ArticleConflict and health2017
Improving detection of mental health problems in community settings in Nepal: development and pilot testing of the community informant detection tool.
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- Thinking local, thinking healthy: Cultural and contextual adaptation of the Thinking Healthy Programme in Nepal.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2026Article
- Treatment of depression by traditional faith healers in Nepal: A qualitative study.SSM. Mental health · 2025Article
- Expanding the Non-Clinical Mental Health Workforce: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial of a Psychological Intervention Delivered by Community-Based Organizations in New York City (RECOUP-NY).Psychiatric research and clinical practice · 2025Article
- A qualitative study on the adaptation of community programmes for the promotion of early detection and health-seeking of perinatal depression in Nepal.BMC women's health · 2024Article
- The feasibility of a Community Mental Health Education and Detection (CMED) tool in South Africa.SSM. Mental health · 2023Article
- Accuracy of a community mental health education and detection (CMED) tool for common mental disorders in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.International journal of mental health systems · 2022Article
- Cost-effectiveness of psychological intervention within services for depression delivered by primary care workers in Nepal: economic evaluation of a randomized control trial.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2022Article
- The development of a Community Mental Health Education and Detection (CMED) tool in South Africa.SSM. Mental health · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundDespite increasing efforts to expand availability of mental health services throughout the world, there continues to be limited utilization of these services by persons with mental illness and their families. Community-based detection that facilitates identification and referral of people with mental health problems has been advocated as an effective strategy to increase help-seeking and service utilization. The Community Informant Detection Tool (CIDT) was developed for the community informants to identify people with depression, psychosis, alcohol use problems, epilepsy, and child behavioral problems in community settings. The CIDT has been validated in Nepal and found to be effective in promoting treatment initiation. To facilitate replication in other settings, this paper describes the development process of CIDT and the steps to achieve comprehensibility, utility and feasibility.
methodsThe CIDT was developed in four steps. First, case vignettes and illustrations were created incorporating local idioms of distress for symptoms of each disorder with an expert panel of 25 Nepali mental health professionals. Second, the utility of a draft tool was assessed through focus group discussions (
resultsThe first through third steps led to modifications in the format and presentation of the CIDT. The pilot test found CIDT to be comprehensible and feasible for detection and referral of all conditions except child behavioral problems. Female community health volunteers were recommended as the most appropriate persons to utilize the CIDT.
conclusionCommunity-based detection using the CIDT for persons in need of mental health care is perceived to be useful and feasible by key community stakeholders who would integrate the tool into their daily activities.
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