Dr LAURA ASHER's Outputs (6)

Mental health and violence against women in Afghanistan, India, and Sri Lanka: a situation analysis (2025)
Journal Article
Quinlan-Davidson, M., Ahmad, A., ASHER, L., Bhatia, U., Daruwalla, N., Devakumar, D., Nadkarni, A., Palfreyman, A., Saboor, L., Samanmalee, R., & Osrin, D. (2025). Mental health and violence against women in Afghanistan, India, and Sri Lanka: a situation analysis. F1000Research, https://doi.org/10.3310/GDOM7555

Background.

Globally, 10-53% of ever-partnered women have experienced physical or sexual intimate partner violence over their lifetime. Women survivors of violence are at high risk of poor mental health. In this study, we investigate women’s expo... Read More about Mental health and violence against women in Afghanistan, India, and Sri Lanka: a situation analysis.

Cultural Influences on Fidelity Components in Recovery Colleges: A 28-Country Study (2025)
Journal Article
Kotera, Y., Ronaldson, A., Takhi, S., Felix, S., Namasaba, M., Lawrence, S., Kellermann, V., Kapka, A., Hayes, D., Dunnett, D., Jebara, T., Murakami, M., Bakolis, I., Repper, J., Meddings, S., Stergiopoulos, V., Brophy, L., De Ruysscher, C., Eplov, L., Toernes, C., …Slade, M. (in press). Cultural Influences on Fidelity Components in Recovery Colleges: A 28-Country Study. General Psychiatry,

Background Recovery Colleges (RCs) support personal recovery through education, skill development and social support for people with mental health problems, carers and staff. Guided by co-production and adult learning principles, RCs represent a rece... Read More about Cultural Influences on Fidelity Components in Recovery Colleges: A 28-Country Study.

Improving outcomes for people who are homeless and have severe mental illness in Ethiopia, Ghana and Kenya: overview of the HOPE programme (2025)
Journal Article
Hanlon, C., Smartt, C., Mutiso, V. N., Yaro, P., Misganaw, E., Read, U., Mayston, R., Birhanu, R., Dako-Gyeke, P., Ndetei, D. M., Asher, L., Repper, J., Eaton, J., Chua, K., Fekadu, A., Tsigebrhan, R., Ashaley Fofo, C., Kariuki, K., Rai, S., Abayneh, S., …Alem, A. (2025). Improving outcomes for people who are homeless and have severe mental illness in Ethiopia, Ghana and Kenya: overview of the HOPE programme. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 34, Article e26. https://doi.org/10.1017/s2045796025000186

Aim HOPE (National Institute for Health and Care Research Global Health Research Group on Homelessness and Mental Health in Africa) aims to develop and evaluate interventions that address the unmet needs of people who are homeless and have severe men... Read More about Improving outcomes for people who are homeless and have severe mental illness in Ethiopia, Ghana and Kenya: overview of the HOPE programme.

Effects of community-based rehabilitation on caregivers of people with schizophrenia in Ethiopia in the RISE trial (2025)
Journal Article
Dijkstra, L. G., Weiss, H. A., Birhane, R., Medhin, G., de Silva, M., Hanlon, C., Fekadu, A., & Asher, L. (2025). Effects of community-based rehabilitation on caregivers of people with schizophrenia in Ethiopia in the RISE trial. BMC Psychiatry, 25(1), Article 231. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-025-06651-4

Background: Schizophrenia is a severe mental health condition with high impact on those affected and their families. Community-based rehabilitation (CBR) is a recommended treatment component for schizophrenia in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC... Read More about Effects of community-based rehabilitation on caregivers of people with schizophrenia in Ethiopia in the RISE trial.

Sexual and reproductive health needs of women with severe mental illness in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review (2025)
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Sisodia, S., Hammond, Z., Leonardi-Bee, J., Hanlon, C., & Asher, L. (2025). Sexual and reproductive health needs of women with severe mental illness in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review. PLoS ONE, 20(1), Article e0311554. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0311554

Background

This scoping review aimed to understand the extent and type of evidence in relation to sexual and reproductive health needs of women with severe mental illness (SMI) in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) and to summarise those nee... Read More about Sexual and reproductive health needs of women with severe mental illness in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review.

Sexual and reproductive health needs of women with severe mental illness in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review (2025)
Journal Article
Sisodia, S., Hammond, Z., Leonardi-Bee, J., Hanlon, C., & Asher, L. (2025). Sexual and reproductive health needs of women with severe mental illness in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review. PLoS ONE, 20(1), Article e0311554. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0311554

Background

This scoping review aimed to understand the extent and type of evidence in relation to sexual and reproductive health needs of women with severe mental illness (SMI) in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) and to summarise those nee... Read More about Sexual and reproductive health needs of women with severe mental illness in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review.