4 results match your criteria: "Center for Research in Global Mental Health[Affiliation]"

Background: To scale up mental health care in low-resource settings, digital interventions must consider cultural fit. Despite the findings that culturally adapted digital interventions have greater effectiveness, there is a lack of empirical evidence of interventions that have been culturally adapted or their adaptation documented.

Objective: This study aimed to document the cultural adaptation of the SilverCloud Health Space from Depression and Anxiety program for university students in Colombia and Mexico and evaluate user satisfaction with the adapted program.

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Background: In order to end the HIV epidemic by 2030, combination HIV prevention including pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) should be widely available, especially for the most vulnerable populations. In Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), only 14 out of 46 countries have access to PrEP. In Brazil and Mexico, PrEP has been provided at no cost through the Public Health System since 2017 and 2021, respectively.

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Article Synopsis
  • The study aimed to assess the suitability of the ICD-11 diagnostic guidelines for Gender Incongruence among transgender individuals in Lebanon who are receiving specialized health care.
  • A sample of 28 Arab transgender adults participated in structured interviews covering various aspects like their demographic background, medical history, experiences of gender incongruence, and societal challenges.
  • Findings indicated that these individuals face significant violence, discrimination, and psychological distress largely due to social factors, suggesting that changing the classification from transsexualism to Gender Incongruence in the ICD-11 could better reflect their experiences.
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