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Tackling the elephant in the room: integration of mental health into quotidian routine practices of primary healthcare services

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Start Date: 31/12/2013- End Date: 31/12/2015


Project Lead(s): Jaime Miranda, Francisco Diez-Canseco

In Peru, neuropsychiatric disorders are a leading cause of disease burden but, as in most low- and middle-income countries, such problems are largely unrecognized and untreated. Supported by the use of a mobile app for screening depression, project researchers will train primary healthcare providers in Lima to integrate mental health into routine practices to improve early identification and referral to depression treatment of socially-disadvantaged people. A particular focus: low- and middle-income pregnant women and patients with physical diseases (i.e., tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, diabetes, and hypertension) that increase their risk of depression.

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    Program

    Global Mental Health

    Institution

    Cayetano Heredia University

    Institution Country

    Peru

    Implementation Country

    Peru

    Implementation Region

    Latin America and Caribbean

    Priority

    Depression, Mental Neurological and Substance Use Disorders, Non-communicable Diseases

    Platform

    Behaviour Change Communication, Information and Communications Technology, Non-health provider training

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