Integrated programs for common mental illnesses within primary care and community settings in Latin America: a scoping review of components and implementation strategies.

ABSTRACT: Integrated programs for common mental illnesses are evidence-informed practices yet to be routinely implemented in Latin America. It synthesizes the literature on integrated programs for common mental illnesses (anxiety, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder) in Latin American primary care and community settings. It maps program components (the 'what') to the collaborative care model core components and implementation strategies (the 'how') to the Expert Recommendations for Implementing Change (ERIC) taxonomy. Results from 18 programs across six countries (Belize, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru) show wide heterogeneity in component and strategy combinations. Overall, provider-level components and strategies were more common than family- or community-level ones. 'Team-based c

SUBMITTER: Paniagua-Avila A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11665371 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature