Daisy R Singla
Biographic Data
| ID | 273710 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Daisy R Singla |
| GIVEN NAMES | Daisy R |
| FAMILY NAME | Singla |
| SIGNATURE | SINGLA D R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Centre for Addiction and Mental Health |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9865-7112 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 22 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 36 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 22 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
“The satisfaction we get by doing this, you do not get it with any money”: Experiences, and motivations of, and strategies used by community volunteers delivering social or health interventions in Ind…
While community volunteers are increasingly recognized for addressing supply-side gaps in healthcare delivery (e.g., provider shortages), their role in mitigating demand-side barriers (e.g., stigma) remains underexplored. This qualitative study investigated the experiences, knowledge, and roles of community volunteers in Goa, India. We examined barriers and facilitators to community-based work, and strategies for integrating community participati…
Digital supervision of nonspecialist providers delivering psychosocial interventions for depression in India: A feasibility and acceptability study
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button
The influence of paternal preconception health on birth defects and head circumference: A scoping review
While paternal environmental exposures and lifestyle factors can influence sperm epigenetic states and affect fetal development, this area of research remains relatively underexplored. This comprehensive scoping review aimed to identify, compile, and analyze the literature on paternal preconception health and its impact on fetal development, specifically related to congenital birth defects (CBDs) and head circumference. We conducted a scoping rev…
Interventions to Improve Mental Health Help-Seeking Attitudes, Intentions and Behaviours: A Systematic Review of Recent Advances
The gap between mental health conditions and care uptake remains a global challenge, despite the availability of effective and affordable treatments.This gap is driven by demand-side barriers, such as lack of mental health literacy (MHL), stigma, etc. that hinder help-seeking.In this systematic review, we critically appraise interventions aimed at promoting help-seeking for mental health conditions.The review protocol was prospectively registered…
Engagement, efficacy, and experiences of psychotherapy for perinatal populations with depression and anxiety during the Covid-19 pandemic
Engagement, efficacy, and experience were comparable across pandemic phases, highlighting the feasibility of telemedicine-based adaptations in the midst of public health crises
The use of geographic information systems (GIS) in studying mental health service delivery: A scoping review
Geographic information systems (GIS) are computer-based spatial mapping tools widely used in public health to examine service availability and access disparities and healthcare utilization. While GIS has supported evidence-based health planning in various domains, its application in mental healthcare service delivery remains underexplored. Our scoping review aimed to address this gap by exploring the scope and type of GIS usage in studying three …
Explanatory models of common mental disorders among South Asians in high-income countries: A systematic review
Mental health service use by individuals of South Asian origin living outside of South Asia is influenced by cultural factors such as endorsing psycho-social-spiritual over biological explanations, somatisation, and stigma. The aim of this review is to synthesise the evidence about (a) explanatory models of common mental disorders (CMDs) among people of South Asian origin residing in high-income countries, and (b) their help-seeking for CMDs, inc…
Scaling up the task-sharing of psychological therapies: A formative study of the Peers smartphone application for supervision and quality assurance in rural India
Measurement-based peer supervision is one strategy to assure the quality of psychological treatments delivered by non-mental health specialist providers. In this formative study, we aimed to 1) describe the development and 2) examine the acceptability and feasibility of PEERS (Promoting Effective mental healthcare through peER Supervision)-a novel smartphone app that aims to facilitate registering and scheduling patients, collecting patient outco…
Interventions to increase help-seeking for mental health care in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review
Mental health problems are a significant and growing cause of morbidity worldwide. Despite the availability of evidence-based interventions, most people experiencing mental health problems remain untreated. This treatment gap is particularly large in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) and is due to both supply-side and demand-side barriers. The aim of this systematic review is to identify and synthesise the evidence on interventions to impro…
Scaling Up Patient-Centered Psychological Treatments for Perinatal Depression in the Wake of a Global Pandemic
There is a call to action to reduce the public health burden of perinatal depression worldwide. The COVID-19 pandemic has further highlighted significant gaps in perinatal mental health care, especially among women who identify as Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC). While psychotherapeutic (cognitive, behavioral and interpersonal) interventions are endorsed for perinatal mood disorders, barriers to access and uptake contribute to inequita…
