Psychiatric Services From Pages To Practice

Milton L. Wainberg, M.D., joins Dr. Dixon and Dr. Berezin to discuss protocols for studies implementing comprehensive mental health services in low- and middle-income countries. Dr. Wainberg is a professor of clinical psychiatry at Columbia University and the New York State Psychiatric Institute and director of the Global Mental Health Implementation Science program at Columbia University. Development of the author's partnership with Psychiatric Services to publish protocols to address the gap between global mental health research and treatment [1:59] Applying lessons learned in low- and middle-income countries to the United States [11:17] Overriding themes of the published protocols [15:41] Key advantages, challenges, and design solutions of these programs [20:15] Overview of what related studies are doing at other sites [21:35] A call to be bold in engaging with complex problems in mental health care [28:11] List of published Global Mental Health Implementation Science Protocols: Adaptation and Implement