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Table 5 Mental health practitioner management of mental illness

From: Mixed-methods evaluation of mental healthcare integration into tuberculosis and maternal-child healthcare services of four South African districts

Questionnaire response

N (%)

Method of assessment for mental illness (n = 14)

 Structured/existing tool

5 (35.7)

 Questions asked, no structured tool used

3 (21.4)

 Clinical observation

5 (35.7)

 Other

3 (21.4)

 Don’t know

0

 No response

1 (7.1)

Next steps after positive screen (n = 13)

 Treat

1 (7.7)

 Refer

8 (61.5)

 Other

1 (7.7)

 No response

3 (23.1)

Next steps after positive diagnosis (n = 7)

 Treat

3 (42.9)

 Refer

3 (42.9)

 Other

1 (14.3)

 No response

0

Type of treatment offered (n = 14)

 Psychiatric medications

7 (50.0)

 Individual therapy

4 (28.6)

 Group therapy

1 (7.1)

 Other

2 (14.3)