Global Mental Health Workforce Composition and National Depression Prevalence: Cross-National Evidence From the WHO Mental Health Atlas 2020 and the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
Mental health workforce expansion is correlated with reduced depression, notably when systems include non-psychiatrist providers. These findings indicate that broadening service delivery capacity beyond psychiatric care could potentially improve the effectiveness of national mental health systems, pending further investigation.
Authors
- Christopher David William Lomas
Institutions
- Cheshire West and Chester (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Social Psychiatry
- Published
- 2026-03-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00207640261424406
- Primary Topic
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00