# Publications See below for our team's most recent publications on topics ranging from global mental health interventions and suicide prevention to digital health technologies and the social determinants of mental illness. Our work spans systematic reviews, randomized controlled trials, and population-based cohort studies conducted across low-, middle-, and high-income countries. ### 2026 Publications **May 2026 Publications** - [The Design of a Scalable Intervention for Adolescents with Internalizing Problems](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666560326000393) - [The Competencies and Implementation of Peer Support Interventions for People with Serious Mental Health Challenges: A Systematic Review](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xZUc0YvZw755AnKgAP-VIn4PQLOQZ48a/view) - [Breaking the cycle: How maternal adversity shapes coercive parenting and physical harsh discipline among adolescent mothers in southern Brazil](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0145213426002012?via%3Dihub) **April 2026 Publications** - [Cash Transfers and Psychiatric Hospitalization for At-Risk Populations in Brazil](https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2847675) - [Digital mental health interventions for children and adolescents in war and conflict zones](https://www.nature.com/articles/s44360-025-00008-7) - [Ethnoracial disparities in suicide following interpersonal violence: A nationwide cohort of over 9 million Brazilian youth](https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/global-mental-health/article/ethnoracial-disparities-in-suicide-following-interpersonal-violence-a-nationwide-cohort-of-over-9-million-brazilian-youth/23951D9E41EF8AE1DC11568A3BF4BEAA) - [Prevalence, associated factors and outcomes of maternity blues among postpartum mothers: A Multi-Facility Prospective Cohort in rural southwestern Uganda](https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-7021507/v1) - [Treatment-specific elements of psychosocial interventions delivered by non-specialist providers for the treatment of common mental disorders: A three-tiered taxonomy of active elements](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589979126000211) **March 2026 Publications** - [Interventions to improve mental health help-seeking attitudes, intentions and behaviors: A systematic review of recent advances](https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/global-mental-health/article/interventions-to-improve-mental-health-helpseeking-attitudes-intentions-and-behaviors-a-systematic-review-of-recent-advances/DF68BB079B42BAA757A1D499F4FD2CA5) - [Development of a baseline battery to optimize depression treatment assignment in primary care: Balancing breadth and brevity](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165032726005252) - [Climate-Related and Nature-Based Interventions for Mental Health](https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/article-abstract/2845752) - [The effectiveness of a community-based video-facilitated parenting intervention for child development integrated into routine maternal and child care services in India](https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgph.0005434) **February 2026 Publications** - [From innovation to implementation: Artificial intelligence in cognitive behaviour therapy training and supervision](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0005796725002736) - [Mental illness, mental health, and mental well-being](https://www.nature.com/articles/s44184-026-00193-7) **January 2026 Publications** - [The Lancet Commission on a citizen-centred health system for India](https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(25)02169-5/fulltext) - [A digital adaptation of the WHO’s Self-Help Plus psychological intervention to alleviate stress among community health workers: a mixed-methods evaluation of the SAMBHAV program in rural India](https://academic.oup.com/heapol/article/41/1/46/8288013) - [Examining characteristics of father-child relationship: A qualitative scoping review protocol](https://wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/10-124) - [Correlates of suicide attempts in young people in India – a case-control study of persons admitted to a hospital in Pune](https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12888-025-07680-9) - [“Peer with a P versus a p”: A mixed-methods study of peer support training, service delivery, and supervision across global contexts](https://journals.plos.org/mentalhealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmen.0000447) ### 2025 Publications **December 2025 Publications** - [Comprehensive neurodevelopmental assessment through non-specialists: Validation of the STREAM digital platform in India and Malawi](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tAqfmRuCWZaQxV-NXr7Xo_d9mgsFiCxi/view?usp=sharing) **November 2025 Publications** - [Mobile cognitive remote assessment of schizophrenia: a global multi-site pilot study](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41537-025-00660-8) - [Mortality Risk Following a Household Suicide](https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2841825) - [Pathways to suicide prevention: a population-based cohort study of the mediating role of Bolsa Família in