On the eve of the UN summit on Sustainable Development goals, Alarcos Cieza of the WHO reminds us that disability is part…
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Global Health Health and the Sustainable Development Agenda: Leaving No One with Disability BehindRead more
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Global Health Grand Challenges in Global Mental Health: conclusion of a 5-part seriesRead more
Today we publish part 5 of a series providing a global perspective on integrating mental health care. The final article by Vikram…
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Mental Health Q&A with Pamela Collins – lead author of new series in PLOS Medicine on integrating mental healthRead more
In the latest installment of the Speaking of Medicine series of Q&A blog posts, we hear from Pamela Collins, the corresponding author…
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Global Health New Uganda case study in PLOS Medicine’s series on global mental health practiceRead more
Today we publish another installment in the ongoing PLOS Medicine Series on Global Mental Health Practice, guest edited by Drs. Vikram Patel…
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General Childhood nonsexual trauma: The long-term outcomes of physical and emotional maltreatment and neglectRead more
Estimates on the prevalence of child maltreatment vary widely, but the numbers are wrenching: around the world, 4%-16% of all children are…
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Mental Health No Health Without Mental HealthRead more
Mental health exerts a substantial burden of suffering and disability that is often underappreciated. The stigma of mental illness and legacy of…
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General Q&A with Vikram Patel – guest editor of the PLoS Medicine Global Mental Health Practice seriesRead more
In the latest installment of the Speaking of Medicine series of Q&A blog posts, we hear from Vikram Patel, one of the…
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General Q&A with Vikram Patel – guest editor of the PLoS Medicine Global Mental Health Practice seriesRead more
In the latest installment of the Speaking of Medicine series of Q&A blog posts, we hear from Vikram Patel, one of the…
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General The Neurological Legacy of Childhood TraumaRead more
It’s almost common knowledge that many people who experienced trauma as children have a harder time in adult life. Indeed, over the…
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Mental Health Call for papers: PLoS Medicine series on Global Mental Health PracticeRead more
Today PLoS Medicine launches a new series on the best ways to help people with mental health problems around the world. The series…
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General Conflicts of interest and DSM-5: the media reactionRead more
The fifth edition of the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) will be published next year, but…
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Mental Health What is a traumatic experience if you live in Mogadishu?Read more
The woman in front of me in the clinic looked worried. Her child, a small creature, was struggling to resist efforts to…