IJCM_328A: Operational Research on Capacity Building of Community Health Workers in Screening for Depression and Suicide risk

• Main Authors: Angeline G. Nancy (Author), Paul Jackwin Sam (Author), Hegde Divya (Author), Sudha Sri (Author), Karikalan (Author), Nancy Luciya (Author), Abraham Vinod Joseph (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2024-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The basic training for ASHA workers in Tamil Nadu include a module on Non-Communicable diseases with inadequate focus on Mental Health. As a part of the Community Based Assessment Checklist, ASHAs are trained in administration of Patient Health Questionnaire-2 to screen for depression. H...