Integrating mental health care into primary care: the case of one rural district in Rwanda

Stephanie L Smith¹, Kayiteshonga Yvonne², Claire N Misago³, Jean Damascene Iyamuremye⁴, Dusabeyezu Jeanne d'Arc⁵, Achour A Mohand⁶, Robyn A Osrow⁷, Manzi Anatole⁸, Shin Daimyo⁹, Uwimana Eugenie¹⁰, Dushimiyimana Dominique¹¹, Giuseppe J. Raviola^12
1 Deputy Director of Mental Health at Partners In Health, an Associate Psychiatrist at BrighamandWomen's Hospital, and an Instructor in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, Boston,MA, USA. She is also a former Pagenel Fellow in Global Mental Health Delivery at Partners in Health in Rwanda
² Manager of the Mental Health Division, Rwanda Biomedical Centre, Kigali, Rwanda., Rwanda
³ Director of Community Rehabilitation, Mental Health Division, Rwanda Biomedical Centre, Kigali, Rwanda., Rwanda
⁴ Director of the Psychiatric Unit, Mental Health Division, Rwanda Biomedical Centre, Kigali, Rwanda., Rwanda
⁵ Substance Abuse Specialist, Mental Health Division, Rwanda Biomedical Centre, Kigali, Rwanda., Rwanda
⁶ Technical Assistant Psychiatrist,Mental Health Division,Rwanda Biomedical Centre, Kigali, Rwanda., Rwanda
⁷ Mental Health Activity Manager, Médecins Sans Frontie'res Belgium, Kenya. She is a former Pagenel Fellow in Global Mental Health Delivery at Partners In Health in Rwanda
⁸ Director of Global Learning and Training at Partners In Health, Boston, MA
⁹ Senior Advisor for Mental Health at Partners in Health and a Master of Science in Nursing candidate at the Yale School of Nursing
¹⁰ Mental Health Lead, Butaro Hospital, Burera District, Rwanda., Rwanda
¹¹ Psychiatric Nurse at Butaro Hospital, Burera District, Rwanda., Rwanda
¹² Director of Mental Health at Partners in Health, Boston; and the Director of the Programin Global Mental Health and Social Change at Harvard Medical School's Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, USA., USA

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DOI: 10.1097/WTF.0000000000000148