Open AccessMental health services provided by medical officers in primary health centres in Kolar district in Karnataka, India: A situational assessment
Author(s) -
Gautham Melur Sukumar,
Bujabali D Yalgudri,
Narayana Manjunatha,
Girish N Rao
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_906_19
Subject(s) - medicine , mental health , referral , situational ethics , context (archaeology) , nursing , quality (philosophy) , vignette , family medicine , psychiatry , psychology , social psychology , philosophy , epistemology , paleontology , biology
Mental health services are integrated into primary healthcare and delivered by medical officers (MOs). Assessment of mental health services provided by MOs and their ability to manage mental disorders in primary health centers (PHCs) would provide evidence to strengthen the quality of this integration.