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An intervention to improve mental health care for conflict-affected forced migrants in low-resource primary care settings: a WHO MhGAP-based pilot study in Sri Lanka (COM-GAP study)

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Title
An intervention to improve mental health care for conflict-affected forced migrants in low-resource primary care settings: a WHO MhGAP-based pilot study in Sri Lanka (COM-GAP study)
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Trials, December 2013
DOI 10.1186/1745-6215-14-423
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Authors

Chesmal Siriwardhana, Anushka Adikari, Tine Van Bortel, Paul McCrone, Athula Sumathipala

Abstract

Inadequacy in mental health care in low and middle income countries has been an important contributor to the rising global burden of disease. The treatment gap is salient in resource-poor settings, especially when providing care for conflict-affected forced migrant populations. Primary care is often the only available service option for the majority of forced migrants, and integration of mental health into primary care is a difficult task. The proposed pilot study aims to explore the feasibility of integrating mental health care into primary care by providing training to primary care practitioners serving displaced populations, in order to improve identification, treatment, and referral of patients with common mental disorders via the World Health Organization Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP).

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United Kingdom 2 <1%
Uganda 1 <1%
Unknown 281 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 51 18%
Researcher 49 17%
Student > Ph. D. Student 21 7%
Student > Doctoral Student 21 7%
Student > Bachelor 19 7%
Other 55 19%
Unknown 68 24%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 70 25%
Psychology 41 14%
Social Sciences 37 13%
Nursing and Health Professions 28 10%
Economics, Econometrics and Finance 6 2%
Other 24 8%
Unknown 78 27%