Tackling common mental disorders in rural areas in India

09/04/2021 28 min Temporada 1 Episodio 1
Tackling common mental disorders in rural areas in India

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Common mental disorders are on the rise in rural areas of India. In this podcast George Institute researchers describe how mental health can be taken to rural areas by empowering community health workers to diagnose common mental disorders. The program known as SMARTmental health has yielded promising results in the pilot phase and it is now being scaled up in Haryana and in Andhra Pradesh. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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