Table 5.
Table 5 Importance of strategies for improving outcomes according to respondents
| Children | Adolescents | Adults | Adults and older people | Older people | ||||||||||
| Hyperkinetic disorder | Anxiety disorders | Depression | Substance abuse | Schizophrenia | Depression | Dementia | ||||||||
| HIC | LMIC | HIC | LMIC | HIC | LMIC | HIC | LMIC | HIC | LMIC | HIC | LMIC | HIC | LMIC | |
| Improved access to health services | ||||||||||||||
| Increase psychiatric HR | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ |
| Increase trained non-psychiatric HR | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ |
| Public education campaigns | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ |
| Increase availability of range of treatments | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓ |
| Increase delivery in non-psychiatric settings | ✓ | ✓✓ | ✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | - | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓✓ |
| Increase family/user involvement | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ |
| Improved help-seeking with health services | ||||||||||||||
| Increase psychiatric HR | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ |
| Increase trained non-psychiatric HR | ✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓ |
| Public education campaigns | ✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓✓ |
| Increase availability of range of treatments | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓ |
| Increase delivery in non-psychiatric settings | ✓ | ✓✓ | ✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓✓ |
| Increase family/user involvement | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ |
| Improved adherence with treatment | ||||||||||||||
| Increase psychiatric HR | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓✓ |
| Increase trained non-psychiatric HR | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ |
| Public education campaigns | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ |
| Increase availability of range of treatments | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ |
| Increase delivery in non-psychiatric settings | - | ✓✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓✓ | ✓ | - | ✓✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ |
| Increase family/user involvement | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓✓ |
| Improved effectiveness of treatment | ||||||||||||||
| Increase psychiatric HR | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓✓ |
| Increase trained non-psychiatric HR | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓ |
| Public education campaigns | ✓ | ✓✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Increase availability of range of treatments | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ |
| Increase delivery in non-psychiatric settings | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ |
| Increase family/user involvement | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓✓ | ✓✓ |
| HIC - high-income countries; LMIC low- and middle-income countries; HR – human resources | ||||||||||||||
| ✓✓✓ - extremely important; ✓✓ - very important; ✓ - important | ||||||||||||||