Assessment and management of conditions specifically related to stress: mhGAP intervention guide module

WHO and UNHCR international assessment module for guiding treatment of conditions specifically related to stress.

Treatment Guideline Overview

“This Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) Intervention Guide module contains assessment and management advice related to acute stress, post-traumatic stress and grief in non-specialized health settings. It is an annex to the mhGAP Intervention Guide for Mental, Neurological and Substance Use Disorders in Non-specialized Health Settings (mhGAP-IG 1.0; WHO, 2010).

This module should be used together with the most recent version of: World Health Organization. (2023, 2015, 2010). Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) guideline for mental, neurological and substance use disorders. Geneva, WHO. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK598414/.

EMDR is listed as an Advanced Psychological Intervention for PTSD.”

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Treatment Guideline Access

Open Access 

World Health Organization and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. (2013). Assessment and management of conditions specifically related to stress: mhGAP intervention guide module (version 1.0). Geneva: World Health Organization and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. https://www.unhcr.org/us/media/assessment-management-conditions-specifically-related-stress-mhgap-module

About the Source

“Founded in 1948, World Health Organization (WHO) is the United Nations agency that connects nations, partners and people to promote health, keep the world safe and serve the vulnerable – so everyone, everywhere can attain the highest level of health.”

“UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is a global organization dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights and building a better future for people forced to flee their homes because of conflict and persecution.”

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