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Ramalho R, Chappe V, Alvarez L, Argomedo-Ramos GC, Rivera Arroyo G, Bonay GL, Libuy Mena JC, Cuellar Hoppe MA, Cevallos-Robalino DN, Gonzalez-Diaz JM. Mental health research in South America: Psychiatrists and psychiatry trainees' perceived resources and barriers. Glob Ment Health (Camb) 2023; 10:e66. [PMID: 38024802 PMCID: PMC10643233 DOI: 10.1017/gmh.2023.58] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2023] [Revised: 09/11/2023] [Accepted: 09/20/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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As mental health issues continue to rise in Latin America, the need for research in this field becomes increasingly pressing. This study aimed to explore the perceived barriers and resources for research and publications among psychiatrists and psychiatry trainees from nine Spanish-speaking countries in South America. Data was collected through an anonymous online survey and analyzed using descriptive methods and the SPSS Statistical package. In total, 214 responses were analyzed. Among the participating psychiatrists, 61.8% reported having led a research project and 74.7% of them reported having led an academic publication. As for the psychiatry trainees, 26% reported having conducted research and 41.5% reported having published or attempted to publish an academic paper. When available, having access to research training, protected research time and mentorship opportunities were significant resources for research. Further support is needed in terms of funding, training, protected research time and mentorship opportunities. However, despite their efforts to participate in the global mental health discussion, Latin American psychiatrists and psychiatry trainees remain largely underrepresented in the literature.
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Affiliation(s)
- Rodrigo Ramalho
- Department of Social and Community Health, School of Population Health, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Administración de los Servicios de Salud del Estado (ASSE), Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Hospital Regional Daniel Alcides Carrión, Cerro de Pasco, Perú
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- Deparment of Psychology, Universidad Privada de Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Santa Cruz, Bolivia
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- Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- UR Center for Mental Health – CeRSaMe, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, Colombia
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Jin R, Hoang G, Nguyen TP, Nguyen PT, Le TT, La VP, Nguyen MH, Vuong QH. An analytical framework-based pedagogical method for scholarly community coaching: A proof of concept. MethodsX 2023; 10:102082. [PMID: 36915861 PMCID: PMC10006488 DOI: 10.1016/j.mex.2023.102082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2023] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 02/22/2023] Open
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Working in academia is challenging, even more so for those with limited resources and opportunities. Researchers around the world do not have equal working conditions. The paper presents the structure, operation method, and conceptual framework of the SM3D Portal's community coaching method, which is built to help Early Career Researchers (ECRs) and researchers in low-resource settings overcome the obstacle of inequality and start their career progress. The community coaching method is envisioned by three science philosophies (cost-effectiveness, transparency spirit, and proactive attitude) and established and operated based on the Serendipity-Mindsponge-3D knowledge (SM3D) management framework (i.e., mindsponge thinking and Bayesian Mindsponge Framework analytics serve as the coaching program's foundational theory and analytical tools). The coaching method also embraces Open Science's values for lowering the cost of doing science and encouraging the trainees to be transparent, which is expected to facilitate the self-correcting mechanism of science through open data, open review, and open dialogue. Throughout the training process, members are central beneficiaries by gaining research knowledge and skills, acquiring publication as the training's product, and shifting their mindsets from "I can't do it" to "I can do it," and at the same time transforming a mentee to be ready for a future mentor's role. The coaching method is thus one of the members, for the member, by the members.•The paper provides the structure, operation method, and conceptual framework of the SM3D Portal's community coaching method, which is built to help Early Career Researchers (ECRs) and researchers in low-resource settings overcome the obstacle of inequality and start their career progress.•The paper presents three major science philosophies envisioning the establishment and operation of scholarly community coaching.•The paper employs the mindsponge theory and BMF analytics to construct a conceptual framework explaining how an environment is created to help shift members' mindsets from "I can't do it" to "I can do it."
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- Ruining Jin
- Civil, Commercial and Economic Law School, China University of Political Science and Law, Beijing, China
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- Monash Business School, Monash University, Victoria 3145, Australia
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- Centre for Crop Systems Analysis, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 430, 6700 AK Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Securities Research and Training Center, State Security Commission, Ho Chi Minh 700000, Vietnam
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary Social Research, Phenikaa University, Yen Nghia Ward, Ha Dong District, Hanoi 100803, Vietnam.,A.I. for Social Data Lab(AISDL), Vuong & Associates, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary Social Research, Phenikaa University, Yen Nghia Ward, Ha Dong District, Hanoi 100803, Vietnam.,A.I. for Social Data Lab(AISDL), Vuong & Associates, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary Social Research, Phenikaa University, Yen Nghia Ward, Ha Dong District, Hanoi 100803, Vietnam
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary Social Research, Phenikaa University, Yen Nghia Ward, Ha Dong District, Hanoi 100803, Vietnam
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Naskar C, Cheung G, Pinto da Costa M, Ramalho R. Online academic mentoring - Experiences from a virtual international exchange program for early career psychiatrists. Asian J Psychiatr 2022; 78:103287. [PMID: 36215874 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2022.103287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2022] [Accepted: 10/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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- The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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Is everyone invited to the discussion table? A bibliometric analysis COVID-19-related mental health literature. Glob Ment Health (Camb) 2022; 9:366-374. [PMID: 36606235 PMCID: PMC9379265 DOI: 10.1017/gmh.2022.37] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2022] [Revised: 05/27/2022] [Accepted: 06/24/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The COVID-19 pandemic has captured the mental health discussion worldwide. Examining countries' representation in this discussion could prove instrumental in identifying potential gaps in terms of ensuring a truly global conversation in times of global crisis. METHODS We collected mental health and COVID-19-related journal articles published in PubMed in 2020. We focused on the corresponding authors' countries of affiliation to explore countries' representation. We also examined these articles' academic impact and correlations with their corresponding authors' countries of affiliation. Additional journals and countries' indicators were collected from the Web of Science and World Bank websites, respectively. Data were analyzed using the IBM SPSS Statistics and the VOSviewer software. RESULTS In total, 3492 publications were analyzed. Based on the corresponding author, high-income countries produced 61.9% of these publications. Corresponding authors from Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Middle East combined accounted for 11.8% of the publications. Europe hosted corresponding authors with the most publications and citations, and corresponding authors from North America had the largest mean journal impact factor. CONCLUSIONS The global scientific discussion during the COVID-19 pandemic saw an increased contribution of academics from developing countries. However, authors from high-income countries have continued to shape this discussion. It is imperative to ensure the active participation of low- and middle-income countries in setting up the global mental health research agenda, particularly in situations of global crisis, such as the ongoing pandemic.
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Fiorillo A, Javed A. Education and training in psychiatry in low- and middle-income countries during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Asia Pac Psychiatry 2021; 13:e12500. [PMID: 34873838 DOI: 10.1111/appy.12500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2021] [Accepted: 10/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Andrea Fiorillo
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Campania "L. Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy.,Chair, WPA Section on Education in Psychiatry, World Psychiatric Association
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- WPA President, World Psychiatric Association (WPA), Geneva, Switzerland
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