Table 3.
Personal/individual interventions for mental and neurological disorders (MNDs).
| Disorder | Primary treatment | Other interventions |
|---|---|---|
| Mental retardation | • Psychosocial stimulation to promote early child development | • Preventive interventions, for e.g. iodine supplementation, prenatal and newborn screening, improved maternal care, etc. |
| • Community-based rehabilitation | • Caregiver support | |
| Common mental disorders | • Antidepressant medication | • ECT for severe depression |
| • Brief psychological treatment | ||
| Alcohol-use disorders | • Brief psychological treatment | • Alcohol withdrawal management |
| • Anti-craving medications (e.g. acamprosate) | ||
| • Caregiver support | ||
| • Support groups (e.g. AA) | ||
| Schizophrenia | • Antipsychotic medication | • Residential or daycare |
| • Community-based rehabilitation | • Caregiver support | |
| Bipolar disorder | • Mood stabilizer medication | • Caregiver support |
| • Antipsychotic medication | ||
| Epilepsy | • Anticonvulsant medication | • Acute management for status epilepticus |
| • Community-based rehabilitation | ||
| Dementia | • Caregiver support | • Residential or daycare |
| • Antipsychotic medication | ||
| Stroke | • Improved management of risk factors (e.g. hypertension) | • Acute stroke management |
| • Community-based rehabilitation | • Platelet antiaggregants |
AA: Alcoholics Anonymous; ECT: electroconvulsive therapy.