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  1. Intervening at an early stage of psychosis improves the chances of recovery from first-episode psychosis. However, people who are experiencing distress and early psychotic symptoms generally seem to delay seek...

    Authors: Hege Hansen, Signe Hjelen Stige, Christian Moltu, Jan Olav Johannessen, Inge Joa, Sveinung Dybvig and Marius Veseth

    Citation: International Journal of Mental Health Systems 2019 13:32

    Content type: Research

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  2. Worldwide, people with mental disorders are detained within the justice system at higher rates than the general population and often suffer human rights abuses. This review sought to understand the state of kn...

    Authors: Aish Lovett, Hye Rim Kwon, Khameer Kidia, Debra Machando, Megan Crooks, Gregory Fricchione, Graham Thornicroft and Helen E. Jack

    Citation: International Journal of Mental Health Systems 2019 13:31

    Content type: Review

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  3. Depression and anxiety are among the common mental health problems among medical students and are associated with poor academic performance, disability and poor quality of life. A better understanding of the m...

    Authors: Mebratu Abraha Kebede, Birke Anbessie and Getinet Ayano

    Citation: International Journal of Mental Health Systems 2019 13:30

    Content type: Research

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  4. Autism spectrum disorders are increasing worldwide and in Vietnam. This study reports the prevalence of autism spectrum disorders and examines their relation to selected socio-demographic factors among childre...

    Authors: Van Minh Hoang, Thi Vui Le, Thi Thuy Quynh Chu, Bich Ngoc Le, Minh Duc Duong, Ngoc Minh Thanh, Van Tac Pham, Harry Minas and Thi Thu Ha Bui

    Citation: International Journal of Mental Health Systems 2019 13:29

    Content type: Research

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  5. Mental disorders contribute substantial burden to the society due to their widespread occurrence and debilitating effects. A quarter of the world’s population are children and adolescents, a significant number...

    Authors: Crystal Amiel M. Estrada, Marian Fe Theresa C. Lomboy, Ernesto R. Gregorio Jr., Emmy Amalia, Cynthia R. Leynes, Romeo R. Quizon and Jun Kobayashi

    Citation: International Journal of Mental Health Systems 2019 13:28

    Content type: Debate

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  6. General practitioners (GPs) play an important role in the physical care of patients with severe mental illness, so our aim was to analyse the relationships between GPs’ sociodemographic status and worked-relat...

    Authors: Mª Carmen Castillejos Anguiano, Antonio Bordallo Aragón, David Aguilera Fernández and Berta Moreno Küstner

    Citation: International Journal of Mental Health Systems 2019 13:27

    Content type: Research

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  7. Negative attitude and discriminatory behavior of health professionals constitute a major obstacle in psychiatric care and have been pointed out as a key issue in working with mental illness. Understanding abou...

    Authors: Yoseph Sahile, Sewbesew Yitayih, Berhanu Yeshanew, Daniel Ayelegne and Awoke Mihiretu

    Citation: International Journal of Mental Health Systems 2019 13:26

    Content type: Research

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  8. Despite a sustained focus by policymakers and researchers on improving the standard of clinical care in public mental health services, the use of evidence-based practice remains low. Among other challenges, th...

    Authors: Sarah Cusworth Walker, Georganna Sedlar, Lucy Berliner, Felix I. Rodriguez, Paul A. Davis, Savannah Johnson and Jessica Leith

    Citation: International Journal of Mental Health Systems 2019 13:25

    Content type: Case Study

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  10. A major challenge in psychiatric inpatient care is to create an environment that promotes patient recovery, patient safety and good working environment for staff. Since guidelines and programs addressing this ...

    Authors: Veikko Pelto-Piri, Tuula Wallsten, Ulrika Hylén, Iradj Nikban and Lars Kjellin

    Citation: International Journal of Mental Health Systems 2019 13:23

    Content type: Research

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  11. In Japan, the mental health system has been shifting from hospitalization-based to community-based care; some organizations have gradually begun providing intensive case management (ICM) services. We developed...

