Implementing an mhGAP-based training and supervision package to improve healthcare workers’ competencies and access to mental health care in Malawi
Abstract 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 disorders which exists in most low- and middle-income countries. This study set out to determine whether...
Main Authors: | Jen Ahrens, Demoubly Kokota, Chitsanzo Mafuta, Mary Konyani, Dennis Chasweka, Owen Mwale, Robert C. Stewart, Madeline Osborn, Blessings Chikasema, Mondie Mcheka, Douglas Blackwood, Sheila Gilfillan |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-02-01
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Series: | International Journal of Mental Health Systems |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13033-020-00345-y |
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