Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) guideline for mental, neurological and substance use disorders

International guidance for the management of mental, neurological and substance use (MNS) conditions. Recommendations include EMDR therapy as psychological intervention for PTSD in conditions related to stress.

Treatment Guideline Overview

“The mhGAP guideline supports countries to strengthen capacity to deal with the growing burden of mental, neurological and substance use (MNS) conditions and narrow the treatment gap.

This new edition includes 30 updated and 18 new recommendations, alongside 90 pre-existing recommendations. This is the third iteration of the guideline and reflects 15 years of investment in the mhGAP programme. The revised recommendations ensure that mhGAP continues to offer high-quality, timely, transparent, and evidence-based guidance to support non-specialist health workers in low-income and middle-income countries in providing treatment and care to individuals with MNS conditions.”

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Treatment Guideline Access

Open Access 

World Health Organization. (2023). Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) guideline for mental, neurological and substance use disorders. Geneva: World Health Organization. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

• Document retrieved: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK598414/
• WHO website: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240084278 

ISBN: 9789240084278

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“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.”

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