Towards integrated mental health services in low-income and middle-income countries: organisation of primary healthcare providers – a scoping review protocol
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2024
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BMJ Publishing Group
Abstract
Introduction Mental health conditions constitute a significant percentage of the global burden of disease. A shortfall of mental health specialists and a lack of integration of services in primary care in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) contribute towards a mental health treatment gap in excess of 70%. Organising and equipping non-specialist healthcare workers is, therefore, an important strategy for improving access to mental health services in LMICs. This scoping review aims to map literature that addresses the organisation of and support provided to health teams in primary care settings within the context of integrated mental healthcare and as it relates to detection, treatment and referral of mental health conditions. The review will be guided by the ‘Innovative Care for Chronic Conditions’ framework. Methods and analysis This review protocol will employ the methodological framework first developed by Arksey and O’Malley and later advanced by others and will follow the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses extension for scoping reviews guidelines. This process will entail identifying the research questions, locating relevant literature, choosing eligible reports and studies, extracting the data and summarising the results in English-language studies and reports from 2008 to 2023 will be sourced from PubMed, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, PsycARTICLES, Scopus, Web of Science, Academic Search Complete and the WHO website.
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Mental health, Mental Disorders, Health care delivery, Middle income country, Patient referral
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Ward, K., Marimwe, C., Parker, M. B. & Dube, L. T. 2024. Towards integrated mental health services in low-income and middle-income countries: organisation of primary healthcare providers – a scoping review protocol. BMJ Open, 14, e079854.