TY - JOUR
T1 - Mental health research in South America
T2 - Psychiatrists and psychiatry trainees' perceived resources and barriers
AU - Ramalho, Rodrigo
AU - Chappe, Vanessa
AU - Alvarez, Lisette
AU - Argomedo-Ramos, Gianfranco C.A.
AU - Rivera Arroyo, Guillermo
AU - Bonay, Graciela L.
AU - Libuy Mena, Javiera C.
AU - Cuellar Hoppe, Miguel A.
AU - Cevallos-Robalino, Domenica N.
AU - Gonzalez-Diaz, Jairo M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press.
PY - 2023/10/2
Y1 - 2023/10/2
N2 - As mental health issues continue to rise in Latin America, the need for research in this field becomes increasingly pressing. This study aimed to explore the perceived barriers and resources for research and publications among psychiatrists and psychiatry trainees from nine Spanish-speaking countries in South America. Data was collected through an anonymous online survey and analyzed using descriptive methods and the SPSS Statistical package. In total, 214 responses were analyzed. Among the participating psychiatrists, 61.8% reported having led a research project and 74.7% of them reported having led an academic publication. As for the psychiatry trainees, 26% reported having conducted research and 41.5% reported having published or attempted to publish an academic paper. When available, having access to research training, protected research time and mentorship opportunities were significant resources for research. Further support is needed in terms of funding, training, protected research time and mentorship opportunities. However, despite their efforts to participate in the global mental health discussion, Latin American psychiatrists and psychiatry trainees remain largely underrepresented in the literature.
AB - As mental health issues continue to rise in Latin America, the need for research in this field becomes increasingly pressing. This study aimed to explore the perceived barriers and resources for research and publications among psychiatrists and psychiatry trainees from nine Spanish-speaking countries in South America. Data was collected through an anonymous online survey and analyzed using descriptive methods and the SPSS Statistical package. In total, 214 responses were analyzed. Among the participating psychiatrists, 61.8% reported having led a research project and 74.7% of them reported having led an academic publication. As for the psychiatry trainees, 26% reported having conducted research and 41.5% reported having published or attempted to publish an academic paper. When available, having access to research training, protected research time and mentorship opportunities were significant resources for research. Further support is needed in terms of funding, training, protected research time and mentorship opportunities. However, despite their efforts to participate in the global mental health discussion, Latin American psychiatrists and psychiatry trainees remain largely underrepresented in the literature.
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U2 - 10.1017/gmh.2023.58
DO - 10.1017/gmh.2023.58
M3 - Research Article
C2 - 38024802
AN - SCOPUS:85205408002
SN - 2054-4251
VL - 10
JO - Global Mental Health
JF - Global Mental Health
M1 - e66
ER -