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  1. Formative research to co-develop a Yoga-based intervention for antenatal depression in rural women in Maharashtra, India.

    Article • Wellcome Open Research, January 2026, Faculty of 1000, Ltd.

    Rahul Shidhaye

  2. Evaluation of a Positive Psychological Intervention to Reduce Work Stress among Rural Community Health Workers in India: Results from a Randomized Pilot Study

    Article • Journal of Happiness Studies, February 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Rahul Shidhaye

  3. Evaluating the global landscape of suicide helpline services: a global survey across 105 countries

    Article • The Lancet Psychiatry, February 2025, Elsevier

    Rahul Shidhaye

  4. Risk Factors for Attempted Suicide and Suicide Death Among South-East Asian Women: A Scoping Review

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, December 2024, MDPI AG

    Rahul Shidhaye

  5. A character-strengths based coaching intervention to improve wellbeing of rural community health workers in Madhya Pradesh, India: Protocol for a single-blind randomized controlled trial

    Article • Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, December 2024, Elsevier

    Rahul Shidhaye

  6. Yoga-based lifestyle intervention for antenatal depression (YOGA-D): study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial

    Article • Wellcome Open Research, November 2024, Faculty of 1000, Ltd.

    Rahul Shidhaye

  7. Mental health of the Pacific Island Nation communities: What the rest in the world can contribute to and learn from?

    Article • Australasian Psychiatry, August 2024, SAGE Publications

    Rahul Shidhaye

  8. The Lancet Psychiatry Commission: transforming mental health implementation research

    Article • The Lancet Psychiatry, May 2024, Elsevier

    Rahul Shidhaye

  9. “We are everyone's ASHAs but who's there for us?” a qualitative exploration of perceptions of work stress and coping among rural frontline workers in Madhya Pradesh, India

    Article • Social Science & Medicine, November 2023, Elsevier

    Rahul Shidhaye

  10. Global priorities for improving access to mental health services for adolescents in the post-pandemic world

    Article • Current Opinion in Psychology, October 2023, Elsevier

    Rahul Shidhaye

  11. Feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of yoga to improve maternal mental health and immune function during the COVID-19 crisis (Yoga-M2 trial): a pilot randomized controlled trial

    Article • Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, May 2023, Frontiers

    Rahul Shidhaye

  12. Suicide in Indian women

    Article • The Lancet Public Health, May 2023, Elsevier

    Rahul Shidhaye

  13. Editorial: Noncommunicable diseases and mental health experiences before and after the COVID-19 pandemic

    Article • Frontiers in Public Health, March 2023, Frontiers

    Rahul Shidhaye

  14. Culturally sensitive translation of the Perceived Stress Scale and the Multi-dimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support into Marathi language

    Article • January 2023, Research Square

    Rahul Shidhaye

  15. Introducing Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health

    Article • Cambridge Prisms Global Mental Health, December 2022, Cambridge University Press

    Rahul Shidhaye

  16. Application of ‘Readiness for Change’ concept within implementation of evidence-based mental health interventions globally: protocol for a scoping review

    Article • Wellcome Open Research, December 2022, Faculty of 1000, Ltd.

    Rahul Shidhaye

  17. Association of Major Disease Outbreaks With Adolescent and Youth Mental Health in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

    Article • JAMA Psychiatry, December 2022, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Rahul Shidhaye

  18. Yoga to improve maternal mental health and immune function during the COVID-19 crisis (Yoga-M2 trial): study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial.

    Article • Wellcome Open Research, August 2022, Faculty of 1000, Ltd.

    Rahul Shidhaye

  19. Depression in Indians 45 years and older: a roadblock in healthy ageing

    Article • The Lancet Psychiatry, August 2022, Elsevier

    Rahul Shidhaye

  20. Multimorbidity and multi-disability among the elderly in residential care in India: the Hyderabad Ocular Morbidity in Elderly Study (HOMES)

    Article • Scientific Reports, July 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Rahul Shidhaye

  21. What should equity in global health research look like?

    Article • The Lancet, July 2022, Elsevier

    Rahul Shidhaye

  22. Impact of major disease outbreaks in the third millennium on adolescent and youth sexual and reproductive health and rights in low and/or middle-income countries: a systematic scoping review protocol

    Article • BMJ Open, March 2022, BMJ

    Rahul Shidhaye

  23. Human-centered design exploration with Kenyan health workers on proposed digital mental health screening and intervention training development: Thematic analysis of user preferences and needs

