Ahuja Shalini, Shidhaye Rahul, Semrau Maya, Thornicroft Graham, Jordans Mark
King's College London, UK; email
Public Health Foundation of India, India.
BJPsych Int. 2018 May;15(2):43-46. doi: 10.1192/bji.2017.6.
Mental health information systems are increasingly being used to measure the effectiveness of mental health interventions. Little or no data is available for mental health service availability and service uptake in low- and middle-income countries. Through a narrative review, this paper illustrates the importance of routine monitoring data and suggests methods for developing, implementing and evaluating mental health indicators in low- and middle-income countries with a primary focus on India.
心理健康信息系统正越来越多地用于衡量心理健康干预措施的有效性。关于低收入和中等收入国家心理健康服务的可及性和利用率,几乎没有可用数据。通过一篇叙述性综述,本文阐述了常规监测数据的重要性,并提出了在以印度为主的低收入和中等收入国家制定、实施和评估心理健康指标的方法。