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ArticleThe Psychiatric quarterly2021

Embracing Technology for Capacity Building in Mental Health: New Path, Newer Challenges.

Barikar C Malathesh, Ferose Aziz Ibrahim, P Lakshmi Nirisha, Channaveerachari Naveen Kumar, Prabhat Kumar Chand, Narayana Manjunatha, Suresh Bada Math, Jagadisha Thirthalli, Adarsha Alur Manjappa, Rajani Parthasarathy and 2 more

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Article in The Psychiatric quarterly, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Barikar C MalatheshDepartment of Psychiatry, Community Psychiatry Unit, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, 560029, India.
Ferose Aziz IbrahimDepartment of Psychiatry, Community Psychiatry Unit, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, 560029, India.
P Lakshmi NirishaDepartment of Psychiatry, Community Psychiatry Unit, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, 560029, India.
Channaveerachari Naveen KumarDepartment of Psychiatry, Community Psychiatry Unit, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, 560029, India. nkumar@nimhans.ac.in.
Prabhat Kumar ChandDepartment of Psychiatry, Community Psychiatry Unit, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, 560029, India.
Narayana ManjunathaDepartment of Psychiatry, Community Psychiatry Unit, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, 560029, India.
Suresh Bada MathDepartment of Psychiatry, Community Psychiatry Unit, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, 560029, India.
Jagadisha ThirthalliDepartment of Psychiatry, Community Psychiatry Unit, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, 560029, India.
Adarsha Alur ManjappaDepartment of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Karnataka, India.
Rajani ParthasarathyDepartment of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Karnataka, India.
Shanivaram ReddyDepartment of Psychiatric Social Work, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, 560029, India.
Sanjeev AroraThe ECHO Institute, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA.
National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences · INGovernment of Karnataka · INUniversity of New Mexico · US

Funding

Psychiatric research infrastructure for intervention and implementation in India – TEAMSD43TW009114 · FIC · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI Smita N Deshpande, Mary Elizabeth Hawk · 2014 to 2026
$3.2M
FIC NIH HHS D43 TW009114
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Technology driven capacity building initiatives are the way to break the barrier of shortage of mental health human resources in India. This new path, while is a welcome step, comes with its own set of challenges. In one prototypic project that is being implemented in Ramanagara District of Karnataka, a south Indian state, we encountered many such issues. They ranged from issues related to availability of dedicated space to set up the hub-studio, inconsistent internet connectivity (particularly in remote areas) and inadequate digital literacy among the grassroot community health workers who hail from villages. This article summarises these challenges and ends by looking into ways and means of overcoming them.

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Capacity BuildingMental HealthCommunity Health WorkersHumansIndiaTechnologyCHW’sECHOICMRTelementoring

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PMID33215290
PMCPMC7676753
OpenAlexW3105095150

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