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. 2022 Feb 14;19(4):2149. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19042149

Table 1.

Curriculum for primary care providers in mhGAP training.

Day 1 a Day 2 a Day 3 a Day 4 a Day 5
Morning session Introduction to training
Objectives
* Aspirational figure testimonial, and common myths
Introduction to psychosocial problems, causes and symptoms
* In-person PWLE recovery stories with Q&A
Communication skills
Psychosocial skills training Introduction to psychiatric diagnoses and mhGAP-IG
Afternoon session Intro to mental health and psychosocial concept
Pre-tests
Introduction to psychosocial support Communication skills Psychosocial skills training
* Reducing Stigma
mhGAP curriculum
Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 Day 9 Day 10 a
Morning session Psychiatric history taking skills
Epilepsy assessment, diagnosis
Depression and suicide assessment and diagnosis Psychosis and bipolar assessment and diagnosis Alcohol and drug use disorder assessment diagnosis and management
* In-person PWLE recovery story with Q&A
Documentation and supervision
Afternoon session * In-person PWLE recovery story with Q&A
Clinical patient evaluation
* In-person PWLE recovery story with Q&A
Clinical patient evaluation
* In-person PWLE recovery story with Q&A
Clinical patient evaluation
* Challenges and barriers: collaborative problem solving Post-test

Abbreviations: mhGAP-IG, mental health Gap Action Programme-Implementation Guide; PWLE, people with lived experience of mental illness; Q&A, question and answer session; a Non-prescriber content was for Days 1–4 and Day 10 (total 5) and was conducted separately from prescribers. * Specific to RESHAPE training.