In spite of high levels of poverty in low and middle income countries (LMIC), and the high
burden posed by common mental disorders (CMD), it is only in the last two decades that …

Mobile health, also known as m-health, 1 has been defined by the Global Observatory for e-
health of the World Health Organization (WHO) as “medical and public health practice …

International evidence shows that people with disabilities have many unmet health and
rehabilitation needs, face barriers in accessing mainstream health-care services, and …

Mental health symptoms and disorders are common among elite athletes, may have sport
related manifestations within this population and impair performance. Mental health cannot …

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BackgroundPost-partum depression in the developing world has received tittle research
attention, and its association with disturbances in the mother–infant relationship is unknown …

Objective To assess the efficacy of an intervention designed to improve the mother-infant
relationship and security of infant attachment in a South African peri-urban settlement with …

Uses local case studies and international research to guide the reader through the
challenges facing mental health workers in diverse but increasingly interconnected world …

Structural barriers to antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence are economic, institutional,
political and cultural factors, that collectively influence the extent to which persons living with …

BackgroundA high rate of maternal depression and associated disturbance in the mother–
infant relationship has been found in an indigent peri-urban South African community …