAppropriate careHealth specialistsHealth workforcePsychiatry specialistsUnderdeveloped childrenAdditional childrenQualified childrenAdolescent psychiatristsHealth careAvailable childrenAdolescent psychiatry training programsWorkforce capacityCurrent postgraduate training