Table 6 Systems to support mental health care in primary health care
From: Mental health in primary health care in a rural district of Cambodia: a situational analysis
Lvea Em District | Cambodia | |
|---|---|---|
Mental health coordinator | No | No |
Supervision system | No | No |
Mental health detection or screening tools | No | Some places have; NGOs might use, for example, Hopkins Symptom Checklist |
Guidelines and treatment protocols for mental health care | No | No |
Training manuals on mental disorders | No | No |
Contact between PHC workers and mental health professionals | Limited | |
Community workers | Yes | – |
Volunteers or faith-based organizations | Yes | Volunteers in some places |
Detection of patients with mental health disorders who drop out of care | No | – |
Any existing data or reports of implementing mental health into PHC | No | – |
Awareness about mhGAP | No | Limited awareness |