Identifying challenges and recommendations for advancing global mental health implementation research: A key informant study of the National Institute of Mental Health Scale-Up Hubs
| Autor: | Laura Shields-Zeeman, Maria A. Oquendo, José Miguel Uribe-Restrepo, Jasmine Kalha, Ozge Sensoy Bahar, Carlos Gómez-Restrepo, Soumitra Pathare, Deepak Tugnawat, Juliana L. Restivo, Hesham M. Hamoda, Bradley H. Wagenaar, Sue E. Levkoff, Tamora A. Callands, John A. Naslund, Lakshmi Vijayakumar, Haja Wurie, Hongtu Chen, Ishmael Amarreh, Vikram Patel, Arjun Kapoor, Inge Petersen, Milton L. Wainberg, Fred M. Ssewamala, Jones Masiye, Lawrence S. Wissow, Chifundo Zimba |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Mental Health Services
Medical education Mental Disorders Psychological intervention Capacity building General Medicine Global Health Mental health United States Article 030227 psychiatry 03 medical and health sciences Psychiatry and Mental health 0302 clinical medicine Global mental health Mental Health Workforce Sustainability Global health Humans Implementation research Psychology 030217 neurology & neurosurgery General Psychology National Institute of Mental Health (U.S.) |
| Zdroj: | Asian J Psychiatr |
| ISSN: | 1876-2026 |
| Popis: | Objective This study explored perspectives of researchers working with the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Scale-Up Hubs, consisting of research partnerships for scaling up mental health interventions in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), to: 1) identify common barriers to conducting impactful research on the implementation of evidence-based mental health services; and 2) provide recommendations to overcome these implementation challenges. Methods A sequential qualitative approach was employed. First, an open-ended survey was distributed to the 10 Scale-Up Hubs and NIMH program staff asking informants to identify challenges in conducting mental health implementation research in LMICs. Second, survey findings guided an in-person workshop to generate implementation recommendations to inform the field. Results In total, 46 respondents completed surveys, and 101 researchers attended the workshop. The workshop produced implementation recommendations for low-resource settings: 1) identifying impact of research on policy and practice; 2) sustaining careers of early researchers in global mental health; 3) engaging policymakers and donors to value mental health research; 4) supporting the workforce for delivering evidence-based treatments for mental disorders; and 5) promoting sustainability of programs. Conclusions These findings can strengthen collaboration between researchers and key stakeholders, and highlight important targets for improving mental health implementation research in LMICs. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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