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Priorities for mental health research in Europe: A survey among national stakeholders' associations within the ROAMER project

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: Within the ROAMER project, funded by the European Commission, a survey was conducted with national associations/organizations of psychiatrists, other mental health professionals, users and/or carers, and psychiatric trainees in the 27 countries of the European Union, aiming to explore their views about priorities for mental health research in Europe. One hundred and eight associations/organizations returned the questionnaire. The five most frequently selected research priorities were early detection and management of mental disorders, quality of mental health services, prevention of mental disorders, rehabilitation and social inclusion, and new medications for mental disorders. All these areas, except the last one, were among the top ten research priorities according to all categories of stakeholders, along with stigma and discrimination. These results seem to support the recent argument that some rebalancing in favor of psychosocial and health service studies may be needed in psychiatric research.

Source: World Psychiatry

DOI: 10.1002/wps.20052

Authors: Andrea Fiorillo, Mario Luciano, Valeria Del Vecchio, Gaia Sampogna, Carla Obradors‐Tarragó, Mario Maj

Institutions: University of Naples Federico II, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental, Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu

Language: English

Topic: Mental Health Treatment and Access

Subfield: Psychiatry and Mental health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: Società Italiana di Psicopatologia, British Psychological Society, European Commission