    Article • Digital Health, January 2022, SAGE Publications

    Rahul Shidhaye

  24. A guide to systems-level, participatory, theory-informed implementation research in global health

    Article • BMJ Global Health, December 2021, BMJ

    Rahul Shidhaye

  25. Evidence to Practice for Mental Health Task-Sharing: Understanding Readiness for Change among Accredited Social Health Activists in Sehore District, Madhya Pradesh, India

    Article • Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, November 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Rahul Shidhaye

  26. Depression, combined visual and hearing impairment (dual sensory impairment): a hidden multi-morbidity among the elderly in Residential Care in India

    Article • Scientific Reports, August 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Rahul Shidhaye

  27. Effective methods for knowledge transfer to strengthen mental health systems in low- and middle-income countries – CORRIGENDUM

    Article • BJPsych Open, July 2021, Royal College of Psychiatrists

    Rahul Shidhaye

  28. Evaluation of capacity-building strategies for mental health system strengthening in low- and middle-income countries for service users and caregivers, policymakers and planners, and researchers – CORRIGENDUM

    Article • BJPsych Open, July 2021, Royal College of Psychiatrists

    Rahul Shidhaye

  29. Mental health financing challenges, opportunities and strategies in low- and middle-income countries: findings from the Emerald project – CORRIGENDUM

    Article • BJPsych Open, June 2021, Royal College of Psychiatrists

    Dr Sumaiyah Docrat, Rahul Shidhaye

  30. COVID-19 mental health impact and responses in low-income and middle-income countries: reimagining global mental health

    Article • The Lancet Psychiatry, June 2021, Elsevier

    Rahul Shidhaye

  31. Building resiliency in emergency room physicians: anticipating the next catastrophe

    Article • BMJ Health & Care Informatics, April 2021, BMJ

    Rahul Shidhaye

  32. Parenting and adolescent suicidal behavior

    Article • EClinicalMedicine, February 2021, Elsevier

    Rahul Shidhaye

  33. Yoga for Healthy Aging: Science or Hype?

    Article • Advances in Geriatric Medicine and Research, January 2021, Qingres Limited

    Rahul Shidhaye

  34. Practice and Acceptability of Yoga Among Pregnant Women in India: A Cross-Sectional Survey

    Article • International Journal of Yoga Therapy, January 2021, International Association of Yoga Therapists

    Rahul Shidhaye

  35. An Integrated Approach to Improve Maternal Mental Health and Well-Being During the COVID-19 Crisis

    Article • Frontiers in Psychiatry, November 2020, Frontiers

    Rahul Shidhaye

  36. Correction to: Impact of district mental health care plans on symptom severity and functioning of patients with priority mental health conditions: the Programme for Improving Mental Health Care (PRIME) cohort protocol

    Article • BMC Psychiatry, September 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Rahul Shidhaye

  37. Understanding Mental Health System Governance in India: Perspectives of Key Stakeholders

    Article • May 2020, MDPI AG

    Rahul Shidhaye

  38. Health care use and treatment-seeking for depression symptoms in rural India: an exploratory cross-sectional analysis

    Article • BMC Health Services Research, April 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Rahul Shidhaye

  39. Health care use and treatment-seeking for depression symptoms in rural India: An exploratory cross-sectional analysis

    Article • March 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Rahul Shidhaye

  40. Health service costs and their association with functional impairment among adults receiving integrated mental health care in five low- and middle-income countries: the PRIME cohort study

    Article • Health Policy and Planning, March 2020, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Rahul Shidhaye

  41. The association between social support through contacts with Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) and antenatal anxiety among women in Mysore, India: a cross-sectional study

    Article • Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, March 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Rahul Shidhaye

  42. Evaluation of a new set of indicators for mental health care implemented in Madhya Pradesh, India: a mixed methods study

    Article • International Journal of Mental Health Systems, February 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Rahul Shidhaye

  43. Unburden mental health in India: it's time to act now

    Article • The Lancet Psychiatry, February 2020, Elsevier

    Rahul Shidhaye

  44. Validation of hindi version of Edinburgh postnatal depression scale as a screening tool for antenatal depression

    Article • Asian Journal of Psychiatry, February 2020, Elsevier

    Rahul Shidhaye

  45. “Is there a medicine for these tensions?” Barriers to treatment-seeking for depressive symptoms in rural India: A qualitative study