An Implementation Evaluation of A Group-Based Parenting Intervention to Promote Early Childhood Development in Rural Kenya
Early childhood development (ECD) parenting interventions can improve child developmental outcomes in low-resource settings, but information about their implementation lags far behind evidence of their effectiveness, hindering their generalizability. This study presents results from an implementation evaluation of Msingi Bora (“Good Foundation” in Swahili), a group-based responsive stimulation and nutrition education intervention recently tested …
Barriers and Facilitators to Resuming In-Person Psychotherapy with Perinatal Patients amid the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Multistakeholder Perspective
During the COVID-19 pandemic, outpatient psychotherapy transitioned to telemedicine. This study aimed to examine barriers and facilitators to resuming in-person psychotherapy with perinatal patients as the pandemic abates. We conducted focus group and individual interviews with a sample of perinatal participants ( n = 23), psychotherapy providers ( n = 28), and stakeholders ( n = 18) from Canada and the U.S. involved in the SUMMIT trial, which is…
Scaling up psychological treatments: Lessons learned from global mental health
Evidence-based psychological treatments are among the most effective interventions in medicine and are recommended as the first line of treatment to address the significant burden of depression, anxiety, and stress-related disorders worldwide. Despite this evidence, these treatments remain inaccessible for the great majority of the world's population. Global Mental Health (GMH) is an evolving discipline of research and practice that places a prio…
Testing means to scale early childhood development interventions in rural Kenya: The Msingi Bora cluster randomized controlled trial study design and protocol
Clinical Trial NCT03548558 registered June 7, 2018 at clinicaltrials.gov; AEA-RCT registry AEARCTR-0002913
The Role of Communities in Mental Health Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Meta-Review of Components and Competencies
Community-based mental health services are emphasized in the World Health Organization’s Mental Health Action Plan, the World Bank’s Disease Control Priorities, and the Action Plan of the World Psychiatric Association. There is increasing evidence for effectiveness of mental health interventions delivered by non-specialists in community platforms in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). However, the role of community components has yet to be s…
Psychological Treatments for the World: Lessons from Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Common mental disorders, including depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress, are leading causes of disability worldwide. Treatment for these disorders is limited in low- and middle-income countries. This systematic review synthesizes the implementation processes and examines the effectiveness of psychological treatments for common mental disorders in adults delivered by nonspecialist providers in low- and middle-income countries. In total, 2…
Prioritizing research for integrated implementation of early childhood development and maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition platforms
BACKGROUND: Existing health and nutrition services present potential platforms for scaling up delivery of early childhood development (ECD) interventions within sensitive windows across the life course, especially in the first 1000 days from conception to age 2 years. However, there is insufficient knowledge on how to optimize implementation for such strategies in an integrated manner. In light of this knowledge gap, we aimed to systematically id…
Effects of a parenting intervention to address maternal psychological wellbeing and child development and growth in rural Uganda: A community-based, cluster-randomised trial
BACKGROUND: Parenting interventions have been implemented to improve the compromised developmental potential among 39% of children younger than 5 years living in low-income and middle-income countries. Maternal wellbeing is important for child development, especially in children younger than 3 years who are vulnerable and dependent on their mothers for nutrition and stimulation. We assessed an integrated, community-based parenting intervention th…
Therapist competence in global mental health: Development of the ENhancing Assessment of Common Therapeutic factors (Enact) rating scale
Lack of reliable and valid measures of therapist competence is a barrier to dissemination and implementation of psychological treatments in global mental health. We developed the ENhancing Assessment of Common Therapeutic factors (ENACT) rating scale for training and supervision across settings varied by culture and access to mental health resources. We employed a four-step process in Nepal: (1) Item generation: We extracted 1081 items (grouped i…
The development and implementation of a theory-informed, integrated mother-child intervention in rural Uganda
Effectiveness of a parenting program in Bangladesh to address early childhood health, growth and development
Challenges to changing health behaviours in developing countries: A critical overview
Challenges to changing health behaviours in developing countries: A critical overview
Effectiveness of a parenting program in Bangladesh to address early childhood health, growth and development
Scaling up psychological treatments: Lessons learned from global mental health
