http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12323/1279 2026-09-05T18:40:36Z 2026-09-05T18:40:36Z Isayeva, Ulker Touitou-Burckard, Esther Bukowska, Alicja Cichoń, Ewelina Gondek, Tomasz Todzia-Kornaś, Agata Rahmati, Masoud Gandré, Coralie Kiejna, Andrzej Manchia, Mirko Boyer, Laurent EU-MIND Consortium Collaborators http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12323/8362 2026-08-26T06:53:36Z 2026-08-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Integrated care programmes for severe mental illnesses and comorbid physical health disorders: the EU-MIND umbrella review to inform future actions in Europe Authors: Isayeva, Ulker; Touitou-Burckard, Esther; Bukowska, Alicja; Cichoń, Ewelina; Gondek, Tomasz; Todzia-Kornaś, Agata; Rahmati, Masoud; Gandré, Coralie; Kiejna, Andrzej; Manchia, Mirko; Boyer, Laurent; EU-MIND Consortium Collaborators Abstract: Evidence before this study People with severe mental illness (SMI) experience a markedly elevated burden of physical comorbidity and premature mortality. Although integrated care has long been proposed as a strategy to address fragmentation between mental and physical healthcare services, the organisational features of effective and scalable programmes remain unclear. We searched PubMed, Scopus, PsycINFO, and the Cochrane Library from database inception to 5 May 2026 for review-level evidence on integrated care programmes for individuals with SMI and co-occurring physical conditions or major social vulnerabilities. Search terms included combinations of “severe mental illness”, “serious mental illness”, “integrated care”, “collaborative care”, “coordinated care”, and “multimorbidity”. We included systematic reviews, scoping reviews, and meta-analyses restricted to seven predefined European languages. Existing reviews describe various integrated care approaches and report improvements in access to care and preventive services. However, evidence on physical health outcomes, governance, financing, and implementation processes, remains limited and inconsistently reported. Added value of this study This umbrella review provides a structured synthesis of the organisational components, reported impacts, and implementation challenges of integrated care programmes for people with SMI using the SELFIE framework for multimorbidity-oriented integrated care. By mapping these programmes across service delivery, governance, workforce, financing, technology, and research domains, we identify persistent system-level gaps that constrain scalability and sustainability. The review highlights the predominance of pilot-based initiatives and the limited evidence supporting improvements beyond care processes. Implications of all the available evidence Current evidence suggests that integrated care programmes can improve access to primary and preventive services for people with SMI, but their broader impact on physical health and social outcomes remains modest. Strengthening macro-level governance, sustainable financing mechanisms, digital infrastructure, and cross-sector coordination will be critical to translate promising pilot initiatives into scalable health system reforms. These findings inform the next phase of the EU-MIND initiative, which will engage stakeholders to develop consensus-based guidance for implementing sustainable integrated care across diverse European health systems.

2026-08-01T00:00:00Z Huseynov, Vasif http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12323/8338 2026-06-30T12:03:41Z 2026-05-24T00:00:00Z

Title: Opinion: "Azerbaijan’s decision to interweave the global urban development agenda with its own post-conflict recovery story was deliberate and, on reflection, relevant" Authors: Huseynov, Vasif Abstract: When Baku was selected to host the 13th Session of the United Nations World Urban Forum (WUF13), it was not merely a recognition of Azerbaijan’s growing organizational capacity on the world stage. It was, in many ways, a fitting venue for a conversation about post-conflict reconstruction that the country has been engaged in more urgently than almost any other in the world. Running from May 17 to 22, 2026, under the theme “Housing the World: Safe and Resilient Cities and Communities,” WUF13 attracted over 45,000 registered participants from 182 countries — making it, as President Ilham Aliyev noted at the opening, the largest international event ever held in Azerbaijan after COP29 (November 2024).

2026-05-24T00:00:00Z Huseynov, Vasif http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12323/8337 2026-06-30T12:00:58Z 2026-03-06T00:00:00Z

Title: Pashinyan Receives Western Endorsements Ahead of Parliamentary Elections Authors: Huseynov, Vasif Abstract: On May 26, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio made a brief stopover at Yerevan’s Zvartnots International Airport to meet with Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan (U.S. Department of State, May 26). The visit lasted barely an hour, but it produced three signed documents and an unambiguous political signal. Rubio and Mirzoyan concluded a Charter on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, a framework agreement on the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP), and a memorandum on securing the supply of critical minerals and rare earths (U.S. Department of State; Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 26). Standing alongside his Armenian counterpart, Rubio commended the government in Yerevan for “blazing a trail toward a brighter and more independent future” (Armenpress.am, May 26). The timing of the visit, less than two weeks before Armenia’s parliamentary elections, lent these agreements a pronounced electoral subtext.

2026-03-06T00:00:00Z Huseynov, Vasif http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12323/8336 2026-06-30T11:44:07Z 2026-06-09T00:00:00Z

Title: Armenia’s Parliamentary Elections: A view from Azerbaijan Authors: Huseynov, Vasif Abstract: Armenia’s June 7 parliamentary elections produced a result whose significance extends well beyond the country's borders. With Civil Contract, led by current Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, securing 49.81 per cent of the vote, the Strong Armenia Alliance of Samvel Karapetyan at 23.29 per cent, and Robert Kocharyan's Armenia Alliance at 9.94 per cent, Pashinyan retains unilateral control of parliament and forms a single-party government for a third consecutive term. The outcome confirms that the post-Karabakh political dispensation in Armenia is durable: those who ran against the peace agenda were decisively rejected.

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