2024
A Mixed Methods Exploration of Young Women’s Agency and Mental Health during COVID-19 in Low-Income Communities in Mumbai, India
Brault M, Peskin M, Jones A, Saikia A, Bhutia R, Cheruvu S, Jagtap V, Singh R, Nair P, Vedanthan R, Vermund S, Maitra S. A Mixed Methods Exploration of Young Women’s Agency and Mental Health during COVID-19 in Low-Income Communities in Mumbai, India. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2024, 21: 1007. PMID: 39200618, PMCID: PMC11354834, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph21081007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLow-income communitiesMental healthHealth inequalitiesAssess health concernsAssociated with less anxietyConstant comparative approachQualitative dataWorsening mental healthAssociated with depressionDeepening health inequitiesAnalyzed qualitative dataSemi-structured interviewsSelf-carePopulation of youthQuantitative dataLow-incomeLess anxietyAGYWAnxiety symptomsCOVID-19Financial insecurityHealthHealth concernMitigate adverse consequencesWomen's agencyMental health in Kindergarten to Grade 12 schools during the COVID-19 crisis: Literature review and survey suggesting multi-tiered support systems
Li D, Li Y, Zheng Z, Zhou X, Castro D, Vermund S, Brault M. Mental health in Kindergarten to Grade 12 schools during the COVID-19 crisis: Literature review and survey suggesting multi-tiered support systems. Medical Research Archives 2024, 12 DOI: 10.18103/mra.v12i4.5179.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMulti-tiered systemCOVID-19 pandemicNon-teaching staffMental health concernsMental healthAnalysis of survey resultsPsychological well-beingSchool communityEducation systemEducational settingsTeaching staffEducational environmentK-12School staffPeer interactionGrade schoolSchoolMental health support programKindergartenEmergence of mental health problemsStudentsHealth support programContinuity of careReview of relevant literatureMental health interventions
2015
An Approach to Mental Health in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Case Example from Urban India
Maitra S, Brault MA, Schensul SL, Schensul JJ, Nastasi BK, Verma RK, Burleson JA. An Approach to Mental Health in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Case Example from Urban India. International Journal Of Mental Health 2015, 44: 215-230. PMID: 26834278, PMCID: PMC4731031, DOI: 10.1080/00207411.2015.1035081.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommon mental disordersMental health problemsMiddle-income countriesAppropriate primary care servicesMental healthDevelopment of CMDsHIV/STI riskPrimary health facilitiesPrimary care providersPrimary care servicesMental health morbidityPoor mental healthWomen's mental health problemsPhysical health concernsPhysical health symptomsHealth morbiditySTI riskHealth facilitiesCare providersGynecological concernsSexual healthCare servicesEarly interventionHealth problemsHealth symptoms