The WHO mhGAP Intervention Guide for people with intellectual disability: the Sri Lankan experience

Autor: Rohit Gumber, Shweta Gangavati, Sabyasachi Bhaumik, Sherva Cooray, Kiran Purandare, Jayan Mendis, Chamila Abeywickrema
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: BJPsych International, Vol 12, Pp S-19-S-23 (2015)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 20564740
2056-4740
2058-6264
DOI: 10.1192/S2056474000000805
Popis: In recognition of the treatment gap in mental health, the World Health Organization (WHO) Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) was launched in 2008 and has proved successful. The paper describes the launch of the first mhGAP intellectual disabilities pilot project in Sri Lanka. It reports on the development of the materials and the key lessons learnt.
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