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Training
Publication date: 
2015
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WHO Thinking Healthy Manual

The Thinking Health manual outlines an evidence-based approach describing how community health workers can reduce prenatal depression through evidence-based cognitive-behavioural techniques recommended by the mhGAP programme.

This manual is the first volume of WHO’s new series on low-intensity psychological interventions.

Approach: 
Task sharing
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Training, education and capacity building
Disorder: 
Depression/anxiety/stress-related disorders
Setting: 
Community
Population: 
Maternal and neonatal health
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Submitted by Tanya Perry on Wednesday, 21st March 2018
I need to know how to get trained in service delivery of this Manual.

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  • This resource is also available for download in Step 2 'Build Capacity of General Healthcare Workers' of International Medical Corps’ “Mental Health Integration Toolkit”. The Toolkit aims to increase the understanding of integrated mental health programs in humanitarian settings, and provides valuable guidance for better resource allocation and implementation of the steps and components of Mental Health Integration.

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