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ReviewHealth services insights2017

Mental Health Service Provision in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.

Shanaya Rathod, Narsimha Pinninti, Muhammed Irfan, Paul Gorczynski, Pranay Rathod, Lina Gega, Farooq Naeem

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Review in Health services insights, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04671225 (Psychoeducation for Patients With Bipolar Disorder in Rwanda), which is not on this map. Cited by 417 papers, 17 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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417citing papers in PubMed, 17 pooled it
40.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT04671225 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2021, after this paper: background citation

Psychoeducation for Patients With Bipolar Disorder in Rwanda

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of AarhusRan2021 to 2022Enrolled154ConditionsBipolar DisorderArmsGroups Psychoeducation, Waiting-list
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

417 citing papers in PubMed, 17 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 799 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Prescription and use of psychoactive medications among cancer patients and associated factors in lower and upper middle-income countries: systematic review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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  17. Prevalence of antidepressant use in Brazil: a systematic review with meta-analysis.Revista brasileira de psiquiatria (Sao Paulo, Brazil : 1999) · 2024
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357 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 7 institutions in 4 countries.

Shanaya RathodClinical Trials Facility, Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK.
Narsimha PinnintiSchool of Osteopathic Medicine, Rowan University and Oaks Integrated Care, Stratford, NJ, USA.
Muhammed IrfanDepartment of Mental Health, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Peshawar Medical College, Peshawar, Pakistan.
Paul GorczynskiDepartment of Sport and Exercise Science, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK.
Pranay RathodDepartment of Economics, The London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.
Lina GegaDepartment of Health Sciences and Hull York Medical School, University of York, York, UK.
Farooq NaeemDepartment of Psychiatry, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada.
Khyber Medical College · PKLondon School of Economics and Political Science · GBQueen's University · CARowan University · USSouthern Health NHS Foundation Trust · GBUniversity of Portsmouth · GBUniversity of York · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This article discusses the provision of mental health services in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) with a view to understanding the cultural dynamics-how the challenges they pose can be addressed and the opportunities harnessed in specific cultural contexts. The article highlights the need for prioritisation of mental health services by incorporating local population and cultural needs. This can be achieved only through political will and strengthened legislation, improved resource allocation and strategic organisation, integrated packages of care underpinned by professional communication and training, and involvement of patients, informal carers, and the wider community in a therapeutic capacity.

Indexed as

low- and middle-income countriesMental health servicesservice provision

Identifiers

PMID28469456
PMCPMC5398308
OpenAlexW2600660804

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Registered trials

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