Challenges and opportunities for implementing integrated mental health care: a district level situation analysis from five low- and middle-income countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Little is known about how to tailor implementation of mental health services in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to the diverse settings encountered within and between countries. In this paper we compare the baseline context, challenges and opportunities in districts in five LMICs (Ethiopia, India, Nepal, South Africa and Uganda) participating in the PRogramme for Improving Mental health carE (PRIME). The purpose was to inform development and implementation of a comprehensive district plan to integrate mental health into primary care.

Methods

A situation analysis tool was developed for the study, drawing on existing tools and expert consensus. Cross-sectional information obtained was largely in the public domain in all five districts.

Results

The PR

SUBMITTER: Hanlon C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3928234 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature