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| Mental health research priorities in low- and middle-income countries of Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean | | Author(s) | P Sharan, C Gallo, O Gureje |
| Journal title | British Journal of Psychiatry, vol 195, no 4, October 2009 |
| Pages | pp 354-363 |
| Source | http://bjp.rcpsych.org |
| Keywords | Mental health [elderly] ; Mental disorder ; Psychiatric treatment ; Research ; Developing countries ; Africa ; Asia ; South America ; Central America ; West Indies ; Literature reviews. |
| Annotation | Studies suggest a lack or prioritisation in mental health research in low- and middle-income (LAM) countries. The authors used a two-stage design that included identification through literature searches and snowball techniques of researchers and stakeholders in 14 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and a postal survey on priorities in research. The study identified broad agreement between researchers and stakeholders and across regions regarding research priorities. Epidemiology (burden and risk factors), health systems and social science ranked highest for type of research. Depression or anxiety, substance use disorders and psychoses, and children and adolescents, women and people exposed to violence or trauma were priorities among the disorders and population groups respectively. Important criteria for prioritising research were burden of disease, social justice, and availability of funds. Stakeholder groups differed in the importance they gave to the personal interest of researchers as a criterion for prioritising research. Researchers' and stakeholders' priorities were consistent with burden of disease estimates. However suicide was underprioritised compared with its burden. Researchers' and stakeholders' priorities were also largely congruent with the researchers' projects. These results suggest that it should be possible to develop consensus as regional and international levels regarding the research agenda that is necessary to support health system objectives in LAM countries. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-091110203 A |
| Classmark | D: E: LP: 3A: 7B: 7J: 7C: 7W: 7U: 7V: 64A |
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