Mental health

Child and adolescent mental disorders

Evidence-based recommendations for management of child and adolescent mental disorders in non-specialized health settings

Maternal mental health interventions to improve child development
Interventions for preventing child abuse
Interventions for management of children with intellectual disabilities
Community based rehabilitation (CBR)
Parent skills training for management of emotional and behavioural disorders in children
Parent skills training for management of children with intellectual disabilities and pervasive developmental disorders
Pharmacological and nonpharmacological interventions for children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Pharmacological interventions for children with Disruptive Behaviour Disorders or Conduct Disorder or Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Pharmacological intervention for somatoform disorders in children and adolescents
Antidepressants (Tricyclic Antidepressants (TCA), Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI)) in children 6-12 years of age with depressive episode/disorder
Antidepressants (Tricyclic Antidepressants (TCA), Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI)) in adolescents with depressive episode/disorder
Pharmacological interventions for anxiety disorders in children and adolescents
Behaviour change techniques for promoting mental health

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WHO Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP)
Scaling up care for mental, neurological, and substance use disorders
mhGAP Intervention Guide for mental, neurological and substance use disorders in non-specialized health settings
A technical tool developed by WHO to assist in implementation of mhGAP for non-specialist health settings.