Mental Health Gap Action Programme Mhgap Guideline For Mental Neurological And Substance Use Disorders

Author : World Health Organization
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2017-01-27
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9241549793

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MhGAP Intervention Guide for Mental, Neurological and Substance-Use Disorders in Non-specialized Health Settings - Version 2. 0 by World Health Organization Pdf

Mental, neurological and substance use (MNS) disorders are highly prevalent, accounting for a substantial burden of disease and disability globally. In order to bridge the gap between available resources and the significant need for services, the World Health Organization launched the Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP). The objective of mhGAP is to scale-up care and services using evidence-based interventions for prevention and management of priority MNS conditions. The mhGAP Intervention Guide version 1.0 for MNS disorders for non-specialist health settings was developed in 2010 as a simple technical tool to allow for integrated management of priority MNS conditions using protocols for clinical decision-making. With uptake in over 90 countries, mhGAP-IG 1.0 version has had widespread success. It is our pleasure to present mhGAP version 2.0, with updates incorporating new evidence-based guidance, enhanced usability, and new sections to expand its use by both health care providers as well as programme managers. It is our hope that this guide will continue to provide the road-map to deliver care and services for people with MNS disorders around the world and lead us closer to achieving the goal of universal health coverage.

Author : Vikram Patel,Dan Chisholm,Tarun Dua,Ramanan Laxminarayan,Mari'a Lena Medina-Mora,Theo Vos
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2016-03-10
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781464804281

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Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition (Volume 4) by Vikram Patel,Dan Chisholm,Tarun Dua,Ramanan Laxminarayan,Mari'a Lena Medina-Mora,Theo Vos Pdf

Mental, neurological, and substance use disorders are common, highly disabling, and associated with significant premature mortality. The impact of these disorders on the social and economic well-being of individuals, families, and societies is large, growing, and underestimated. Despite this burden, these disorders have been systematically neglected, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, with pitifully small contributions to scaling up cost-effective prevention and treatment strategies. Systematically compiling the substantial existing knowledge to address this inequity is the central goal of this volume. This evidence-base can help policy makers in resource-constrained settings as they prioritize programs and interventions to address these disorders.

Author : World Health Organization
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2015-05-20
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9789241548922

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MhGAP Humanitarian Intervention Guide (mhGAP-HIG) by World Health Organization Pdf

The mhGAP Intervention Guide (IG) is a clinical guide on mental neurological and substance use disorders for general health care workers who work in non-specialized health care settings particularly in low- and middle-income countries. These health care workers include general physicians family physicians nurses and clinical officers. The mhGAP programme provides a range of tools to support the work of health care providers as well as health policy makers and planners The proposed guide is an adaptation of the mhGAP Intervention Guide to be used in humanitarian settings. These settings include a broad range of acute and chronic emergency situations arising from armed conflicts natural disasters and industrial disasters and may include mass displacement of populations (eg refugees and/or internally displaced people).

Author : World Health Organization. Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse,World Health Organization. Mental Health Gap Action Programme
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Health planning
ISBN : 9241596201

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MhGAP: Mental Health Gap Action Programme by World Health Organization. Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse,World Health Organization. Mental Health Gap Action Programme Pdf

Mental, neurological and substance use disorders are highly prevalent and burdensome globally. The gap between what is urgently needed and what is available to reduce the burden is still very wide. WHO recognizes the need for action to reduce the burden, and to enhance the capacity of Member States to respond to this growing challenge. mhGAP is WHO's action plan to scale up services for mental, neurological and substance use disorders for countries especially with low and lower middle incomes. The priority conditions addressed by mhGAP are: depression, schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, suicide, epilepsy, dementia, disorders due to use of alcohol, disorders due to use of illicit drugs, and mental disorders in children. The mhGAP package consists of interventions for prevention and management for each of these priority conditions. Successful scaling up is the joint responsibility of governments, health professionals, civil society, communities, and families, with support from the international community. The essence of mhGAP is building partnerships for collective action.

Author : World Health Organization. Mental Health Gap Action Programme,World Health Organization
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 83 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9241548061

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Mental Health Gap Action Programme Intervention Guide by World Health Organization. Mental Health Gap Action Programme,World Health Organization Pdf

About four out of five people in low- and middle-income countries who need services for mental, neurological and substance-use conditions do not receive them. Even when available, the interventions often are neither evidence-based nor of high quality. WHO recently launched the mental health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) for low- and middle-income countries with the objective of scaling up care for mental, neurological and substance-use disorders. This mhGAP Intervention Guide has been developed to facilitate mhGAP-related delivery of evidence-based interventions in non-specialised health-care settings. The Intervention Guide is brief so as to facilitate interventions by busy non-specialists in low- and middle-income countries. It describes in detail what to do but does not go into descriptions of how to do. It is important that the non-specialist health-care providers are trained in using the mhGAP Intervention Guide in assessing and managing people with mental, neurological and substance-use disorders.

