scholarly journals The WHO mhGAP Intervention Guide for people with intellectual disability: the Sri Lankan experience

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (S1) ◽  
pp. S-19-S-23
Author(s):  
Rohit Gumber ◽  
Shweta Gangavati ◽  
Sabyasachi Bhaumik ◽  
Sherva Cooray ◽  
Kiran Purandare ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
World Health ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
Treatment Gap ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Gap ◽  
Action Programme ◽  
Health Organization

In recognition of the treatment gap in mental health, the World Health Organization (WHO) Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) was launched in 2008 and has proved successful. The paper describes the launch of the first mhGAP intellectual disabilities pilot project in Sri Lanka. It reports on the development of the materials and the key lessons learnt.

scholarly journals Mental health e-supervision for primary care doctors in Sudan using the WHO mhGAP Intervention Guide

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (S1) ◽  
pp. S-16-S-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Aboaja ◽  
Puja Myles ◽  
Peter Hughes
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Primary Care ◽  
World Health ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Gap ◽  
Action Programme ◽  
Primary Care Doctors ◽  
Health Organization

This paper describes the evaluation of a pilot e-supervision programme, with a focus on feasibility. The findings suggest that e-supervision in mental health using the World Health Organization (WHO) Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) Intervention Guide and case-based discussions is valued by participants and can improve the knowledge, confidence and beliefs of primary care doctors in low- and middle-income countries.

scholarly journals Tailoring a training based on the Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) Intervention Guide (IG) to Tunisia: process and relevant adaptations

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica Spagnolo ◽  
François Champagne ◽  
Nicole Leduc ◽  
Wahid Melki ◽  
Imen Guesmi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Mental Health Treatment ◽  
Training Programme ◽  
World Health ◽  
Adaptation Process ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Gap ◽  
Action Programme ◽  
Health Organization

BackgroundIn order to make mental health services more accessible, the Tunisian Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the School of Public Health at the University of Montreal, the World Health Organization office in Tunisia and the Montreal World Health Organization-Pan American Health Organization Collaborating Center for Research and Training in Mental Health, implemented a training programme based on the Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) Intervention Guide (IG) (version 1.0), developed by the World Health Organization. This article describes the phase prior to the implementation of the training, which was offered to general practitioners working in primary care settings in the Greater Tunis area of Tunisia.MethodsThe phase prior to implementation consisted of adapting the standard mhGAP-IG (version 1.0) to the local primary healthcare context. This adaptation process, an essential step before piloting the training, involved discussions with stakeholder groups, as well as field observations.ResultsThrough the adaptation process, we were able to make changes to the standard training format and material. In addition, the process helped uncover systemic barriers to effective mental health care.ConclusionsTargeting these barriers in addition to implementing a training programme may help reduce the mental health treatment gap, and promote implementation that is successful and sustainable.

A Fallacy of the World Health Organization's Mental Health Gap Action Programme and Intervention Guide: Counseling and Psychotherapy Are Also (Western) Indigenous/Traditional Healing Methods

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-61
Author(s):  
Robinder P. Bedi ◽  
Mohit Bassi
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Treatment ◽  
Global Mental Health ◽  
World Health ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Western Countries ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Gap ◽  
Cultural Healing ◽  
Action Programme

This article will argue that, rather than being objective and universal treatment appro-aches, counseling and psychotherapy are indigenous/traditional (i.e., cultural) healing methods of the Euro-American West. Therefore, the World Health Organization's Mental Health Gap Action Programme (MHGAP), designed to provide increased access to reportedly highly effective Western mental health treatment services in many low- and middle-income countries, is likely to falter. It can be argued that culturally adapted counseling and psychotherapy will be most effective for individuals in non-Western countries who endorse or are somewhat acculturated to Western understandings and ways of living. Therefore, Western psychological interventions should not be at the forefront of the MHGAP in non-Western countries. Supportive evidence for this perspective is summarized and alternative approaches to promoting global mental health that draw on non-Western indigenous healing practices are presented.

scholarly journals Towards a more nuanced global mental health

2014 ◽  
Vol 204 (6) ◽  
pp. 415-417 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ross G. White ◽  
S. P. Sashidharan
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Global Mental Health ◽  
Scale Up ◽  
Scaling Up ◽  
World Health ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Health Gap ◽  
Action Programme ◽  
Health Organization

SummaryThe World Health Organization has made concerted efforts to scale up mental health services in low- and middle-income countries through the Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) initiative. However, an overreliance on scaling up services based on those used in high-income countries may risk causing more harm than good.

scholarly journals Manual operativo del mhGAP: Programa de acción para superar las brechas en salud mental (mhGAP)

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
World Health ◽  
Health Gap ◽  
El Sistema ◽  
Action Programme ◽  
Salud Mental ◽  
Version 2.0 ◽  
Health Organization