    Authors: Kota Suzuki, Sosei Yamaguchi, Yasunari Kawasoe, Kazumi Nayuki, Tsutomu Aoki, Naomi Hasegawa and Chiyo Fujii

    Citation: International Journal of Mental Health Systems 2019 13:22

    Content type: Research

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  12. Emerging researchers in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) face many barriers, including inadequacies in funding, international exposure and mentorship. In 2012, the National Institute of Mental Health (N...

    Authors: Andrea Tenório Correia da Silva, Charlotte Hanlon, Ezra Susser, Graciela Rojas, Heloísa Garcia Claro, Julieta Quayle, Kassahun Habtamu, María Soledad Burrone, Maria Tavares Cavalcanti, Mona Sharma, Marguerite Schneider, Ramesh Prasad Adhikari, Tanya van de Water, Yasmin Mohammed, Anna E. Ordóñez and Soraya Seedat

    Citation: International Journal of Mental Health Systems 2019 13:21

    Content type: Case Study

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  13. Staff-directed aggression represents a considerable concern in mental health and substance abuse services, and presents a substantial challenge to the quality and continuity of service provision for people wit...

    Authors: Erlend R. Maagerø-Bangstad, Knut Tore Sælør and Ottar Ness

    Citation: International Journal of Mental Health Systems 2019 13:20

    Content type: Research

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  14. This study aimed to examine potential predictors of duration of sick leave due to mental disorders in Japan.

    Authors: Sawako Sakakibara, Mitsuhiro Sado, Akira Ninomiya, Mayuko Arai, Satoko Takahashi, Chika Ishihara, Yuki Miura, Hajime Tabuchi, Joichiro Shirahase and Masaru Mimura

    Citation: International Journal of Mental Health Systems 2019 13:19

    Content type: Research

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  15. Depression is the leading cause of disability at a population level and globally 350 million people are suffering from depression. Despite a high prevalence and serious consequences, people with depression are...

    Authors: Shegaye Shumet, Telake Azale, Getnet Ayano, Dessie Abebaw, Tadele Amare and Wondale Getnet

    Citation: International Journal of Mental Health Systems 2019 13:18

    Content type: Research

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  16. Young adults starting college or university education encounter multiple stressors related to transitional life-stage and novel environments. Current studies reveal high rates of symptoms related to common men...

    Authors: Nasih Othman, Farah Ahmad, Christo El Morr and Paul Ritvo

    Citation: International Journal of Mental Health Systems 2019 13:17

    Content type: Research

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  17. The World Health Organization issued recommendations to guide the process of integrating mental health services into primary healthcare. However, there has been general as well as context specific shortcomings...

    Authors: Edith K. Wakida, Elialilia S. Okello, Godfrey Z. Rukundo, Dickens Akena, Paul E. Alele, Zohray M. Talib and Celestino Obua

    Citation: International Journal of Mental Health Systems 2019 13:16

    Content type: Research

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  18. The resource group method provides a structure to facilitate patients’ empowerment and recovery processes, and to systematically engage significant others in treatment and care. A patient chooses members of a ...

    Authors: Cathelijn D. Tjaden, Cornelis L. Mulder, Jaap van Weeghel, Philippe Delespaul, Rene Keet, Stynke Castelein, Jenny Boumans, Eva Leeman, Ulf Malm and Hans Kroon

    Citation: International Journal of Mental Health Systems 2019 13:15

    Content type: Study protocol

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  19. Primary health care is still peripheral in the identification and treatment of mental health and substance use disorders in the Russian Federation. However, the development of primary health services has been ...

    Authors: Grigory Rezvy, Elena Andreeva, Nadezhda Ryzhkova, Vera Yashkovich and Tore Sørlie

    Citation: International Journal of Mental Health Systems 2019 13:14

    Content type: Research

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  20. Depression and heart disease are an important public-health problem. Depression is one of the most prevalent and disabling psychiatric disorders with more than three times increased risk among patients with ca...

