Gregory Armstrong|Michelle Kermode|Shoba Raja|Sujatha Suja|Prabha S. Chandra|Anthony F. Jorm
A mental health training program for community health workers in India: impact on knowledge and attitudes
The George Institute for Global Health|University of Melbourne|The George Institute for Global Health|University of Melbourne|National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences|Orygen Youth Health|University of Melbourne
unmet needs mental health treatment low income countries pervasive mental health effectively integrated primary health care low income countries like india grassroots workers need acquire relevant knowledge skills able recognise refer support people experiencing mental disorders communities study aims provide mental health training intervention community health workers bangalore rural district karnataka india evaluate impact training mental health literacy pretest posttest study design undertaken assessment mental health literacy three time points baseline completion training three month followup mental health literacy assessed using intervieweradministered mental health literacy survey training intervention four day course based facilitators manual developed specifically community health workers india 70 community health workers doddaballapur bangalore rural district recuited study training course improved participants ability recognize mental disorder vignette reduced participants faith unhelpful potentially harmful pharmacological interventions evidence minor reduction stigmatizing attitudes unclear training resulted change participants faith recovery following treatment findings study indicate training course demonstrated potential effective way improve aspects mental health literacy highlights strategies strengthening training course