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Country Contextualization of the Mental Health Gap Action Programme Intervention Guide: A Case Study from Nigeria
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“The World Health Organization’s Mental Health Gap Action Programme-Intervention Guide (mhGAP-IG), which supports this approach to scale-up treatment and services for MNS disorders in LMICs (Keynejad et al., 2021), has been contextualized and piloted in Nigeria and utilized in programme implementation in these states (WHO, 2010; Abdulmalik et al., 2013; Keynejad et al., 2018).”
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“The majority of Nigerians, over 75% of whom reside in rural and peri-urban areas, face additional barriers, including pervasive stigma, limited mental health awareness and inadequate integration of mental health services into primary health care (PHC) systems (Abdulmalik et al., 2013).”
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“This step has already been successfully completed in Nigeria [21].”
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“Mental health is often a low priority for governments and donors, and too often there is a lack of political will to prioritize this area [8].”
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“This step has already been successfully completed in Nigeria [21].”
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“Specific details of the country integration packages are summarized in table one below and have been published elsewhere (4, 8).”
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“Ministries of health and non-governmental organizations alike have adopted and adapted the materials and used them in over 50 countries (Abdulmalik et al., 2013; Abera et al., 2014; Budosan et al., 2014; Hijazi et al., 2011; Rose et al., 2011).”
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“political will to prioritize this area [8].”
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“It incorporated the treatment specifications of the WHO Mental Health Gap Action Programme Intervention Guide (mhGAP-IG) as adapted for the health system of Nigeria [34].”
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“The MHGAP-IG has already been contextualized and adapted for Nigeria (Abdulmalik et al. 2013) and the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) is currently exploring its introduction into the curriculum for training primary health care workers (NR6).”
BackgroundSelf-citationFactors for success in mental health advocacy
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“Stakeholders at all levels should have a central role in both advocating for reform and in participating in the processes of reform (13).”
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“In regard to the provision of evidence-based care for psychosis, the manual also includes (and the PHCPs are trained in the use of) the psychosis module of the MH Gap Action Programme intervention guide (mhGAPIG), as contextualised to the Nigerian health system (World Health Organization, 2010; Abdulmalik et al., 2013…”
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Self-citationIntegrating mental health into primary care for post-conflict populations: a pilot study
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“Various studies have been conducted in Asia, Africa and other parts of the world, with mhGAP IG utilized as central part of training interventions for primary or community health care workers [2, 16, 20, 21].”
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“…studies, the lifetime prevalence of mental disorders in Nigeria ranges from 12.1 to 26.2 percent (Wang et al., 2007), and only 20% of people with serious common mental disorders in Nigeria received treatment in the previous 12 months, with therapy being largely inadequate (Abdulmalik et al., 2013).”
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“This is an issue which hopefully will be addressed by the new emphasis on treatment at primary healthcare facilities through the implementation of the Mental Health Gap Action Program(mhGAP) being advocated by the World Health Organization (Abdulmalik et al., 2013).”
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Facilitators and barriers to effective primary health care in Nigeria
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“One approach to realise that is by task-shifting [5, 14], which relies on training non-mental health workers in depression screening and treatment while supervised by mental health specialists.”
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“Nigeria’s PHC system is run through a 5-tier system consisting of medical officers of health who supervise the centres, nurse practitioners and community health officers who serve as the head of the PHCs and supervise community health extension workers (CHEWS) [24].”
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“This has been previously adapted for the Nigerian context [43], and provides practical, evidence-based guidance for treatment of 8 priority conditions.”
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“The mhGAP has already been contextualized and tested in Nigeria [49, 50].”
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“There are always ongoing trials to close this gap by the integration of mental health services into primary care [8] or by task sharing and capacity building [9].”
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“Within these countries, however, lie di ff erences in the conception of mental health conditions and mental healthcare organization, factors that encourage varying socio-cultural contexts (Abdulmalik et al. 2013; Thornicroft & Patel, 2014).”
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“The mhGap has seen successful integration, for instance, in a pilot implementation programme in eight selected local government areas in Nigeria (Abdulmalik et al., 2013; Gureje et al., 2015a).”
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“…is a growing literature documenting the development of country-specific versions of mhGAP-IG, where the guidelines are seen as a “generic template that requires adaptation and contextualization to suit the particular needs of the health system in a given country” (Abdulmalik et al., 2013, p. 1).”
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“22,23 Large, community-based, stakeholder-driven, ‘ bottom-up ’ approaches to developing and testing interventions that are community-owned and community-delivered are lacking across LMICs.”
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“…(designated as Master Trainers) trained non-specialist physicians and senior nurses (Trainers or Facilitators) to further train other frontline primary care providers to recognize and care for mental disorders using the WHO Mental Health Gap Action Programme -Intervention Guide (mhGAP-IG) [14].”