Author : World Health Organization
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2023-11-20
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9789240084278

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Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) guideline for mental, neurological and substance use disorders by World Health Organization Pdf

Author : World Health Organization
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9789241547697

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Pharmacological Treatment of Mental Disorders in Primary Health Care by World Health Organization Pdf

This manual attempts to provide simple, adequate and evidence-based information to health care professionals in primary health care especially in low- and middle-income countries to be able to provide pharmacological treatment to persons with mental disorders. The manual contains basic principles of prescribing followed by chapters on medicines used in psychotic disorders; depressive disorders; bipolar disorders; generalized anxiety and sleep disorders; obsessive compulsive disorders and panic attacks; and alcohol and opioid dependence. The annexes provide information on evidence retrieval, assessment and synthesis and the peer view process.

Author : Samuel O. Okpaku
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 2272 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-02
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783030572969

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Innovations in Global Mental Health by Samuel O. Okpaku Pdf

Over the course of the last decade, political and mental entities at large have embraced global mental health: the idea that psychiatric health is vital to improved quality of life. Physicians globally have implemented guidelines recommended by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) in 2007, thereby breaking down barriers to care and improving quality of life in areas where these practices have been implemented. Programs for training and education have expanded as a result. Clinicians benefit more from both local resources in some regions as well as in international collaboration and technological advancements. Even amidst all of these positive outcomes, clinicians still face some stumbling blocks. With worldwide statistics estimating that 450 million people struggle with mental, neuropsychiatric, and neurological disorders—25 percent of the world’s non-communicable disease burden—rising to these challenges prove to be no small feat, even in wealthy Western nations. Various articles and books have been published on global mental health, but few of them thoroughly cover the clinical, research, innovative, and social implications as they pertain to psychiatry; often, only one of these aspects is covered. A comprehensive text that can keep pace with the rapidly evolving literature grows more and more valuable each day as clinicians struggle to piece together the changes around the world that leave open the possibility for improved outcomes in care. This book seeks to boldly rectify this situation by identifying innovative models of service delivery, training, education, research funding, and payment systems that have proven to be exemplary in implementation and scalability or have potential for scalability. Chapters describe specific barriers and challenges, illuminating effective strategies for improved outcomes. This text is the first peer-reviewed resource to gather prestigious physicians in global mental health from around the world and disseminate their expertise in the medical community at large in a format that is updateable, making it a truly cutting-edge resource in a world constantly changed by medical, scientific, and technological advances. Innovations in Global Mental Health is the ultimate resource for psychiatrists, psychologists, primary care physicians, hospitalists, policy makers, and all medical professionals at the forefront of global mental health and its implications for the future.

Author : World Health Organization
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2023-11-02
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9789240082557

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WHO operational handbook on tuberculosis. Module 6 by World Health Organization Pdf

Addressing comorbidities and risk factors for tuberculosis (TB) is a crucial component of the World Health Organization (WHO)’s End TB Strategy. This WHO Operational Handbook on Tuberculosis, Module 6: Tuberculosis and Comorbidities aims to support countries in scaling up people-centred care, based on the latest WHO recommendations on TB and key comorbidities, and drawing upon additional evidence, best practices and inputs from various experts and stakeholders obtained during WHO processes. It is intended for use by people working in ministries of health, particularly TB programmes and the relevant departments or programmes responsible for comorbidities and health-related risk factors for TB such as HIV, diabetes, undernutrition, substance use, and tobacco use, as well as programmes addressing mental health and lung health. This operational handbook is a living document and will include a separate chapter for each of the key TB comorbidities or health-related risk factors. The first section focuses on mental health conditions which are widely recognized as a major health issue among people affected by TB, negatively impacting on TB treatment outcomes, health-related quality of life, and also increasingly recognized as a major cause of TB-associated disability. This section aims to facilitate early detection, proper assessment and adequate referral of people affected by TB and mental disorders. Full implementation of this guidance is expected to have a significant impact on TB treatment outcomes and health-related quality of life for people affected by TB.

Author : World Health Organization
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-06
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9789240011854

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Guidelines on mental health promotive and preventive interventions for adolescents by World Health Organization Pdf

The Guidelines on promotive and preventive mental health interventions for adolescents - Helping Adolescents thrive (HAT), provide evidence-informed recommendations on psychosocial interventions to promote mental health, prevent mental disorders, and reduce self-harm and other risk behaviours among adolescents. The HAT Guidelines aims to inform policy development, service planning and the strengthening of health and education systems, and facilitate mainstreaming of adolescent mental health promotion and prevention strategies across sectors and delivery platforms.

Author : World Health Organization
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2022-09-28
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9789240053052

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WHO guidelines on mental health at work by World Health Organization Pdf

Guidelines on Mental Health at Work An estimated 15% of working-age adults have a mental disorder at any point in time. Depression and anxiety are estimated to cost the global economy US $1 trillion each year driven predominantly by lost productivity. People living with severe mental health conditions are largely excluded from work despite participation in economic activities being important for recovery. The WHO guidelines on mental health at work provide evidence-based recommendations to promote mental health, prevent mental health conditions, and enable people living with mental health conditions to participate and thrive in work. The recommendations cover organizational interventions, manager training and worker training, individual interventions, return to work, and gaining employment. The guidelines on mental health at work aim to improve the implementation of evidence-based interventions for mental health at work.

