Barriers and Facilitators to the Integration of Mental Health Servicesin Primary Care in Vietnam from the Perspective of Health Workers: Individual,Organizational and Structural Factors”

Access to appropriate mental health services is critically limited for many people living in low and middle-income countries. Making services for depression available in primary health care increases the successful diagnosis and treatment of depression and improves the quality of people’s lives. As the first point of contact with patients, primary care workers are essential to the successful delivery of depression care. Many factors, such as health worker attitudes about mental illness, their workload, and competing priorities may impact their ability to successfully provide mental health services. This study will examine factors that influence the successful integration of services for depression in primary care in Hanoi, Vietnam to understand how to design effective interventions for health workers to improve their capacity to provide care for depression. The results may be used when planning for the integration of depression services in primary care in Vietnam and in other countries.

Faculty Supervisor:

Kitty Corbett

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Partner:

Hanoi School of Public Health

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Education

University:

Simon Fraser University

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