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Association Between Suicide Rate And Human Development Index, Income, And The Political System In 46 Muslim-Majority Countries: An Ecological Study, S. M. Yasir Arafat, Marthoenis Marthoenis, Murad Khan, Mohsen Rezaeian
Association Between Suicide Rate And Human Development Index, Income, And The Political System In 46 Muslim-Majority Countries: An Ecological Study, S. M. Yasir Arafat, Marthoenis Marthoenis, Murad Khan, Mohsen Rezaeian
Brain and Mind Institute
Very little has been researched assessing the relationship between the suicide rate and the ecological perspectives of the country, especially in the Muslim majority countries. We aimed to determine the association between suicide rate and the ecological parameters of 46 Muslim majority countries. We extracted the Muslim majority countries and their suicide rate, income distribution, distribution of the WHO region and continents, and Human Development Index (HDI). We assessed the correlation of the proportion of Muslim populations, the total population of the countries, number of suicides, continent, income group, political system, and HDI score with the suicide rate. The median …
Modifying Group Interpersonal Psychotherapy For Peripartum Adolescents In Sub-Saharan African Context: Reviewing Differential Contextual And Implementation Considerations, Manasi Kumar, Helen Verdeli, Shekhar Saxena, Inge Petersen, Keng Yen Huang, Caleb Othieno, Nancy Grote, Roslyn Law, Jurgen Unutzer, Mary Mckay
Modifying Group Interpersonal Psychotherapy For Peripartum Adolescents In Sub-Saharan African Context: Reviewing Differential Contextual And Implementation Considerations, Manasi Kumar, Helen Verdeli, Shekhar Saxena, Inge Petersen, Keng Yen Huang, Caleb Othieno, Nancy Grote, Roslyn Law, Jurgen Unutzer, Mary Mckay
Brain and Mind Institute
Background: This study describes adaptation and modification of World Health Organization (WHO) recommended group interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT-G) for depressed peripartum adolescents. The adaptation process includes accommodating contextual factors and strategies to address intervention implementation barriers, such as engagement problems with adolescents, caregivers, and providers, and stigma and dearth of mental health specialists. The modifications include and adolescent relevant iterations to the therapy format and content.
Methods: A multi-stakeholder led two-stage intervention adaptation and modification process integrating mixed qualitative methods were used with pregnant and parenting adolescents, their partners, and health care workers. In-depth interviews focusing on personal, relationship, social, and …