The University of Edinburgh has a long-standing and active commitment to Global Health and Mental Health, through the cross-College Global Health Academy and the Centre for Global Health in the Usher Institute.
In the Division of Psychiatry, we have many links to researchers in those units and to projects across the globe. Partly for historical reasons, building on the work of Scottish Government-funded charity the Scotland Malawi Mental Health Education Project (SMMHEP, SC039523), our currently funded studies are concentrated in the sub-Saharan African country of Malawi where we are supporting the development of mental health research, training and clinical capacity.
Example projects
| Project title | Funder | Investigator(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Generation Malawi: a study of family, maternal and childhood mental health | MRC | Andrew McIntosh, Robert Stewart |
| PROMISE (Psychosis Recovery Orientation in Malawi by Improving Services and Engagement) | Wellcome | Stephen Lawrie, Robert Stewart |
| WARMHEART (Malawian Program For Mental Health Research Training) | NIH | Robert Stewart |