Feasibility, acceptability, and pilot effectiveness of a social-contact-based intervention to reduce mental health-related stigma among primary care providers in China, Ethiopia, India, Nepal, and Tunisia

Findings from a multi-site pre-post study

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ID24021273
AuthorsDristy Gurung (0000-0003-1839-9382, George Washington University), Bethel Ayele (Addis Ababa University), Ioannis Bakolis (0000-0002-4800-1630, Peking University), Kalpana Bhattarai (0000-0002-6649-5881, University of New Haven), Elaine Brohan (0000-0001-7400-6884, Centre for Mental Health), Anish V Cherian (0000-0001-7480-9644, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences), Mercian Daniel (0000-0002-2583-3792, George Institute for Global Health), Amani Metsahel (Hôpital Razi de La Manouba), Eshetu Girma (0000-0002-9418-1775, Addis Ababa University), Petra C Gronholm (0000-0002-4482-6993, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine), Charlotte Hanlon (Addis Ababa University), Claire Henderson (0000-0002-6998-5659, Centre for Mental Health), Sudha Kallakuri (0000-0003-0552-2417, George Institute for Global Health), Heidi Lempp (0000-0003-2509-3656, King's College London), Jie Li (0000-0002-5131-4769, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University), Santosh Loganathan (0000-0001-9688-5058, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences), Ning Ma (0000-0002-9503-3192, Peking University), Yurong Ma (0000-0002-2432-5614, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University), Pallab K Maulik (0000-0001-6835-6175, UNSW Sydney), Gurucharan Bhaskar Mendon (0000-0002-0712-8547, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences), Uta Ouali (0000-0001-6916-2110, Nuremberg Hospital), Bhawana Subedi (0009-0004-4082-7720, NLR Nepal), Graham Thornicroft (0000-0003-0662-0879, Centre for Mental Health), Syed Shabab Wahid (0000-0003-0355-0537), Yosra Zgueb (0000-0003-1014-713X, Hôpital de Cery), Wufang Zhang (0000-0003-0221-0012, Peking University), Xiaotong Zhang (0000-0002-9197-1421, Peking University), B A Kohrt (0000-0002-3829-4820, George Washington University)
Year2026
Pages1-27
Publication date2026-08-05
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCambridge Prisms Global Mental Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2054-4251 • E-ISSN: 2054-4251
PublisherCambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1017/gmh.2026.10280
OpenAlexW7172526838
LanguageEN

Feasibility, acceptability, and pilot effectiveness of a social-contact-based intervention to reduce mental health-related stigma among primary care providers in China, Ethiopia, India, Nepal, and Tunisia: Findings from a multi-site pre-post study

Brief intervention · Intervention (counseling) · Mental health · Mental illness · Primary care · Stigma (botany) · Diabetes Management and Education · Family Caregiving in Mental Illness · Mental Health Treatment and Access

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