    Authors: Halima Umer, Alemayehu Negash, Mengesha Birkie and Asmare Belete

    Citation: International Journal of Mental Health Systems 2019 13:13

    Content type: Research

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  21. The World Mental Health-Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) 3.0, originally in English, is a fully-structured interview designed for the assessment of mental disorders. Although Arabic translat...

    Authors: Mona Shahab, Feda Al‐Tuwaijri, Noha Kattan, Lisa Bilal, Sanaa Hyder, Zeina Mneimneh, Yu-chieh Lin, AbdulHameed Al-Habeeb, Abdullah Al-Subaie, Abdulrahman Binmuammar and Yasmin Altwaijri

    Citation: International Journal of Mental Health Systems 2019 13:12

    Content type: Case Study

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  23. Depression in HIV/AIDS children not only worsens the progression and outcome of illness, but also impacts their quality of life, having a negative influence on society. The present study was conducted from a p...

    Authors: Enpeng Zhou, Zhengxue Qiao, Yuewu Cheng, Jiawei Zhou, Wenbo Wang, Mingzhe Zhao, Xiaohui Qiu, Lin Wang, Xuejia Song, Erying Zhao, Ruopeng Wang, Xueyan Zhao, Yanjie Yang and Xiuxian Yang

    Citation: International Journal of Mental Health Systems 2019 13:10

    Content type: Research

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  24. Since the introduction of the Mental Health Act (MHA) in 1995, mental health services have expanded at the community level in Korea. While community facilities for mental health have grown considerably, large ...

    Authors: Yong-Chang Heo, Sang Kyoung Kahng and Sungyong Kim

    Citation: International Journal of Mental Health Systems 2019 13:9

    Content type: Case Study

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  25. Systematic efforts to improve the quality, safety and value of health care have increased over the last decades. Even so, it is hard to choose priorities and to know when the desired results are reached, espec...

    Authors: Mikael Selvin, Kjerstin Almqvist, Lars Kjellin, Lars-Olov Lundqvist and Agneta Schröder

    Citation: International Journal of Mental Health Systems 2019 13:8

    Content type: Research

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  26. Depression in healthy person without cardiac disease has been associated with the development of coronary artery disease and cardiovascular disease also risk factor for development of depression. This has deva...

    Authors: Asmare Belete, Alemayehu Negash and Mengesha Birkie

    Citation: International Journal of Mental Health Systems 2019 13:7

    Content type: Research

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  27. While considerable progress is being made to understand the health and self-management needs of youth with mental health disorders, little attention has focused on the mental health and recovery needs that the...

    Authors: Skye P. Barbic, Adelena Leon, Ian Manion, Sarah Irving, Rebecca Zivanovic, Emily Jenkins, Shelly Ben-David, Pouya Azar, Amy Salmon, Carolyn Helps, Stephanie Gillingham, Tara Beaulieu, Rachal Pattison, Corinne Talon, Oluseyi Oyedele, Karen Tee…

    Citation: International Journal of Mental Health Systems 2019 13:6

    Content type: Study protocol

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  28. Mental, neurological and substance use disorders are highly prevalent in Ethiopia which are known to result in substantial disability. Improving the knowledge, attitude and practice of the primary health care ...

    Authors: Eftu Ahmed, Hailu Merga and Fessahaye Alemseged

    Citation: International Journal of Mental Health Systems 2019 13:5

    Content type: Research

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  29. With the implicit neglect for the integration of mental health services into general health service development in South Africa, there is an urgent need for an understanding of the ways in which existing refor...

    Authors: Sumaiyah Docrat, Crick Lund and Dan Chisholm

    Citation: International Journal of Mental Health Systems 2019 13:4

    Content type: Research

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  30. Hospital nurses are exposed to various work-related factors that may be associated with increased risk of developing different mental disorders. Empirical evidence on the prevalence and correlates of individua...

