Galvanizing Mental Health Research in Low and Middle-Income Countries: Role of Scientific Journals

Late in 2003 the World Health Organisation convened a meeting of psychiatric journal editors to discuss the role of scientific journals in mental health research in developing countries. The joint statement from the meeting is now available at the Journal's website: http://journals.cambridge.org/final_joint_statement.pdf

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Galvanising Mental Health Research in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Role of Scientific Journals. A Joint Statement issued by Editors of Scientific Journals Publishing Mental Health Research and Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse World Health Organization, Geneva. January 2004

Epidemiologia e Psichiatria Sociale ◽

10.1017/s1121189x00003249 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

pp. 66-69

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Substance Abuse ◽

Health Research ◽

Mental Health Research ◽

World Health ◽

Scientific Journals ◽

Middle Income ◽

Middle Income Countries ◽

Health Organization

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Invited commentary on … Mental health research priorities in low- and middle-income countries

The British Journal of Psychiatry ◽

10.1192/bjp.bp.109.067793 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 195 (4) ◽

pp. 364-365 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ricardo Araya

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Health Research ◽

Research Priorities ◽

Mental Health Research ◽

Health Priorities ◽

Middle Income ◽

Simple Process ◽

Inequalities In Health ◽

Middle Income Countries ◽

Low And Middle Income

SummaryThere are huge inequalities in health research within and between countries. It is argued that this may hinder the process of setting and tackling mental health priorities. If this were true, establishing research priorities would be important. However, this is not a simple process and one must be aware of its limitations. Despite a plethora of declarations, funding for mental health research in low- and middle-income countries remains hard to find. In the absence of funding, establishing research priorities is seen by many as an exercise of lesser importance.

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Infant Mental Health Research in Africa: a call for action for research in the next 10 years

Global Mental Health ◽

10.1017/gmh.2015.4 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 2 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Mark Tomlinson ◽

Barak Morgan

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Maternal Depression ◽

Health Research ◽

Infant Development ◽

Mental Health Research ◽

Infant Mental Health ◽

Middle Income ◽

Middle Income Countries ◽

The Impact ◽

Low And Middle Income

Background.Less than 3% of articles published in the peer reviewed literature include data from low- and middle-income countries – where 90% of the world's infants live.Methods.In this paper, we discuss the context of infancy in Africa and the conditions of adversity obtaining in Africa.Results.We discuss the implications of poverty on parenting, and linked to this outline the impact of maternal depression on infant development.Conclusions.We outline three features of the field of infant mental health research in Africa, and issue a call for action about what we believe is needed in order to develop the field in the next decade.

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