SynthesisInternational journal of epidemiology2014
Estimating the coverage of mental health programmes: a systematic review.
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66 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Primary-level and community worker interventions for the prevention of mental disorders and the promotion of well-being in low- and middle-income countries.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
- Establishing reliability and validity for mental health screening instruments in resource-constrained settings: Systematic review of the PHQ-9 and key recommendations.Psychiatry research · 2020Pooled it
- A Systematic Review of Access to Rehabilitation for People with Disabilities in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Pooled it
- Factors associated with health service utilisation for common mental disorders: a systematic review.BMC psychiatry · 2018Pooled it
- Translating Evidence for Early Intervention in Psychosis (TRANSLATE): Protocol for Evaluating the Implementation of Early Intervention in Psychosis in Low and Lower-Middle Income Countries (LMICs).Early intervention in psychiatry · 2026Observational
- A scoping review and systems thinking synthesis of scale-up frameworks.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Evidence-Based Laboratory Medicine for Cardiovascular Disease Management in Mental Healthcare: A Literature Review.Cureus · 2026Review
- A systematic review of global mental health service utilisation in young refugees and asylum seekers.BJPsych open · 2026Review
- Mental health service coverage and gaps among adults in Europe: a systematic review.The Lancet regional health. Europe · 2025Review
- Measures of the Availability and Accessibility of Behavioral Health Services: A Scoping Review.Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.) · 2025Article
- Effective Treatment for Mental and Substance Use Disorders in 21 Countries.JAMA psychiatry · 2025Article
- Patterns and predictors of 12-month treatment of common anxiety, mood, and substance use disorders in the World Mental Health (WMH) surveys: treatment in the context of perceived need.International journal of mental health systems · 2025Article
- The use of geographic information systems (GIS) in studying mental health service delivery: A scoping review.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2025Review
- Reducing stigma and improving access to care for people with mental health conditions in the community: protocol for a multi-site feasibility intervention study (Indigo-Local).International journal of mental health systems · 2024Article
- Key actors in behavioral health services availability and accessibility research: a scoping review bibliometric analysis.Discover mental health · 2024Article
- Experience of primary healthcare workers in using the mobile app-based WHO mhGAP intervention guide in detection and treatment of people with mental disorders: A qualitative study in Nepal.SSM. Mental health · 2023Article
- International monitoring of capacity of treatment systems for alcohol and drug use disorders: Methodology of the Service Capacity Index for Substance Use Disorders.International journal of methods in psychiatric research · 2023Article
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- Interventions to increase help-seeking for mental health care in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review.PLOS global public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe large treatment gap for people suffering from mental disorders has led to initiatives to scale up mental health services. In order to track progress, estimates of programme coverage, and changes in coverage over time, are needed.
methodsSystematic review of mental health programme evaluations that assess coverage, measured either as the proportion of the target population in contact with services (contact coverage) or as the proportion of the target population who receive appropriate and effective care (effective coverage). We performed a search of electronic databases and grey literature up to March 2013 and contacted experts in the field. Methods to estimate the numerator (service utilization) and the denominator (target population) were reviewed to explore methods which could be used in programme evaluations.
resultsWe identified 15 735 unique records of which only seven met the inclusion criteria. All studies reported contact coverage. No study explicitly measured effective coverage, but it was possible to estimate this for one study. In six studies the numerator of coverage, service utilization, was estimated using routine clinical information, whereas one study used a national community survey. The methods for estimating the denominator, the population in need of services, were more varied and included national prevalence surveys case registers, and estimates from the literature.
conclusionsVery few coverage estimates are available. Coverage could be estimated at low cost by combining routine programme data with population prevalence estimates from national surveys.
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