    Authors: Thi Thu Thuy Tran, Ngoc Bich Nguyen, Mai Anh Luong, Thi Hai Anh Bui, Thi Dung Phan, Van Oanh Tran, Thi Huyen Ngo, Harry Minas and Thuy Quynh Nguyen

    Citation: International Journal of Mental Health Systems 2019 13:3

    Content type: Research

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  31. Suicide is a critical global health issue. Japan has had a high suicide rate for the last 12 decades. In 2007, the Japanese Central Government Office issued the “General Principles of Suicide Prevention Policy...

    Authors: Naohiro Yonemoto, Yoshitaka Kawashima, Kaori Endo and Mitsuhiko Yamada

    Citation: International Journal of Mental Health Systems 2019 13:2

    Content type: Research

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  32. Care assistant workers as a new pattern of care providers in China play an important role in bridging the mental health treatment gap. Stigma and discrimination against people with mental disorders among care ...

    Authors: Jie Li, Yu Fan, Hua-Qing Zhong, Xiao-Ling Duan, Wen Chen, Sara Evans-Lacko and Graham Thornicroft

    Citation: International Journal of Mental Health Systems 2019 13:1

    Content type: Research

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  33. Changes in Norwegian law and health policy require all health professionals to help safeguard the provision of information and follow-up for the children of parents with mental or physical illness, or substanc...

    Authors: Bjørg Eva Skogøy, Darryl Maybery, Torleif Ruud, Knut Sørgaard, Gro Christensen Peck, Elin Kufås, Kristin Stavnes, Eivind Thorsen and Terje Ogden

    Citation: International Journal of Mental Health Systems 2018 12:77

    Content type: Research

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  34. Psychotherapy and mental health services in Nairobi’s public hospitals are increasing. Rather than prematurely imposing psychotherapy protocols developed in Western countries to Kenya, we argue that first stud...

    Authors: Manasi Kumar, Mary Wangari Kuria, Caleb Joseph Othieno and Fredrik Falkenström

    Citation: International Journal of Mental Health Systems 2018 12:76

    Content type: Research

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  36. In spite of the pronounced adverse economic consequences of mental, neurological, and substance use disorders on households in most low- and middle-income countries, service coverage and financial protection f...

    Authors: J. Ssebunnya, S. Kangere, J. Mugisha, S. Docrat, D. Chisholm, C. Lund and F. Kigozi

    Citation: International Journal of Mental Health Systems 2018 12:74

    Content type: Research

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  37. Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) is a highly prevalent and debilitating psychiatric disorder known to interfere with several life domains. Yet little is known about the subjective experiences of living with...

    Authors: Kirsten Celeste Kohler, Bronwynè Jo’sean Coetzee and Christine Lochner

    Citation: International Journal of Mental Health Systems 2018 12:73

    Content type: Research

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  38. Schizophrenia is one of the leading public health issues in psychiatry and imposes a heavy financial burden on the healthcare systems. This study aims to report the direct medical costs and the associated fact...

    Authors: Hui Zhang, Yuming Sun, Donglan Zhang, Chao Zhang and Gang Chen

    Citation: International Journal of Mental Health Systems 2018 12:72

    Content type: Research

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  40. In Vietnam, the mental health care infrastructure is on the verge of transformation with an increase in the demand for access to adequate and effective mental health care services. Public attitudes towards men...

    Authors: Kerem Böge, Eric Hahn, Tien Duc Cao, Lukas Marian Fuchs, Lara Kim Martensen, Georg Schomerus, Michael Dettling, Matthias Angermeyer, Van Tuan Nguyen and Thi Minh Tam Ta

    Citation: International Journal of Mental Health Systems 2018 12:70

    Content type: Research

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  41. Youth-friendly health care services can facilitate young people’s access to health care services and promote their health, including their mental health. In Sweden, a network of youth health centers exist sinc...