    Article • Social Science & Medicine, February 2020, Elsevier

    Rahul Shidhaye

  46. Distance to health services and treatment-seeking for depressive symptoms in rural India: a repeated cross-sectional study

    Article • Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, January 2020, Cambridge University Press

    Rahul Shidhaye

  47. Acceptability and feasibility of digital technology for training community health workers to deliver brief psychological treatment for depression in rural India

    Article • Asian Journal of Psychiatry, October 2019, Elsevier

    Rahul Shidhaye

  48. Mental health financing challenges, opportunities and strategies in low- and middle-income countries: findings from the Emerald project

    Article • BJPsych Open, August 2019, Royal College of Psychiatrists

    Dr Sumaiyah Docrat, Rahul Shidhaye

  49. Effective methods for knowledge transfer to strengthen mental health systems in low- and middle-income countries

    Article • BJPsych Open, August 2019, Royal College of Psychiatrists

    Rahul Shidhaye

  50. Evaluation of capacity-building strategies for mental health system strengthening in low- and middle-income countries for service users and caregivers, policymakers and planners, and researchers

    Article • BJPsych Open, August 2019, Royal College of Psychiatrists

    Rahul Shidhaye

  51. Evaluation of performance and perceived utility of mental healthcare indicators in routine health information systems in five low- and middle-income countries

    Article • BJPsych Open, August 2019, Royal College of Psychiatrists

    Rahul Shidhaye

  52. Experience of implementing new mental health indicators within information systems in six low- and middle-income countries

    Article • BJPsych Open, August 2019, Royal College of Psychiatrists

    Rahul Shidhaye

  53. Scaling up integrated primary mental health in six low- and middle-income countries: obstacles, synergies and implications for systems reform

    Article • BJPsych Open, August 2019, Royal College of Psychiatrists

    Rahul Shidhaye

  54. Strengthening mental health systems in low- and middle-income countries: recommendations from the Emerald programme

    Article • BJPsych Open, August 2019, Royal College of Psychiatrists

    Rahul Shidhaye

  55. Delivering a complex mental health intervention in low-resource settings: lessons from the implementation of the PRIME mental healthcare plan in primary care in Sehore district, Madhya Pradesh, India

    Article • BJPsych Open, July 2019, Royal College of Psychiatrists

    Rahul Shidhaye

  56. Implementation of the mental health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) within the Fijian Healthcare System: a mixed-methods evaluation

    Article • International Journal of Mental Health Systems, June 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Rahul Shidhaye

  57. Community, facility and individual level impact of integrating mental health screening and treatment into the primary healthcare system in Sehore district, Madhya Pradesh, India

    Article • BMJ Global Health, May 2019, BMJ

    Rahul Shidhaye

  58. Household economic costs associated with mental, neurological and substance use disorders: a cross-sectional survey in six low- and middle-income countries

    Article • BJPsych Open, April 2019, Royal College of Psychiatrists

    Dr Sumaiyah Docrat, Rahul Shidhaye

  59. Digital Technology for Building Capacity of Nonspecialist Health Workers for Task Sharing and Scaling Up Mental Health Care Globally

    Article • Harvard Review of Psychiatry, January 2019, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Rahul Shidhaye

  60. Development of mental health indicators at the district level in Madhya Pradesh, India: mixed methods study

    Article • BMC Health Services Research, November 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Rahul Shidhaye

  61. Characteristics of perinatal depression in rural central, India: a cross-sectional study

    Article • International Journal of Mental Health Systems, November 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Rahul Shidhaye

  62. Partnerships in a Global Mental Health Research Programme—the Example of PRIME

    Article • Global Social Welfare, October 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Rahul Shidhaye

  63. Detection and treatment initiation for depression and alcohol use disorders: facility-based cross-sectional studies in five low-income and middle-income country districts

    Article • BMJ Open, October 2018, BMJ

    Rahul Shidhaye

  64. Factors associated with health service utilisation for common mental disorders: a systematic review

    Article • BMC Psychiatry, August 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Rahul Shidhaye

  65. Mental health information systems in resource-challenged countries: experiences from India

    Article • BJPsych International, April 2018, Royal College of Psychiatrists

    Rahul Shidhaye

  66. Impact of district mental health care plans on symptom severity and functioning of patients with priority mental health conditions: the Programme for Improving Mental Health Care (PRIME) cohort protocol

