Publications by authors named "Kristine Avetisyan"
Despite the increasing burden of mental disorders, a lot of people worldwide suffer a gap in receiving necessary care in these countries. To close this gap, the WHO has developed mhGAP training modules aimed at scaling up mental health and substance use disorders services, especially in low- and middle-income countries. This article presents the experience of implementing the Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) in Ukraine, Armenia, Georgia, and Kyrgyz Republic.
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- Mental, neurological, and substance use disorders are increasingly prevalent, but there's a significant treatment gap, particularly in low- and middle-income countries; the WHO's Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) aims to address this by training non-specialists.
- This study investigated how academic institutions around the world integrated the mhGAP Intervention Guide (mhGAP-IG) into pre-service training for future caregivers, surveying eleven institutions from nine countries.
- Findings indicated that while integrating mhGAP-IG improved knowledge and skills in mental health management among students, challenges such as financial constraints and faculty resistance hindered broader implementation.