Treatment recommendations made by a consultant psychiatrist to improve the quality of care in a collaborative mental health intervention in rural Nepal

Abstract Background The Collaborative Care Model (CoCM) for mental healthcare, where a consulting psychiatrist supports primary care and behavioral health workers, has the potential to address the large unmet burden of mental illness worldwide. A core component of this model is that the psychiatrist...

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Main Authors: Pragya Rimal, Duncan Maru, Lydia Chwastiak, Pawan Agrawal, Deepa Rao, Sikhar Swar, David Citrin, Bibhav Acharya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-020-2464-1