Mental health
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Depression and loneliness among the elderly in low- and middle-income countries
Are the elderly more likely to be depressed? How does depression impact the lives of seniors?
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Healing in crisis: Investing in women’s mental health and child development in refugee camps has huge benefits
A low-cost play-based programme for refugee mothers and their children in Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh was remarkably effective at improving mental health and wellbeing
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Can at-scale parenting interventions effectively reduce violence towards children?
A free intervention in El Salvador aimed at addressing stress-management and parenting for caregivers, and delivered through SMS, lowered women’s use of violence towards children but worsened male caregiver’s mental health and lowered their interacti...
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Improving women’s mental health in resource-poor settings during crises
A low-cost brief telecounselling intervention effectively improved women’s mental health in Bangladesh during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Improving mental health as a route out of poverty
Does treating depression, low self-esteem, or low aspirations help poverty reduction?
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Poverty and depression: How improving mental health can help economic wellbeing
How do poor mental health and poverty interact, and how can we best ensure access to mental health services?
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Education and domestic violence in Turkey
Increased schooling for girls in Turkey led to a rise in psychological violence, but also reduced the intergenerational transmission of violence
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How air pollution can impact mental health in China
Bringing down air pollution in China could improve mental health as evidence shows a causal effect of pollutants on depressive symptoms
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Evidence to practice: Suicide prevention in Japan
Every 30 seconds, someone in the world commits suicide. Blue lights at railway stations can help tackle this.