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Dristy Gurung is the co-investigator and project lead for the NIH funded R01 grant Reducing Stigma among Healthcare Providers to Improve Mental Health Services (RESHAPE, #R01MH120649), and the site lead for the International Study Of Discrimination And Stigma Outcomes (INDIGO) at Transcultural Psychosocial Organization (TPO) Nepal. TPO is a non-profit organization working in mental health advocacy, research, capacity building and psychosocial interventions in Nepal. She did her MSc in Global Mental Health from King’s College London and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and is currently a PhD candidate at King’s College London with a focus on measuring structural stigma in low and
middle-income countries. She has keen interest in understanding the lived experiences of service users and their roles in stigma reduction and strengthening mental health systems. Her focus is also on promoting inclusivity not just in mental health but also in other areas of global health. She recently worked as a commissioner on the “Lancet Commission on ending stigma and discrimination in mental health”, and chaired the launch event of the commission report, which was hosted by the World Health Organization.
Research interests
- Stigma and discrimination in mental health
- Involvement of service users and caregivers
- Implementation science
- Health systems research
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Global Mental Health, Master in Science, Kings College London
Award Date: 30 Sept 2016
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Anti-stigma interventions in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review
Majeed, T., Hopkin, G., Wang, K., Nepal, S., Votruba, N., Gronholm, P., Gurung, D., Semrau, M., Bagade, T., Farina, N., Musyimi, C., Pingani, L., Breuer, E., Lund, C., Thornicroft, G. & Evans-Lacko, S., 26 Apr 2024, In: EClinicalMedicine. 72, 102612, 102612.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Social contact as a strategy to reduce stigma in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and expert perspectives
Damsté, C., Gronholm, P., de Groot , T., Gurung, D., Makhmud, A., Peters, R. M. H. & Hartog, K., 27 Mar 2024, In: PLOS Global Public Health. 4, 3, e0003053.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Adapting and piloting a social contact-based intervention to reduce mental health stigma among primary care providers: Protocol for a multi-site feasibility study
Gurung, D., Kohrt, B. A., Wahid, S. S., Bhattarai, K., Acharya, B., Askri, F., Ayele, B., Bakolis, I., Cherian, A., Daniel, M., Gautam, K., Girma, E., Gronholm, P. C., Hanlon, C., Kallakuri, S., Ketema, B., Lempp, H., Li, J., Loganathan, S. & Ma, N. & 10 others, , 15 Dec 2023, In: SSM - Mental Health. 4, 100253.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mental health–related structural stigma and discrimination in health and social policies in Nepal: A scoping review and synthesis
Gurung, D., Neupane, M., Bhattarai, K., Acharya, B., Chandra Gautam, N., Gautam, K., Koirala, S., Marahatta, K., Gurung, P., Bahadur Khadka, K., Kohrt, B. A., Thornicroft, G. & Gronholm, P., 13 Dec 2023, In: Epidemiology And Psychiatric Sciences. 32, p. e70Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Reducing stigma and improving access to care for people with mental health conditions in the community: protocol for a multi-site feasibility intervention study (Indigo-Local)
Semrau, M., Gronholm, P. C., Eaton, J., Maulik, P. K., Ayele, B., Bakolis, I., Mendon, G. B., Bhattarai, K., Brohan, E., Cherian, A. V., Daniel, M., Girma, E., Gurung, D., Hailemariam, A., Hanlon, C., Healey, A., Kallakuri, S., Li, J., Loganathan, S. & Ma, N. & 9 others, , 18 Aug 2023, In: Research square.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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