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    Perceived impacts as narrated by service users and providers on practice, policy and mental health system following the implementation of the mhGAP-IG using the TEAM model in a rural setting in Makueni County, Kenya: a qualitative approach

    A team approach is key to reduction of the mental health treatment gap. It requires collaborative effort of all formal and informal community based service providers and the consumers of the services. Qualitat...

    Victoria N. Mutiso, Christine W. Musyimi in International Journal of Mental Health Sys… (2019)

  2. Article

    Open Access

    A step-wise community engagement and capacity building model prior to implementation of mhGAP-IG in a low- and middle-income country: a case study of Makueni County, Kenya

    The World Health Organization developed the Mental Health Gap Action Programme Intervention Guide (mhGAP-IG) as guidelines for innovative utilization of available resources in low- and middle-income countries ...

    Victoria N. Mutiso, Isaiah Gitonga in International Journal of Mental Health Sys… (2018)

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    Mental health treatment in Kenya: task-sharing challenges and opportunities among informal health providers

    The study was conducted to explore challenges faced by trained informal health providers referring individuals with suspected mental disorders for treatment, and potential opportunities to counter these challe...

    Christine W. Musyimi, Victoria N. Mutiso in International Journal of Mental Health Sys… (2017)