Elaine Brohan

Dr. Elaine Brohan is a Research Fellow at King's College London's Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience within the Department of Psychological Medicine. With over 2,555 citations, her work focuses on mental health stigma, discrimination measurement, and global mental health policy implementation. She actively contributes to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, particularly Goal 3 (Good Health and Well-Being).

• Expertise spans schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and disclosure decision-making processes
• Specializes in cultural adaptation of mental health assessment tools across diverse populations
• Key contributor to WHO Mental Health Gap Action Programme guidelines

Her research analyzes cross-national variations in mental health discrimination using Human Development Index metrics and develops evidence-based interventions for stigma reduction. Recent work includes pilot testing decision aids for disclosure processes in opioid use disorder treatment and cultural adaptation of stigma scales in South India. She examines how socioeconomic factors influence mental health service access in low-resource settings through systematic reviews of non-specialist care delivery.

Dr. Brohan's scientific recognition includes work referenced in clinical guidelines and contributions to The Lancet Commission on ending mental health stigma. Her projects include:

• Learning Stigma Coping through Role Play OnLine (SCROLL): 2012-2014
• Software to apply Equality Act 2010 to people with mental illness: 2011-2014
• Decision support software for Equality Act implementation: 2011-2012

Her collaborative work spans multiple continents including India, Ethiopia, and Nepal, focusing on feasibility studies for community-based mental health interventions. Current research examines pandemic impacts on mental healthcare in seven low-and middle-income countries through the MASC study.