PRIME: A Programme to Reduce the Treatment Gap for Mental Disorders in Five Low- and Middle-Income Countries.

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 January 2012
Country:
Uganda, India, South Africa, Nepal, Ethiopia
Document Type:
Journal Article
Theme:
Health
Authors:
Saxena, S., de Silva, M., Patel, V., Chisholm, D., Lund, C., Petersen, I., Bhana, A., Kakuma, R., Kigozi, F., Honikman, S., Tomlinson, M., McDaid, D., Fairall, L., Fekadu, A., Hanlon, C., Jordans, M., Kippen-Wood, S., Prince, M., Raja, S., Shidaye, R., Thornicroft, G.

Abstract

This article presents the aims and objectives of PRIME and discusses the countries and settings, formulation of mental health care plans, research methods, capacity building, research uptake, challenges in implementation, and expected outcomes.

Citation

Lund, C.; Tomlinson, M.; de Silva, M.; Fekadu, A.; Shidaye, R.; Jordans, M.; Petersen, I.; Bhana, A.; Kigozi, F.; Prince, M.; Thornicroft, G.; Hanlon, C.; Kakuma, R.; McDaid, D.; Saxena, S.; Chisholm, D.; Raja, S.; Kippen-Wood, S.; Honikman, S.; Fairall, L.; Patel, V. PRIME: A Programme to Reduce the Treatment Gap for Mental Disorders in Five Low- and Middle-Income Countries. PLoS Medicine (2012) 9 (12) e1001359. [DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001359]

PRIME: A Programme to Reduce the Treatment Gap for Mental Disorders in Five Low- and Middle-Income Countries.

Published 1 January 2012
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