Smita N Deshpande
Biographic Data
| ID | 4861558 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Smita N Deshpande |
| GIVEN NAMES | Smita N |
| FAMILY NAME | Deshpande |
| SIGNATURE | DESHPANDE S N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7770-9657 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 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…
Covid-19 vaccine confidence project for perinatal women (CCPP)—Development of a stepped-care model to address Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy in low and middle-income countries
Background: COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy (CVH) is common among perinatal women in low and middle-income countries (LMICs), but it is often unaddressed. This could be due to a lack of feasible, scalable, and acceptable interventions and models for CVH in LMICs. Our study aimed to develop a CVH intervention model that can be implemented in LMICs using existing human healthcare resources. Methods: A literature review was conducted on aspects of vaccin…
Improving mental ill-health with psycho-social group interventions in South Asia–A scoping review using a realist lens
This scoping review aimed to synthesise current evidence related to psycho-social groups as part of community-based mental health interventions in South Asia. We used a realist lens to pay attention to the contexts and mechanisms supporting positive outcomes. We included studies published from January 2007 to February 2022 that: were based in communities in South Asia, included a group component, reported on interventions with a clear psychosocia…
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…
Covid-19 vaccine confidence project for perinatal women (CCPP)—Development of a stepped-care model to address Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy in low and middle-income countries
Background: COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy (CVH) is common among perinatal women in low and middle-income countries (LMICs), but it is often unaddressed. This could be due to a lack of feasible, scalable, and acceptable interventions and models for CVH in LMICs. Our study aimed to develop a CVH intervention model that can be implemented in LMICs using existing human healthcare resources. Methods: A literature review was conducted on aspects of vaccin…
Improving mental ill-health with psycho-social group interventions in South Asia–A scoping review using a realist lens
This scoping review aimed to synthesise current evidence related to psycho-social groups as part of community-based mental health interventions in South Asia. We used a realist lens to pay attention to the contexts and mechanisms supporting positive outcomes. We included studies published from January 2007 to February 2022 that: were based in communities in South Asia, included a group component, reported on interventions with a clear psychosocia…
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 (4 works) · Mental health (4 works) · Mental Health Treatment and Access (4 works) · Psychiatry (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Psychological intervention (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Family Caregiving in Mental Illness (2 works)