Evidence-based psychological treatments are among the most effective interventions in medicine and are recommended as the first line of treatment to address the significant burden of depression, anxiety, and stress-related disorders worldwide. Despite this evidence, these treatments remain inaccessible for the great majority of the world's population. Global Mental Health (GMH) is an evolving discipline of research and practice that places a prio…
The development and implementation of a theory-informed, integrated mother-child intervention in rural Uganda
Challenges to changing health behaviours in developing countries: A critical overview
Effectiveness of a parenting program in Bangladesh to address early childhood health, growth and development
Effects of a parenting intervention to address maternal psychological wellbeing and child development and growth in rural Uganda: A community-based, cluster-randomised trial
BACKGROUND: Parenting interventions have been implemented to improve the compromised developmental potential among 39% of children younger than 5 years living in low-income and middle-income countries. Maternal wellbeing is important for child development, especially in children younger than 3 years who are vulnerable and dependent on their mothers for nutrition and stimulation. We assessed an integrated, community-based parenting intervention th…
Therapist competence in global mental health: Development of the ENhancing Assessment of Common Therapeutic factors (Enact) rating scale
Lack of reliable and valid measures of therapist competence is a barrier to dissemination and implementation of psychological treatments in global mental health. We developed the ENhancing Assessment of Common Therapeutic factors (ENACT) rating scale for training and supervision across settings varied by culture and access to mental health resources. We employed a four-step process in Nepal: (1) Item generation: We extracted 1081 items (grouped i…
The development and implementation of a theory-informed, integrated mother-child intervention in rural Uganda
Psychological Treatments for the World: Lessons from Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Common mental disorders, including depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress, are leading causes of disability worldwide. Treatment for these disorders is limited in low- and middle-income countries. This systematic review synthesizes the implementation processes and examines the effectiveness of psychological treatments for common mental disorders in adults delivered by nonspecialist providers in low- and middle-income countries. In total, 2…
Prioritizing research for integrated implementation of early childhood development and maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition platforms
BACKGROUND: Existing health and nutrition services present potential platforms for scaling up delivery of early childhood development (ECD) interventions within sensitive windows across the life course, especially in the first 1000 days from conception to age 2 years. However, there is insufficient knowledge on how to optimize implementation for such strategies in an integrated manner. In light of this knowledge gap, we aimed to systematically id…
The Role of Communities in Mental Health Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Meta-Review of Components and Competencies
Community-based mental health services are emphasized in the World Health Organization’s Mental Health Action Plan, the World Bank’s Disease Control Priorities, and the Action Plan of the World Psychiatric Association. There is increasing evidence for effectiveness of mental health interventions delivered by non-specialists in community platforms in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). However, the role of community components has yet to be s…
Testing means to scale early childhood development interventions in rural Kenya: The Msingi Bora cluster randomized controlled trial study design and protocol
Clinical Trial NCT03548558 registered June 7, 2018 at clinicaltrials.gov; AEA-RCT registry AEARCTR-0002913
An Implementation Evaluation of A Group-Based Parenting Intervention to Promote Early Childhood Development in Rural Kenya
Early childhood development (ECD) parenting interventions can improve child developmental outcomes in low-resource settings, but information about their implementation lags far behind evidence of their effectiveness, hindering their generalizability. This study presents results from an implementation evaluation of Msingi Bora (“Good Foundation” in Swahili), a group-based responsive stimulation and nutrition education intervention recently tested …
Barriers and Facilitators to Resuming In-Person Psychotherapy with Perinatal Patients amid the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Multistakeholder Perspective
During the COVID-19 pandemic, outpatient psychotherapy transitioned to telemedicine. This study aimed to examine barriers and facilitators to resuming in-person psychotherapy with perinatal patients as the pandemic abates. We conducted focus group and individual interviews with a sample of perinatal participants ( n = 23), psychotherapy providers ( n = 28), and stakeholders ( n = 18) from Canada and the U.S. involved in the SUMMIT trial, which is…
Scaling up psychological treatments: Lessons learned from global mental health
Evidence-based psychological treatments are among the most effective interventions in medicine and are recommended as the first line of treatment to address the significant burden of depression, anxiety, and stress-related disorders worldwide. Despite this evidence, these treatments remain inaccessible for the great majority of the world's population. Global Mental Health (GMH) is an evolving discipline of research and practice that places a prio…
