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Mental health e-supervision for primary care doctors in Sudan using the WHO mhGAP Intervention Guide

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Anne Aboaja ,
Puja Myles  and
Peter Hughes
Anne Aboaja
Affiliation:
Centre of Population Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, UK, email anne.aboaja@ed.ac.uk
Puja Myles
Affiliation:
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, UK
Peter Hughes
Affiliation:
Springfield University Hospital, London, UK
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Abstract

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This paper describes the evaluation of a pilot e-supervision programme, with a focus on feasibility. The findings suggest that e-supervision in mental health using the World Health Organization (WHO) Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) Intervention Guide and case-based discussions is valued by participants and can improve the knowledge, confidence and beliefs of primary care doctors in low- and middle-income countries.

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BJPsych International , Volume 12 , Issue S1: Research Supplement , May 2015 , pp. S-16 - S-19
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists 2015

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