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Open Access 01-12-2019 | Care | Study protocol

Collaborative care for child and youth mental health problems in a middle-income country: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial training general practitioners

Authors: Vandad Sharifi, Zahra Shahrivar, Hadi Zarafshan, Sheida Beiky Ashkezary, Elizabeth Stuart, Ramin Mojtabai, Lawrence Wissow

Published in: Trials | Issue 1/2019

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Abstract

Background

Child and youth mental health problems are leading causes of disability and particular problems in low- and middle-income countries where populations are young and child mental health services are in short supply. Collaborative care models that support primary care providers’ efforts to detect and treat child mental health problems offer one way to address this need. However, collaborative care for child mental health can be more complex than collaboration for adults for a number of reasons, including two-generational aspects of care, high degrees of co-morbidity, and variations in presentation across developmental stages.

Methods

The study takes advantage of an existing collaborative care network in Tehran, Iran, in which general practitioners are supported by community mental health centers to care for adult mental health problems. At present, those practitioners are asked to refer children with mental health problems to the collaborating centers rather than treating them themselves. We are conducting a cluster randomized trial in which practitioners in the network will be randomized to receive training in child/youth mental health treatment or a booster training on recognition and referral. Children/youth aged 5–15 years making visits to the practitioners will be screened using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire; those found positive will be followed for six months to compare outcomes between those treated by trained or control practitioners.

Discussion

If the trial demonstrates superior outcomes among children treated by trained practitioners, it will support the feasibility of expanding collaborative care networks to include children.

Trial registration

ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT03144739. Registered on 8 May 2017.
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Metadata
Title
Collaborative care for child and youth mental health problems in a middle-income country: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial training general practitioners
Authors
Vandad Sharifi
Zahra Shahrivar
Hadi Zarafshan
Sheida Beiky Ashkezary
Elizabeth Stuart
Ramin Mojtabai
Lawrence Wissow
Publication date
01-12-2019
Publisher
BioMed Central
Keyword
Care
Published in
Trials / Issue 1/2019
Electronic ISSN: 1745-6215
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-019-3467-4

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