Update of the World Health Organization's Mental Health Gap Action Programme Guideline for Psychoses (Including Schizophrenia).

ABSTRACT:

Background and hypothesis

The World Health Organization's (WHOs) Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) aims to improve healthcare for mental, neurological, and substance use disorders in nonspecialized settings, with a focus on low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). mhGAP includes guidelines for the treatment of psychoses (including schizophrenia), which were recently updated in 2023. The complexity of the WHO guideline update process and the updated recommendations on psychoses are presented.

Study design

The WHO guideline development process is outlined as well as the evidence appraisal and the translation of the evidence into recommendations following the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) methodology. The guideline update

SUBMITTER: Lorenz C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11548928 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature