mhGAP Evidence Resource Centre
The mhGAP Evidence Resource Centre contains the background material, process documents, and the evidence profiles and recommendations in electronic format and is organized around the priority conditions. The purpose of the Evidence Resource Centre is to provide easy access to evidence-based clinical and non-clinical information to those in health and social care who are making decisions about policy for the planning, and management of the individual patient. The Evidence Resource Centre integrates best available evidence with the individual clinical expertise through the use of scoping questions that explore many commonly seen issues in relation to health care. These questions have been chosen, systematically researched and reviewed extensively with the best available evidence by a selected panel of experts.
An intervention guide for mental, neurological and substance use disorders in non-specialized settings has been developed by WHO under the mhGAP. The priority conditions identified by mhGAP are depression, psychosis and bipolar disorders, suicide prevention, epilepsy, dementia, disorders due to use of alcohol and substance use and mental disorders in children and adolescents. The intervention guide includes recommendations based on evidence-based guidelines for the management of the above mentioned priority conditions in non-specialist settings.
