Global Mental Health Trials

by Graham Thornicroft (Editor), Vikram Patel (Editor)

Overview

Global mental health is a dynamic field of global health; a core aspect of the story which has led to its emergence has been the conduct of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating innovative delivery systems of packages of care for mental disorders in low-resource settings. Global Mental Health Trials brings together many of the world's leading researchers active in the fields of RCTs in low- and medium-resource counties and settings related to improving mental health care. It presents clear and practical information about how to conduct such trials in these settings, along with critical methodological and ethical issues related to such trials, learning from the positive and negative experiences of expert scientists in many counties worldwide who have completed such trials. This book serves as a valuable resource for practitioners in mental health - psychiatrists, psychiatric nurses nursing, psychologists, social workers, and occupational therapists - as well as researchers in the areas of psycho-social treatments in mental health, mental health services research, and programme and systems evaluation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199680467
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	08/19/2014
Pages:	328
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Graham Thornicroft, Professor of Community Psychiatry, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry,Vikram Patel, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK, and Public Health Foundation of India, Goa, India

Table of Contents

PART A: PRINCIPLES OF GLOBAL MENTAL HEALTH TRIALS1. The importance of trials for global mental health, Graham Thornicroft & Vikram Patel2. The applicability of trials of complex mental health interventions, Lara Fairall, Merrick Zwarenstein, Graham Thornicroft3. Developing mental health interventions, Abhijit Nadkarni, Mary J De Silva, Vikram Patel4. Design issues in GMH trials in low resource settings, Helen Weiss5. Defining Relevant Outcomes, Paul Bolton and Judith Bass6. Economic evaluations in global mental health, Iris Mosweu and Paul McCrone7. Working with vulnerable populations, Theresa S. Betancourt, William Beardslee, Catherine Kirk, Katrina Hann, Moses Zombo, Christine Mushashi, Fredrick Kanyanganzi, Morris Munyana, and Justin I. Bizimana8. Ethical issues in global mental health trials, Athula Sumathipala & Buddhika FernandoPART B: CASE STUDIES OF GLOBAL MENTAL HEALTH TRIALS (VP leads section)9. Trials of interventions for people with psychosis, Sudipto Chatterjee, Smita Naik, Hamid Dabholkar, Padmavati R, Sujit John, Mirja Koschorke, Rangaswamy Thara10. Trials of interventions for people with depression, Neerja Chowdhary, Atif Rahman, Helena Verdeli, Vikram Patel11. Trials of interventions for people with alcohol use disorders, Maria Elena Medina-Mora; Sairat Noknoy, Cheryl Cherpitel, Tania Real, Roman Perez Velasco, Rodrigo Marin Navarrete, Nancy Amador, Viviana E Horigian12. Trials of interventions for people with dementia, Amit Dias, Dilip Motghare, Daisy Acosta, Jacob Roy, Jotheeswaran AT, Ralph N Martins13. Mental disorders and conditions associated with stress, Wietse A. Tol; Mark J.D. Jordans; Dessy Susanty; Joop T.V.M. de Jong14. Suicide prevention trials, Lakshmi Vijayakumar, Melissa Pearson and Shuba KumarPART C: BEYOND TRIALS: REDUCING THE MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT GAP15. Economic modelling for global mental health, David McDaid16. Evaluation of interventions in the real world, Mary J De Silva, Alex Cohen, Vikram Patel

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Sheila Lahijani, MD (Rush University Medical Center)
Description: This is a book without precedent, a strategically compiled series of topics that address principles, clinical scenarios, and models for interventions. It presents these in an organized and descriptive manner to inform readers about the issues surrounding global mental health trials.
Purpose: This book aims to present the practical information necessary to improve mental healthcare around the world, particularly as it relates to trials and specific methodological, economical, and ethical issues.
Audience: Any mental health clinician or researcher would benefit from reading this. Those who are involved in public health, especially, would gain useful practical knowledge to enhance the delivery of mental healthcare.
Features: The book is prudently organized into the three main parts: principles of global mental health trials, case studies of global mental health trials, and beyond trials: reducing the mental health treatment gap. Initially, the book discusses the fundamentals of global mental health trials, such as the development and applicability of interventions in global settings. Then, it presents cases for specific disorders, such as depression and suicide prevention. Finally, it discusses models for intervention. Each chapter is composed of clearly delineated sections with helpful figures and tables as well as resources gathered by leading international researchers.
Assessment: While there are other books covering global mental health topics, this book is unique in its focus on presenting global mental health trials comprehensively and clearly. The emphasis is on the disparities in mental health trials on a global scale and the necessity to improve this situation. Finally, it presents the information in an organized and thoughtful manner that leaves readers more knowledgeable in areas that are otherwise poorly defined.

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