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The WHO mhGAP Intervention Guide for people with intellectual disability: the Sri Lankan experience

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Rohit Gumber ,
Shweta Gangavati ,
Sabyasachi Bhaumik ,
Sherva Cooray ,
Kiran Purandare ,
Jayan Mendis  and
Chamila Abeywickrema
Rohit Gumber
Affiliation:
Leicester Frith Hospital, Leicester, UK, email gumber@doctors.org.uk
Shweta Gangavati
Affiliation:
Leicester Frith Hospital, Leicester, UK
Sabyasachi Bhaumik
Affiliation:
Leicester Frith Hospital, Leicester, UK, and Honorary Chair, University of Leicester, UK
Sherva Cooray
Affiliation:
Faculty of Psychiatry of Intellectual Disability, Royal College of Psychiatrists, London, UK
Kiran Purandare
Affiliation:
C&NW London NHS Foundation Trust, UK
Jayan Mendis
Affiliation:
National Institute of Mental Health, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Chamila Abeywickrema
Affiliation:
National Institute of Mental Health, Colombo, Sri Lanka
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Abstract

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In recognition of the treatment gap in mental health, the World Health Organization (WHO) Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) was launched in 2008 and has proved successful. The paper describes the launch of the first mhGAP intellectual disabilities pilot project in Sri Lanka. It reports on the development of the materials and the key lessons learnt.

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BJPsych International , Volume 12 , Issue S1: Research Supplement , May 2015 , pp. S-19 - S-23
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