The mental health community: An underserved and undertreated population: Encouraging research but challenges remain

Progress made in maternal and child health, but challenges remain.

Global health inequity: scientific challenges remain but can be solved.

Advances in science and technology have transformed the health of the populations of the developed world, with substantial increases in life expectancy and reductions in morbidity. These advances have not, however, touched the lives of the poorest people of the world--the billions living in developing countries. This Review Series on global health highlights the key factors contributing to ineq...

Physical and mental health of transgender older adults: an at-risk and underserved population.

PURPOSE This study is one of the first to examine the physical and mental health of transgender older adults and to identify modifiable factors that account for health risks in this underserved population. DESIGN AND METHODS Utilizing data from a cross-sectional survey of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender older adults aged 50 and older (N = 2,560), we assessed direct and indirect effect...

population research center: application of research for community health promotion

the current challenge in health services research is disability to present comprehensive and effective intervention plans for community health promotion. there are numerous reasons in this regard, some of which can be overcome through performance-based participatory research methods. the population research center (prc) in tehran university of medical sciences (tums) provides the necessary grou...

Settling Ulysses: An Adapted Research Agenda for Refugee Mental Health

Refugees and asylum seekers arriving in Europe during the 2015/2016 wave of migration have been exposed to war conditions in their country of origin, survived a dangerous journey, and often struggled with negative reception in transit and host countries. The mental health consequence of such forced migration experiences is named the Ulysses syndrome. Policies regarding the right to residency ca...