Harding T W, Climent C E, Diop M, Giel R, Ibrahim H H, Murthy R S, Suleiman M A, Wig N N
Am J Psychiatry. 1983 Nov;140(11):1474-80. doi: 10.1176/ajp.140.11.1474.
Teams in seven developing countries under sponsorship of the World Health Organization have been carrying out collaborative operational research on providing mental health care through primary health care services. New techniques of identifying mental disorders in children and adults have been developed and tested. Methods of assessing the skills and attitudes of health workers toward mental health work and of gauging community attitudes toward mental illness have also been developed. Results have been directly applied in planning better mental health care. The authors conclude that cross-cultural collaborative research is effective in improving mental health care for those in greatest need.
在世界卫生组织的赞助下，七个发展中国家的团队一直在开展合作性行动研究，以通过初级卫生保健服务提供精神卫生保健。现已开发并测试了识别儿童和成人精神障碍的新技术。还开发了评估卫生工作者对精神卫生工作的技能和态度以及衡量社区对精神疾病态度的方法。研究结果已直接应用于规划更好的精神卫生保健。作者得出结论，跨文化合作研究对于改善最有需要人群的精神卫生保健是有效的。
