Integration of mental health into primary care in low- and middle-income countries: the PRIME mental healthcare plans.

Journal: The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science

Volume: 208 Suppl 56

Issue: Suppl 56

Year of Publication: 2016

Affiliated Institutions:  Crick Lund, BA, BSocSci (Hons), MA, MSoSci (ClinPsych), PhD, Alan J Flisher Centre for Public Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, and Centre for Global Mental Health, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, UK; Mark Tomlinson, BA, BA (Hons), MA (ClinPsych), PhD, Alan J Flisher Centre for Public Mental Health, Department of Psychology, Stellenbosch University and Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Stellenbosch, South Africa; Vikram Patel, PhD, MRCPsych, FMedSci, Centre for Global Mental Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, Centre for Chronic Conditions and Injuries, the Public Health Foundation of India, New Delhi, and Sangath Centre, Goa, India crick.lund@uct.ac.za. Crick Lund, BA, BSocSci (Hons), MA, MSoSci (ClinPsych), PhD, Alan J Flisher Centre for Public Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, and Centre for Global Mental Health, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, UK; Mark Tomlinson, BA, BA (Hons), MA (ClinPsych), PhD, Alan J Flisher Centre for Public Mental Health, Department of Psychology, Stellenbosch University and Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Stellenbosch, South Africa; Vikram Patel, PhD, MRCPsych, FMedSci, Centre for Global Mental Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, Centre for Chronic Conditions and Injuries, the Public Health Foundation of India, New Delhi, and Sangath Centre, Goa, India.

Abstract summary 

This supplement outlines the development and piloting of district mental healthcare plans from five low- and middle-income countries, together with the methods for their design, evaluation and costing. In this editorial we consider the challenges that these programmes face, highlight their innovations and draw conclusions.

Authors & Co-authors:  Lund Crick C Tomlinson Mark M Patel Vikram V

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Citations :  Lund C, Tomlinson M, De Silva M, Fekadu A, Shidhaye R, Jordans M, et al. PRIME: a programme to reduce the treatment gap for mental disorders in five low- and middle-income countries. PLoS Med 2012; 9: e1001359.
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Identifiers
Doi : 10.1192/bjp.bp.114.153668
SSN : 1472-1465
Study Population
Male,Female
Mesh Terms
Cooperative Behavior
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Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
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Country of Study
Publication Country
England