Integration of mental health into primary care in low- and middle-income countries: the PRIME mental healthcare plans

Crick Lund; Mark Tomlinson; Vikram Patel

doi:10.1192/bjp.bp.114.153668

Integration of mental health into primary care in low- and middle-income countries: the PRIME mental healthcare plans

Br J Psychiatry. 2016 Jan;208 Suppl 56(Suppl 56):s1-3. doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.114.153668. Epub 2015 Oct 7.

Authors

Crick Lund¹, Mark Tomlinson², Vikram Patel²

Affiliations

¹ Crick Lund, BA, BSocSci (Hons), MA, MSoSci (ClinPsych), PhD, Alan J Flisher Centre for Public Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, and Centre for Global Mental Health, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, UK; Mark Tomlinson, BA, BA (Hons), MA (ClinPsych), PhD, Alan J Flisher Centre for Public Mental Health, Department of Psychology, Stellenbosch University and Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Stellenbosch, South Africa; Vikram Patel, PhD, MRCPsych, FMedSci, Centre for Global Mental Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, Centre for Chronic Conditions and Injuries, the Public Health Foundation of India, New Delhi, and Sangath Centre, Goa, India crick.lund@uct.ac.za.
² Crick Lund, BA, BSocSci (Hons), MA, MSoSci (ClinPsych), PhD, Alan J Flisher Centre for Public Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, and Centre for Global Mental Health, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, UK; Mark Tomlinson, BA, BA (Hons), MA (ClinPsych), PhD, Alan J Flisher Centre for Public Mental Health, Department of Psychology, Stellenbosch University and Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Stellenbosch, South Africa; Vikram Patel, PhD, MRCPsych, FMedSci, Centre for Global Mental Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, Centre for Chronic Conditions and Injuries, the Public Health Foundation of India, New Delhi, and Sangath Centre, Goa, India.

Abstract

This supplement outlines the development and piloting of district mental healthcare plans from five low- and middle-income countries, together with the methods for their design, evaluation and costing. In this editorial we consider the challenges that these programmes face, highlight their innovations and draw conclusions.

Publication types

Editorial
Introductory Journal Article

MeSH terms

Cooperative Behavior
Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / economics*
Developing Countries
Ethiopia
Health Care Costs
Humans
Income
India
Mental Disorders / therapy*
Mental Health
Mental Health Services / economics
Mental Health Services / standards*
Nepal
Patient Care Planning / standards*
South Africa
Uganda
World Health Organization

Abstract

Publication types

MeSH terms

Grants and funding