In spite of high levels of poverty in low and middle income countries (LMIC), and the high
burden posed by common mental disorders (CMD), it is only in the last two decades that …

An estimated 400 million people suffer from mental or neurological disorders or from
psychosocial problems such as those related to alcohol and drug abuse. Many of them …

Background Low socio-economic status (SES) has been found to be associated with a
higher prevalence of depression. However, studies that have investigated this association …

Postpartum nonpsychotic depression is the most common complication of childbearing,
affecting approximately 10–15% of women and, as such, represents a considerable health …

Resources for mental health include policy and infrastructure within countries, mental health
services, community resources, human resources, and funding. We discuss here the general …

The Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey (APMS) 2007 is the third survey of psychiatric
morbidity among adults living in private households. It was carried out by the National …

Background This article aims to provide an introduction to emerging evidence and debate
about the relationship between climate change and mental health. Discussion and …

OBJECTIVE: This study described the natural history of depression in mothers who recently
gave birth in a low-income country and to investigate the effect of risk factors, particularly …

This report reviews the evidence for the types of human rights violations experienced by
people with mental and psychosocial disabilities in low-income and middle-income …

Effective strategies for mental disorders prevention and its risk factors' reduction cannot be
gender neutral, while the risks themselves are gender specific. This paper aims to discuss …