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The Lancet Global Health
2026 · 33 min
Alejandra Paniagua-Ávila on implementing mental-health interventions in Indigenous communities
The Lancet Global Health in conversation with · January 7, 2026
A 33-minute conversation with The Lancet about equity in implementation research with Indigenous populations in Guatemala, qualitative methods, and community partnership.
Mental health in Indigenous communities requires an approach that respects local epistemological frameworks. Through a participatory process with leaders, traditional healers, and families in Santiago Atitlán, this study documents principles for co-creating interventions that are clinically effective and culturally grounded.
Paniagua-Ávila A., Sapalú D., et al. (2025). The Lancet Global Health.
SSM — Mental Health
SSM — Mental Health
Paper
2025
Exploring perceptions of psychosis and its recovery in Santiago Atitlán
Paniagua-Ávila A., Pieters Arroyo M., Sapalú D., et al.
A participatory study of how psychosis is understood and lived in Santiago Atitlán.
The study identifies three coexisting explanatory frameworks for psychosis: biomedical, Maya spiritual, and psychosocial. Interventions that acknowledge all three frameworks have greater acceptability and adherence.
Paniagua-Ávila A., et al. (2025). SSM — Mental Health.
Soy502
2025
The scientist who honors Guatemala with her work
Soy502 · Feature 2025
★Hospital Esperanza
2025
Galardón Esperanza
First edition of the Galardón Esperanza
Hospital Esperanza recognizes projects that transform health in Guatemala. Coverage in Soy502 and Guatemala.com.