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Open AccessImplementation of state health insurance benefit mandates for cancer-related fertility preservation: following policy through a complex system
A myriad of federal, state, and organizational policies are designed to improve access to evidence-based healthcare, but the impact of these policies likely varies due to contextual determinants of, reinterpre...
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Open AccessAssessing ad-hoc adaptations’ alignment with therapeutic goals: a qualitative study of lay counselor-delivered family therapy in Eldoret, Kenya
A key question in implementation science is how to balance adaptation and fidelity in translating interventions to new settings. There is growing consensus regarding the importance of planned adaptations to deliv...
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Open AccessUsing ethnographic approaches to document, evaluate, and facilitate virtual community-engaged implementation research
Community Advisory Boards (CABs) have been frequently used to engage diverse partners to inform research projects. Yet, evaluating the quality of engagement has not been routine. We describe a multi-method eth...
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Open AccessMechanisms of action for stigma reduction among primary care providers following social contact with service users and aspirational figures in Nepal: an explanatory qualitative design
There are increasing initiatives to reduce mental illness stigma among primary care providers (PCPs) being trained in mental health services. However, there is a gap in understanding how stigma reduction initi...
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Open AccessIdentification of optimal thalassemia screening strategies for migrant populations in Thailand using a qualitative approach
Thalassemia is a common inherited hemoglobin disorder in Southeast Asia. Severe thalassemia can lead to significant morbidity for patients and economic strain for under-resourced health systems. Thailand’s tha...
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Open AccessMeasuring mental health in humanitarian crises: a practitioner’s guide to validity
There are ongoing methodological advances in measuring mental health in humanitarian crises. This Special Section describes numerous innovations. Here we take a practitioner's view in understanding the key iss...
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Residential Care Directors’ Perceptions of Desirable Characteristics of Caregivers for Orphaned and Separated Children
Caring for, raising, and educating orphaned and separated children (OSC) is important work that is critical to the long-term well-being of those children. Despite the importance of caregiving, it can be overwh...
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Traditional Healers and Mental Health in Nepal: A Sco** Review
Despite extensive ethnographic and qualitative research on traditional healers in Nepal, the role of traditional healers in relation to mental health has not been synthesized. We focused on the following clini...
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Counting What Counts: Epidemiologic Measurement and Generating Meaningful Findings
Quantitative data serve key purposes in global mental health. They tell us who is in need of care, how well that care is working, and what risk and protective factors are associated with mental health outcomes...
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Family Functioning and Mental Health Changes Following a Family Therapy Intervention in Kenya: a Pilot Trial
Family-based interventions offer a promising avenue for addressing chronic negative family interactions that contribute to lasting consequences, including family violence and the onset and maintenance of menta...
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Perceived Feasibility, Acceptability, and Cultural Adaptation for a Mental Health Intervention in Rural Haiti
Mental healthcare is largely unavailable throughout Haiti, particularly in rural areas. The aim of the current study is to explore perceived feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of potential culturall...
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Open AccessWhat about lay counselors’ experiences of task-shifting mental health interventions? Example from a family-based intervention in Kenya
A key focus of health systems strengthening in low- and middle-income countries is increasing reach and access through task-shifting. As such models become more common, it is critical to understand the experie...
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Open AccessElucidating adolescent aspirational models for the design of public mental health interventions: a mixed-method study in rural Nepal
Adolescent aspirational models are sets of preferences for an idealized self. Aspirational models influence behavior and exposure to risk factors that shape adult mental and physical health. Cross-cultural und...
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Language, Measurement, and Structural Violence: Global Mental Health Case Studies from Haiti and the Dominican Republic
This chapter explores three essential concepts in Global Mental Health research and practice: language and communication, cross-cultural measurement of mental illness, and the role of structural violence in cr...
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Reflechi twòp—Thinking Too Much: Description of a Cultural Syndrome in Haiti’s Central Plateau
A rich Haitian ethnopsychology has been described, detailing concepts of personhood, explanatory models of illness, and links between mind and body. However, little research has engaged explicitly with mental ...
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Open AccessDepression, suicidal ideation, and associated factors: a cross-sectional study in rural Haiti
Since the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, there has been increased international attention to mental health needs throughout the country. The present study represents one of the first epidemiologic studies of depres...
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Explanatory Models and Mental Health Treatment: Is Vodou an Obstacle to Psychiatric Treatment in Rural Haiti?
Vodou as an explanatory framework for illness has been considered an impediment to biomedical psychiatric treatment in rural Haiti by some scholars and Haitian professionals. According to this perspective, att...
