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“You can create a little bit more closure in your own story when someone really connects with it”: exploring how involvement in youth peer support work can promote peer development
Peer support relates to the provision of social/emotional support that is delivered by individuals with lived experience of a key characteristic that is shared with clients. Although the main objective of peer... (Source: International Journal of Mental Health Systems)
Source: International Journal of Mental Health Systems - October 24, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Tanya Halsall, Mardi Daley, Lisa D. Hawke, Jo Henderson and Kimberly Matheson Tags: Research Source Type: research

Piloting a community-based psychosocial group intervention designed to reduce distress among conflict-affected adults in Colombia: a mixed-method study of remote, hybrid, and in-person modalities during the COVID-19 pandemic
Community members in Quibd ó (Choco, Colombia) are highly vulnerable to psychosocial problems associated with the internal armed conflict, poverty, and insufficient public services, and exacerbated by the COVID... (Source: International Journal of Mental Health Systems)
Source: International Journal of Mental Health Systems - October 24, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Michel Rattner, Leah Emily James, Juan Fernando Botero, Hernando Chiari, Guillermo Andr és Bastidas Beltrán, Mateo Bernal, Juan Nicolás Cardona and Carlos Gantiva Tags: Research Source Type: research

A systematic review of measures of the personal recovery orientation of mental health services and staff
This review aimed to update and extend the Williams and colleagues 2012 systematic review of measures of recovery-orientation of mental health services by examining whether any of the specific knowledge gaps i... (Source: International Journal of Mental Health Systems)
Source: International Journal of Mental Health Systems - October 17, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Mary Leamy, Una Foye, Anne Hirrich, Dagfin Bj ørgen, Josh Silver, Alan Simpson, Madeline Ellis and Karl Johan-Johanson Tags: Review Source Type: research

Assessing the quality of the care offer for people with personality disorders in Italy: the QUADIM project. A multicentre research based on the database of use of Mental Health services
Italy can be viewed as a laboratory to assess the quality of mental healthcare delivered in a community-oriented system, especially for severe mental disorders, such as personality disorders. Although initiati... (Source: International Journal of Mental Health Systems)
Source: International Journal of Mental Health Systems - October 13, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Michele Sanza, Matteo Monzio Compagnoni, Giulia Caggiu, Liliana Allevi, Angelo Barbato, Jeannette Campa, Flavia Carle, Barbara D ’avanzo, Teresa Di Fiandra, Lucia Ferrara, Andrea Gaddini, Alessio Saponaro, Salvatore Scondotto, Valeria D Tozzi, Stefano L Tags: Research Source Type: research

A randomized controlled trial of mindfulness: effects on university students ’ mental health
The development of mental health disorders is common in the university population, and mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) seem to be effective in addressing them in different contexts. Thus, this study inv... (Source: International Journal of Mental Health Systems)
Source: International Journal of Mental Health Systems - October 13, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Giovana Gon çalves Gallo, Daniela Fernandez Curado, Mayra Pires Alves Machado, Marília Ignácio Espíndola, Vitor Villar Scattone and Ana Regina Noto Tags: Research Source Type: research

Mental health treatment programs for children and young people in secure settings: A systematic review
While there are mental health treatment programs for children and young people in secure settings (i.e., secure treatment programs) in many countries, there is a lack of transparency and consistency across the... (Source: International Journal of Mental Health Systems)
Source: International Journal of Mental Health Systems - October 12, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Valerie Schutte, Evangeline Danseco, Gabrielle Lucente and Purnima Sundar Tags: Research Source Type: research

Implementing digital mental health interventions at scale: one-year evaluation of a national digital CBT service in Ireland
In recent years, exponential growth in digital innovations and internet access has provided opportunities to deliver health services at a much greater scale than previously possible. Evidence-based technology-... (Source: International Journal of Mental Health Systems)
Source: International Journal of Mental Health Systems - October 10, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Siobh án Harty, Angel Enrique, Selin Akkol-Solakoglu, Adedeji Adegoke, Hannah Farrell, Graham Connon, Fiona Ward, Conor Kennedy, Derek Chambers and Derek Richards Tags: Research Source Type: research

