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{"title":"Pathways to suicide attempts in rural Uganda: a qualitative study of survivors, family members, and healthcare providers, and community health workers.","authors":"Yang Jae Lee, Mildred Asasira, Amir Hassan, Rauben Kazungu, Ryan M Aud, Elizabeth Moffett, Loukas Kang, Katherine Ager, Mugamba Tribius, Robert Rosenheck, Patrick J Raue, John C Fortney, Jurgen Unutzer, Alexander C Tsai","doi":"10.1080/00207411.2026.2704372","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00207411.2026.2704372","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Suicide is a critical public health issue worldwide. Risk factors are exacerbated by cultural stigma, socioeconomic hardship, and limited mental healthcare access. However, few studies have examined the lived experiences of suicide attempt survivors in Africa to probe the underlying drivers.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To explore the lived experiences and perceived drivers of suicide attempts in rural Uganda among individuals with lived experience, their families, healthcare providers, and community health workers.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted in-depth qualitative interviews in Buyende District, Uganda from June to August 2023 with a purposive sample of 54 participants aged 23 to 70: people who had survived a suicide attempt (<i>n</i> = 18) and their family members (<i>n</i> = 17), healthcare providers (<i>n</i> = 10), and community health workers (<i>n</i> = 9). Interviews were recorded, transcribed, translated, and analyzed using a thematic framework method.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Four main themes emerged as critical factors leading to suicide attempts: (1) familial and spousal conflict, involving relationship breakdown, resource denial, and social isolation; (2) financial stress, including chronic poverty, acute debts, and perceived socioeconomic failure; (3) mental illness and substance use, notably depression, psychotic symptoms, and alcohol use complicating existing psychological distress; and (4) religious and spiritual influences on the attribution of suicidal thoughts.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In this qualitative study from rural Uganda, suicide attempts across were perceived to result from intertwined interpersonal, economic, mental health, and spiritual factors. Participants rarely framed suicide as the result of a single cause, but rather as a response to cumulative and unresolved distress. Moments of missed support suggest opportunities for targeted intervention.</p>","PeriodicalId":46170,"journal":{"name":"INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-07-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13458890/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148713872","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Feasibility and acceptability of unconditional cash transfers intervention among unemployed young adults with first-episode psychosis in South Africa: a pilot randomized controlled trial.","authors":"Joyce Mlay, Lise Jamieson, Vuyokazi Ntlantsana, Neliswa Gcabashe, Thirusha Naidu, Busisiwe Siphumelele Bhengu, Lindokuhle Thela, Saeeda Paruk, Bonginkosi Chiliza, Jonathan K Burns, Richard Lessells, Andrew Tomita","doi":"10.1080/00207411.2026.2650235","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00207411.2026.2650235","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>There is a lack of high-quality evidence on cash transfers as an intervention to support young people with first-episode psychosis (FEP) in Africa. To address this gap, we conducted a pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) with a 3-month follow-up period to assess the feasibility and acceptability of an unconditional cash transfer (UCT) intervention among FEP. We enrolled 60 unemployed young adults (18-29years) with FEP from three public hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal, SA, and allocated participants into the intervention (<i>n</i> = 30) or the control arm (<i>n</i> = 30) using simple randomization. The intervention arm participants received a monthly transfer of R1,350 for three consecutive months. All 30 participants in the intervention arm completed the three-month follow-up, and 24 (80%) completed follow-up in the control arm. Although the effect of UCT on clinical and social outcomes is not the primary focus of this RCT, we observed significantly greater quality of life (p < 0.05) and medication adherence (p < 0.02) in the intervention group as compared to control group at the 3-month follow-up period. Although personal/social functioning challenge (p = 0.24) and cumulative relapses (p = 0.10) were greater in the control group, no statistically significant group differences were observed. Our study contributes the first evidence on UCT feasibility and acceptability for FEP.