An integrated community and primary healthcare worker intervention to reduce stigma and improve management of common mental disorders in rural India: protocol for the SMART Mental Health programme

An integrated community and primary healthcare worker intervention to reduce stigma and improve management of common mental disorders in rural India: protocol for the SMART Mental Health programme

Abstract Background Around 1 in 7 people in India are impacted by mental illness. The treatment gap for people with mental disorders is as high as 75–95%. Health care systems, especially in rural regions in India, face substantial challenges to address these gaps in care, and innovative strategies a...

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Main Authors: Mercian Daniel, Pallab K. Maulik, Sudha Kallakuri, Amanpreet Kaur, Siddhardha Devarapalli, Ankita Mukherjee, Amritendu Bhattacharya, Laurent Billot, Graham Thornicroft, Devarsetty Praveen, Usha Raman, Rajesh Sagar, Shashi Kant, Beverley Essue, Susmita Chatterjee, Shekhar Saxena, Anushka Patel, David Peiris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Common mental disorders
Primary healthcare worker
Anti-stigma campaign
Electronic decision support systems
SMART Mental Health
India
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05136-5

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