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Mental health in low- and middle-income countries
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“Nigeria ’ s engagement with mhGAP implementation has evolved significantly over the past decade, with early initiatives providing foundational evidence for task-sharing in PHC (Abdulmalik et al., 2013; Gureje et al., 2015; Eaton et al., 2018; Adewuya et al., 2019; Chu et al., 2022).”
Searle, K., Blashki, G. A., Kakuma, R., Yang, H. M., Lu, S., Li, B., Xiao, J., & Minas, H. (2022) · International Journal of Mental Health Systems · doi:10.1186/s13033-022-00523-0 · Cited by 7
“Whilst a universal approach to the adaptation of mhGAP-IG is still evolving [43], it is generally agreed upon that the consultation of end-users is integral for the appropriate adaptation and enhancement of future implementation [38, 44, 45].”
BackgroundResultInfluentialBitta, M. A., Kariuki, S. M., Abubakar, A. A., & Newton, C. R. J. C. (2018) · Wellcome Open Research · doi:10.12688/wellcomeopenres.13540.2 · Cited by 7
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“These include the absence of stable and coordinated mental health policies, a shortage of trained human resources, insufficient funding, weak health information systems, social stigma, limited intersectoral collaboration, and cultural and linguistic challenges [16–19].”
Raghuram, H., Rajguru, A. J., Pathiyil, M. M., Brahmbhatt, A., Bhan, A., Spagnolo, J., & Naslund, J. A. (2025) · International Journal of Mental Health Systems · doi:10.1186/s13033-025-00671-z · Cited by 11
“…the modification (e.g., improving fit, cultural adaptation, cost reduction) educational institutes [60], government ministries and departments [40, 42, 44, 46, 49–51, 58, 60–68], programme leaders [43, 69], health care professionals [41, 64, 66, 67] including mental healthcare professionals [57],…”
InfluentialFlooding in Nigeria, towards prioritizing mental health and psychosocial support
Malachy, E., Dossen, S. B., & Ebuenyi, I. D. (2022) · Pan African Medical Journal · doi:10.11604/pamj.2022.43.199.38251 · Cited by 6
“impact on account of implementation challenges [11], and there was no mention of MHPSS in it [10].”
BackgroundObindo, T. J., Eaton, J., Tsaku, P. A., Nwefoh, E. C., Ode, P., Baird, T., Sunday, P. O., & Afolaranmi, T. (2023) · International Health · doi:10.1093/inthealth/ihad073 · Cited by 5
“11 In Nigeria, the mhGAP Intervention Guide was adapted for lo-cal use in 2015 13 and is specifically recommended as normative guidance in the Nigeria National Policy for Mental Health Service Delivery.”
MethodDuke, A. E. E., Harri, B. I., Iyamu, I. O., Obi‐Jeff, C., Dahiru, A. M. C., Ojo, T. M.-F., Musami, U. B., Said, J. M., Agyapong, V. I. O., Orji, R., et al. (2025) · Journal of Primary Care & Community Health · doi:10.1177/21501319251406840 · Cited by 5
“…have enabled non-specialist primary care workers in Osun State to recognize and manage priority mental, neurological and substance use conditions, 46 large scale mhGAP training under the Mental Health in Primary Care (MeHPriC) program in Lagos State improved primary care workers’ knowledge,…”
Addressing the challenges of integrating care for perinatal depression in primary care in Nigeria
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“However, an important challenge in using these approaches to provide care for women with perinatal depression is overcoming human resource constraints [33].”
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“Mental disorders are very common worldwide, but there is a wide treatment gap between developed and developing countries [1].”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Abdulmalik, J., Kola, L., Fadahunsi, W., Adebayo, K., Yasamy, M. T., Musa, E., & Gureje, O.
- Affiliations
- University of Ibadan (NG)
- World Health Organization - Nigeria (NG)
- Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (NG)
- World Health Organization (CH)
- Corresponding author
- Gureje, Oye
- Venue
- PLoS Medicine
- Publisher
- Public Library of Science (PLoS)
- Published
- 2013-08-20
- Volume
- 10
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- e1001501
- ISSN
- 1549-1277 (ISSN-L)
- 1549-1676
- PMC
- PMC3747990
- OpenAlex
- W1987795635
- Cited by
- 104
- References
- 21
- Citations by year
- 2026: 5 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 17 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 10 · 2018: 11 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 9 · 2015: 9 · 2014: 4
- FWCI
- 11.01
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Locations
- PLoS Medicine (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Greater South Information System
- Funders
- World Health Organization
- European Commission
- Bundesministerium für Gesundheit
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health Policy Implementation Science
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Global Health and Surgery
- Keywords
- Mental Health Gap Action Programme, intervention guide, mental health services, Nigeria, mental health policy
- MeSH terms
- Developing Countries, Humans, Mental Health, Nigeria
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