    Article • BMC Psychiatry, March 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Rahul Shidhaye

  67. Making complex interventions work in low resource settings: developing and applying a design focused implementation approach to deliver mental health through primary care in India

    Article • International Journal of Mental Health Systems, January 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Rahul Shidhaye

  68. Social Distance and Community Attitudes Towards People with Psycho-Social Disabilities in Uttarakhand, India

    Article • Community Mental Health Journal, November 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Rahul Shidhaye

  69. Developing capacity-building activities for mental health system strengthening in low- and middle-income countries for service users and caregivers, service planners, and researchers

    Article • Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, October 2017, Cambridge University Press

    Rahul Shidhaye, Dr Sumaiyah Docrat

  70. Predictors, help-seeking behaviour and treatment coverage for depression in adults in Sehore district, India

    Article • BJPsych Open, September 2017, Cambridge University Press

    Rahul Shidhaye

  71. Evaluating capacity-building for mental health system strengthening in low- and middle-income countries for service users and caregivers, service planners and researchers

    Article • Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, August 2017, Cambridge University Press

    Rahul Shidhaye, Dr Sumaiyah Docrat

  72. Association of gender disadvantage factors and gender preference with antenatal depression in women: a cross-sectional study from rural Maharashtra

    Article • Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, April 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Rahul Shidhaye

  73. Strengthening mental health system governance in six low- and middle-income countries in Africa and South Asia: challenges, needs and potential strategies

    Article • Health Policy and Planning, February 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Rahul Shidhaye

  74. Suicidal ideation and behaviour among community and health care seeking populations in five low- and middle-income countries: a cross-sectional study

    Article • Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, February 2017, Cambridge University Press

    Rahul Shidhaye

  75. The effect of VISHRAM, a grass-roots community-based mental health programme, on the treatment gap for depression in rural communities in India: a population-based study

    Article • The Lancet Psychiatry, February 2017, Elsevier

    Rahul Shidhaye

  76. Health systems context(s) for integrating mental health into primary health care in six Emerald countries: a situation analysis

    Article • International Journal of Mental Health Systems, January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Rahul Shidhaye

  77. Information systems for mental health in six low and middle income countries: cross country situation analysis

    Article • International Journal of Mental Health Systems, September 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Rahul Shidhaye

  78. Scaling-up services for psychosis, depression and epilepsy in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia: development and application of a mental health systems planning tool (OneHealth)

    Article • Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, September 2016, Cambridge University Press

    Rahul Shidhaye, Dr Sumaiyah Docrat

  79. Treatment Contact Coverage for Probable Depressive and Probable Alcohol Use Disorders in Four Low- and Middle-Income Country Districts: The PRIME Cross-Sectional Community Surveys

    Article • PLOS One, September 2016, PLOS

    Rahul Shidhaye

  80. Prevalence of mental, neurological, and substance use disorders in China and India: a systematic analysis

    Article • The Lancet Psychiatry, September 2016, Elsevier

    Rahul Shidhaye

  81. Social correlates of mental, neurological, and substance use disorders in China and India: a review

    Article • The Lancet Psychiatry, September 2016, Elsevier

    Rahul Shidhaye

  82. Service user involvement for mental health system strengthening in India: a qualitative study

    Article • BMC Psychiatry, July 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Rahul Shidhaye

  83. The burden of mental, neurological, and substance use disorders in China and India: a systematic analysis of community representative epidemiological studies

    Article • The Lancet, July 2016, Elsevier

    Rahul Shidhaye

  84. Indicators for routine monitoring of effective mental healthcare coverage in low- and middle-income settings: a Delphi study

    Article • Health Policy and Planning, April 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Rahul Shidhaye

  85. Prevalence and treatment coverage for depression: a population-based survey in Vidarbha, India

    Article • Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, April 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Rahul Shidhaye

  86. Addressing the burden of mental, neurological, and substance use disorders: key messages from Disease Control Priorities, 3rd edition

    Article • The Lancet, April 2016, Elsevier

    Rahul Shidhaye

  87. Evidence for effective interventions to reduce mental-health-related stigma and discrimination

    Article • The Lancet, March 2016, Elsevier

    Rahul Shidhaye

  88. Development and piloting of a plan for integrating mental health in primary care in Sehore district, Madhya Pradesh, India

    Article • The British Journal of Psychiatry, January 2016, Royal College of Psychiatrists