La OMS inició el Programa de acción mundial para superar las brechas en salud mental (mhGAP) para alcanzar las metas del plan y cerrar la significativa brecha existente en los servicios de salud mental. El mhGAP tiene como objetivo ampliar los servicios de salud mental en entornos de salud no especializados para lograr una cobertura de salud universal. Este manual operativo es un componente integral del paquete del mhGAP dirigido a brindar apoyo a los directores y gerentes de salud distritales y otros responsables de integrar los servicios de salud mental y física. El manual ofrece orientación práctica y herramientas necesarias para planificar, preparar, implementar, monitorear y evaluar el mhGAP. Se insta a los directores de salud distritales y otros interesados directos involucrados en la implementación del mhGAP a utilizar el manual como orientación práctica. Los contenidos se vinculan con los módulos de implementación de la versión 2.0 de la GI-mhGAP y comprenden tres etapas para abordar los requisitos y prioridades de los directores distritales de salud en diversos aspectos de la implementación: 1) planificar mediante la evaluación de los sistemas de salud y la organización de la implementación del mhGAP a nivel distrital; 2) preparar la implementación del mhGAP mediante el fortalecimiento de la capacidad del personal y la confirmación de que el sistema de salud está preparado para la integración de la salud mental en los servicios; y 3) proveer servicios para integrar el mhGAP en todos los niveles del sistema de salud, en los establecimientos y las comunidades. Versión oficial en español de la obra original en inglés: mhGAP operations manual: mental health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP). © World Health Organization 2018. ISBN 978-92-4-151481-1.

scholarly journals Teaching psychiatry to undergraduate medical students in Somalia

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-17
Author(s):  
Lauren Gavaghan ◽  
Peter Hughes ◽  
Khalid Saeed ◽  
Susannah Whitwell
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
World Health ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Gap ◽  
Action Programme ◽  
Teaching Psychiatry ◽  
First Time

This paper describes a pilot project in which (for the first time, worldwide) psychiatry was taught to undergraduate medical students in Somalia using an evidence-based intervention – the World Health Organization's Mental Health Gap Action Programme Intervention Guide.

scholarly journals Mental Health Gap Action Programme training in Nigeria: reflections for progressive learning among primary care workers

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Alvina Ali ◽  
Nandini Chakraborty
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Primary Care ◽  
Knowledge Base ◽  
Mental Healthcare ◽  
World Health ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Gap ◽  
Action Programme

In the majority of low- and middle-income countries, mental healthcare is delivered by primary care workers. Often, they are the only contact for patients and their families. Although their knowledge base can be limited, they are expected to manage complex cases with few resources. The authors describe their experience of partnership with mental health centres set up by the Nigeria Health Care Project, and training their primary care workers based on the World Health Organization's Mental Health Gap Action Programme. Although the programme was very effective in helping to upskill their knowledge and experience, a need for continued professional development was highlighted. Based on their feedback, multiple evidence-based options are explored, including the use of remote learning and social media (increased significantly around the world because of the COVID-19 pandemic), to help primary care workers improve their knowledge base and maintain their competencies with the limited resources available.

scholarly journals COVID-19 pandemic: A review of the global lockdown and its far-reaching effects

2021 ◽  
Vol 104 (2) ◽  
pp. 003685042110198
Author(s):  
Helen Onyeaka ◽  
Christian K Anumudu ◽  
Zainab T Al-Sharify ◽  
Esther Egele-Godswill ◽  
Paul Mbaegbu
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
World Health ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
The World ◽  
Education Delivery ◽  
Environmental Air ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Almost All ◽  
The Impact

COVID-19, caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on the 11th of March 2020, leading to some form of lockdown across almost all countries of the world. The extent of the global pandemic due to COVID-19 has a significant impact on our lives that must be studied carefully to combat it. This study highlights the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown on crucial aspects of daily life globally, including; Food security, Global economy, Education, Tourism, hospitality, sports and leisure, Gender Relation, Domestic Violence/Abuse, Mental Health and Environmental air pollution through a systematic search of the literature. The COVID-19 global lockdown was initiated to stem the spread of the virus and ‘flatten the curve’ of the pandemic. However, the impact of the lockdown has had far-reaching effects in different strata of life, including; changes in the accessibility and structure of education delivery to students, food insecurity as a result of unavailability and fluctuation in prices, the depression of the global economy, increase in mental health challenges, wellbeing and quality of life amongst others. This review article highlights the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown across the globe. As the global lockdown is being lifted in a phased manner in various countries of the world, it is necessary to explore its impacts to understand its consequences comprehensively. This will guide future decisions that will be made in a possible future wave of the COVID-19 pandemic or other global disease outbreak.

Maternal Care and Mental Health

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1967 ◽  
Vol 39 (5) ◽  
pp. 801-803
Author(s):  
PETER H. WOLFF
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Maternal Care ◽  
Historical Perspective ◽  
Maternal Deprivation ◽  
Critical Discussion ◽  
World Health ◽  
Homeless Children ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
New Generation

When Bowlby first published his comprehensive report to the World Health Organization on maternal deprivation, his conclusions and recommendations stimulated useful research and provoked critical discussion. The republication of this report 15 years later, together with six articles by others evaluating the monograph's implications, gives us a welcome opportunity to reconsider the findings from a historical perspective, and to acquaint a new generation of physicians with the problems of homeless children, which are still very much with us.

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