Global Mental Health trackFeatured Projects

Featured Research Project

National Institute on Aging $3 million grant focuses on improving Alzheimer’s and family caregiving research in Vietnam

Ladson Hinton, M.D.

Caring for a family member with dementia can be challenging and stressful in the best of circumstances. Vietnam and other countries in Asia are facing an unprecedented increase in the number of older adults with dementia but have little to no community support programs or services for family caregivers. The goal of this project is to test a culturally adapted dementia caregiver intervention in Vietnam and to strengthen research capacity through the development of a research network and mentored pilot projects.

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Inaugural Global Mental Health Trip

Making new connections in Nepal

Alan Koike, M.D., trip to Nepal

In May of 2017, Alan Koike, M.D., and Amy Barnhorst, M.D., embarked on their first trip to Nepal. Their journey was part of the Global Mental Health program’s mission to establish educational and research opportunities in mental health in international settings.

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Hear from our residents

Mental health disorders are one of the major risk factors addressed by Hospital-based Violence Intervention Programs (HVIPs). For my global mental health project, I am exploring current practices and developing evaluation metrics for mental health service delivery for victims of interpersonal violence served by these programs.

Adaobi Nwabuo, MBBS, MPHAdaobi Nwabuo, M.B.B.S., M.P.H., PGY-3, General Psychiatry Residency Program
Medical school of graduation: University of Lagos, Nigeria

My global mental health research project involves exploring historical trauma within the Sikh Community and the downstream effects on mental health, as well as substance use within the community, and the utilization on racial/ethnic labeling on racialized minorities.

Anokh Singh Sohal, D.O.Anokh Singh Sohal, D.O., PGY-4, General Psychiatry Residency Program
Medical school of graduation: Touro University

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