    Authors: Isabel Goicolea, Cecilia Hultstrand Ahlin, Anna-Karin Waenerlund, Bruno Marchal, Monica Christianson, Maria Wiklund, Anna-Karin Hurtig and Miguel San Sebastian

    Citation: International Journal of Mental Health Systems 2018 12:69

    Content type: Research

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  42. Perinatal depression is associated with negative effects on child behavioural, cognitive and emotional development, birth outcomes, and physical growth. In India, increased priority accorded to mental health p...

    Authors: Sujit D. Rathod, Simone Honikman, Charlotte Hanlon and Rahul Shidhaye

    Citation: International Journal of Mental Health Systems 2018 12:68

    Content type: Research

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  43. Access to psychological treatments has been defined by Gulliford as comprising supply, effectiveness, equity and uptake. In the UK, a recent national programme “Improving Access to Psychological Treatments” ha...

    Authors: June S. L. Brown

    Citation: International Journal of Mental Health Systems 2018 12:67

    Content type: Commentary

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  44. To evaluate the feasibility, acceptability and effectiveness of implementing a peer-based, multi-component mental health program in the Australian coal mining industry.

    Authors: Ross J. Tynan, Carole James, Robyn Considine, Jaelea Skehan, Jorgen Gullestrup, Terry J. Lewin, John Wiggers and Brian J. Kelly

    Citation: International Journal of Mental Health Systems 2018 12:66

    Content type: Research

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  45. Pathways to care are actions and strategies employed by individuals in order to get help for health-related distress and the related processes of care providers. On several systematic reviews regarding pathway...

    Authors: Carlos Eduardo Amaral, Rosana Onocko-Campos, Pedro Renan Santos de Oliveira, Mariana Barbosa Pereira, Éllen Cristina Ricci, Mayrá Lobato Pequeno, Bruno Emerich, Roseléia Carneiro dos Santos and Graham Thornicroft

    Citation: International Journal of Mental Health Systems 2018 12:65

    Content type: Review

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  46. Early distinguishing the cognitive impairment from healthy population is crucial to delay the progression of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer disease (AD). Test Your Memory (TYM) has been proved t...

    Authors: Xuemei Li, Shengfa Zhang, Jinsui Zhang, Jingru Zhu, Huan He, Yurong Zhang, Weijun Zhang and Donghua Tian

    Citation: International Journal of Mental Health Systems 2018 12:64

    Content type: Research

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  47. Non-specialists’ involvement in mental health care is encouraged in the field of global mental health to address the treatment gap caused by mental illness, especially in low- and middle-income countries. Whil...

    Authors: Jessica Spagnolo, François Champagne, Nicole Leduc, Michèle Rivard, Myra Piat, Marc Laporta, Wahid Melki and Fatma Charfi

    Citation: International Journal of Mental Health Systems 2018 12:63

    Content type: Research

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  48. Mental health problems among trafficked persons could be the result of concomitantly interwoven effects of various factors. Analyzing the networked relationships concurrently could be a more substantive approa...

    Authors: Lemma Derseh Gezie, Alemayehu Worku Yalew, Yigzaw Kebede Gete, Telake Azale, Tilman Brand and Hajo Zeeb

    Citation: International Journal of Mental Health Systems 2018 12:62

    Content type: Research

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  49. In Eritrea, highly centralized mental health care services and lack of trained psychiatric personnel at primary health care units remain a challenge to the mental health care system. These problems can be mini...

    Authors: Tesfit Brhane Netsereab, Meron Mehari Kifle, Robel Berhane Tesfagiorgis, Sara Ghebremichael Habteab, Yosan Kahsay Weldeabzgi and Okbazghi Zaid Tesfamariam

    Citation: International Journal of Mental Health Systems 2018 12:61

    Content type: Research

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  50. Despite advances in our understanding of what mental health systems and services can do to enhance recovery and wellbeing outcomes for people seeking support, there is limited evidence demonstrating that this ...

    Authors: Keren E. Wolstencroft, Frank P. Deane, Cara L. Jones, Adam Zimmermann and Merrilee Cox

    Citation: International Journal of Mental Health Systems 2018 12:60

    Content type: Research

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