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WHO South-East Asia Journal of Public Health WHO South-East Asia Journal of Public Health Volume 6, Issue 1, April 2017, 1–98 April 2017, 1–98 6, Issue 1, Volume Foreword iii ISSN 2224-3151 Volume 6, Issue 1, April 2017, 1–98 Editorial Care for mental disorders and promotion of mental well-being in South-East Asia 1 Nazneen Anwar, Thaksaphon Thamarangsi Perspective Mental health policies in South-East Asia and the public health role of screening instruments for depression 5 Pratap Sharan, Rajesh Sagar, Saurabh Kumar Depression and physical noncommunicable diseases: the need for an integrated approach 12 Nazneen Anwar, Pooja Patnaik Kuppili, Yatan Pal Singh Balhara Decentralizing provision of mental health care in Sri Lanka 18 Neil Fernando, Thirupathy Suveendran, Chithramalee de Silva Post-disaster mental health and psychosocial support: experience from the 2015 Nepal earthquake 22 Surendra Sherchan, Reuben Samuel, Kedar Marahatta, Nazneen Anwar, Mark Humphrey Van Ommeren, Roderico Ofrin Challenges and opportunities in suicide prevention in South-East Asia 30 Lakshmi Vijayakumar WHO Services for depression and suicide in Thailand 34 Thoranin Kongsuk, Suttha Supanya, Kedsaraporn Kenbubpha, Supranee Phimtra, Supattra Sukhawaha, Jintana Leejongpermpoon Policy and governance to address depression and suicide in Bhutan: the national suicide-prevention strategy 39 Gampo Dorji, Sonam Choki, Kinga Jamphel, Yeshi Wangdi, Tandin Chogyel, Chencho Dorji, Damber Kumar Nirola South-East Asia Suicide burden and prevention in Nepal: the need for a national strategy 45 Kedar Marahatta, Reuben Samuel, Pawan Sharma, Lonim Dixit, Bhola Ram Shrestha Review Co-occurring depression and alcohol-use disorders in South-East Asia: a narrative review 50 Yatan Pal Singh Balhara, Prashant Gupta, Deeksha Elwadhi WHO South-East Asia Journal of Public Health WHO South-East Journal of Suicide and depression in the World Health Organization South-East Asia Region: a systematic review 60 Helal Uddin Ahmed, Mohammad Didar Hossain, Afzal Aftab, Tanjir Rashid Soron, Mohammad Tariqul Alam, Md Waziul Alam Chowdhury, Aftab Uddin Original research Alcohol consumption among adults in Bangladesh: results from STEPS 2010 67 Public Health Jessica Yasmine Islam, M Mostafa Zaman, Mahfuz R Bhuiyan, Md Mahtabuddin Hasan, HAM Nazmul Ahsan, Md Mujibur Rahman, Md Ridwanur Rahman, MA Jalil Chowdhury Perinatal care practices in home deliveries in rural Bangalore, India: a community-based, cross-sectional survey 75 N Ramakrishna Reddy, CT Sreeramareddy Motivating and demotivating factors for community health workers: a qualitative study in urban slums of Delhi, India 82 Mathew Sunil George, Shradha Pant, Niveditha Devasenapathy, Suparna Ghosh-Jerath, Sanjay P Zodpey Depression and suicide: towards new Policy and practice paradigms in prevention and care Adoption of the 2015 World Health Organization guidelines on antiretroviral therapy: programmatic implications for India 90 Bharat Bhushan Rewari, Reshu Agarwal, Suresh Shastri, Sharath Burugina Nagaraja, Abhilakh Singh Rathore Delivery of antiretroviral treatment services in India: estimated costs incurred under the National AIDS Control Programme 94 Reshu Agarwal, Bharat Bhushan Rewari, Suresh Shastri, Sharath Burugina Nagaraja, Abhilakh Singh Rathore ISSN 2224315-1 World Health House Indraprastha Estate Mahatma Gandhi Marg www.searo.who.int/publications/ New Delhi-110002, India journals/seajph http://www.searo.who.int/publications/journals/seajph/en/ 9 772224 315000 WHO South-East Asia Journal of Guidelines for contributors Public Health The WHO South-East Asia Journal of Public Health (WHO-SEAJPH) (ISSN 2224-3151, E-ISSN The journal is published in April and September each year. 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