    Rahul Shidhaye

  89. District mental healthcare plans for five low-and middle-income countries: Commonalities, variations and evidence gaps

    Article • The British Journal of Psychiatry, January 2016, Royal College of Psychiatrists

    Rahul Shidhaye

  90. Estimating the cost of implementing district mental healthcare plans in five low- and middle-income countries: The PRIME study

    Article • The British Journal of Psychiatry, January 2016, Royal College of Psychiatrists

    Rahul Shidhaye

  91. Evaluation of district mental healthcare plans: The PRIME consortium methodology

    Article • The British Journal of Psychiatry, January 2016, Royal College of Psychiatrists

    Rahul Shidhaye

  92. Closing the treatment gap for mental, neurological and substance use disorders by strengthening existing health care platforms: strategies for delivery and integration of evidence-based interventions

    Article • International Journal of Mental Health Systems, December 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Rahul Shidhaye

  93. Epidemiological features of alcohol use in rural India: a population-based cross-sectional study

    Article • BMJ Open, December 2015, BMJ

    Rahul Shidhaye

  94. Implementation Science for closing the treatment gap for mental disorders by translating evidence base into practice: experiences from the PRIME project

    Article • Australasian Psychiatry, December 2015, SAGE Publications

    Rahul Shidhaye

  95. Cross-sectional study of depression and help-seeking in Uttarakhand, North India

    Article • BMJ Open, November 2015, BMJ

    Rahul Shidhaye

  96. Evidence for effective interventions to reduce mental health-related stigma and discrimination in the medium and long term: Systematic review

    Article • The British Journal of Psychiatry, November 2015, Royal College of Psychiatrists

    Rahul Shidhaye

  97. Challenges for Transformation: A Situational Analysis of Mental Health Care Services in Sehore District, Madhya Pradesh

    Article • Community Mental Health Journal, June 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Rahul Shidhaye

  98. The management of adult psychiatric emergencies in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review

    Article • The Lancet Psychiatry, June 2015, Elsevier

    Rahul Shidhaye

  99. Strengthening mental health systems in low- and middle-income countries: the Emerald programme

    Article • BMC Medicine, April 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Rahul Shidhaye

  100. Acceptability and feasibility of using non-specialist health workers to deliver mental health care: Stakeholder perceptions from the PRIME district sites in Ethiopia, India, Nepal, South Africa, and Uganda

    Article • Social Science & Medicine, October 2014, Elsevier

    Rahul Shidhaye

  101. Challenges and Opportunities for Implementing Integrated Mental Health Care: A District Level Situation Analysis from Five Low- and Middle-Income Countries

    Article • PLOS One, February 2014, PLOS

    Rahul Shidhaye

  102. Depression and type 2 diabetes in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review

    Article • Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, February 2014, Elsevier

    Rahul Shidhaye

  103. Stigma and discrimination as a barrier to mental health service utilization in India

    Article • International Health, February 2013, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Rahul Shidhaye

  104. Association of somatoform disorders with anxiety and depression in women in low and middle income countries: A systematic review

    Article • International Review of Psychiatry, February 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Rahul Shidhaye

  105. Impact of omega-3 fatty acids and/or plant sterol supplementation on non-HDL cholesterol levels of dyslipidemic Indian adults

    Article • Journal of Functional Foods, January 2013, Elsevier

    Rahul Shidhaye

  106. PRIME: A Programme to Reduce the Treatment Gap for Mental Disorders in Five Low- and Middle-Income Countries

    Article • PLoS Medicine, December 2012, PLOS

    Rahul Shidhaye

  107. Association between biomass fuel use and maternal report of child size at birth - an analysis of 2005-06 India Demographic Health Survey data

    Article • BMC Public Health, May 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Rahul Shidhaye

  108. Evaluation of stressors and coping strategies for stress in Indian anaesthesiologists

    Article • Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, January 2011, Medknow

    Rahul Shidhaye

  109. A randomized clinical trial to compare small frequent boluses technique with that of traditional intermittent top-ups and continuous epidural infusion, for maintenance of epidural labour analgesia

    Article • Sri Lankan Journal of Anaesthesiology, November 2010, Sri Lanka Journals Online (SLJOL)

    Rahul Shidhaye

  110. Association of socio-economic, gender and health factors with common mental disorders in women: a population-based study of 5703 married rural women in India

    Article • International Journal of Epidemiology, October 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Rahul Shidhaye