mhGAP Intervention Guide - Version 2.0

mhGAP Intervention Guide - Version 2.0

2016

This is the second version (2016) of the WHO Mental Health Gap Action Programme Intervention Guide (mhGAP-IG) for mental, neurological and substance use (MNS) disorders in non-specialist health settings. It is for use by doctors, nurses, other health workers as well as health planners and managers. The Intervention Guide presents the integrated management of priority MNS conditions using algorithms for clinical decision making.

This update of the 2010 edition is based on new evidence as well as extensive feedback and recommendations from experts in all WHO regions who have used mhGAP-IG Version 1.0. The key updates include: content update in various sections based on new evidence; design changes for enhanced usability; a streamlined and simplified clinical assessment that includes an algorithm for follow-up; inclusion of two new modules - Essential Care and Practice that includes general guidelines and Implementation module to support the proposed interventions by necessary infrastructure and resources; and, revised modules for Psychoses, Child and Adolescent Mental and Behavioural Disorders and Disorders due to Substance Use.

The mhGAP-IG Version 2.0 is a valuable tool to scale up services for people with MNS conditions and their families.

mhGAP Intervention Guide Version 2.0

Details

Type
Screening/diagnostic tools
Approach(es)
Detection and diagnosis
Task sharing
Training, education and capacity building
Disorder(s)
All mental health conditions
Region(s)
Africa
Asia
Central America and the Caribbean
Europe
Middle East
North America
Oceania
South America
Setting(s)
Community
Primary care