The Lancet Commission on global mental health and sustainable development

Abstract

The Commission gratefully acknowledges the contribution of data on psychotherapies from Pim Cuijpers, the Global Burden of Disease from Harvey Whiteford, and inputs received from William Eaton on some of the content. We also acknowledge the role of the Lancet editors (Niall Boyce and Helen Frankish) who provided important feedback through the process of developing the Commission. Research administration of the Commission was coordinated by Deepti Beri (Public Health Foundation of India and Sangath).We acknowledge the role of research team members of the working groups who provided assistance with literature searches, drafting and data extraction and helping prepare figures, namely

Impact on mental health and perceptions of psychological care among medical and nursing staff in Wuhan during the 2019 novel coronavirus disease outbreak: A cross-sectional study

“…Nonetheless, mental health attracts far fewer personnel for planning and resources (Allsopp et al, 2019). Thus, the Lancet Global Mental Health Commission's observation that the use of nonprofessionals and digital technologies can provide a range of mental health interventions may indicate an opportunity (Patel et al, 2018). Our data are consistent with a model in which psychological advice and guidance in print resources and disseminated in the media can provide a level of protection for medical and nursing staff, improving mental health by reducing the stress impacts caused by high risk of infection.…”

Global research priorities for youth mental health

“…Although the percentage of funding devoted to mental health research within LMICs is not precisely known, substantial underinvestment has been recognized within these nations (Patel et al, 2018). Pharmaceutical innovation and investment to support psychiatric treatment discoveries have also notably diminished and are exceedingly low compared to cancer research (Hyman, 2012;Mac-Ewan et al, 2016) despite the greater societal return on investment generated through mental health care (Chisholm et al, 2016;McGorry, 2017).…”

Creating headspace for integrated youth mental health care

“…Recovery colleges are a new initiative aimed at people with mental illness to support their recovery and address these inequalities. The first recovery colleges emerged in the US in the 1990s, informing a model that has been adapted and implemented across the world in the last decade 1 . In 2009, the first recovery college opened in London, and there are now more than 70 in the UK 2 .…”

“…International momentum in global mental health reform is building, responding to overwhelming evidence of unmet need in high, middle and low income countries alike, and powerful economic arguments that mental health care represents the best value for money. Yet adequate investment remains an elusive goal, with the treatment gap as wide as ever 1 .…”