WHO guidance on mental health training: a systematic review of the progress for non-specialist health workers.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess existing literature on the effectiveness of mental health training courses for non-specialist health workers, based on the WHO guidelines (2008).

Design

A systematic review was carried out, complying with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses checklist.

Data sources

After examination of key studies in the literature, a comprehensive search was performed within the following electronic databases on 31 May 2017: PubMed, PsycINFO, CINAHL (using EBSCOHost interface), Cochrane, Web of Science.

Eligibility criteria

Searches were conducted for articles published in English from January 2008 to May 2017, using search terms related to mental health, training, community care and evaluation/outcome, following the Partic

SUBMITTER: Caulfield A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6361333 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature