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. 2009 Sep;1(1):37–44. doi: 10.1016/j.inhe.2009.02.002

Table 5.

Delivery of the integrated MND plan through the primary care system.

Level of care Key care provider Goals Interventions
Community/households • Health Counsellor • Detection and home-based care and rehabilitation of severe MND • Mental health assessments
• Service Users/families • Increasing awareness • Psychosocial stimulation (for infants)
• Volunteers • Strengthening social support and inclusion • Detection and referral
• Promoting adherence and recovery • Psycho-education
• Facilitating social welfare benefits
• Adherence management
• Review of progress
• Self-help groups
Primary Health Centre and district general hospital • Health counsellors • Detection of common MNDs • Mental health assessments
• Mental health
• Programme leaders
• Confirmation of diagnosis of severe MND • Provision of appropriate medications
• Monitoring of individual case management plans for all MNDs • Provision of psychological treatments and yoga
• Inpatient management of acute or severe MNDs • Clinical assessments and case note reviews
• Brief hospital admissions, for inpatient management of emergencies: suicide attempt, acute psychosis, alcohol withdrawal, status epilepticus, etc.
Other community agencies, e.g. NGOs • NGO workers • Mental health promotion and prevention of MND • Mental health promotion
• Service Users/families • Promoting recovery and reintegration of people with MND • Community-based rehabilitation
• Volunteers • Self-help groups
• Advocacy
• Daycare and residential care

MND: mental and neurological disorder; NGO: non-governmental organization.