Author : World Health Organization
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2024-05-27
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9789240093966

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Working for a brighter, healthier future by World Health Organization Pdf

WHO has progressively strengthened its work for adolescent health, growing its portfolio of research, norms and standards, country support and advocacy, and expanding the scope of work across over 17 departments, regional and country offices to address the multifaceted needs of the global adolescent population. Central to a coordinated approach to adolescent health across the organization is the HQ Interdepartmental Technical Working Group on Adolescent Health and Well-being. In 2021, the group produced the first report on its work on adolescent health and well-being, celebrating efforts across many areas of work and all levels of the organization. This is the second in the series of biennial reports that comes on the wake of the Global Forum for Adolescents 2023 and is powered by its 1.8 Billion Young People for Change campaign. The report describes WHO’s efforts to elevate adolescent health and well-being through collaboration and by coordinating new initiatives, addressing emerging needs and establishing ambitious objectives with its development partners and adolescents. Target audience: this WHO serial publication is designed to be used by policy-makers, media and donors.

Author : Edilma Yearwood,Vicki Hines-Martin
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2016-09-19
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781317702221

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Routledge Handbook of Global Mental Health Nursing by Edilma Yearwood,Vicki Hines-Martin Pdf

Awarded second place in the 2017 AJN Book of the Year Awards in Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. "I welcome, at long last, a book on global mental health targeted to nurses, the front-line health worker for billions of people around the world.? The roles that nurses can, and should, play in mental health care are diverse and this book addresses both well-trod as well as emerging concerns across the continuum of care from promotion to prevention to treatment. Importantly, at the heart of this diversity is the foundation of compassion and care, the hallmark of the nursing profession." – Vikram Patel, Professor of International Mental Health and Wellcome Trust Principal Research Fellow in Clinical Science, Centre for Global Mental Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK Psychiatric disorders have consistently been identified as serious and significant global burdens of disease, yet meeting the needs of people in mental distress has not often been a priority in health care. This important reference work sets out the knowledge base for understanding the state of mental health care globally, and translating that into effective practice. The Handbook provides a historical and contemporary context of mental health care, identifies and discusses evidence-based standards of care and strategies for mental health promotion and explores the need to deliver care from interdisciplinary and community-based models, placing these imperatives within a human rights and empowerment framework. It is made up of four core sections which look at: Key and emerging issues that affect global mental health practice and research, including the social context of health; Evidence-based health promotion strategies for major areas of practice internationally; A range of country studies, reflecting different problems and approaches to mental health and mental health care internationally; and What constitutes empowering practice. The only comprehensive work looking at global perspectives on mental health nursing, this is an invaluable reference for all students, academics and professionals involved in mental health research with an interest in global or cross-cultural issues.

Author : World Health Organization,United Nations Children's Fund
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 95 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2024-03-02
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9789240085336

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Improving the health and wellbeing of children and adolescents by World Health Organization,United Nations Children's Fund Pdf

To survive and thrive, children and adolescents need good health, adequate nutrition, secure, safe and a supportive clean environment, and opportunities for early learning and education, responsive relationships and connectedness, and opportunities for personal autonomy and self-realization. To promote their health and wellbeing, they need support from parents, families, communities, surrounding institutions, and an enabling environment. Scheduled routine, regular checkups by health-care providers to ensure the healthy growth, development, and well-being of children in the first two decades of their lives and to support and guide parents in the care they give to their children and themselves. This guidance on scheduled well-care visits is the first in a series of publications to support the operationalization of the comprehensive agenda for child and adolescent health and wellbeing. It provides guidance on what is required to strengthen health systems and services for scheduled routine contacts with providers to support children and adolescents in their growth and developmental trajectory, as well as their primary caregivers and families. It outlines the rationale and objectives of well care visits and proposes a minimum of 17 scheduled visits In addition, it describes the expected tasks during a contact, provides age-specific content to be address during each contact, and proposes actions to build on and maximize existing opportunities and resources. This guidance is primarily aimed at policy makers and managers responsible for designing and managing health and wellbeing services for children and adolescents, and health and non-health care providers.

Author : World Health Organization
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 70 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2022-02-10
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9789240065505

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WHO guidelines on parenting interventions to prevent maltreatment and enhance parent–child relationships with children aged 0–17 years by World Health Organization Pdf

Child maltreatment is a global public health problem. It can have detrimental and long-lasting effects on the development and health of children and occurs most frequently at the hands of parents and caregivers. These guidelines provide evidence-based recommendations on parenting interventions for parents and caregivers of children aged 0-17 years that are designed to reduce child maltreatment and harsh parenting, enhance the parent-child relationship, and prevent poor parent mental health and child emotional and behavioural problems. The guidelines are relevant to low-, middle- and high-income countries in all world regions. The recommendations in these guidelines are intended for a wide audience, including policy makers, development agencies and implementing partners, government health and social workers, and nongovernmental organizations.