Healthcare providers' experiences of community-based collaborative care for serious mental illness: a qualitative study in two integrated clinics in South Africa.

Saira Abdulla, Lesley Robertson, Sherianne Kramer, Jane Goudge

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Saira AbdullaCentre for Health Policy, School of Public Health, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1457-1069

Lesley RobertsonDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2388-4585

Sherianne KramerCentre for Health Policy, School of Public Health, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2402-8740

Jane GoudgeCentre for Health Policy, School of Public Health, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6555-7510

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Community-based collaborative care (CBCC) is an internationally recognised model of integrated care that emphasises multidisciplinary teamwork and care coordination. In South Africa, community psychiatry has been integrated into some primary healthcare (PHC) facilities. This study examines healthcare providers' perceptions of collaboration and its challenges in various integrated care settings. Three main components of CBCC (multidisciplinary teams, communication and case management) were explored through qualitative interviews with 29 staff members in 2 clinics. In Clinic-1, community psychiatry services operate independently in an outbuilding behind the main PHC clinic ("co-located"). In Clinic-2, these services are fully integrated within the PHC clinic ("physically integrated"). Both clinics had multidisciplinary teams, with various staff members conducting case management functions on an

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collaborative careintegrated careprimary health careserious mental illnessSouth Africa

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PMID40625843

DOI10.1017/gmh.2025.10020

PMCPMC12231312

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