The battle for mental well-being in Ukraine: mental health crisis and economic aspects of mental health services in wartime
The ongoing war in Ukraine is having profound impacts on both the local and global economy, as well as the infrastructure and overall well-being of the people. The prolonged duration of the conflict, coupled w... (Source: International Journal of Mental Health Systems)
Source: International Journal of Mental Health Systems - September 25, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Violetta Seleznova, Irina Pinchuk, Inna Feldman, Volodymyr Virchenko, Bo Wang and Norbert Skokauskas Tags: Review Source Type: research

Progress towards universal health coverage in the context of mental disorders in India: evidence from national sample survey data
Universal health coverage (UHC) has emerged as one of the important health policy discourses under the current sustainable development goals in the world. UHC in individual disease conditions is a must for att... (Source: International Journal of Mental Health Systems)
Source: International Journal of Mental Health Systems - September 19, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Alok Ranjan and Jewel E Crasta Tags: Research Source Type: research

Attitude of mental healthcare providers toward tele-psychiatry services and associated factors at public referral hospitals in Addis Ababa city, Ethiopia
Health systems around the world are struggling with the massive numbers of people with mental disorders who require professional care. The treatment gap for mental disorders is high all over the world, with be... (Source: International Journal of Mental Health Systems)
Source: International Journal of Mental Health Systems - September 12, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Jibril Bashir Adem, Mequannent Sharew Melaku, Tirualem Zeleke, Muluken Tesfaye, Firaol Lemessa Kitila and Agmasie Damtew Walle Tags: Research Source Type: research

Co-producing research on psychosis: a scoping review on barriers, facilitators and outcomes
Co-production is a collaborative approach to service user involvement in which users and researchers share power and responsibility in the research process. Although previous reviews have investigated co-produ... (Source: International Journal of Mental Health Systems)
Source: International Journal of Mental Health Systems - August 30, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: C. E. Jakobsson, E. Genovesi, A. Afolayan, T. Bella-Awusah, O. Omobowale, M. Buyanga, R. Kakuma and G. K. Ryan Tags: Review Source Type: research

“I decided to participate….because I saw it as benefiting our community and families”: a qualitative study of lay providers’ experiences with delivering an evidence-based mental health intervention for families in Uganda
Children and adolescents who live in resource-limited communities in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) experience significant mental health problems, including behavioral problems. In SSA, one of the most significant i... (Source: International Journal of Mental Health Systems)
Source: International Journal of Mental Health Systems - August 21, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Ozge Sensoy Bahar, William Byansi, Josephine Nabayinda, Joshua Kiyingi, Phionah Namatovu, Fithi Embaye, Mary M. McKay, Kimberly Hoagwood and Fred M. Ssewamala Tags: Research Source Type: research

Using the National Mental Health Service Planning Framework to inform integrated regional planning: a case study in Tasmania, Australia
The aim of this study was to demonstrate the application of a needs-based mental health service planning model in Tasmania, Australia to identify indicative directions for future service development that ensur... (Source: International Journal of Mental Health Systems)
Source: International Journal of Mental Health Systems - July 22, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Kate Gossip, Claudia Pagliaro, Charlotte Comben, Kevin Fjeldsoe, Harvey Whiteford and Sandra Diminic Tags: Research Source Type: research

The mental health toll of COVID-19: significant increase in admissions to ICU for voluntary self-inflicted injuries after the beginning of the pandemic
COVID-19 outbreak deeply impacted on mental health, with high rate of psychological distress in healthcare professionals, patients and general population. Current literature on trauma showed no increase in ICU... (Source: International Journal of Mental Health Systems)
Source: International Journal of Mental Health Systems - July 15, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Silvia Mongodi, Giulia Salve, Marta Ravasi, Damiano Rizzi, Matteo Mangiagalli, Valeria Musella, Catherine Klersy, Luca Ansaloni and Francesco Mojoli Tags: Brief Report Source Type: research

A framework for precision “dosing” of mental healthcare services: algorithm development and clinical pilot
One in five adults in the US experience mental illness and over half of these adults do not receive treatment. In addition to the access gap, few innovations have been reported for ensuring the right level of ... (Source: International Journal of Mental Health Systems)
Source: International Journal of Mental Health Systems - July 5, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Jonathan Knights, Victoria Bangieva, Michela Passoni, Macayla L. Donegan, Jacob Shen, Audrey Klein, Justin Baker and Holly DuBois Tags: Research Source Type: research