# Lab News Search Within Results Search Within Results search ## 48 results Show filters filter\_alt Sort by NewestOldestAlphabetical A-ZAlphabetical Z-APublish Date (DESC)Publish Date (ASC) sort list grid\_view ## 48 results [### 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) ![Coercive Parenting Paper](/sites/g/files/omnuum8326/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-05/Screenshot%202026-05-12%20at%2011.19.05%E2%80%AFPM_0.png?h=c046e779&itok=loIz0OpZ) [### 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... ![Picture of a woman](/sites/g/files/omnuum8326/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-04/9c43841a-19ae-901e-886d-5fa509db57eb.png?itok=4uPZkVh7) [### Lab Researcher Spotlight: Julia R Pozuelo ](/news/2025/09/lab-researcher-spotlight-julia-r-pozuelo) September 30, 2025 Julia R. Pozuelo, PhD, is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Julia’s research interests lie at the intersection of psychiatry and development economics. Her work focuses on... ![Julia R Pozuelo](/sites/g/files/omnuum8326/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-10/MHFAL%20Spotlight%20Series.jpg?itok=FEqSjwGE) [### Publication: Exploring the Link Between Functional Disabilities and Mental Well-being in Youth ](/news/2025/03/publication-exploring-link-between-functional-disabilities-and-mental-well-being-youth) March 25, 2025 This publication from our lab delves into how various functional disabilities are connected to mental well-being in children and adolescents across multiple low- and middle-income countries. The study identifies key disability domains, such as... [Daiane Machado](/people/daiane-machado) ![a publication on youth mental health](/sites/g/files/omnuum8326/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-04/Screenshot%202025-04-09%20at%203.12.00%E2%80%AFPM.png?itok=qwhlQbIV) [### Publication: Designing Smartphone-Based Cognitive Assessments for Youth in India​ ](/news/2025/03/publication-designing-smartphone-based-cognitive-assessments-youth-india) March 25, 2025 This publication from our lab focuses on creating smartphone-based cognitive assessments tailored for young individuals in India. The study introduces the MindLAMP app, an open-source tool designed to enhance mental health care through personalized... [John Naslund](/people/john-naslund) ![Smartphone-based assessment for schizophrenia](/sites/g/files/omnuum8326/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-08/Screenshot%202025-08-11%20at%207.56.53%E2%80%AFPM_0.png?itok=KMIQizaA) [### Publication: Digital Tools to Support Depression Care in Rural India ](/news/2025/01/publication-digital-tools-support-depression-care-rural-india) January 03, 2025 This publication from our lab focuses on enhancing depression care in rural Gujarat, India, by training non-specialist health workers using a digital program. The study demonstrated that community health workers, after completing the digital training... [Vikram Patel](/people/vikram-patel) , [John Naslund](/people/john-naslund) ![Digital programs for mental health](/sites/g/files/omnuum8326/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-08/Screenshot%202025-08-11%20at%208.00.36%E2%80%AFPM.png?h=658bc875&itok=L4YSTBdx) [### Publication: Understanding What Drives and Hinders Telehealth Use in India ](/news/2024/12/publication-understanding-what-drives-and-hinders-telehealth-use-india) December 11, 2024 This publication from the lab colleagues focuses on understanding what helps and what hinders healthcare providers in India from using telehealth tools . By reviewing 106 studies across the country, the team explored a wide range of digital approaches... [Vikram Patel](/people/vikram-patel) ![A picture of a telehealth research paper](/sites/g/files/omnuum8326/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-04/Screenshot%202025-04-09%20at%2012.51.50%E2%80%AFAM.png?itok=IhHAt_CU) [### Publication: Caring for the Caregivers: What Motivates India’s Community Health Workers ](/news/2024/11/publication-caring-caregivers-what-motivates-indias-community-health-workers) November 30, 2024 This publication by Dr Patel, Dr Naslund & their colleagues shines a light on the motivations, stressors, and emotional well-being of community health workers (CHWs) in Madhya Pradesh, India. These workers are often the first point of contact for health... [Vikram Patel](/people/vikram-patel) , [John Naslund](/people/john-naslund) ![A picture of a publication on burnout and motivation in CHWs](/sites/g/files/omnuum8326/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-04/Screenshot%202025-04-09%20at%201.10.04%E2%80%AFAM.png?itok=8V9MU98P) [### Lab Researcher Spotlight: Anushka Patel ](/news/lab-researcher-spotlight-anushka-patel) November 22, 2024 Born and raised in the vibrant city of Bombay, Anushka grew up in a family rich in history, cultural diversity, and resilience. As the daughter of a mixed-heritage family, her mother being half British and her father from a proud line of Indian freedom... ![A banner showcasing the spotlight of one of the lab researchers](/sites/g/files/omnuum8326/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-04/MHFAL%20Spotlight%20Series%20%283%29.jpg?itok=RSlD18GW) [### Lab Researcher Spotlight: Daiane Borges Machado ](/news/lab-researcher-spotlight-daiane-borges-machado) October 14, 2024 Meet Daiane Machado, a passionate researcher whose journey has crossed both borders and disciplines. From a small town in northeastern Brazil, she pursued Psychology in the capital before moving to the U.S. to learn English—though she became fluent in... ![Research spotlight on a lab member](/sites/g/files/omnuum8326/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-04/mhfal_spotlight_series_-_daiane_machado.jpg?itok=ItlU5dKA) [### Publication: Changes in the prevalence of mental health problems during the first year of the pandemic: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis ](https://mentalhealth.bmj.com/content/27/1/e301018) August 01, 2024 Our lab member's and collaborator's recent publication by Dr. Vikram Patel, Georgia Salanti, Natalie Luise Peter, et. al, systematically reviewed the changes of mental health problems’ prevalence during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. The dose... ![Pandemic and mental health](/sites/g/files/omnuum8326/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/screenshot_2024-08-12_at_1.48.09_pm.png?itok=5EMtjLV1) [### A publication on Improving access to Evidence-based interventions for Trauma-exposed adults in low- and middle-income countries ](/news/publication-bridging-gap-improving-access-evidence-based-interventions-trauma) March 17, 2024 In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), the toll of trauma on mental health is immense, yet access to evidence-based interventions remains scarce. Our latest article, inspired by an International Society for Traumatic Stress briefing paper, delves... ![Trauma publication](/sites/g/files/omnuum8326/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/mentalhealthlab/files/screen_shot_2024-03-19_at_9.20.15_pm.png?itok=TEfykS-L) - Previous page chevron\_left - [1](?page=0 "Current page") - [2](?page=1 "Go to page 2") - [3](?page=2 "Go to page 3") - [ Last page 4 ](?page=3 "Go to last page") - [ Next page chevron\_right ](?page=1 "Go to next page")