psychosocial stressors in the 100 million Brazilian cohort ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41367547/) **October 2025 Publications** - [Search engine ads for suicide prevention: analysis of engagement from Indonesia relative to Australia, the USA, and the medical industry standards](https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lansea/article/PIIS2772-3682(25)00152-0/fulltext) **September 2025 Publications** - [Addressing the Adolescent Mental Health-Care Gap in the United States](https://www.jahonline.org/article/S1054-139X(25)00370-2/fulltext) - [Digital phenotyping correlates of cognitive performance in schizophrenia spectrum disorders from a longitudinal study](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40669149/) **August 2025 Publications** - [Rethinking suicide prevention: insights from the global south for a new global agenda ](https://www.nature.com/articles/s44220-025-00491-7) **July 2025 Publications** - [Optimizing treatment for depression in primary care using psychotherapy versus antidepressant medication in a low-resource setting: protocol for the OptimizeD randomized controlled trial](https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12888-025-07030-9) - [Characterizing modifications to the mental health gap action programme (mhGAP) intervention guide during implementation in low- and middle-income countries using the framework for reporting adaptations and modifications to evidence-based interventions: a systematic review of reviews](https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13033-025-00671-z) **April 2025 Publications** - [Effects of a brief digital problem-solving intervention on depression and anxiety symptoms in Ukrainian children and adolescents displaced by war: a crossover, randomised controlled trial](https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanprc/article/PIIS3050-5143(25)00001-9/fulltext) **March 2025 Publications** - [Network analysis of functional disabilities and their association with mental well-being in children and adolescents: multi-country study across low- and middle-income countries](https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/the-british-journal-of-psychiatry/article/network-analysis-of-functional-disabilities-and-their-association-with-mental-wellbeing-in-children-and-adolescents-multicountry-study-across-low-and-middleincome-countries/03F28C0AE4EBC8DF3C794055C0319565) - [Associations between the Bolsa Familia conditional cash transfer programme and substance use disorder hospitalisations: a quasi-experimental study of the 100 Million Brazilian Cohort](https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(24)00508-4/fulltext) **January 2025 Publications** - [Development of a digital program for training non-specialist providers to deliver a psychosocial intervention for depression: a formative study to support scaling up task-shared depression care in the United States](https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/global-mental-health/article/development-of-a-digital-program-for-training-nonspecialist-providers-to-deliver-a-psychosocial-intervention-for-depression-a-formative-study-to-support-scaling-up-taskshared-depression-care-in-the-united-states/B652E82DCD73000C482187ABBBE368AA) ### 2024 Publications **December 2024 Publications** - [Development of a digital program for training non-specialist providers to deliver a psychosocial intervention for depression: a formative study to support scaling up task-shared depression care in the United States](https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/global-mental-health/article/development-of-a-digital-program-for-training-nonspecialist-providers-to-deliver-a-psychosocial-intervention-for-depression-a-formative-study-to-support-scaling-up-taskshared-depression-care-in-the-united-states/B652E82DCD73000C482187ABBBE368AA) **November 2024 Publications** - [Risk of psychiatric hospitalization in low-income youth: longitudinal findings from the 100 Million Brazilian Cohort](https://academic.oup.com/ije/article/53/6/dyae153/7905815) **June 2024 Publications** - [Scalable Transdiagnostic Early Assessment of Mental Health (STREAM): a study protocol](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38871663/) ## Latest Lab News [### Publication: Breaking the Cycle - How Maternal Adversity Shapes Parenting Among Adolescent Mothers in Brazil ](/news/2026/05/publication-breaking-cycle-how-maternal-adversity-shapes-parenting-among-adolescent) May 12, 2026 This publication explores how adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and intimate partner violence (IPV) shape parenting behaviors among adolescent mothers in Brazil. Drawing on data from 237 mothers aged 14-19 in southern Brazil's public primary care... [Anushka Patel](/people/anushka-patel-phd) [### Announcement: Welcoming Visiting Associate Professor Konstanze Schoeps ](/news/2026/04/announcement-welcoming-visiting-associate-professor-konstanze-schoeps) April 11, 2026 We are delighted to welcome Dr. Konstanze Schoeps , Associate Professor at the University of Valencia and licensed General Health Psychologist, to the Mental Health for All Lab (MHFAL) with Dr. Vikram Patel . She was recently awarded a Real Colegio... [ More arrow\_circle\_right ](/news)