The influence of primary care physicians' mental health knowledge, attitudes and self-efficacy on referrals to specialised services: findings from a longitudinal pilot trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Training based on the Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) is being increasingly adopted by countries to enhance non-specialists' mental health capacities. However, the influence of these enhanced capacities on referral rates to specialised mental health services remains unknown.

Aims

We rely on findings from a longitudinal pilot trial to assess the influence of mental health knowledge, attitudes and self-efficacy on self-reported referrals from primary to specialised mental health services before, immediately after and 18 months after primary care physicians (PCPs) participated in an mhGAP-based training in the Greater Tunis area of Tunisia.

Method

Participants included PCPs who completed questionnaires before (n = 112), immediately after (n = 88) an

SUBMITTER: Spagnolo J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7745245 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature