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In this Comment, Patwary et al. discuss the mental health needs of the Turkey–Syria earthquake survivors from an internal point of view, providing suggestions on what could be done for short- and long-term mental health improvement.
Social safety nets refer to the networks of assistance that are available to individuals or families who are vulnerable or who are experiencing poverty. Mental health safety nets can encompass traditional assistance, such as food and cash transfers, as well as behavioral health services and medication coverage — much-needed resources around the world.
The mental health implications of the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake will probably be profound. Here we present research from prior disasters related to the potential negative mental health effects of the earthquake and its aftermath and provide suggestions for mitigating potential deleterious consequences.
Mental health is essential to a person’s wellbeing, and mental health is a crucial component of the positive functioning and flourishing of families, communities and societies. At CNS Summit 2022, held 17–20 November 2022, Murali Doraiswamy asked Joshua Gordon from the National Institute of Mental Health to explain current limitations in the field of psychiatry and future steps to overcome these impediments.
A new survey from the International Alliance of Mental Health Research Funders explores how funders collaborate with people with lived experience of mental health challenges, and reveals potential routes to improve involvement.
Socioeconomic inequalities are antecedents for poor mental health outcomes. Mental illness is highly prevalent internationally — impacting 1 in 8 people, with incidence of anxiety and depression skyrocketing during the pandemic. In the USA, one of the world’s wealthiest nations, the economic outlook remains bleak.
The language of mental health is always being updated to better capture states of being and to be more inclusive. ‘Lived experience’, the core qualia of a mental health condition as it is perceived and inhabited by an individual, reflects this evolution. It is what makes some of us mental health ‘experts by experience’.
Moving the needle in mental health research requires doing justice to the social, psychological, biological and developmental complexities that affect people in their living environments. We developed a comprehensive national research program to achieve scale and depth through translational project bundles focused on early recognition and prevention, urban mental health, and enhanced psychotherapy, underpinned by a range of shared infrastructures. The program was consistently co-created with and will involve people with lived experience at all stages of research.
We spoke to Thema S. Bryant — the 2023 president of the American Psychological Association (APA), academic, author, podcaster and pastor — about the many roles she has and her singular vision for more inclusive psychology.