Psychosis stigma in the Middle East: shining a light on hidden struggles

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Shuichi Suetani and Jon Paul Teo consider a new systematic review, which highlights the significant stigma faced by people with psychosis and their families in Middle Eastern communities, and suggests culturally sensitive ways forward.

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City limits: untreated psychosis in the Global South

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Izah Bowes considers a cross-sectional study exploring urbanicity and rates of untreated psychotic disorders in three diverse settings in the Global South: Trinidad, India and Nigeria.

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The other side of postnatal depression: what about Dads?

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Demetra Christodoulou reviews a new randomised controlled trial from Pakistan testing “Learning Through Play Plus Dads”: a group parenting programme designed to support fathers with postnatal depression.

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An INTREPID journey into the epidemiological landscape of psychosis in the Global South

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Shuichi Suetani and Jon Paul Teo discuss the International Research Program on Psychotic Disorders in Diverse Settings (INTREPID II) study, which investigates the epidemiology of untreated psychoses in 3 diverse settings in the Global South.

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