Smita Deshpande
Biographic Data
| ID | 3986096 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Smita Deshpande |
| GIVEN NAMES | Smita |
| FAMILY NAME | Deshpande |
| SIGNATURE | DESHPANDE S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Department of Psychiatry, De-addiction Services & Resource Center for Tobacco Control, PGIMER-Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Effectiveness of a resilience, gender equity and mental health group intervention for young people living in informal urban communities in North India
BACKGROUND: Mental health problems are the leading cause of disease burden among young people in India. While evidence shows that youth mental health and resilience can be improved with group interventions in school settings, such an intervention has not been robustly evaluated in informal urban settings. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate whether the Nae Disha 3 group intervention could improve youth resilience, mental health and gender equ…
An Assessment of the Training Program on Mental Health for Community Health Workers in Kashmir, India
In recent years mental health has emerged as a major health threat in low income countries like India. In response, mental health care has been integrated into primary health care, in turn creating a rising demand for trained and skillful mental health professionals. This study was conducted in district Budgam (J&K), India with the aim of providing training to community health workers (CHWs) and measuring the change using pre- and post-training e…
People with mental illness stigmatize mental illness less
Evidence shows that stigma negatively influences the quality of life of persons with severe mental illness. Nonetheless, stigma towards mental illness is lower among persons with a lived experience of mental illness compared to the rest of the population. Understanding the association between stigma of mental illness and the mental status of individuals living in urban India and whether this association is moderated by demographic factors opens a…
Suggested avenues to reduce the stigma of mental illness in the Middle East
BACKGROUND: Stigma toward mentally ill individuals acts as a barrier to accessing care and receiving treatment. AIM: To review current evidence pertaining to stigma toward mental illness in the Middle East in order to inform effective and sustainable interventions in this region. METHODS: We conducted a systematic literature search using the PubMed database and evaluated all identified studies according to specific inclusion criteria. RESULTS: St…
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Suggested avenues to reduce the stigma of mental illness in the Middle East
BACKGROUND: Stigma toward mentally ill individuals acts as a barrier to accessing care and receiving treatment. AIM: To review current evidence pertaining to stigma toward mental illness in the Middle East in order to inform effective and sustainable interventions in this region. METHODS: We conducted a systematic literature search using the PubMed database and evaluated all identified studies according to specific inclusion criteria. RESULTS: St…
An Assessment of the Training Program on Mental Health for Community Health Workers in Kashmir, India
In recent years mental health has emerged as a major health threat in low income countries like India. In response, mental health care has been integrated into primary health care, in turn creating a rising demand for trained and skillful mental health professionals. This study was conducted in district Budgam (J&K), India with the aim of providing training to community health workers (CHWs) and measuring the change using pre- and post-training e…
People with mental illness stigmatize mental illness less
Evidence shows that stigma negatively influences the quality of life of persons with severe mental illness. Nonetheless, stigma towards mental illness is lower among persons with a lived experience of mental illness compared to the rest of the population. Understanding the association between stigma of mental illness and the mental status of individuals living in urban India and whether this association is moderated by demographic factors opens a…
Effectiveness of a resilience, gender equity and mental health group intervention for young people living in informal urban communities in North India
BACKGROUND: Mental health problems are the leading cause of disease burden among young people in India. While evidence shows that youth mental health and resilience can be improved with group interventions in school settings, such an intervention has not been robustly evaluated in informal urban settings. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate whether the Nae Disha 3 group intervention could improve youth resilience, mental health and gender equ…
Medicine (3 works) · Mental health (3 works) · Mental Health Treatment and Access (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Family Caregiving in Mental Illness (2 works) · Mental illness (2 works) · Political science (2 works)