Clinical outcomes of a primary care mental health implementation program scale-up in the Eastern Province of Rwanda: a prospective cohort study
Our findings indicate that patients with mental health conditions and epilepsy who received treatment at health centers newly supported by MESH-MH experienced significant improvements in symptoms and functioning. These improvements were comparable to the outcomes seen in the initial pilot of MESH-MH. Scaling-up interventions like the MESH-MH model could help to decentralize and increase access to mental health services in Rwanda and other similar settings.
Authors
- Augustin Mulindabigwi
- Joel Mubiligi
- Vestine Mukandayisenga
- Nadine Karema
- Hildegarde Mukasakindi
- Dale A. Barnhart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0129-0313)
- Vincent K. Cubaka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7449-2421)
- Aphrodis Ndayisaba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3890-1202)
- Fredrick Kateera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6363-5180)
- Stephanie Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2543-2606)
- Alphonse Nshimyiryo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2683-9459)
Institutions
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Partners In Health (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-11-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-025-07610-9
- Primary Topic
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00