Little mental disorder research in general medical journals in low- and middle-income countries
Date
2007-02
Authors
Ipser, Jonathan C.
Stein, Dan J.
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG)
Abstract
To the Editor: Research on mental disorders undertaken in
low- and middle-income (LAMI) countries is rarely published
in leading psychiatric journals published in high-income (HI)
countries. An examination of the extent to which high-impact
general medical journals provide an alternative forum for
articles on mental disorders revealed that fewer of these articles
are published in LAMI than HI countries.
There is increasing recognition of the global economic and
human burden imposed by mental disorders. This has resulted
in a renewed appreciation of the importance of mental health
research in both First-World countries and nations classified
according to World Bank Criteria as LAMI countries. At the
same time there is evidence that research on mental disorders
undertaken in developing nations is rarely published in
leading psychiatric journals.
Description
Letter
The original publication is available at http://www.samj.org.za
The original publication is available at http://www.samj.org.za
Keywords
Mental illness -- Research -- Publishing -- Low- and middle-income countries, Scholarly publications
Citation
Ipser, J.C. & Stein, D.J. 2007. Little mental disorder research in general medical journals in low- and middle-income countries. South African Medical Journal, 97(2):110-111.