</p>","PeriodicalId":46170,"journal":{"name":"INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH","volume":" ","pages":"1-22"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-04-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7619188/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148266594","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Migration in psychiatry trainees in the United Kingdom: results from a cross-sectional survey","authors":"John Tweed, Kevin Holmes, Mariana Pinto da Costa","doi":"10.1080/00207411.2024.2386690","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00207411.2024.2386690","url":null,"abstract":"The shortage of psychiatrists in the UK is a pressing issue, yet the factors influencing the mobility of psychiatric trainees within the country remain poorly understood.This study aimed to investi...","PeriodicalId":46170,"journal":{"name":"INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH","volume":"25 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142218683","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The prevalence and factors associated with sexting among Vietnamese adolescents: a gender-specific analysis","authors":"Nguyen Van Luot, Giang Thi Thanh Mai, Harriot Beazley, Nguyen Thi Anh Thu, Tran Ha Thu, Truong Quang Lam, Nguyen Huy Hoang","doi":"10.1080/00207411.2024.2377843","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00207411.2024.2377843","url":null,"abstract":"Little is known about sexting among the teen population in Vietnam. The study aims to examine the prevalence of sexting behaviors among Vietnamese adolescents and factors affecting sexting behavior...","PeriodicalId":46170,"journal":{"name":"INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH","volume":"127 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141612684","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Digitalized social and emotional learning and better wellbeing among displaced Syrian adolescents in Lebanon","authors":"Solfrid Raknes, Alaa Al-Khayat, Brittany Schuler","doi":"10.1080/00207411.2024.2377825","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00207411.2024.2377825","url":null,"abstract":"Syrian adolescent refugees are one of the largest forced displaced populations in the world. Displaced adolescents experience significant stressors on their mental health, including high poverty an...","PeriodicalId":46170,"journal":{"name":"INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH","volume":"6 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141612685","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Medication beliefs and adherence to antipsychotic medication in patients diagnosed with schizophrenia: The moderating role of doctor–patient communication","authors":"Godwin Ocansey, Enoch Teye-Kwadjo, Joseph Osafo","doi":"10.1080/00207411.2024.2368286","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00207411.2024.2368286","url":null,"abstract":"Patients with schizophrenia have higher odds of premature mortality than people in the general population. Adherence to antipsychotic medication can prevent relapse and rehospitalisations and is co...","PeriodicalId":46170,"journal":{"name":"INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH","volume":"38 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141612686","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of frontline hospital-based nurses: rapid review and meta-analysis","authors":"Diane I. N. Trudgill, Kevin M. Gorey","doi":"10.1080/00207411.2024.2364133","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00207411.2024.2364133","url":null,"abstract":"The COVID-19 pandemic focused the world’s attention on the gross relative health risks, inequities and injustices experienced by first responders, of whom front-line, hospital-based nurses may be t...","PeriodicalId":46170,"journal":{"name":"INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH","volume":"13 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141508788","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Physical exercise intervention for gaming disorder: a systematic review of clinical trials","authors":"Astria Aryani, Kevin Surya Kusuma, Michael Jaya Saputra","doi":"10.1080/00207411.2024.2347672","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00207411.2024.2347672","url":null,"abstract":"Gaming disorder (GD) is continuously rising in prevalence with no specific treatment modalities proven most effective yet. Physical exercise (PE) has been used as an additional modality in treating...","PeriodicalId":46170,"journal":{"name":"INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH","volume":"40 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141508789","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Building resilience to individual, societal, and environmental stressors among youth: a need for accelerating collaborations between Asia and Africa","authors":"Eric Bui, Yatan Pal Singh Balhara, Dung Do-Van, Judith Kokui Azumah, Hari Setyowibowo, Fredrick Dermawan Purba, Abdul Jalloh, Innocent Mwombeki, Thi Tuong Vi Vu, Kaku So-Armah, James B. W. Russell","doi":"10.1080/00207411.2024.2348356","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00207411.2024.2348356","url":null,"abstract":"Published in International Journal of Mental Health (Vol. 53, No. 2, 2024)","PeriodicalId":46170,"journal":{"name":"INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH","volume":"25 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141508790","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effectiveness of psychiatric clinical posting on attitudes toward psychiatry and mental illness among medical, nursing and other healthcare students: systematic review","authors":"Stanley Njaka, Raishan Shafini Binti Bakar, Kueh Yee Cheng, Aaron Beryl Nwedu, Intan Idiana Binti Hassan","doi":"10.1080/00207411.2024.2347676","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00207411.2024.2347676","url":null,"abstract":"This review aimed to systematically identify and appraise available evidence on the effectiveness of clinical psychiatric posting on the attitudes of health science students toward mental illness a...","PeriodicalId":46170,"journal":{"name":"INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH","volume":"165 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140930579","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}