Community psychiatry: mhGAP: practice question

A Psychiatry question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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Psychiatry · Community psychiatry: mhGAP

Sample item

Which WHO programme provides evidence-based guidance to scale up care for mental, neurological and substance use disorders by non-specialist health workers in low-resource settings?

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The answer and the reasoning

D. mhGAP (Mental Health Gap Action Programme)

The WHO mhGAP launched in 2008 provides an intervention guide for non-specialist health workers to manage priority conditions such as depression, psychosis, epilepsy, dementia and substance use. It addresses the treatment gap in low and middle income countries. India uses a similar task-sharing approach.

Option by option

  • A. DOTS

    DOTS is a tuberculosis strategy.

  • B. Expanded Programme on Immunization

    The immunisation programme concerns vaccines.

  • C. IMNCI

    IMNCI addresses childhood illness.

  • D. mhGAP (Mental Health Gap Action Programme) (correct)

    Correct. mhGAP is the WHO programme for scaling up mental health care.

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What is the answer to this Psychiatry question?

The best answer is D, mhGAP (Mental Health Gap Action Programme). The WHO mhGAP launched in 2008 provides an intervention guide for non-specialist health workers to manage priority conditions such as depression, psychosis, epilepsy, dementia and substance use.

Why is "DOTS" not the answer?

DOTS is a tuberculosis strategy.

Why is "Expanded Programme on Immunization" not the answer?

The immunisation programme concerns vaccines.

Why is "IMNCI" not the answer?

IMNCI addresses childhood illness.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Community psychiatry: mhGAP in Psychiatry. It addresses the treatment gap in low and middle income countries. India uses a similar task-sharing approach.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Community psychiatry: mhGAP?

Learn each diagnosis by its core features and its first-line treatment. Then use the flashcards and the other Psychiatry questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.