Mark J. D. Jordans|Brandon A. Kohrt|Nagendra P. Luitel|Ivan H. Komproe|Crick Lund
Accuracy of proactive case finding for mental disorders by community informants in Nepal
HealthNet TPO|King's College London|Duke Institute for Health Innovation|Duke University|HealthNet TPO|Utrecht University|University of Cape Town
accurate detection persons need mental healthcare crucial reduce treatment gap psychiatric burden service use low middleincome lami countriesto evaluate accuracy communitybased proactive casefinding strategy community informant detection tool cidt involving pictorial vignettes designed initiate pathways mental health treatment primary care settingscommunity informants using cidt identified screen positive n 110 negative persons n 85 participants administered composite international diagnostic interview cidithe cidt positive predictive value 064 068 adults negative predictive value 093 091 adults onlythe cidt promising detection properties psychiatric caseness research investigate potential increase demand access mental health services