van Ginneken, Nadja and Chin, Weng Yee and Lim, Yen Chian and Ussif, Amin and Singh, Rakesh and Shahmalak, Ugala and Purgato, Marianna and Rojas-García, Antonio and Uphoff, Eleonora and McMullen, Sarah and Foss, Hakan Safaralilo and Pachya, Ambika Thapa and Rashidian, Laleh and Borghesani, Anna and Henschke, Nicholas and Chong, Lee-Yee and Lewin, Simon (2021) Primary‐level worker interventions for the care of people living with mental disorders and distress in low‐ and middle‐income countries. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, (8), Art. No.: CD009149. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009149.pub3.
External website: https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/1...
This Cochrane Review update aims to assess the effects of engaging community‐based workers, such as primary‐care workers and teachers, to help people with mental disorders or distress. The review focused on studies from low‐ and middle‐income countries and found 95 studies for inclusion (including 23 from the previous review).
Key messages: Primary health professionals, lay health workers, teachers, and other community workers may be able to help people with mental health issues if they are trained. However, more evidence is needed.
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Patient / client care management
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Type of care > Mental health care (Psychiatry / Psychology)
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Health care programme, service or facility > Community-based treatment (primary care)
T Demographic characteristics > Substance or health care worker / provider
VA Geographic area > International
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