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Hypomania: a transcultural perspective [PDF]

World Psychiatry, 2010
This study examined the transcultural robustness of a screening instrument for hypomania, the Hypomania Checklist-32, first revised version (HCL-32 R1). It was carried out in 2606 patients from twelve countries in five geographic regions (Northern, Southern and Eastern Europe, South America and East Asia).
Rolf Adolfsson, Ricardo Moreno, Eduard Vieta   +2 more
exaly   +5 more sources

Primary Capacities as a Predictor of Perceived Stress, Anxiety, and Depression in the Pandemic Crisis of Covid-19 [PDF]

The Global Psychotherapist, 2023
Fifty years of worldwide success of Positive Psychotherapy practice suggested that primary capacities, postulated by prof. Nossrat Peseschkian, are reliable criteria to diagnose the integration level of personal psychological functioning.
Ivan Kirillov, Polina Efremova, Ewa Dobiala, Ivan Pleshakov   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Psychological impact of COVID‐19 pandemic and lockdown among the population involved in tourism sector in Lakeside of Pokhara: A qualitative study

Health Science Reports, 2023
Background and Aims The COVID‐19 pandemic has exerted a substantial influence on every sector of people's lives worldwide, including Nepal. The tourism industry is not exceptional.
Rajesh Paudel, Seema Khadka, Jeetendra Rai, Rakesh Singh   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Positive Group Therapy Through Traditional Games with a Positum MGS Approach for Building Resilience Against Trauma in Times of Pandemics, War and Earthquakes: Theoretical Considerations and Practical Applications of “The Witches” Game [PDF]

The Global Psychotherapist, 2023
Why traditional games and how to transform them into powerful psycho-social and holistic instruments in Positive Group Therapy? The paper aims at looking at the space that Positive Transcultural Psychotherapy [PPT after N.
Etion Parruca
doaj   +1 more source

Mechanisms of action for stigma reduction among primary care providers following social contact with service users and aspirational figures in Nepal: an explanatory qualitative design

International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 2022
Background 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 initiatives for PCPs produce changes in
Bonnie N. Kaiser, Dristy Gurung, Sauharda Rai, Anvita Bhardwaj, Manoj Dhakal, Cori L. Cafaro, Kathleen J. Sikkema, Crick Lund, Vikram Patel, Mark J. D. Jordans, Nagendra P. Luitel, Brandon A. Kohrt   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Psychotropic drugs in Nepal: perceptions on use and supply chain management

Globalization and Health, 2018
Background Psychotropic drugs play an important role in the treatment of mental, neurological and substance use disorders. Despite the advancement of the use of psycho-pharmaceuticals in the developed countries, the psychotropic drug production and ...
Nawaraj Upadhaya, Mark J. D. Jordans, Dristy Gurung, Ruja Pokhrel, Ramesh P. Adhikari, Ivan H. Komproe   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Development of the mental health cultural adaptation and contextualization for implementation (mhCACI) procedure: a systematic framework to prepare evidence-based psychological interventions for scaling

Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health, 2021
Background Because of the high burden of untreated mental illness in humanitarian settings and low- and middle-income countries, scaling-up effective psychological interventions require a cultural adaptation process that is feasible and acceptable.
Manaswi Sangraula, Brandon A. Kohrt, Renasha Ghimire, Pragya Shrestha, Nagendra P. Luitel, Edith van’t Hof, Katie Dawson, Mark J. D. Jordans   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Protocol for a caregiver psychosocial support intervention for populations affected by displacement in Uganda

BMC Public Health, 2021
Background Child psychological distress in refugee settings is a significant public health concern, which is exacerbated by poor caregiver mental health and functioning.
Flora Cohen, Sabrina Hermosilla, Justin Knox, Gary Samuel Agaba, Grace Obalim, Rehema Kajungu, Patrick Onyango Mangen, Lindsay Stark   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Transcultural pathways to the will to fight

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2023
The ‘Will to Fight Act’ was amended to the nation's annual defense bill (FY2023 NDAA) urging attention to assessing will to fight, after debate acknowledging that current evaluation efforts within the political and military establishment remain contentious, fragmented, and meager.
Gómez, Ángel, Vázquez, Alexandra, Atran, Scott   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Culturally and developmentally adapting group interpersonal therapy for adolescents with depression in rural Nepal

BMC Psychology, 2020
Background Evidence-based interventions are needed to reduce depression among adolescents in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). One approach could be cultural adaptation of psychological therapies developed in high-income countries.
Kelly Rose-Clarke, Indira Pradhan, Pragya Shrestha, Prakash B.K., Jananee Magar, Nagendra P. Luitel, Delan Devakumar, Alexandra Klein Rafaeli, Kathleen Clougherty, Brandon A. Kohrt, Mark J. D. Jordans, Helen Verdeli   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source