The COVID-19 pandemic is leading to mental health problems due to disease experience,
physical distancing, stigma and discrimination, and job losses in many of the settings …

Debate about the cross-cultural relevance of depression has been central to cross-cultural
psychiatry and global mental health. Although there is now a wealth of evidence pertaining …

As the Special Issue of the Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology celebrates the 50th
anniversary of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology (IACCP), this …

Abstract In this Fresh Focus, we reassess what the mental health treatment gap may mean if
we consider the role of traditional healing. Based on systematic reviews, patients can use …

The prevalence of depression varies widely across nations, but we do not yet understand
what underlies this variation. Here we use estimates from the Global Burden of Disease …

Integrating indigenous cultural knowledge into conceptualizing mental illness offers highly
valuable insights to better contextualize mental health. The meaning given to symptoms …

Research on culture's interplay with human behavior and experience has made notable
progress since the publication of the initial edition of this Handbook (Matsumoto, 2001) …

Despite the severe consequences, the treatment gap for depression, epilepsy, and
schizophrenia continues to be a major concern in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) …

This chapter discusses key conceptual and practical issues related to psychological
interventions in a global context. The foundations section reviews the need for mental health …

Objectives In areas with limited and unaffordable biomedical mental health services, such as
sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), traditional healers are an incredibly well-used source of mental …