Women from a refugee background suffer higher psychological distress levels than men with
a refugee background. Conceptualisation of mental health plays an important role in using …

Fathers can influence child development through various pathways, such as via their
caregiving behaviors, marital relationships, and their psychosocial wellbeing. However, few …

Sociocultural factors largely shape how communities conceptualize, express, and respond
to mental and relational health problems. This paper reviews and summarizes literature on …

Background Forced migrants fleeing conflict and violence face a high risk of mental health
problems due to experiences before displacement, perilous journeys, and conditions in the …

Background The advent of antiretroviral therapy has led perinatally HIV-infected (PHI)
adolescents to live long, fulfilling lives through lifelong treatment. However, there is limited …

Prenatal mental health problems can have adverse effects on the health and wellbeing of
the mother as well as her baby. However, the factors associated with its etiology, expression …

This constructivist-interpretive study examines social-relational dimensions of change and
loss following experiences of political terror, war and forced migration from the perspective …

Poor mental health is a leading contributor to the global burden of disease but there is poor
understanding of how it is influenced by people's interactions with ecological systems. In a …

This paper explores the relationship between historical research and the field of global
mental health. It identifies a gap in the current literature, and argues that an in-depth …

In this invited commentary on the thematic issue of Transcultural Psychiatry on idioms of
distress, concern, and care, I provide a brief overview of how my research agenda evolved …