Abstract Background The World Health Organization developed the Mental Health Gap
Action Programme Intervention Guide (mhGAP-IG) as guidelines for innovative utilization of …

BackgroundLittle data exists about the methodology of contextualizing version two of the
Mental Health Gap Action Programme Intervention Guide (mhGAP-IG) in resource-poor …

Background It is now well established that the integration of mental health care into primary
care is one of the most effective ways of reducing the substantial treatment gap for mental …

As one article in an ongoing series on Global Mental Health Practice, Jibril Abdulmalik and
colleagues describe the implementation of the mhGAP-Intervention Guide in Nigeria, which …

Abstract Background The World Mental Health Surveys conducted by the World Health
Organization (WHO) have shown that huge treatment gaps for severe mental disorders exist …

Background To facilitate decentralisation and scale-up of mental health services, Fiji's
Ministry of Health and Medical Services committed to implementing the World Health …

Background 71% of countries in the World Health Organisation's (WHO's) African Region
have a stand-alone mental health policy or plan, but only 14% have fully implemented it. In …

Background Mental health (MH) disorders in low and middle-income countries (LMICs)
account for a large proportion of disease burden. While efficacious treatments exist, only …

Objectives (1) To determine the feasibility and effectiveness of nurses and clinical officers in
using the mental health Global Action Programme Intervention Guide (mhGAP-IG) as an …

BackgroundEvidence is needed for the integration of mental health into primary care
advocated by the national health sector strategic investment plan in Uganda. AimsTo …