The Latin American treatment and innovation network in mental health h (LATINMH): rationale and scope
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UNLABELLED: Over the past 60 years Latin American countries have been experiencing noticeable demographic and socioeconomic changes, with marked impact on the population health in the region. There is growing recognition of the co-morbidity among mental and physical health problems impacting heavily on health care systems. These challenges open many opportunities for transformational change in the expanding field of global mental health. Given the growing evidence for the wide applicability and efficacy of specific components included in mental health treatment packages, research should focus more on improving the organization and efficiency with which we deliver these specific treatment components already proven to be efficacious. The Latin American Treatment and Innovation Network in Mental Health (LATIN-MH) is a research and training Hub based in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and Lima, Peru. It aims to address the co-morbidity between physical and mental chronic diseases, exploring the opportunity to use technology to support the treatment of these conditions. LATIN-MH strives to move beyond specific single-disease approaches and research silos, whilst maximizing the opportunities to work collaboratively with various groups in the Latin American region, thus contributing to fostering research and building capacity in mental health research. KEY WORDS: Mental Health, Chronic Disease, mHealth, Capacity Building (MeSH) Key concepts: Chronic diseases have now become the major determinants of the disease burden in Latin America, whereas psychiatric disorders accounted for almost one-third of years lived with disability worldwide in 2005. LATIN-MH is a research and training hub that aims to address the co-morbidity between physical and mental chronic diseases using technology to support their treatments. LATIN-MH strives to move beyond specific single-disease approaches and research siloes, whilst maximizing the opportunities to work collaboratively with various groups in the Latin American region, thus contributing to foster research and build capacity in mental health research. LATIN-MH is built on three driving principles: (i) building capacities to ensure sustainability and autonomy of mental health services, (ii) developing strategic interdisciplinary partnerships, and (iii) integrating mental health treatment into primary care and community health systems.
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- Authors
- Menezes, P. R., Araya, R., Miranda, J., Mohr, D. C., & Price, L. N.
- Affiliations
- Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (PE)
- Northwestern University (US)
- National Institutes of Health (US)
- Venue
- Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Médicas de Córdoba
- Publisher
- Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
- Published
- 2015-12-11
- Volume
- 72
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 321-330
- ISSN
- 0014-6722 (ISSN-L)
- 1853-0605
- PMC
- PMC8108466
- OpenAlex
- W2293713418
- Cited by
- 10
- References
- 1
- Citations by year
- 2025: 2 · 2024: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 1 · 2016: 1
- FWCI
- 1.08
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
- doi.org
- Locations
- Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Médicas de Córdoba (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Research Portal (King's College London) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute of Mental Health (U19MH098780)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychiatric care and mental health services
- Keywords
- mobile health, integration of mental health into primary care, community health systems, interdisciplinary research partnerships, Latin America
- MeSH terms
- Mental Disorders, Depression, Humans, Latin America, Mental Health, Mental Health Services, Primary Health Care, Socioeconomic Factors, Inventions
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