Roles and effectiveness of lay community health workers in the prevention of mental, neurological and substance use disorders in low and middle income countries: a systematic review

Brian Mutamba, Byamah; van Ginneken, Nadja; Paintain, Lucy; Wandiembe, Simon; Schellenberg, David

doi:10.1186/1472-6963-13-412

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Roles and effectiveness of lay community health workers in the prevention of mental, neurological and substance use disorders in low and middle income countries: a systematic review

Published in BMC Health Services Research • Oct 13, 2013

Authors:

Byamah Brian Mutamba

Nadja van Ginneken

Lucy Paintain

Abstract

BACKGROUND: It has been suggested that lay community health workers (LHWs) could play a role in primary and secondary prevention of Mental, Neurological and Substance use (MNS) disorders in low resourced settings. We conducted a systematic review of the literature with the aim of assessing the exist...

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Medicine

Psychological intervention

Psychosocial

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