Scaling Up Patient-Centered Psychological Treatments for Perinatal Depression in the Wake of a Global Pandemic
There is a call to action to reduce the public health burden of perinatal depression worldwide. The COVID-19 pandemic has further highlighted significant gaps in perinatal mental health care, especially among women who identify as Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC). While psychotherapeutic (cognitive, behavioral and interpersonal) interventions are endorsed for perinatal mood disorders, barriers to access and uptake contribute to inequita…
Interventions to increase help-seeking for mental health care in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review
Mental health problems are a significant and growing cause of morbidity worldwide. Despite the availability of evidence-based interventions, most people experiencing mental health problems remain untreated. This treatment gap is particularly large in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) and is due to both supply-side and demand-side barriers. The aim of this systematic review is to identify and synthesise the evidence on interventions to impro…
Scaling up the task-sharing of psychological therapies: A formative study of the Peers smartphone application for supervision and quality assurance in rural India
Measurement-based peer supervision is one strategy to assure the quality of psychological treatments delivered by non-mental health specialist providers. In this formative study, we aimed to 1) describe the development and 2) examine the acceptability and feasibility of PEERS (Promoting Effective mental healthcare through peER Supervision)-a novel smartphone app that aims to facilitate registering and scheduling patients, collecting patient outco…
The use of geographic information systems (GIS) in studying mental health service delivery: A scoping review
Geographic information systems (GIS) are computer-based spatial mapping tools widely used in public health to examine service availability and access disparities and healthcare utilization. While GIS has supported evidence-based health planning in various domains, its application in mental healthcare service delivery remains underexplored. Our scoping review aimed to address this gap by exploring the scope and type of GIS usage in studying three …
Explanatory models of common mental disorders among South Asians in high-income countries: A systematic review
Mental health service use by individuals of South Asian origin living outside of South Asia is influenced by cultural factors such as endorsing psycho-social-spiritual over biological explanations, somatisation, and stigma. The aim of this review is to synthesise the evidence about (a) explanatory models of common mental disorders (CMDs) among people of South Asian origin residing in high-income countries, and (b) their help-seeking for CMDs, inc…
“The satisfaction we get by doing this, you do not get it with any money”: Experiences, and motivations of, and strategies used by community volunteers delivering social or health interventions in Ind…
While community volunteers are increasingly recognized for addressing supply-side gaps in healthcare delivery (e.g., provider shortages), their role in mitigating demand-side barriers (e.g., stigma) remains underexplored. This qualitative study investigated the experiences, knowledge, and roles of community volunteers in Goa, India. We examined barriers and facilitators to community-based work, and strategies for integrating community participati…
Digital supervision of nonspecialist providers delivering psychosocial interventions for depression in India: A feasibility and acceptability study
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button
The influence of paternal preconception health on birth defects and head circumference: A scoping review
While paternal environmental exposures and lifestyle factors can influence sperm epigenetic states and affect fetal development, this area of research remains relatively underexplored. This comprehensive scoping review aimed to identify, compile, and analyze the literature on paternal preconception health and its impact on fetal development, specifically related to congenital birth defects (CBDs) and head circumference. We conducted a scoping rev…
Interventions to Improve Mental Health Help-Seeking Attitudes, Intentions and Behaviours: A Systematic Review of Recent Advances
The gap between mental health conditions and care uptake remains a global challenge, despite the availability of effective and affordable treatments.This gap is driven by demand-side barriers, such as lack of mental health literacy (MHL), stigma, etc. that hinder help-seeking.In this systematic review, we critically appraise interventions aimed at promoting help-seeking for mental health conditions.The review protocol was prospectively registered…
Engagement, efficacy, and experiences of psychotherapy for perinatal populations with depression and anxiety during the Covid-19 pandemic
Engagement, efficacy, and experience were comparable across pandemic phases, highlighting the feasibility of telemedicine-based adaptations in the midst of public health crises
Medicine (12 works) · Psychology (11 works) · Psychological intervention (10 works) · Mental health (8 works) · Psychiatry (8 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (7 works) · Developmental psychology (7 works) · Nursing (7 works) · Mental Health Treatment and Access (6 works) · Digital Mental Health Interventions (5 works)